The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-19
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Taylor Says Not More than $1O,-
900 Will He Paid.
NO SELECTION FOR ANDERSON
BECAUSE INFLUENTIAL CITIZENS
ASKED A POsTPONEMENT.
Choice May BE Announced Next Month
-Indfanians at the National
Capital.
correspondeuce Of the Journal.

staff Correspondence Of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The Treasury
Department has postponed selection OF
site for the new federal building at Craw-
fordsville for few days. The location was
TO have been announced to-day, but as AS
sistant Secretary Taylor decided that the
owners of what is known as the Irwin cor
ner. the site recommended by John w. Par
sons, agent for the treasury, were asking
too much for the ground, 1t was suggested
that the owners of other property Inspected
by the government might also be induced to
reduce the price, and the matter was post
poned until all parties owning property un-
der consideration can have chance to sub
NIT modified propositions. The price asked
for the Irwin property was s11,50o. Mr.. Tay-
lor announced to-day that the department
would not pay more than $4,000 for the
proprrty.
Chase Harding, an attorney of Crawfords-
Vile. is here in the interests of one of the
sites and will tomorrow ask Mr.. Taylor to
fix a definite time for selecting site. THE
citizens of Charlottesville. said Mr.. Hard
ing tonight. will be satisfied with any To-
cation the department selects. Sentiment
is about evenly divided between two sites,
but the Ben-Hur Insurance Company is
making a fight for the irwin site. wnich IS
iust across from its building. and If the
price is reduced sufficiently this property
is likely to be selected. Mr.. Harding talked
with MIR. Taylor in the interest of the Haas
May SITE at Green and Pike streets.
BEFORE leaving for Indiana to-day Repre-
sentative Hemenway was besieged by a
number of inquiries concerning his ru-
mored candidacy for the Republican NOM
ination for Governor of Indiana. He re-
piled that the story was little premature.
but that circumstances might arise where
by he would announce his candidacy. He
has receiverd number of letters from In
diana this week inquiring whether he was
a candidate. Those who talked with Mr..
Hemenway to-day. reached the conclusion
that he undoubtedly will be candidate,
and that formal announcement will be made
of this fact in due time.
The selection of a federal building site
at Anderson, which was 20 have been made
tomorrow, has been postponed until jan
uary. Influential persons at Anderson have
asked the department to postpone the mat
fer until they can be heard. 1t is the pur-
pose of the department. 10 select sites that
are satisfactory TO all the people If 1t be
possible.
DIR. w. III. Kane, president of Wabash
College, was visitor at the Capitol to-day
with his daughter, Miss Louise Kane, who
Is in school near Washington.
Senator Fairbanks and family will spend
the Christmas holidays in Washington
Two sons. Richard who is attending Yale
College. and Robert. the youngest son, who
is preparing for Princeton. at Andover
Mass have already arrived. Warren. the
eldest son, who is engaged in business in
chicaso. and Fred, the second son. who Is
a., the senior year at Princeton University
will arrive I'm time for Christmas dinner
Senator Fairbanks will not go TO Indianap-
oiis till lust before the legislative caucus.
Senator Beveridge will leave for Indian
apolis Saturday morning.
Henry c. Petit. United States marsha
for Indiana. called at the White Hous'
this morning with Senator Beveridge. Mr.