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and 800,000 acres, and the balance is undoubtedly owned by farmers 

 and lumbermen; lumber companies and the individuals residing there 

 in that section of country own the balance of the land. 



Mr. Hitt. — This gives the number of acres in the different towns ? 



Mr. Anibal. — Yes, sir; at the bottom is the total footing ; 



Mr. Hitt. — It don't give the ownership. 



Mr. Anibal. — It gives the State ownership. 



Chairman Evan. — Five hundred and twelve thousand acres is the 

 State ownership. 



Mr. Anibal. — I think so. 



Mr. Fiebo.— -The resident land is probably that owned by farmers 

 and small holdings, and the non-resident is probably that held by 

 corporations substantially. The resident is 300,000 acres. The 

 1,495,000 of non-resident is wild land which is held by- lumber com- 

 panies and different corporations, in all probability, and wealthy 

 owners. 



Mr. Hitt. — There is nothing,here to show that, Mr. Fiero. 



Mr. Fiebo. — No, sir; nothing absolutely, except that resident lajid 

 upon assessment-roll means land upon which people Reside. That 

 would indicate that the lands were in possession. 



Mr. Hitt. — Wouldn't your' remark apply 'to that owned by the 

 lumbermen ? 



Mr. Fiebo. — Not at all. 



Mir. Anibal. — They aro taxed upon the books as non-resident lands. 



Mr. Fiebo. — As a rule the corporations would have their residence 

 outside. 



Mr. Hessbebg. — There are two systems of taxation, and different 

 methods of sale. 



Mr. Adams. — My question would go this point: Assuming that there 

 is a certain number of acres of non-resident lands within the blue 

 lines (a given number of acres), to distribute, it among the different 

 companies, how much one company owned of that and how much 

 another company owned. 



Chairman Ryan. — Perhaps the witness can ascertain that fact by the 

 next meeting of the committee, or get very near to it. ^ 



The Witness. — I could give, probably, an approximately correct 

 answer by the next meeting of the committee. I can not at present. 

 I can only state the holdings of the. large clubs. I can designate that 

 and then I would have to state generally after such statement that the 

 great majority of the land, excluding the few resident holdings, is 

 held by lumber companies. 

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