The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-30
wnr Department Opposed to Big
Post Near indianapolis, and Its
Mind Is Hard to Change.
MR.. GARFIELD rs IN OFFICE
NEW CIvIL-sERVICE COMMISSIONER
LEARNING THE ROPES.
Patents Granted to Indianians-Perry
5. HeRths Progress i'm the Rail-
way Magnate Glass.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-It is but just
to the senators and representatives who
are trying to solve the indianapolis arsenal
proposition TO explain that the policy of
the War Department is decidedly opposed
to the plan of locating large military post
near Indianapolis. Their opposition is based
entirely upon military reasons. These were
entered into at the time of the report of
the Military Camp-site Board. which was
instituted by Secretary Root for the pur-
pose of recommending camp-sites and re-
arrangement of the military posts. This
report took into consideration a thousand
and one things which appeal to the military
mind. If the department abides with any
other conclusion relating to Indianapolis. it
will be on account of the good work of the
representatives. The military mind is set
one and not easy TO change. Messrs. Fair
banks, Overstreet and Beveridge have been
able To overcome many OF the objections OF
the department, but they still have a good
deal TO do yet and il is not entirely clear
that there is a course which viii lead to an
entirely satisfactory conclusion.
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Mai James Parker, OF the adjutant gen.
erals office, has made detailed and COM
prehensive report to the War Department
in regard to five camp-sites near Louisville,
Ky, offered 10 the government. These
sites named according to their location, are
as follows: Ashland, Ky; Harrods Creek,
KY; West Point, Ky; Middleton, KY, and
the Indiana site located between the cities
of Jeffersonvile and New Albany, Ind. The
sites at Harrods Creek Ashland and West
Point contain all the essentials of a mill
tary camp, including good water, trans
pOrtatfon facllities, drainage, soil, etc, ac-
cording to the report of Major Parker. The
site at Harrod's Creek is offered at Sis
acre; that at Ashland is held at SO an
acre, and that at West Point at 800 an acre.
These reservations average 25,00O acres.
Major Parker describes each of these sites
at length, but expresses no preferences,
leaving it TO the department to determine
which, under all the circumstances, is the
most desirable. Major Parker rejects the
sites at Middleton and in Indiana as insult
able.
Civil-service Commissioner Foulke is now
engaged on the testimony taken relating to
the charges Of partianship against Post
master Coyne, of Chicago. As soon as he
is through with this case he will take up
that of the Terre Haute case. Mr.. Foulke
to-day is presenting his callers to ]. X.
Garfield, the new commissioner, who is see
ing his first days service. Mr.. Garfield. the
son of the former President, is a quiet,
hard-working, earnest young man, who
Friends of Perry S. Heath are greatly
pleased over the apparently satisfactory
progress being made by him in his share of
the work involving a new transcoutinentaI
line. Ii was in the midst of the last presi-
Dental campaign that he became deeply in
terested in this project. When he went to
Utah to settle up some misunderstanding
between the Republican leaders and the
Mormons, with his customary ability of do
ing two things at once. he made a big start
on the railway deal. He had previously
become interested with Senator Clark in
other enterprises. Senator Kearns, of Utah
and r. G. kerens, OF ST. Louis, were also
interested in the project. Since then he has
given "A great deal OF time TO the effort of
linking together the system of roads which
were TO eventually form a transcontinen-
tai system He has bought and started
newspapers since that time, has engaged
in many other enterprises. but has kept
az work the main proposition. His
friends here, in official and newspaper life
are delighted at the apparently rapid prog
ress he has made IN the railway magnate
class. and although the work is not nearly
completed, il probably VIII be ere IOaS.
KEs
Patents were granted TO Indiana inventors
to-day as follows: Sharon Case, Monte
yuma, duplicator; Augustus H. Davis,
Charlottesville carpet stretcher; John b.
Ehrllch. Indianapolis. combined hot blast
and smoke consumer; Harry Fowler. Gran
dali axle skein Walter V. Hart, Hobart
clamping device for fruit jar lids; John A
Lamont Hammond. brake beam. Miles H.
LSrimore. Fort Wayne, farm gate; John