Show INTERVIEW WITH MR TARPEY the following to is from the logan journal of may 14 A journal journae reporter met mr D P tarpey the other morning and asked him what he was going to do about the eighty acres of railroad land on the northeast north east bench benah which he had sold to the city 1 I guess the parties interested will take it by paying the money down at t any rate they made the offer to pay in in full and I 1 consented to one of two thin things a to take the payment in full fall on oil tte the basis of per acre or to let the bona fide residents have it on he che terms and time arranged with the ex mayor through the city that li is what I 1 have heard complaints about it is said your other proposition or last one will be a great anju tice to the parties partie who are not bona fide residents on the land but who have nevertheless made purchase of it 11 1 I dont see it that way I 1 iam am a speculator r m myself sell and I 1 dont understand Is why er I 1 should suffer for the b benefit e fit of ay 0 other speculators tors they chose to take the chances that was their lookout and I 1 do not see that I 1 am specially delegated to make good losses to those who have been a bittle tittle unwise but it is intimated you are forcing the poor people to make cash payments or threatening to take their lands from them that is untrue said mr tarpey bona fide residents I 1 have said all along will not be interfered with they can rest on the basis of the ten year contract if they want to I 1 have never said or done anything to justify any other statement but I 1 did say that those who were not bova fide residents would have to secure me all the money or I 1 would not recognize them in the matter at all save to return their money to the trustee if they can get the poor bona fide residents to pay up well and good but I 1 do not propose to have the statement go that I 1 am forcing a cash payment whether they will do this or not the actual residents can determine for themselves for their Int interests erAsts will be as fully preserved as though the contract made with the city through ex mayor quayle were perfectly good 91 |