MAY 1959
KLAMATH TRIBUNE
Page 3
Remaining Area Management Policies Explained
fice in Klamath Falls. Hall is a
forestry graduate from Purdue
University and counts as part of
his experience six years with the
HI A, several years in the consult
ing business with Mezger, and ap
proximately a year's work with
the State of Oregon Tax Com
mission. Foster is a forestry grad
uate of Colorado A. S: M.,
with, a master's degree from
QOSC, and has job experience
with both the HI A and the U. S.
forest Service. These foresters
are principally engaged in admin
istration of the Simplot-Devoe
contract and- development of a
timber program for a long-range
period following expiration of the
contract ( in approximately 4
years). Kmployed as a full-time
scaler during the logging season
is Randolph David Jr., a Klamath
tribal member. --David is a grad
uate of OTI.
Retained as agricultural ad
visers are Gordon Harrie and For
rest Cowgill. Harrie is an assistant
mgr. and an agricultural repre
sentative for the. Klamath Falls
branch in general and assists in
remaining area agricultural
matters in a consulting ca
pacity. Cowgill, an assistant trust
officer, is agricultural representa-'
tive for the trust department with
offices at the Portland level. He
acts in a supervisory capacity.
Kmployed on the Agency farm,
handling the irrigation, herd man
agement, etc., is Stephen Pope.
Pope gained considerable ranch
ing experience in the nearby Ft.
Klamath area.
In the trust office headquarters,
U. S. National ang Hldg., Klam
ath Kails, acting as administrative
assistants to Hradshaw, are Virgil
Mills and John Merritt. Mills is a
Willamette university graduate
with Vi year's experience in the
trust dep't. and Merritt is an OSC
graduate who has been with the
bank, in the commercial dep't,
since 1936. Merritt is relied on a
great deal for realty appraisal.
Rounding out the staff arc two
stenographers, Lorraine Dingier
and Ruth Harrie.
Viewing generally his organiza
tion's position as trustee for the
remainees, Hradshaw observes:
"We're given the full responsibil
ity of making the property pro
ductive and paying out a max
imum amount to the individuals.
Wc are restricted by the factor
that this will be a continuing re
sponsibility and not a liquidation
program."
Commenting on the nature of
the trust, he points out that it
is set up so that it may continue
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for the period of lives of the 473
original beneficiaries. However,
that would be the maximum dura
tion and Hradshaw adds that the
agreement could be terminated
earlier bv an election of the peo-
"If the executive committee or
representative body of remaining
members determines at the 5 year
anniversary of the trust that a
substantial number of members
are interested in terminating the
trustee shall hold an election. De
pending on the results the trust
will terminate at that time or con
tinue. If the trust is terminated
management will go on a liquida
tion basis. The trustee is given a
reasonable time to bring about
liquidation and pay the people."
All of the persons receiving dis
tributions of income will be en
titled to express their opinion by
ballot on the termination ques
tion. Considered a very important
point by Hradshaw and one that
remaining members, should be
aware of is the fact that their
interest in the trust 'Constitutes
personal property. This means
that in event of death of a mem
ber the interest passes according
to the terms of his will or to the
heirs if there is no will.
"It is important for them to
realise they can control this in
terest, passing it on death to any
one they wish to benefit. Serious
thought should be given to dis
position of their interest."
In regard to the trustee's rela
tionship with the members them
selves. Hradshaw points out that
under the trust organization the
trustee will consult with the
representative body of the re
maining group. That representa
tive body is considered at present
to be the Kxecutivc committee,
even though it counts with
drawecs among its membership.
The trust instrument provides
the following: "It is contemplated
that the Tribe may change its
legal organization, constituting
itself an unincorporated associa
tion, a nonprofit corporation or
other legal entity. In the event
the Trustee determines to its
own satisfaction that such a
change is made, the Trustee shall
treat the governing body of the
reconstituted entity as the Kxe
cutive Committee, to represent
the Tribe and perform the duties
of the Kxecutivc Committee as
provided under the terms of this
agreement."
"Any reorganization is the job
of the remaining members them
selves and until such reorganiza
tion we will continue to restrict
our consultations to the executive
committee as far as official busi
ness is concerned," Hradshaw ex
plains. As to just what these consulta
tions will consist of, Hradshaw
announces that once comprehen
sive plans for development of for
estry, agriculture, etc., are form
ed, the.se will be submitted to the
representative body.
"The consultations will be
largely for their information,'! he
adds, "discussing what our pro
gram will be, determining any
differences of opinion and con
sidering suggestions from the
representative body."
Another responsibility of the
trustee, also involving a phase of
trustee-beneficiary relations, is
that of personnel management.
Hradshaw points out that the
trustee is under no legal obliga
tion, in hiring personnel, to give
priority to any person or persons.
Kmploynient will be strictly on
the basis of qualifications. How
ever, Hradshaw sees something of
a moral responsibility involved
where hiring of qualified remain
ing members is at issue.
"If non-withdrawing members
are qualified we would certainly
consider them as having some
type of job preference."
Concerning whether the trus
tee could establish any sort of
training program for qualified re
mainees, it is pointed out that the
trust " instrument specifies that
there shall be no accumulation of
funds. All net income must be
distributed to the beneficiaries
within the year in which it is tax
able to them.
(Next Month Forestry
Management).
General Council
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"protesting the appraisal review
report" which resulted in the
slash in the original appraisal by
some thirty million dollars. The
notice indicates that the resolu
tion also includes tribal support
of the original appraisal report by
Western Timber Services upon
which the elect ron was based.
A fourth resolution concerns
the obtaining of Secretarial ap
proval of loans for withdrawing
members from private lending
agencies.
The present and future status
of per capita distributions for re
maining members is another mat
ter that is on the agenda to be dis-
Excc. Comm. Business
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W'ilkeusou law firm from the
1(5( Kxecutivc Couuniftce Hud
get Kxpense Account savings.
Farm Employment Discussed
In a special meeting of the
Committee on May JO. pill Hrad
shaw, Trust Officer for the US
National lank, was present at
the invitation of the Committee to
discuss the problems involved in
the management of the agency
farm. Committee members ex
pressed concern over the recent
luring of Steven Pope, a niuetceft
year old Kt. Klamath resident to
work on the farm. Ouestions were
raised regarding the young man'V
ability and experience in operat
ing a farm of such a size, and ob
jections were expressed over the
fact that preference was not
given a tribal member to fill the
position.
It was reported that the trust
department had discussed em
ployment on the farm with two
tribal members with a monthly
salary of $250 being mentioned,
but that job went to Pope at a
salary of $Mt). Hradshaw ex
plained that the salary offer was
increased after it was found that
a farmer could not be obtained
for $250 per mouth. He further
explained that Pope was hired
because he was considered qual
ified to handle the job.
Hradshaw stated that Pope is
given close supervision in his
work. However, Committee mem
bers questioned why the same
type of supervision could not be
given to a tribal member. An
other objection raised by Com
mittee members related to a pos
sible conflict of interest in view
of the fact that the family has
holdings in a nearby area. Hrad
shaw explained that regardless of
other interests Pope would be
expected to maintain a quality of
work necessary to effectuate the
bank's aggressive program noV
being planned for the agency
farm.
Hradshaw maintained that it
was the trustee's responsibility to
manage the farm in an efficient
and business-like manner, and
that it was their responsibility to
hire workers who they feel are
qualified to handle the work.
cussed. Other matters will be
taken up only if time permits, ac
cording to the notice.
It has been announced that
lunch will be served about :M)
A. M. anil an evening meal will
be served if a quorum of one hun
dred or more is present at the
time of adjournment.