The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-27
Decision i'm Regard to the CrawfOrds-
willie Case Put On Until the First
Week in January.
RURAL DELIVERY FIGURES
INDIANA'S COUNTRY MAIL ROUTES
TO BE INCREASED SOON.
May Get $50 More-COmplete Service
Throughout the State May BE
Established in 1905.
Staff Correspondence of the Journal

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-To-day was
the date set for the selection of a site for
the new federal building at Vincennes, but
at the request of Samuel w. Williams, of
that city, the Treasury Department de-
ferred action in the matter until next Mon
day. This was done to permit the mer-
chants of the city to have a voice in the
selection of a site. Several kilograms were
received this afternoon in reference to diff
ferent sites. A majority of the merchants
seem to favor the site of Seventh street,
although some want the building erected
at Seventh and Broadway. The depart
ment has communicated with these people.
who have already submitted propositions.
telling them they must put their prices
down to rock bottom. The department
learned to-day that the property in VIM
cennes which DR.. Smith thought could be
purchased for $1,000 is not on the market.
A letter received from DR.. Smith an
nounced that Miss Green, young woman
who owns K declines to put any price on
the property because of family objections
The selection of the Charlottesville site
has been postponed two weeks from Dec
"a. Chase Harding. Crawfordsville at
sites under consideration, arrived in WASH
ington Thursday night and started home
this morning when he learned that moth
ing would be done to-day. 1t is UNDER
stood now that the department does not
care TO pay more than $1,000 for property
in Crawfordsville This will necessitate the
citizens making up the remainder If more
money is required to purchase any of the
-s.x~ l.tt1 n
by the department from Charlottesville to-
day created good deal of amusement
among the friends of Special Agent Par
sons who went to Charlottesville to look
over the ground. The letter is from A. c..
Jennison, who is interestet In one site un-
der consideration. He says il would be
quite natural for Mr.. Parsons to favor the
Irwin property. which is near the head
office of the Tribe OF Ben-Hur, because of
the fact that he was entertained and BAN
quoted and toasted while at Crawfords-
Vile by the Ben-Hur people. Mr.. Parsons's
friends are twitting him about the matter,
but he insists that. while he was royalty
entertained by these people, it had nothing
TO do with his recommending the purchase
of the Irwin property
Superintendent Machen, who is al the
head of the rural free delivery service of
the country. submitted some figures to-day
showing the condition of the service i'm In
diana. He estimates that ii will require
| until July, 1905. to have complete service
i'm Indiana, and when this is done every
county in the State where free delivery is
feasible will be supplied with the service
The figures submitted to-day show that on
Dec. l. in point OF service. Indiana ranked
third among the different States. Iowa
is first, with 1,2ll routes; Illinois. with I0ii.
| Is second and Indiana has 96i Ohio is
fourth. with sol. This is total OF Also
routes. or third OF the entire service OF
the country. Although these States have
| the best service more than one-third of
| the pending applications from the same
| States. Superintendent Machen says that