The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-10
GREENE's NEW PLACE.
Kansan is Chief of New Division of
Forestry.

Forestry.
A Washington correspondent gives the
following account OF Kansans in Wash
ington:
The recent calling in from the field OF
A r. Greene of Lawrence, a former Land
Office inspector, at $1,000 a year and per
diem expenses. to be chief Of the new
forestry division in The general land Of
flee in Washington, adds another we'll
known Kansan to the states little col
Ony OF ofhceholders here. Greene active
~ entered upon his duties March 1 and
has the administrative machinery OF the
new forestry division already well organ
lied and under way. It has to do main
ly with the great forest reserves OF the
country This is not Mr.. Greene's advent
IN Washington in a public capacity He
nled the place Of private secretary TO
Richard Blue when the latter was con-
gresham at-large from Kansas in 1926
81. Greene's appointment is a reminder
that, aside from the Kansas holders Of
the more conspicuous places. men like
Associate Justice Brewer. Mr.. Ryan, as
sisIant secretary OF the interior, and Mr.
Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster
general, there are a number Of once quite
prominent kansans who have held snug
places in the federal departments so long
as TO now be almost forgotten back at
home Among them Ward BurlingaIne
who has been in the postofiice depart
ment about 25 years. and is now chief
clerk Of the dead letter Office at 81, 500
year. was editor OF the old Leavenw0rth
Conservative during the redhot anti
Lane campaign OF 1852. Subsequently he
was part proprietor and chief editor "
the Topeka Leader, but 1865 found him
back on the Conservative. In the early
FOs he was editOr-in- chief Of the To-
pelxa Commonwealth. under the mana GO
ment Of solomon Prouty. then state
printer Burlingame was private secre-
tary successfully to Governor Carney,
Governor Crawford and Governor Har-
vey- In 1871 he came to Washington $
the private secretary and confidential
adviser OF the newly elected senator. Al
eNander Caldwell After CaldwelI's res
ignatlon in the spring of 1873 Burlin-
game had no further prominence in
Kansas affairs and finally accepted a de-
parrmental Clerkship in Washington
where he has ever since remained.
The once widely known Alex Banks
of Aiineola, Lawrence. Topeka and per
haps other Kansas towns IS chiefly re-
markable among Kansas politicians for
the constancy with which, for nearly two
decades. beginning as far back as 1851
he filed the office Of chief clerk of the
Kansas house OF representatives or the
secretaryship OF the state senate re
could not be defeated. although he failed
of Republican nomination for state
treasurer in 1872. Banks was a provost
marshal during the rebellion. He has
been assistant examiner in the pension
bureau for many years. the pay proper
of which is 800 a year, besides which
there Is a per diem allowance for ex-
penses- When Alex Banks was elect
ed assistant chief clerk OF the first Kan
sas house, In 1861. ne was officially re-
corded as being z5 years OF age That
was a good many years ago and tells the
story that the boys" are growing old.
Colonel II. c. Rizer. formerly OF Eur
elza. Greenwood county. where he went
from Maryland in 1870 to practice law
mas long been chief clerk Of the geologi-
cal survey at s. $50 year He was edi-
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