Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-04-13
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Grangeville, Idaho,
April 10. 1911

Grangeville, Idaho,
April 10, 1911
Newspaper reports indicate that a
United States grand jury at Spokane
has indicted D. w. Standrod of Poca-
tello, A. B. Moss of Payette. /. B.
Perrine of Twin Falls and Paul Bickel
OF Jerome, Idaho for alleged fraudu-
lent use OF the mails in connection
with the promotion Of the Idaho
Hardwood Company, the indicted
parties being officials of said company.
which Is engaged in growing Eucalyp-
tus trees in Kern county, California.
a number Of citizens of Idaho
county subscribed for stock in this
company on the strength of recon-
mendations made by myself after per
sonal inspection of the land and an
enquiry into the merits of the growth
OF the trees as a business proposition.
Later in the season stockholder
sent me circular letter from Post
office inspector Ruddiford of Spokane,
which indicated that the company
was being investigated by the post
office department. | thereupon ad-
dressed to Inspector Ruddiford the
following letter:
Grangeville, Idaho,
Sept. 19, 1910.
Mr.. C. Ruddiford,
Z. S. P. 0. Inspector,
Spokane, Wash.
for information concerning the Idaho
Hardwood Company" has been hand
ed to me, and as / am a stockholder
to the extent of FIVE shares at the
par value of $4,000, / take pleasure
in sending you the following infor-
nation:
The company is incorporated un-
der the laws of Idaho, with head.
quarters at Pocatello, Idaho, with
D. w. Standrod, president Of the
First National Bank Of Pocatello, as
president Of the company; A. b. Moss,
president of the First National Bank
of Payette, Idaho, as vice president;
and I. B. Perrine of Twin Falls, and
Jno. p. .Vollmer, president of the
First National Bank of Lewiston,
Idaho. as directors. The manager
is Donnel Davenport Of Spokane,
1912, Eagle Block.
The stock sold in Idaho county
was placed by Frank Skidmore, who
is now in Lewiston. The company
owns 900 acres of land in Kern coun-
ty, Cal, and the records at the court
house at Bakersfield show the title to
the same to be in the "Idaho Hard
wood Company" The land capital
lied at 5000 per acre, with $50 shares
in the treasury. The land is to be
planted in Eucalyptus trees and to be
cared for for ten years.
You should be able to get all fur
ther information from Mr.. Daven-
port, 421-2 Eagle Block, Spokane,
Wash.
The writer personally visited the
land of the company last spring and
| enclose you my report on same.
If there is anything crooked in con-
nection with the management OF the
company | shall be glad to be advised
of same.
Hoping to hear from you at an
early date, | remain,
Yours truly,
(Signed) A. +. Parker.
In investigating the Eucalyptus
proposition, | talked with many men
of affairs while | was there, concern.
ing the profit of growing hardwood
forests, and they were all of one opin
ion that it would prove profitable
| have nothing to retract from my
report made after a thorough investi
CATION into the industry, and hav.
never lost faith in the enterprise
Stockholders will do we'll to suspend
Judgment OH the indictments ant
await developments at the trial
Personally, | am unwilling to believ'
that the gentlemen, who are among
the best citizenship Of the state, hav'
been guilty of any illegal action
directly or indirectly.
A. f. Parker