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and pay the amount charged against it; now does the State buy the 

 lands in that way, or absolutely ? 



A. Absolutely; if not redeemed in two years, then the statute givee 

 to the purchaser of the land, or the one who holds the tax certificate, 

 an indefeasible title. 



By Mr. Adams: 



Q. Are you able to state about how many acres of land the lumber 

 companies own in the Adirondack region; first, I will ask you if you 

 have read the bill proposed by the forest cdmmission for a park; 

 the bill attached to their report laid before the Legislature the first 

 of January ? 



A. I just received the report this afternoon and simply glanced 

 over it. 



Q. Do you know the boundaries of the proposed park in that bill ? 



A. I understand them fairly well. 



Q. Within that boundary can you state about how many acres these 

 different companies own; how many does the Everton company own? 



A. I could not'state without close examination. 



Q. Are you able to give any reasonable estimate ? 



Chairman Evan — Do you mean within this blue line, Mr. Adams ? 



Mr. Adams — Tes, sir; tlje blue line embraces the park proposed in 

 the bill. 

 ' A. How much of the lands are owned by lumber companies ? 



Q. Tes, can you give us an approximate estimate, and if you think 

 you can you may give me the Everton company ? 



A. I consider myself quite incompetent at this time to give a proper 

 and correct answer to the question; I can only say that a very large 

 proportion (how much I am not prepared to state) of these lands is 

 owned by lumber companies. 



Chairman Evan. — Is there any information in this table upon this 

 subject ? 



Mr. Anibal. — I have no doubt that at the end of the table you will 

 find a computation of what the State owns, and what is owned by 

 individuals, and I assume that all the persons who are farmers in that 

 locality, and lumbermen, own all in that section of the State that the 

 State does not own. 



Chairman Byan.— This table B, so called, has reference to that 

 inclosed in the blue line ? 



Mr. Anibal. — Yes, sir. In the blue line is included about 23,000 

 acres of land. The State owns in there something about 2,300,000 

 acres. The State owns within the blue line something between 700,000 



