| Show DYERS DYER'S COMPENSATION The examination into the valve valtie of the service services of Receiver Dyer in inthe inthe I Ithe the Church cases CaRes with a view to fixing compensation for the year ending Nov 9 1889 1888 commenced before Supreme e Court Clerk Bache Oct 15 There was no such interest as accompanied the investigation a aI I year ago and when the hour for tor beginning had arri arrived ved only Clerk Bache and Hon F P S Richards at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney for the defendants were in attendance Half an hour later Mr Varian strolled in and soon Mr Dyer and his attorney Mr Wil Wil- Williams Williams Williams liams presented themselves Be- Be Before Before Be Before fore the session selion was ended Mr Brown also put in an appe appearance rance RECEIVER DYER was sworn and said in reply to Mr Williams Williams-l I was appointed Nov 7 1887 and have been allowed com com- compensation compensation for one year I Inow now desire the fixing of compensation for the year commencing Nov 7 1888 in I October 1888 the Supreme Court entered a final decree and there was a lull in affairs so that there was not much to do in December 1888 1 spent some BOme time looking after a coal mine it had been leased to Mr Robinson by Angus M Can Can- Cannon Can Can- Cannon Cannon non a good many persons came esme to 4 h me to re-lease re it I made a ft d don on Mr Cannon but the lease was good and I only ouy received the t th royalty on the half interest which belonged to the Church I 1 old not 80 know of the lease when the property was first turned over to me me during January l Cl I collected I A ren rents rente eta etc il in February a suit was brought by uan ari ariI I P Carlson Carison and 1 I spent considerable considerable- time in looking up evidence in that tIaM thata a suit which was an attempt to steal so much out of the fund the matter referred to was over 20 years old and it took considerable time to get the evid evidence nce together the writ was tried in March and went against Carlson a good many other little things came up dun during March April and May in June JUDe June the e court met and I mad made a showing Of the property on hand band I was ordered by the Court to loan the money to the banks I received no bidS bids bide I went to see them personally and finally Zions Zion's Savings Bank Hank bor bor- borrowed borrowed borrowed rowed I was several days in making this loan I also made a a- a report to the Court of the condition of the Deseret Telegraph Company's affairs and while the Court made madeno no order the judges jud es told me they had no authority to direct me to transfer the stock I got a report from the Deseret Telegraph see secre- secre tary secretary tary that the line Une was being run at a I loss ORB and I did dial no mor more with the be matter it was guaranteed that the he j not be responsible for debts contracted the secretary gave the report of the company's affairs at my demand I did want to put in a board of directors directors but could not and no DO election has hae yet been beeD eld I hold shares and the re- re remainder re remainder are held by hy different parties in June or July I communicated with t the e court on the subject m I of of sheep shep and arid the court ordered me me meo to meto Idid o advertise them for lease which I did I received bids bide and the court let Jet them requiring bonds it WM was also ordered that if it any bidden failed to give bonds the receiver was ordered to lease as he could less Jess than were taken on the courts court's order find and I leased over to Mr Hunter at the next sitting the court I was told to do the best beat I coul could I had an offer from reliable parties for 22 cents per head end i accepted upon further tion however they declined to take the sheep because of the impending decision of the U US S Supreme Court Couil I was then ordered to herd them which I am now doing since the matter was taken up in June June I have had this matter in hand every day i applications there were a great many and took up most of my my- time Ume during the past year there has baa ha been bee no time when the business did IId- not did require attention I also l leased leased- U the Church farm about which there wu was w considerable negotiation I have abut about in cashin cash in my custody worth of g s 8 stock sheep the Gardo House Tithing office Church Farm and HIstorIan Office altogether property worth wo Property has bas increased in value since it was taken e lion sion of by the receiver I think that considering all aU things things things- the time the ft responsibility and the na nature a- a ture of the property I d t x receive per month I think that jC y j is to a fair sum I think some conn con- con conr n If should be given to the r heavy bond which I am under I 1 have received in dividends inter- inter t fat r rents etc 65 th the costs 1 L- L Lof of the office for the year have been reasonable about 2700 1 Mr Richards said he did not de desire ire questions his pos tion belog be- be being lug log that the whole proceedings were r void The defendants would take no DO part and expected to recover whatever was paid out to or by the ri receiver Iver 5 To Mr Varian Mr Dyer said that some of the money due on notes f had bad been collected in i n March 1889 all other property was collected be 5 be- be bei i forts fore for the final decree of October 1888 I have hav not reduced any pro- pro property property property perty to my possession during the post past p t year I think I have discovered some BOme but have not taken t ken it for rea I sons that my attorneys can explain r the Church farm is the only lease that has bas been changed during Juring the k- k kt post past t year in regard to the business y of the Church over the w Deseret Tele- Tele Telex x r grap graph h line it is not a cash business and if I had possession of the line Une it would not be done the business was wast t aU all paid for I have not personally oiw visited the razing grazing grazing grou grounds ds where the be sheep w were re I heard of no com com- combination combination of to get the sheep at a low figure the bids I got were from 15 16 to 50 cents per head most of them between 20 and 30 cents I was it controlled by the order of the court r sand and had no discretion in the matter matterI matter matter-I r rI s I ba have ve had private business and I 5 retired from the Marshals Marshal's office in l July considerable of my time was wasI it taken up in that office which was properly roper Iy com compensated for I am doingT doing T T A I- I IA A l- l lA A k I b- b a best that can be for the property y- y l the jl Gardo House could be 00 rented fur furr r- r J T i buti money money money for a boarding house but that would cause greater destruction J Mon tion of the furniture so that th the thee present arrangement is the best in my judgment I cannot say how t much much of my time has b been n taken up I J since IDee ince Nov 7 1888 Williams r and and ADd Brown ha have ve been my attorneys a and d I leave legal questions to them 1 I I also al o have a bookkeeper I could f pot not t express my opinion as to a fair fairi l compensation of a good business man for a year for personal per onal service i iT T TIt It It is no uncommon thing for many t 7 vS men ipen en to get to i per month m irin nth V without any special responsibIlity r I think what I make maker by private business huei ness is no affair flair of anyone else I t think hink I have have asked a reasonable figure for this service I had more than twice tw ice as much the first year I as as r J X bad had the second there is no com- com between the two fr i Mr Will Varian Will the counsel ap- ap ply for fees s now Mr Mr Williams Williams-We Williams We will d do that Indue in y 1 due due clue season eason A t Mr Varian Varian-I Varian I have nJ na n- n doubt t you'll get there but thou thou-ht you would would would apply before the dec decision ion of J the he Supreme Court of the United r s Mr r Williams-We'll Williams get it just same what do you SKY say Mr s at Mr Mr Richards We We say that Shat the they y whole bole thing is wrong P i As there were no other witnesses summoned this ended the proceed proceed- t 4 ings and an adjournment was taken with the understanding wasI I however that if Mr Varian wanted to introduce evidence for the gov gov- government government government he could do so on Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday Thursday day the |
