The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-10
Question of Selecting Site ON the
Great Lakes Postponed by the
Navy Possibly for a Year.
MORE RURAL MAIL ROUTES
REPRESENTATIVE CROMER ACTIVE
IN BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS.
David A. Lambert Appointed Post.
master at Muncie to Succeed the
Late David Cammack.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Speclal 10 the lndle napoliS Journal
WASHINGTON, March 9.-No action will
be taken this summer by Secretary Moody
looking to the selection of site for the
proposed naval training station on the
great lakes. 1t will be recalled that during
the debate on the amendment to the naval
bill carrying appropriation for this
station, Representative Crumpacker made
a strong speech i'm favor of ii. Judge
Crumpacker was interested in having the
great lakes station established at Michigan
City, but the amendment was ruled out on
a point of order and no effort was made
to have it incorporated in the bill in the
Senate. This outcome was the result of
the conflicting claims of various cities on
the lakes, including Michigan City, the
representatives from States on Lake Erie
being particularly antagonistic to the Sc
lection of a site within the zone on Lake
Michigan described by the naval board. 1t
was stated recently that ii was the inten-
ton of Secretary Moody to have the naval
board visit several points on the lakes dur
ing the recess, including Michigan City.
This is denied at the Navy Department.
Secretary Moody will direct the attention
of Congress to the matter at the next ses-
priation be allowed Affirmative action is
expected, but there will be fight over the
location of the station, and in that event
Michigan City probably will stand as good
a chance to land the station as any other
place cn the lakes.
A general system of rural free delivery
will be established in Randolph, Wells and
Jay counties during the coming summer.
A promise to this effect has been given
Representative Cromer by Superintendent
Machen, of the free delivery service. 1t is
the intention of Mr.. Cromer to accompany
the special agent. who will lay out the
service in the three counties named. The
investigation will be made I'm May and
will be taken up first in Randolph county,
and then in Jay and Wells. III the reports
in each county will become operative
July l.
Representative Cromer has succeeded in
having the salaries of each Of the clerks in
the Decatur and Winchester postoffices in
CT sased 500, to take effect July 1. Mr..
Cromer is doing a land-office business in
securing salary allowances for the post
offices in his district, increases in salaries
having recently been allowed the clerks in
the postOffices at Anderson, ElwoOd and
other cities on his recommendation.
The officials are now engaged in the an
nual task of readjusting the salaries OF
postoffice clerks. Reports are coming in
rapidly from Indiana postmasters. The de-
mand from the State for increased salaries
and additional appointments is the largest
in it's history This is attributed by the
department officials to the prosperity that
now prevails in Indiana. The department
salaries and making additional appoint
ments, and out OF this sum Indiana will get
its proportionate share.
Some people in Indiana think the United
States senator's from that State are the
whole government A postal card post
marked Howell. Ind, was received by Sem
ator Fairbanks to-day addressed as fol-
lows:
''Unkal Sam, care of Hon. c. w. Fair
banks, Washington, d. c."
1t was a request for seeds, and was word
ed as follows:
IF you pliese, you send me good garden
seed corn with address. Rul Rut."
The seeds have been forwarded.
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David A. Lambert was to-day nominated
for the postmastership at Muncie. His
the Senate tomorrow. David Carmack, the
late postmaster, died on Sunday.
Reserve agents for Indiana national
banks have been designated as follows:
Philadelphia National Bank, for the Citi-
zens' National Bank, of Evansville: Ma
tional Live Stock Bank, OF Chicago, for the
First National Bank, of Rensselaer,; Fifth
National Bank, of Cincinnati, for the Farm
ers' National Bank, of Sheridan; Old De-
troit (Michigan) National Bank, for the
First National Bank, Of South Bend.
William Huser was to-day appointed
postmaster at Hamburg, Franklin county,
Indiana, vice Conrad Hittle, resigned, and
James A. Oliver at Oliver Posey county,
Indiana, vice Samuel Barton, resigned.
Supervising Architect Taylor, of the
treasury, has begun work the revised
plans of the indianapolis public building.
Ira c. Keefer has been commissioned
postmaster at Rob Roy and Henry o. Guy
at Whitaker.
Augustine Boice and Merrill Moores, both
of Indianapolis, at the New willard