The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-15

board members that approved the abstracts submitted IN
connection with these loans in Pocateo Idaho nave no
doubt that the article inspired by the same unhappy c
acteristc which has, in the past fathered SO many
statements rich in inference but meager IN any TACT 70
the victim may give the lie direct $40
The article question would have been purposeess save
for the differences that:
The abstracts were approved by having no author
ity to approve them
uTbey were approved when in fact they should not
have been approved;
sThey were handled in the manner stated as part OF
scheme to obtain from the state unjustlted loans;
"That in approving the abstracts failed to call atten
ton to the prior lien of the irrigation district IN when
the lands included i
he facts that the abstracts examined o me ana
title approved during Of Attorney General Peter
son in Washington d. G. In March of this year, at which Tune
by appointment from him, was serving as assistant ~ m
attorney generals Office had authority to pass upon all mat
coming before the attorney general and ann persuaded
this board and the Individual members thereof were aware
of that fact for the that called upon almost daily
advise with this board and with the individual members
thereof in their official capacity.
'she discovery such be- that irrigation district is
of lien the lands in question prior to the lien
the states mortgage honorable board Well KNOWS
matter which should be included in any report made
by the attorney general upon the condition OF the title
lands submitted security for state loans Such ens they
exist by direction of this board considered by the land
commissioner and his appraisers in placing their valuation
upon the lands offered and not deemed by this board
such liens preclude the acceptance OF lands effected thereby
security The attorney general makes no report upon suc
encumbrance in reporting upon the abstracts submitted
in connection with the loans question made no mention
the existence of irrigation district because the board
desired none
abstracts are submitted to the attorney general only aft
have been granted by the land board His duty
consists of nothing than examination OF the title 1t
would have been particularly presumpuous in to have
rogaed to myself the duty of censorng the action OF this
board in granting loan number OF loans The Hus
ton abstracts examined by other abstracts
auned AMI they approved because title clear in
the applying for the loans The title to the lands offered
las security good and is good, and such is
ceptab,e this board If the loans should not have een
granted the responsibility therefor must rest upon those who
granted them.
II the honorable members of this board that hold
responsible for any statements made IN the
Evening Capital News To 10 would be most unchartac
and ridiculous but somewhat inclined the
promscuous recital of interesting developments said to
have been placed before land board members unless
sured that the of such developments be directly
traced to those members of this community whose regard
actual fact is infinitely less than that which the in
Idvidua members and employees of this board possess
ct trust that may be permitted indulge the hope that
will receive from your honorable board expression which
will justify in exemptng you from all responsibility fol
the article in question:
The Coffin letter read before the state land board Sat
urday The moved that the letter be fled but the
other members refused to ignore it. 1t finally passed
by unanimous vote, that the register call attention of T.
Coffin to the rule of the board pertaining reports for
press and to him that they could not be held response
bic for articles given out in other mannerStaesman