Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-06


ident Burren c. White of the Federal
Land Bank at Berkeley as "fabrica-
TONS" Senator r. L. Douglass OF Fall
lon and Elwood Mead, who resigned
as deputies, have demanded COM
plete investigation of the whole affair
by national authorities. says the Gaz-
cite.
White charges the two men with
using their official positions to further
their own private ends and said in
substance thai Douglass tried to have
5000 acres of land owned by him near
Fallon appraised az SIPS an acre when
in reality it was worth only SOS.
Douglass Refuses to Confer
After giving out these statements
to newspapers White tried Tuesday, it
is said, to settle the trouble but his
requests for a conference with Mead
and Douglass met with a fiat refusal
and in its stead the two men wired
to Washington requesting a complete
investigation of the banks affairs.
Director Mead said the charge made
by White had nothing to do with his
resignation but that he resigned be-
cause of fundamental differences with
the president regarding the methods
and policy which should control the
bank. He denied that he came TO Ne
vada a month ago, as charged by /!
White, to discuss land sale with Sen !
ator Douglass and says further that
he never discussed land sale with |
Douglass or any other member of the
bank.
kearney Recommended by Mead
William NJ. Kearney, former state
engineer, was suggested by Mead as
land appraiser for Nevada at Whites |
request, said Mead and he was the
only man ever suggested by him for
appraiser he asserts.
In regards to Whites charges, Sen
ator Douglass had the following to
say:
There is no truth whatever in
Whites charges in regard to DIR. FL =
wood Mead and myself. White knows .
it well. Everybody connected with 4.
the bank knows ii. i
Sitton Highly Recommended
Regarding the appointment of J.
w. Sitton of Fallon, ii must be said :
that Mr. Sittnn uas recommended nv !
Governor Boyle and the Railroad |
Commission OF Nevada and by the .
Nevada Tax commission. Mr.. White ,
asked ME il | could youch for this !
man. replied that certainly could
as | regarded Mr.. Sitton as about the
best fitted man knew of in the state
OF Nevada. Sitton had reappraised
county, which is one of the II
banner counties of Nevada for the Ne
vada Tax commission.
Appraised Millions
These appraisals ran into the mil
lions. Suits pending were settled on
the valuations established, to the sat
isfaction of all concerned. have
known Mr.. Sitton for seventeen years Il
and never heard anything against him
in any way. He was assessor of \
Churchill county for six years In my A
opinion he was fitted for the posi-.
ton. II
81 suggested that the Nevada ap-
praisals be assigned to Mr.. Sitton.
When Mr.. White objected asked
that he send someone from Utah or
Arizona who was thoroughly familiar
with conditions and water rights sim. |
liar to ours. Mr.. White agreed to do
this. few days before these ap.
praisals in question were to be made | II
was notified by Mr.. White that Mr. Y
Lane, brother of Secretary of the In.
terror Lane, and Appraiser Wells of /
Berkeley would arrive at Fallon TO /
make these appraisals.
Appraisers Arrive
ON meeting the train, Mr.. Wells /
was there. Mr.. Lane did not come. /
but a man by the name of Mr.. Hobson
i think from Sacramento-acc
panied Mr.. Wells. During the after.
noon, accompanied by Secretary Coe
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