The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12

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Fayetteville, Street. Raleigh, \. =.
Hale would find Photographic slrnlles
of letters and envelopes from Senator
Tillman and his agent, VIM. f.. Lee,
bearing on the matter. A letter OF
Senator Tillman to oregon attorneys
is quoted as follows:
"A Tiliman Letter"
Il wired you from Wausau, Wis. as
follows, and write to confirm 1T:
William F.. Lee, my agent. Will see
you about land. ] want nine quart
ers reserved. Will forward signed
applications and money at once. Mem
bers of my family are entrymen.
Letter follows. (Signed.) B. r. i.
| write now to say l wired Mr. Lee,
who resides at Moscow, Idaho. to so
at nee to Marshfield and see YOU
about the land, to locate quarters tor
the seven members of my family, VINO
are of age and one for my private
secretary, j. Is. Knight. whom i de-
sire to let in to the e and, Of course,
he wants a quarter for himself
The letter continued" writes the
President, stating in detail what was
to be done in order to enable the
senator to get the land. The W m.
f. Lee to whom Senator Tillman thus
referred as his agent, wrote to Reeder
and Watkins, under date of Deem
Der I, a letter Photographic copy OF
which is herewith submitted, marked
Exhibit ID f.. La this letter Mr.. Lee
explains that he had written mate
Tillman fully as to the status of the
land matter, advising him that it
was a good gamble but that the
Senator was lecturing, 50 that he did
not set Mr.. Lees letter until a week
and - haIf Intentionally Tho lnttn,,
continues:
In ease Senator Tillman gets in
on his deal with some good LAND in
the eight quarters we want, [ an
satisfied that he can be Of great help
in getting matters started from Wash
ington and cause the government to
get busy and do something along the
line YOU desire. He will set up such
a howl that it will be impossible to
do otherwise. This will be very i'm
pOrtant for your whole scheme to
have a man of his influence here to
aid to this end of the line. BY all
mean save q lot of good land for
us as we intend to be of more value
than any one of the others in this
natter
The TiIlman Resolution.
Then IS quoted Senator Tillman's
resolution providing for the institu-
ton of the land suits after which the
- - IN
letter Of February Is to. Messrs.
Reeder and Watkins. Says. the Presi-
dent:
He stated that what he has done
in stirring up the question of the Ore
gon land grants to railroads has beer
done entirely apart from any persona.
interest he has in the matter and
adds. Although l never would have
had my attention called to it. but fol
the investigation as set OF DOT in con
nectlon with the proposed purchase
by me of some of the timber land il
question. OF course if / decide tt
make the tender and go into the law
suit. ] Win bear your proposition il
mind, but I would have you under.
Senate will be done because of any
personal purchase of any of the land
If | can succeed in causing the gov.
eminent to institute suit for ecoVery
of the land and make it easier FOL
others as we'll as myself (the Italic:
are mine) to obtain some of it. [ shall
do it without any regard to the deal.
ingS with your firm. l still Wan1 te
get some of the timber land, il it is
possible, and as it is probable hat Mr.
Lee or some other representative o.
mine viii be in your country III the
next two months we will leave
the matter Of f ]
Il Q initiatory steps and subsequen1
proceedings in o~beyance for the
present. Any contract he might make
viii be entirely apart from, and indie
pendent, of nv work here in the
Senate. ] viii be glad for YOU tic
hold in reserve eight ct the best quar-
tiers sections of which have definite
information and ] will in the mean
time, press the investigation and other
work here-sWhicr vii facilitate the
final purchase, n in effect obyiate
/ The necessity of your making any
case in the courts at all
This Isstsl 42SsiK Qsltai21ast i.
Mt. ii1ffI5IhS ~GFs0fi ana private
business, was sen il u Thanked Ell
! Nelope of which | attach photo
graphic copy marked Exhibit d 8
cali vour attention to the letter of Mr.
Dorr to the postmaster-general, under
date of November p, 1908, Exhibit
r. in which he asks for relief from
the cases which Senator Tillman had
brought against him, saying that ht
had no knowledge that Senator Till
man desired his operations to be kept
hidden and secret from general public
! knowledge. The report Of the in
spectors seems to indicate that this
young man, Mr.. DOrr, acted IN good
faith, but that he used senator Till
mans application for land as an ad-
Vertisenent."