Show THE CHURCH FARM 0 on june 21 attorney F B stephens came into the supreme court and asked to file a motion that the bids asked for for the lease of the church farabe farm be brought into court sealed and there opened judge judd informed the attorney that they would lie be reported and considered in open court tomorrow afternoon mr stephens inquired will they be given to the werk sealed judge zane they willbe will be submitted in court sealed I 1 su suppose appose judge judd they will be submitted in court whether sealed or not when given to the clerk they will be considered by the court it was nearly five on Satu saturday rJay june 22 when the adjourned jour ned Ded session of the territorial su supreme reme court was held all of the juzef judges being present the following bids for the leasing of the church farm were received john B R winder per month shaffer brothers per month S H B smith per month grant brothers per mouth month upon this condition of things judge zane announced the award of the court as follows in the matter of the leasing of the church farm several bids have been handed in but the bid of john R winder seems to be the highest bid in this case it appears TO the court that john B R winder has made the highest and best bid for the church farm and the court orders that his bid be accepted and the receiver is instructed to lease the same to him in accordance with the advertisement judge zane also read the following order directed to receiver dyer united states vs church of jesus christ of latter day saints it is ordered by the court that prank frank H dyer receiver in the cue case of the united states vs the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and others report to this court at 2 p in on saturday the instant the respective sums of money received by him as receiver the names of the respective parties from whom he received the same at what time from what source and for what the names of the respective persons who have ha I 1 it or any part of it and if the same has been deposited with whom and where deposited or for how long whether any of such persons have paid or agreed to pay for the use thereof or any part of it if anything has been paid the rate thereof and the amount what efforts he made if quy ay to obtain interest and if no interest was asked why not and he is further farther ordered to state whether lie he has loaned griir trusted or used said money or part of it and if a part how much and if any of said sum has been loaned in trusted or used what has been or probably will be realized for such loan investment or use what credit if any has been received for said money or on account of it or any part of it from any bank or person or persons and it is further ordered that he make such answer under oath the following is the report that had been submitted by the receiver at the opening of the term of court in regard to the funds in his possession june ast 1st and with which the court ams evidently not satisfied I 1 united states vs church of jesus christ of latter day saints to the honorable supreme court utah territory the undersigned undersigner under signed receiver in the above entitled suit respectfully r represents ej to the court that as such such receiver he now has in his possession this sum being on deposit in the following banks in salt lake city viz Mf mccornick Cornick co wells fargo co and the deseret national that the said banks do not pay interest on the money so deposited with them and the same is unproductive in consideration gid bration whereof the said receiver respectfully asks the advice and di of the court whether he be shall seek geek to invest the same and if so in what manner and upon what security or whether he shall continue to hold the same until the final decision in the above entitled case has been rendered very respectfully FRANK H receiver church of jesus dyn cha christ of latter day saints following esthe is the communication of receiver dyer to the court in reference to the bids to the honorable supreme court utah territory complying with the order made by this honorable court of the day of june 1889 wita with reference to the leasing of the church farm I 1 have the honor to report that I 1 have advertised the same in the three daily papers published in salt lake city as per copy of said advertisement attached thereto that I 1 have been to the farm with different parties for the purpose of showing the same to the best beat advantage possible and I 1 now respectfully hand band you the bids received by me to this date I 1 am not fully advised as to the responsibility of all the bidders accompanying the bids will be found a communication received from john R winder esq giving reasons for increasing bid to which I 1 invite the attention of the court and would respectfully ask that he be examined further upon the subject because of his former representations to me that the amount which he formerly agreed to give was all the premises were worth to anyone whomsoever he either misled me then by not stating all of the facts fully or is offering too much enuch now a matter wh I 1 would like to have him this court FRANK H DYER receiver SALT LAKE CITY june at the time mcdyer mr dyer made the request that col winder explain his reasons for increasing his bid he had in his possession the following letter sent in with the bid SALT LAKE CITY utah june 21 1888 mr F H dyer Reo receiver eiver eto do dear sir I 1 am still confident from personal knowledge of what the church farm produces and the expenses attending it that my bid of per month is all that the farm is worth to any person for the feriod period named in your advertisement inconsequence cou consequence sequence of the great inconvenience veni ence we would be put to in moving our stock dairy and agricultural machinery and other personal property on such short notice we have c concluded laboring as we are under these circumstances to bid the amount named in the proposal herewith very truly yours JOHN B R WINDER |