The Washington times., 1905-09-10
FORESTRY BUREAU
WILL Be PROBED
Thought That Inquiry May
Soon Come.
WILSON is INVESTIGATING
Rumored That Western Trip Will Bring
Gut Highly Interesting Develop
ments About Irregularities.
WILSON is INVESTIGATING

The Bureau of Forestry, OF the De-
partnent OF Agriculture. is now said TO
De under the scope of the departments
searchiight
IL was said yesterday afternoon that
the present trip OF Secretary Wilson
through the Northwest was primarily
Tor the purpose of rectifying some gross
irregularities that IL is alleged exist in
the Black Hills forest reserve,
Whether or not this is true could not
be learned. as an air of secrecy prevails
throughout the department. but it is
known that since the investigation such
fever has taken hold on Secretary Will
sens department that no delinquent will
be spared, and that all the wrongdoers
Will be dealt with in severe manner.
Ever since the sudden turn of affairs
in the Bureau OF Animal Industry was
sprung as a surprise, the department
officials and employees seem to have as
sumed a gloomly view of the further
developments that are sure to follow In
the wake or SalmCn's investigation
End Is Not Yet.
TX Is claimed by those who have fol-
lowed the recent disclosures OF graft
In that department that the end is Vet a
long way eff. and that other high Off
clals and trusted" employees are as
deep In the mire as were those who have
been dismissed or let out under the
cloak of resigning.
II is freely said that the President has
not in all cases thought the investiga-
tions were carried deep enough. or that
the punishment meted out to the wrong
doers was in all cases what would be
justified by the evidence adduced.
This. in particular. applies to the case
OF DR. Salmon and the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry Secretary Wilson exon
Grated DI. Salmon when the evidence
contained in the report of the investi-
cation conducted by Solicitor McCabe
clearly established the fact that there
was in every sense OF the word an ele-
ment of graft" in the dealings of Dr.
Salmon and the George E. Howard Pub
fishing Company.
1t is claimed by some that the Secre-
tary did this to give his bureau chief
the opportunity of stepping out with a
clean bill of health, while others con-
tend that 1t was by direction of PresI-
dent Roosevelt that Salmon's resigna-
t.on was handed in
Extended Probing.
However this may be. it is known TO
many that the affairs at the Depart
VI nave reached SuCii
a state that the outcropping of gross
irregularities in nearly all the bureaus
of the department are virtually coming
10 point where a thorough investiga-
tion of every division of the department
will lie necessitated
The conviction Is constantly gaining
ground that when the President re-
turns from Oyster Bay a thorough and
sweeping Investigation will be ordered.
Who will conduct this investigation is
matter CT conjecture, but neyerthe-
less it is freely said by many that it is
certain 10 scome. and that only a
thorough investigation and an absolute
purging of the department will again re-
store the public confidence that has been
so badly shattered since the cotton in
Nestitsation began last June.
While no one doubts the sincerity of
Secretary Wilson tn conducting the va
Iious Investigations. Il is contended that
he was not thorough enough in consid-
er.ng the details connected with the in
vestigat tions. ard that he was, as we
illustrated I'm the Moore and Salmon
cases 100 eager. and made his conclu-
sions on partial side OF the case only.
The cotton growers of the South in
particular have expressed themselves
as not being satisfied with The way
Secretary Wilson handled the cotton