The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-12
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forth that while acting as president of
the Oneida stake and treasurer of the
Oneida Irrigation District, Parkinson
had failed in the discharge of his duty,
and that because Of such failure the
company had suffered great financial
loss, and that the confidence of the peo.
pie in their leaders, and in the project
which they had undertaken, had been
greatly weakened. That George G..
Parkinson had appropriated the funds
of the company to his own use. and al
lowed others to do so.
That the funds of the company were
comningled with personal funds. and
that the system of accounting had been
SO imperfect that the company had
suffered greatly thereby.
! II was charged specifically
Fjrst-that during the year 1904,
notwithstanding the fact that George
salary, he did positively no work rs
treasurer. That during the years 1905
and 1906. and until the time of his
resignation in 1907, he performed only
a part of the treasurer s duty, though
besides drawing the full treasurer IS
salary, he filed bills for services
rendered and expenses incurred at
Boise and elsewhere.
| Second-That while acting as treas
urer, other officers of tho company had
in their possession large sums of COM
pany bonds and money, which the COM
| plainants believe were being used for
personal profit, and that the treasurer
made no demand for the return to the
treasury OF such funds, but on the con-
trary turned over to them additional
large sums of company money.
Thrd-That during the year 1905 the
eomplalnants have reason to believe,
because of an unsigned agreement, a
copy of which they presented, that a
partnership existed between George C.
Parkinson, Arthur w. Hart and s. c.
Chadwick, and that it was contemplated
in such partnership that moneys be.
longing to the company should be used
and the profits shared by the parties
to the agreement.
Fourth-That George c. Parkinson
transferred to his personal account
sums Of money belonging to the com
pany, viz: $2606.41 and $4,000, which
be used for personal profit, and that he
also collected from banks, interest on
company funds, which he used as his
| own.
The Findings.
From the evidence submitted, your
committee finds as follows:
! That during the year 1904, George
G, Parkinson did receive the full pay
of the treasurer of the Oneida Irriga-
tion district, viz: $500, and that dur
ing sand period he performed mono of
the duties of treasurer.
In explanation of this condition, it
was stated by Parkinson that at the
time he accepted the position of treas
urer. it was understood that the duties
! of the office would be performed by
the secretary, and that he would not
be required to give them attention.
The evidence showed that during the
years 1905 and 1906 Parkinson drew
the full pay of the treasurer and per-
formed only n part of the work. 1t
was also shown that he fled bills for
services rendered and personal expenses
at Boise and elsewhere during the same
period.
Tho evidence showed that on some
of the dates on which the company was
charged with expenses incurred In rail
road travel, meals, etc, Parkinson also
charged the samo travelling and per-
sonal expenses TO the state of Idaho.
1t was shown that during the years
1905 and 1906 other officers of the com
pany did have IN their possession large
amounts of company funds consisting
of bonds and cash, and that the treas
urer made no demand upon such Off
GERS for the return of these funds to
the treasurer. but on the contrary did
turn over to the secretary Cone of these
oflicers). additional large sums Of com
pany money.
In regard to the last count in the
third charge, viz, that during the year
George G. Parkinson, Arthur w. Hart
and S. G. Chadwick, and that the in
yestmcnt of company funds was con-
templatcd, the profits from which an
vestments were to be divided between
the parties to the contract, the evil
denco showed that in August, 1905, an
agreement was written which provided
for the formation of Il partnership be-
tween the parties referred to, which
was to be in effect from January 1.
There was q clause in said agreement
which provided for the Investment of
any surplus moneys which might come
into the hands Of George c. Parkinson,
tho profits from such investments to be
shared equally by the parties to the
agreement, This agreement, however,
was never signed, and the evidence
showed that it was never IN effect. 1t
was shown that Parkinson, Hart and
Chadwick were interested in certain
transactions IN which profits were
shared. but 1T was not proven that com
panY money was used in any of these
transactions, except it might be the
purchase of the Arm strong ranch. In
this transaction, profits were made and
SnaEPu DN FaTklNSOnY mart, DnduWlch
and others, and while there was no dl-
rect evidence to show that company
money was used to make the purchase
of the Armstrong ranch, circumstantial
evidence Is such that we, your COM
mittee, believe that company moneys
were so used.
In regard to the fourth charge, viz,
that George c. Parkinson transferred 10
his own account, and used for his per
sonal benefit. funds belonging to the
company, and collected and used inter
est on company money deposited in
banks, we find; That prior TO April
3, 1905, Parkinson received from the
secretary of the company $4,000 Of
company funds, which he deposited to
his own credit Nwith the Descret Ma
tional bank. BY April 26 he had trans
ferrcd to the credit Of the company
with the same bank, and checked out
for the benefit of the company $780,
S93.59, leaving u balance to his own
credit Of $26064l. This amount re-
manned in the hands of the treasurer
until after the company accounts were