The proposal of that company was accepted by the 

 Kmvstry Board at its meeting September 11, 1908 at 

 which .Mr. AVeyehauser was present. The company 

 reserved the right to cut and remove all White, Nor- 

 way and Jack Pine, Spruce, Cedar and Balsam timber 

 eight inches in diameter, over six inches from the 

 ground at time of cutting, and the right to remove 

 the timber for a period not exceeding ten years from 

 date of donation; the State to pay taxes on the land 

 for a period not exceeding ten years; also, the donors 

 to have the right to drive their logs through Itasca 

 Lake with two feet head of water during such period 

 of ten years for the purpose of getting the timber to 

 market. The legislature made an annual appropriation 

 of $800 to pay the taxes. 



On certain portions of the land which the Pine Tree 

 Company had agreed to donate to the State the For- 

 estry Board desired, for the good appearance of the 

 Park, to purchase and reserve the standing timber. 

 Therefore, for the timber on 284.25 acres it caused 

 to be paid to the Company $6,850 and received a deed 

 to the State for the land March 26, 1913. For the 

 timber on 109.40 acres it caused to be paid to the 

 Company $3,000 and received a deed to the State for 

 the land, October 1913. By deed of February 23, 

 1914, the company conveyed to the State with nominal 

 consideration (one dollar) 682.35 acres. By deed of 

 June 20, 1919, the Immigration Land Company, sub- 

 sidiary of the Pine Tree Manufacturing Company con- 

 veyed to the State with nominal consideration 2,200.20 

 acres, making in all 3,296.20 acres the state received 

 in compliance with the terms of the donation. 



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