The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-20
FORMAL CASE ON PARKINSON
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they will lower the scales Of Justice of
their own propaganda beneath the hope
of an abundant future to an obedient
but long suffering laity,
Yesterday quite all of the fifteen
aside from the brief statement of
George D. Casio and it's tact admission
by Parkinson-was taken mp over the
affairs of the Oneida irrigation district
So important is this issue to the vari-
Gus personal and public phases of the
community life, that its reproduction
at length is provided
| In the fraud by President George c.
Parkinson, aided by that cunning Grim
NAL associate, Arthur w. Hart. the state
at at least $4,000, and in a contract
with this irrigation district amounting
TO $4,000 more for water.
From the records of the state engI-
neer s office in Boise all the engineer 8
reports show that this entire irrigation
system should have been completed for
S2S2, 900.
The records of the district today,
four-fifths of which are replete in the
crimes of these two scurrilous officers
Of the district, show an indebtedness
already of quite $S00,000 as an adorn-
ment to this system, and at least $4,000
additional Will be required to complete
it.
Withal the moneyed end of this NAL
feasance is the least of the sins attend
ing the situation.
The greatest i'll besetting this com
munity is that debasod system ot NOR
atty which stands sponsor for such
crimes as these men commit beneath
a cloak of religion.
Freed from such a stigma and the
citizenship of especially this portion Of
Idaho fall heir to that priceless heritage
that cannot be measured by abstracted
funds, bank stock, new dwelling houses
or plural wives; the heritage of free
dom, purity, chastity and a veneration
for the common law of the state of
Idaho.
This is the charge of the committee
of the Oneida irrigation district against
George c, Parkinson, the crooked treas
urer who almost wrecked the corpora
ton
The Formal Complaint.
To Apostles Hcber j. Grant, Anthony
W. WINS and George #. Richards,
Dear Brethren-In response TO gen.
eral letter written by President George c.
Parkinson to the people of Oneida stake,
requesting all persons who have griev-
ances or charges to make against PresI-
dent Parkinson to appear at meeting
to be held at the assembly room OF the
academy at Preston, on July IS, at q. m.
and present such charges to yourselves. in
the presence OF President Parkinson. we.
q committee chosen at a mass meeting
at Dayton on Wednesday evening, July
13, and representing al body OF the tax
payers OF the Oneida irrigation district
and members OF the Oneida stake, ad-
dress you follows:
George c. Parkinson has been our
friend. our counselor and our president |
We have looked up to him as our leader !
and our adviser, financially. socially and |
spiritually. and we deeply regret the ne
cessity of what we now believe to be our |
duty.
II is only after deliberate considera-
gravity. that we charge:
That while acting as treasurer Of the |
Oneida irrigation district through the
violation Of his oath OF office he has
betrayed the confidence Of his people,
weakened their faith In their project. |
themselves their peighoors and their
stake leaders
That his failure to discharge the duties
OF his office has caused the people OF
Oneida stake and Of the Oneida irriga-
tion district directly the loss Of thousands
priation. for personal use. OF the funds
of the district and has been the cause Of
much litigation. trouble and contention.
That he has knowingly. and without
Justification. misapproprated the funds Of
the district and put them to his own use
and benefit. commingling them with his
personal funds and has kept them and
times when the district, Its contractors
and its people were badly In need OF
and that while he still wrongfully
other officers of the district wrongfully
and unlawfully held funds OF the district,
to the extent OF thousands OF dollars,
and so held them with Mr., Parkinson's
FII1l Rnouyleipp consent the district |
was compelled to and did. with his full
knowledge and on his advice borrow
money to meet the bond interest, on
which borrowed money the district was
compelled to pay interest.
Ard that while these moneys were so
and unlawfully held by M.
district deposited. and through his fall
ure in tho performance he allowed them
to deposit. bonds OF the district as col
posediv 10 meet obligations Of the dis
trlct and prevent litigation against the
district on which bonds the district did
interest. though It has never received
for the bonds so deposited
And that while said moneys were so
wrongfully and unlawfully held by Mr.
edge OF Mr.. Parkinson. the district did.
through Mr.. Parkinson. It's treasurer.
district had refused and was unable to
make payment for want Of funds
nrer. that the taxpayers depended II
was entirely within his power. It was his ,
sworn duty, to protect their funds and
safeguard their interests. He violated
his trust. neglected his duty and betrayed ,
his people.
We charge specifically.
That he failed utterly in the perform
anee OF his duty. that during the year
1904 though he drew the treasurcr's full
salary. he did positively no work as treas |
lrer, II
That during the years 1905. 1906 and