The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
PLAN TO COLONHE THE
ARID REGIONS OF WEST
WITH GOVERNMENT AID
Booth Tucker, Commander of the
Salvation Army, Wants Bill
Passed.
ASKS SENATOR FAIRBANKS
To Propose Loan of S5o,ooo,ooo,
Secured by Mortgage on the
Colonized Land.
ASKS SENATOR FAIRBANKS
ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. pa plan to colo
nize the arid regions of the West and to
secure loan of several millions of dol
lars from the government to put it into
effect are embodied IN a bill which may be
introduced in the Senate by Senator Fair
banks. Booth Tucker, commander of the
Salvation Army is the protector of the
scheme. To-day he had an extended con-
ference with Senator Fairbanks on the sub
ject. The bill prepared by Commander
Tucker creates a colonization bureau in
the Interior Department and provides that
the government shall advance money to
actual settlers on the public domain for
the purposes of improvement. 1t is proposed
that e commissioner of colonization shall
be appointed at a salary of 5000 a year. A
loan of s50,OO0.000 raised by per cent. gold
bonds, is one of the provisions of the bill,
and it is provided that 81, 500 shall be adj
vanced to each settler, the government to
take a mortgage the farm at per
cent.
Senator Fairbanks has not yet decided
whether he Will present the bill. He is
considering the matter, however, and will
give Tucker an answer this week. The
plan proposed by Commander Tucker has
Deen III operation in New Zealand for eight
years. That colony has advanced $4,000
ment and has never lost a cent. In
fact, it is pointed out that surplus fund
Tucker is to settle the reclaimed arid re-
gions, thus relieving the congestion in the
large cities. If adopted by the government,
he would take a large number of people
from New York and Chicago and establish
little towns and villages Commander
Tucker informed Senator Fairbanks to-day
that some time before his death Senator
Hanna promised to introduce the bill.
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Senator Fairbanks was advised by tele-
gram tonight that the Richmond county
and Republican convention of Illinois, meet
ing at Olney to-day, had Endorsed the ticket
of Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The supervising architect now has under
consideration two or three designs for
mosaic decorations in the corridors of the
Indianapolis public building They were
submitted by Rankin & Kellogg, the arch
itects The decorations of the corridors
will be in keeping with the magnificent in
terror which the building will have when
completed.
An amendment will be Incorporated in
the bill pending in the Senate providing
for the adjudication OF the claim of the
damages to the buildings in indianapolis
following their occupation by State troops.
The measure directs the secretary of war
to make an estimate of damage, and to
report the amount that will cover such
damages. As the bill now reads it covers
injuries caused by the troops while in the
federal service. 1t will be amended so as
to apply to State troops. in order to prevent
the raising of a technicality. A. H. Wish
ard, of indianapolis, is here represent
ing the State Board.
Rural free delivery will be established in
Indiana April LIST, as follows:
Austin, Scott Contradictions service.
| length twenty-four miles, population 600;
houses on route, 120.
Shoals, Martin County-Route No. 1,
| length twenty-six miles, population 800;
| houses on route, 119.
Louis G. Schnesy and William Bone have
| been appointed regular carriers and John
| S. Hoagland and Ivory Bone substitutes
| in the rural free delivery service at Broad
Vile, Ind.
Francis T. Roots, of Connersville, was one
| of the callers at the White House to-day
He had a brief conference with President
| Roosevelt.
/ Newton Myers, postmaster at jefferson
VILE, is here on business before the Post
| office Department. He will leave for New
| York the later part of the week.
|
j. H. Hise of Rosedale. special agent in the
immigration service, with headquarters al
New York, is in Washington. He will leave
for Indianapolis this week to make an in
| vestigation and report on the number o.
aliens in the penal institutions of the State
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The controller of the currency has declared
a first dividend of 10 per cent. in favor o.
| the creditors of the Indiana National BanI
| of Elkhart on claims proved amounting L
| $576, .46.
ION account Of inability to make bott
ends meet a salary of SO a year. the
| postmaster at Nails. Allen county, Indiana
| has resigned. The office will be discontinued
Indiana will not be represented on the
| Panama Canal Commission. The majority
of the members of the federal body will be-
civil engineers. c. S. Hernly, of New Cas-
| tie, was the only Hoosier candidate. He
was Endorsed by the senators, Fairbank:
| and Beveridge
| The House committee on reform in tn,
civil service to-day heard William Dudley
| Foulke. former civil service commissioner
on the question of the retirement of superan
nuated government employees. Mr. Foulk,
| believed that if system of retirement wa,
| desirable it could be accomplished by ex
ecutive order. No legislation or amendment
to the civil service law was needed in tn,
opinion of Mr.. Foulke who declared IN,
| civil service law of 1888 model of legislativ,
genius.
The controller of the currency has de
clared a dividend of 10 per cent. in favo
of the creditors of the Indiana Nationa
Bank of Elknart, Ind.
II am at a loss to account for the re.
ports recently circulated that efforts are
being made by Indiana members to 'smok,
out Senator Fairbanks on the vice presi
dency." said Representative Charles B
Lands That office : neither to b,
sought nor declined. /. would be a mani
fest improperly for Senator Fairbanks Il
announce his candidacy. He has too mucI
good sense to take any S-c1 step. Neither
could he decline the Office il il were ten
effort has been made TO smoke out Sen
ator Fairbanks. He has acted with rar.
judgment in the matter. l have no doub
| that if the Republicans decide to nominal,
him that he will respond to the call from
a patriotic sense of duty"
Postmaster Newton Meyers, Of Jefferson
vile. to-day gave informal dinner t,
several members of the Indiana colony
Among those present were a w Wishar,