Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 1 | Fisher Ouster Request Looms

FISHER OUSTER REQUEST LOOMS Land Board Official Is Under Fire As the state land board went into executive session Thursday The Telegram learned that resignation of George A. A Fisher executive secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the board since 1932 would be demanded At least one member of the board The Telegram was told would positively ask for the resignation probably late Thursday or Friday I morning This development fo followed owed report November 4 by R R. R. R Carey and Walter A A. Day special auditors under under under un un- un- un der State Auditor John W. W Guy that recommended a grand jury investigation investigation investigation of activities of the land board before it was reorganized by bythe bythe bythe the last legislature Mr Fisher whose home Is in Keetley when asked about the situation situation situation sit sit- said I 1 have no intention of resigning but of course I 1 am a creature of this body and they can fire me I 1 do not know where these rumors came from They started three weeks ago Mr Fisher as executive secretary of the old board was also a member member mem mem- ber her but under the reorganization he ceased to be a member although Continued on Pa Page Pace e Five Sive Column Two FIS FISHER OUSTER REQUEST T LOOMS I I Continued from Page One retaining ship He was reappointed last May The auditors' auditors report concerned bond ond transactions of the old board and an audit is now under way on the he farm mortgage dealings of the theold theold theold old board The auditors reported that nearly third one-third of the total of bonds held by the board June 30 had lad been sold or traded prior to the he maturity date apparently without without with- with out ut the sanction of the board Bond Sales Cited Bonds sold had been released before payment was received the report continued the board not being being beng be- be ing ng paid until the bonds had been sold old by brokers to new buyers The report said also that land board funds had been used in trades beneficial beneficial bene- bene to the brokers but resulting in n loss to the state The files were not always complete the report added Charges were formally denied by members of the board The reorganization resulted in a man five instead of a three-man three board Present members who were members when Mr Fisher was one of f the board are John F. F Tolton of Beaver and L. L R. R Anderson of ManU Manti New members are Elias Hansen lansen and H. H Warren Taylor both bothof bothof of f Salt Lake City and LeRoy D. D White of Brigham City