Show FRAUD IN TIMBER TIMBERLANDS TIMBERLANDS V LANDS OF WASHINGTON V Olympia Wash April 0 IThe The Thc legis legislative V V Investigating committees re rl report rs port to Governor Hayes yesterday V V that for fOI years purchasers of state timber lands have hao systematical systematically 8 I I 1 ly plundered tho the state stale through h the lax laxity I ity Dy Jt of dishonesty dIshonest ut of o the state and land depart mont ment Nearly cases the report says IU 6 have hae boon found thus thua tar far In inV V which the state Inspector made mado erron erroneous reports of oC the amount of tIm tImber bor ber cruised The evidence collected by tho tile committee will be bo turned over to toV V the tIme attorney attorn e general with recommendations lions that he take prompt steps to re ro recover cover coter the money mono due to lo the state The he system used was simple Application cation was wan made for a tract of ot land and a state cruiser was sent sen 1 to lo In Inspect Inspect tho the timber Upon tho report of oC the tho cruiser r the land and commission ap appraised appraised appraised praised tho land In many cases canes the V report nays ay a fractional part of the ac no actual i timber Umber was uvas reported r and valuable V timber land was sold for tor a song |