Show IS ISO STILL TRYING TO TIO MAKE A LOT OF TROUBLE ROUBLE TD I 1 A float final effort of the bomberger ad d latti to make trouble for the people who are developing utah and the last phases of the crap scrap between joe hirie who lias has h own ideas and acme of ills th satellites of simon who know nothing but that which simon tella tells them to know are shown up in an exhaustive report male by ome some of simons alleged BPI special eibl auditors and ana submitted to the governor last satur lay day the report goes into a lot of old questions out of which trouble makers have tried tor for several years to itice capital there Is nothing BOW new and noth lag ing of which the governor and his satellites may be proud the report is euch such a joke that it Is funny reading for those acquainted with the real facts it follows as copied from the tribune Tri bume suggestion is made by L E mamor mainor and M L conniff auditors of the state land board accounts in their report to governor bamberger Bamberg erp tiled filed yesterday that suit be entered by the tate state for or the recovery of all coal con tallied in a tracts of coal lands in car boa box county which were purchased fr from 0 m the tate state as a grazing landi lands with re gard to the eoal coal land lands once owned by the state title to which ha has parsed into the hand hands of a few of the larger coal operator operators the report summarizes eum marize in our examination wherever it win wl considered onside red necessary a special lu in esti gation was as made of ce tala tain matter matters which apparently tapi ardently demanded nore than ordinary attention one ne of the most important of these trotters natters wa was that to the ale sale if f certain tracts of tate land between the yearn years 1900 aad and 1903 as grazing lants at a nominal price pries of 1 23 to 2 50 30 ai am acre which were presumably known to contain val deposits of coal 0 in an exhibition the report is 1 found what the auditor auditors term x complete report regarding these landa which eft sets forth what the record records die dis close report I 1 laporta at attention is prine principally trally direct el to aa davs vi the report to this important in as it I 1 be uppermost itt in the tile minds of the representatives of the people of this stute state during the next meeting of the Ifan lature the to quo ques tion of the th legality of 0 the sale of these thee lands an as and of any recovery by the state is one for legal blind to solve but we believe the evi evidence lence contained in ill this report ii to elent to for form the basis for the of ft A maiden on suit it tor for recovery to the tate state of all till coal con fallica in certain tracts r purchased ire based ai all gra grazing zilIg lands 11 the exhibit referred t to 11 a alt detailed liell document showing allowing the r acor bof of each tract of laal purchase husel I 1 from the state by various larg coal lani lan 1 interest teresta in it Is p prefaced refa eel by a 8 report diving giving credit tor for much of the invests investigation gation in thi this regard to edmi elm il nl T ann oiin aad and at the th sine same tinn time rela the tile of the cent rov that arose between them cod und joseph ririe state auditor mr mf ririe with R E davis pre pr ellent silent of the irate ian land a loarl 2111 an I 1 governor cornor Bam bamberger beger forme formed d the auditing torn cittee under whom the special audi mr COUn Ifft mr malnor an t tor ore w worked during the tile I 1 progress of clil audit states the r P artt ramund T olson was employed by us to coal compile certain data relative to tile coat coal situation be baue of hie his familiarity with the tile de tie tails due to invest ivet iona ton conducted ducted by him while louly ir in th employ of the state after he hal ha I 1 complete comple tel I 1 he a alignment 0 div en in conre confection ebion with big hi work till this built all mere co cohering Nering and some other document documents including certain record records from the state and the state bearl boar of equalization land lands board and other allied in formerly coullie lp were organized exhibit form and left in room 2030 epati capitol our official office transactions investigated investigate sir having completed hi his work for us wae employ el 1 the bate kirio to with will ertain work ork b iring ou o 0 land aal an I 1 in tie presence sence of hotd faith arill understanding be ala office and all re te given access t to 0 our cordi cords therein tl prein for borne reason tl aee tapers japers were here removed by mr olon with V 11 hen lien mr air an I 1 authority ut out our ar out mr ihrie ririe were app approached roachel on the su ab sub b gieir va was it if jett antagonistic several Si veral interi ems not with thene these gentlemen were arrange ar rangel 1 with a view to clearing tl cl aring euch such mi sunder standings stan dluga its a might night have existed but we were anabe to get mr ririe and mr oleon olson together ber long enough to thresh the matter out mr lir ririe con tended that he be was not concerned in the affair ant an I 1 tint thit it wa was a perD personal nal matter between us ti and mr olon olson finally how however everl a meeting wa was arranged between acting governor ben ilion mr davis president of the state land board 0 1 grime grimes secretary ecret ary to governor bamberger mr birie ririe mr lir olson and ourselves at thi this confer lence ence mr olson asserted that his hi action in the removal of the tile papers wa waa on the c dhority of mr air kirle an I 1 no denial of this as abortion artion aai A close closel 1 keetin ne etin was tell lei I 1 by the member members excluding those involved exec executive in the difficulty alter after which request wa was made that all balers an ant I 1 documents pertaining to the work lone tor fr ui us by mr olion olson be returned etith ital in a pei fled time the request wa nas not adhere to slid further meetings follo followed ant an I 1 it wa vas not until more antior acta r wa was ahrea threatened bened that the commenced to be return paper s were e ed 1 I to t the he secretary of states office and anti then in such section sections ai is might t should the tact facts embarrassing prove in the case be entirely made known knon 6 at the very time this controversy was in evidence I 1 it t was known by mr birie ririe that the paper papers in question were then in the bands of the press aad and not artil after publication in the several papers of this c city ity were they returned complete work called creditable I 1 in fairness to mr ahone work which Is without doubt extremely creditable it is well ell to recite the eon con made by him that certain re cognition bi be given him in the report in its complete form this ment had never been denied him as we felt that be he was justly entitled to receive the barnet and despite the nn un t that at has his existed ezi steil we ex tend to him our appreciation for bis his effort efforts bowe we make thi this statement because of the fact that mr kirie ririe has indicate his ti intention of transmitting to the legislatures a special report on the tie coal and land investigation which report wa was taken as above outlined from the basic information we had bad compile I 1 the filing of euch such a report is immaterial but in view of the tact fact that he is a member of the goer governor nors audit corn com cittee we did aid not expect to be taken advantage of ia in such a manner concerning mr diries actions the r report port of the auditors in another blare saya says his policy of obstruction at the critical moment in the completion of this report has annulled to a great ex tent his former good goodwill will the exhibit for which credit Is div ea em to mr olson refers to agitation which it says has arisen at various times in the past regarding disposition of certain tract tracts of land made by the state land board prior to 1903 which were presumably known to contain val cable deposits of coal and ancl says that the land board transactions transact iona ia im question have received a thorough fa tion 11 question legaj ore the question of 0 any reco recovery iery to the be state of any part of the land lands or the coal contained in the vein it is noted 1 I Is a legal one upon which it ie Is not our privilege to comment or offer any legal argument meat our out finding in the entire matter as a herewith submit ted are based upon the fact fae ta eo contained ia in established record records in the state land sud of office alev 1111 a wll well as in federal aul aud county novices of this state to tit t the low toe of thi this written report will ie le fouad a series of items which cover in detail all of the information we have been able to obtain as to the history ef of the tile tate state balls involve I 1 in the coal inv the items are arranged to show la Is sequence equen the purchase of lands from frova the state which were subsequently at a juiced I 1 y the utah fuel rael company the united matt fuel fue 1 company pany the pleasant valley coal coa I 1 con company comi any lany the kemmerer coal company and a several aeral eral other companies respeto res peti 11 I 1 there Is I 1 also hown shown in the last five items that a large Pre age to metes ot of land was old sold to preston butter nutter under me certificate ale amle most of which is contiguous to 0 o the atah I 1 tab luel compa company riv and Is I 1 lo 10 ate I 1 within the coal tone all of the thes items numbering involve stat land lands most roost of which were old sold as grazing lands at a price of 91 SO to t an acre during the period from 1899 to 1904 Inc luslie each item taws bows the original purchaser pur laser deserio tion of the lani lant price per acre and gives in ab abstract form all of the sub sequent transfers and assignments other important record records evidence evidences bad and n marks are indicated for future per in allent refer reference euce transactions actions discussed the exi abit then goes on an to dracass lu in detail the transaction transactions by which the utah fuel kompany mill tho the I 1 cleasant valley coal oni pany nv which are joint inter ert nee riling to the delort be no purchase a of the lands in ques tion buying hem them from front or their assignees none of whom any portion port lot of the lands so purchase 1 the echil it cites that I 1 I 1 carlester Car lenter enter jurch chael axel 2280 acres laura J birl MID 1010 acres J T julion 1240 A IV down 2110 2440 acres may kimball 1 acres robert lor worrester rester HOO 1400 acres jane I 1 I orrt iter 1460 acre acres jol n I 1 or rest rp r acres C owen acres ani ant L f K jensen Jp nen 0 acrea acres ganv occur nee nt fording to the delort re ort bierc these from the state gae the deed to the inn ian I 1 prior to th tilt issuance of patent I 1 the state discussion follow of tic tie Rt attl tule of the sate state lani latil baird of the time in I 1 e matter ani an it Is averted that prior to 1906 the tilt theory of the goern government ment regarding coal lania was entirely dif ferent from the present theory at the present time it ie Is sail the gov irn ment ay accepting geological in ference na as proof po positive classifies eer tain lands as roal lands velch prior to 1803 1905 were considered consi consIl ered it red and dispost 1 of as noti mineral prior to that date if a aslon of land did not how allow any exposure of coal th land was con in character cin clar acter IP Gov government amment theory it ie Is suggested vat the tile state land board pos possibly ably was fol following louing the ROV gov theory in eel ling as grazing lanas inn Is lani not clas classified classi fiel ni s coal lands at that time ly ty tie tle KI go ern eminent ment but since tint tl at time eo so bv by it I 1 the amid boar was entirely natii fid fiel with mth price ear ears the report in enother another place mil mill was as also catl fie I 1 to set 1 ti til Is land to the applicants without upon the mew a of tie sail tint to their knowledge the land contained no valuable able deposit of coal in other words it seems that the state content ed itself with realizing the grazing valuation alua tion the exhibit points out that both state otate school grant lands and lanis ae me quiren under grants to other eions were used in this connection one section of school land on which entry was made by laura J bird is followed through the section was con keyed to L IL karns I arnsworth worth may 0 1904 one day before patent issued to the tile entry men inen from th mr farnsworth in turn it is gilted convey e ed d the land to the plea mitat valley coal tomp company acir it Is I 1 now appraised by the government the exhibit say says at I 1 to 10 a all acre the section figured 1 from the government appraisement Is valued tt it price prices given olven the price pel ral I 1 the state Is I 1 given as 2 2 an am acre within this tract says th the exhibit la is coal estimated 0 to o be worth reckoned by the acre feet within the tile elu when nhen the roal coal companies become of grating lands of this harac thara tir etty they liae been eier ei er ready upon the discovery llover of coal to contend that it was not known coni at the time the states title attaie atta otell ie 11 and the tate state was wa emin gly I 1 to affel t their i an ant I 1 to acknowledge the tile e al at alue allies aa as proper ty of the coal con co n aels mules and has em aloyed counsel co uniel a as cured in the awret case with so vo ho a of accomplishing anything acet excel t secure hie the valuable coal deposits t to t original p pur ure chaer haser lt r hl bin aisig astl giT ai to reference Is me to the go government suit begun in lih i to to recover title to these lands and it is eald bald that the bird be section referred to as an exa example was to be Ire return ei to the unit ed state states 1 but title having been pro cured cited from leom the state the tile unite I 1 states bad no means of regaining possession of the aaril lan 1 except by cancellation of concluded on page seven STILL STILL TRYING TO MAKE LOT OF TROUBLE continued from pace page three the tb lift list certifying the same to the fate state which WM was doaa 11 are made froze tits evidence in the government suit to bow that the entry men received SO 50 each for the entries in la the inter isit cut of the coal company T the exhibit goei goes on to state that four application made ade by may cimball anil and covering 1894 47 atre and one by sarah tidwell covering acres are missing from the files cf of the land board in thin connection says tle the exhibit it should be borne ia in mind that they appert u to bear the only ev idenie og 0 a affia affidavit yit sign ed d by the applicant milner interests cited continuing the exhibit cites the ac gle of the fitl by tl 0 e 0 milner ID in tere ett known as the carbon county land company to lands at the price of 41 50 an acre the details of the entered into aich the mil uzi ners ore are to pay the tate state an acre obder a long term contract which bean bears interest fron from 1925 at S 5 per cent tent the exhibit remark remarks some bave have raised the question ju tation ai as to the propriety or legality of thi this compromise com promie and resale in face of the mineral law pasted by the legie legis lature which law la w became effective prior to the compromise referred to and a provides all coal and other miner ral net al 81 deposits 1 in lands belonging to the tate state are beeb reserved to the tate state suck such deposit deposits are reserved from ale sale ex capt upon a rental and royalty basie basis discussion 0 of f thia this let leal id subject la to not within the cope scope of f hie his audit aad arid the facts pertaining thereto are related an a matter of record A point to be hotd in thi this matter matters bowene ie to that the present board did bake make ne move to protect |