The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

received the following letter from Reg
lister Church. this being the FIRST COM
muuicatiou OF an official nature re-
ceived since severing nv connections
with tho state land board The letter
follows;
Register Church's Letter.
State OF Idaho State Board OF and Com
missioners. Members OF board, James
H. Brady. Governor and. President; d.
C.. McDoueall. Attorney General; Robert
Lansdon, Secreary Of State; s. Belle
Chamberlain. Superintendent Of Public
Land Department.
Boise, Ida. April l3, 1910
Norman Belcher, Esq, Caldwell. Ida:
Dear Mr. Belcher-You may have no.
etnced that a suit has been fled in the
district court by the Payettc Lumber
company 10 contest few points Of law
relative TO the payment and purchase OF
the land you appraised in Boise county.
upon which they have timber certificates,
and bought the land so they would not
be required 10 remove the timber with
in the time limit given by this depart
ment
1t appears that the regular appraise-
ments were not made out by you. Am
quite sure. however, that a report was
made as to the valuation OF the land, as
the notice gives 1t all at $40 per acre.
In order that our records may be com
would like to have you make appraise-
ment dating II back prior TO September
2, 1909. as TO the valuation OF the fol-
lowing land; Sections !. q g. II, l2. 1S.
snip IL north. range east: sections s.
II. 20, rs, SO and "a township IA north.
range east; sections 90, 81 and 32.
township 10 north. range east. This
being land upon which timber was sold
to said company, and also the land sold
at $40 per acre after the above-me
toned date.
II you made an appraisement or report
IL has been misplaced or is used in evil
dercc at preesnt in connection with the
case which is now being tried, and would
for our records. as a party called yester-
day 10 see same and 1t could not be
had
Am not sure that you ever made an
you did.
Thanking YOU in advance for this ia
vor, 1 remain, yours truly.
NJ, l. CHURCH, Register.
Belcher's Reply.
''Here is my reply TO this letter.
written the following day:
Caldwell. Ida. April t4. 1910.
NJ. l. Church. Register State Land De
partment, Boise, Ida:
Dear Sir-Your favor OF tho 18th inst.
Is received WIN say that have very
distinct recollection OF making the APP
pralsements OF the land concerned In this
Payette Lumber company suit and also
some very interesting and significant cir
cumstaDceS In connection with it.
At the present time. knowing what ]
do and with the possibility Of being called
as witness In the case, l must decline
TO furnish any information or new ap-
praisements- Very truly yours.
(Signed) NORMAN BELCBER
Governor Gooding Heard.
That the reader may appreciate the
confidence reposed in Norman Belcher
as n public servant, his fidelity to a
public trust and his devotion 10 the
assets of Idaho over which he presided,
/ produce here letter from Governor
Gooding, voluntarily written, as indi-
Gated in the following copy:
Boise. January 4. 1909
Hon. Norman Belcher. Boise. Ida.
Dear Sir-At the close of my term as
governor of Idaho. 1 desire to briefly
express my appreciation Of your loyalty
to the state during your service with the |
state land department, and OF your per-
sonal loyalty, can assure you that the
regard In which / hold You is of the
highest character, and that II will always
be source Of qualification TO me to aid |
you in all possible ways. Respectfully, |
2. N. GOODING. Governor