The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-28
Land Board Takes Formal Action
in Boise Basin Section
SECOND LARGEST TIMBER INDUS.
TRY IN THE NATION.
Seven Million Dollar Corporation
Takes Over Barber and Payette
Concern.

Tits by sale OF timber:
The state receives 100000 for the
timber, and it has the bond of the Bar
Der Lumber company that 1t will
build standard gauge railroad into
the timber within ~ months, and oper-
ate it's large mills near the city as soon
as possible.
'The 100000 will be loaned to the
farmers of the state at per cent,
tnus producing an annual income of
Z $1,000.
come subject to taxation.
The railroad will add from $780,
to $1,O00,000 to our taxable wealth.
The state will no longer carry the
risk OF losing all this ripe timber by
fire, and the cost of maintaining fire
patrons will be reduced
"The unsold timber in this terri
tory will be greatly increased in value
by the construction of railroad.
The land on which the sold tim
ber. is now standing will be increased
in value.
THE marketing of this timber will
provide employment for a large num-
Der of laboring men, and the resulting
payroll will help business generally.
Whatever materially helps one
section OF the state necessarily helps
the state as a whole.
I'VE believe we have made good
bargain for the state, and it's school
fund, and one which should meet with
general approval"
By the unanimous vote of Governor
Haines, Secretary of State Clifford,
Attorney General Peterson, State Au-
ditor Huston and Superintendent of
Public Instruction Shepherd, mem
bers of the state land board, the bid
OF Edwin Snow of $101,000 for the
timber on 10000 acres of state land in
the Boise basin was rejected and by
a similar vote the bid of the Barber
Lumber company of 100000 for the
same timber was accepted.
1t was made clear in the proceedings
of the board that the Edwin Snow bid
was rejected because he and the men
for whom he spoke did not provide in
their bid for paying the cost of cruis-
ing the timber, advertising the sale
and other incidentals; that they failed
to put up the currency or it's equiva-
lent in certified checks; and that they
did not guarantee the building of a
railroad and the operation of mill in
the immediate harvesting of the tim
ber.
1t was made equally clear in the
proceedings that the bid of the Barber
Lumber company was accepted as the
highest and best bid for the reason
that this bid did provide for the pay
ment of all costs of cruising, adver-
tising the sale and other inci/ ntals
that the demands of the state were
fully met in the presentation of cer-
titled check for the full 100000; and
tnat the representatives of the Barber
~ lumber company presented bond in
one sum of $4,000 to insure the start
ing of work on railroad within four
months, the completion of standard
gauge road into the timber section in
~ months, and the starting of the mill
at Barber at the earliest possible mo-
ment
When the land board met in the
state house at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, with Governor Haines in the
chair, the purpose of the meeting was
announced as the selling of TIE tim
ber on 10000 acres of land in, the
basin in Boise county 1t was also an
nounced that two bids had been sub
mftted at the. meeting of the board on
October "a, one of $1O0, 900 by the Bar
her Lumber company and one of s101. :
VOO by EDWIN Snow. on behalf of par
ties unknown at that time.
Final action was postponed for sc
days. It was understood Nv some that
this brought the final action on No.
vember "a. and by others on Novem-
ber 25. To dissolve all doubts the
board when it met Monday deferred
action for another day. This brought
the matter up to the meeting of the
, hoard at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morn.
ing.-Statesman.