The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-01
[VNY GARFIELD
| LIKE HIS FATHER
/. secretary of the Interior
Iispts Methods of Blaine
and Roosevelt.
|apEDITES BUSINESS
IN CLEVER MANNER
In Personally Investigate
|y,nerOus Reclamation Pros
/ pects This Summer.
10 The Tribune.

III 10 The Tribune
LEXINGTON. March Slim Gar
AZ new Secretary OF the Interior.
~ cons, Just as his father had. He
card system 10 expedite public
- ilgt as James q, Blame did.
= works off his official callers IN
~. hatches and with the utmost
-S,s iust as President Roosevelt
n general appearance, in the rapid
- N his countenance, and in II"
and force OF expression he Is also
sss his distinguished sire, as Cen
ss,,sald was during the period be-
his retirement from the army and
J..,Ion 10 the PresidencNs When
- became President, he was be-
- IN be what up in New Hamp-
ehcy call heavy SET, and his son,
..,rs,sry. promises to follow his faith
/. his respect, likewise. when the
= years bring him 10 the heshing
4 tzs OF his HE.
.s.nar,ment and member of the Pres
n. eshJnet. James r. Garfield Is find
,op,ous opportunity for the exercise
~ abundance OF animal spirits, and
4 !. rssrnlnely cXhaustless energy for
a he .s Indebted 10 his father. The
4 GARFIELD was noted for the number
rSsseutiye hours he could devote to
I r3 in the end arise from his task
-.r6tly as fresh as ever. The younger
"a ls the same way. Early at The
y 8 his habit. Late TO get away is
ihfr custom of MS. And not infre-
,,y be returns 10 his desk and spends
4 s,nine hours in absorbed attention
\ ik public duties.
M Clever Card Scheme.
II, ol Secretary Gariield's card tricks
In,sh Watching. This consists in get
card from each OF his callers. II
4 zllsr has none the attentive boy
a b door politely hands one out and
d 4 lead pencil. II is requested that
aIer sci down his name, and when
i done he is asked to have a seat
X outer office until the secretary,
5 busy at the moment, can see him
tiler takes a chair, and presently
rh that the room is rilltns up with
z However. hc congratulates him
lksl as he was tho first arrival he
b The Grst summoned into the Sec
1s Office and even while he is thus
zly shaking hands With himself the
FSns and the secretary'S private
Hlry appears with cheerful smile
hearty, Walk in. gentlemen, Ey-
dr.
crowd files around the outer edge
nom. as crowd always Will when
Elsi suddenly into q strange place.
ndcr the attentive eye OF the pri-
srretary all find seats. The secre-
nAioTe large. flat-torped desk in
nnsI OF the apartment, He 0lngS
FeS look along the line and says
W, MI Smith. Good morning. sir.
90 YOU wish to see mo about"
nns never met Mr.. Garfield before
Els not until ne steps up to thes
EN ne learns how the secretary
nm. IL is then that he sees the
Sros oil all the callers arranged
y ossk, and cannot help beginning
I-eiSt that the clever private score
NJ slnsI skllfully placed the people in
5di"m IN the same order as the cards
n sacked or that he arranged the
alsr the people were in and seat
any rate ne knows something
apNhed That he did not see.
Quick 10 Urge Business.
EAT Garfeld is quick TO urge bust
not always easy for man
.no In the presence of a score OF
aud reveal what il is that
MN there. but there is no help
II ne wants the secretary TO do
I,nS Tor. him he has got 10 say
and why he thinks he ought
~, mat accommodation, Tho al
aYaHable effect upon people is 10
hsm 10 hpgry, which is the reason
does IL that way instead OF
an who come private interview.
nter the other they are called
:, uesA @ and their various requests
iIpVl.' some get a pcrempLory
.s,- indeed, and from others the
ns,,oeS .aAeS pains To draw out all the
ra rro-,'I.a ne can. But. at any rate. in
-sgya,ely "a brief time the room is
"A rn'u W tne same process is then re-
cane. az VINO come are disposed of.
rndaela selection for the Cabinet
XeissIorly due To his service as
esn, W. OF Corporations in the De-
tana, n commerce and Labor In
rys,tny ne had the responsibility Of
mnns aud reporting upon a Narie-
Sianl VAS AM matters. but his greatest
= sure uohe IN connection with the
Fos "a ~ 'ne secrets OF the beef trust
= lac. vi tiUSt. He also had under
tha 'uoh concerns as the tobacco
inl,na asurdhce question. steel and
su, /, waterway transportation.
Xsstiony "as 10 the beef and oil in
/.sre ~ mat lie gave tho largest
Il tnls ~ n,s M PERSONAL attention II is
X.lrin '"i UeIAl lIat ne is FROM
~ ne wants To know things for
snd for that reason went t6 on.
sn ara where and asked the beef
4 u Drncss. pthers To show him. The
.tincn, 10 promised I'm the Interior
'lnerlts Land Fraud Gases.
4 Ssrst,aa.o ta.o the department It this
faud 60, narfield lnheri,s all the
XhN hsvn =, not yet disposed OF, and
Esns ~. 10 decide many important
relative 20 the land onestIon
ibtnn know for himself he VIII
s,ndyfmo fohihS this summer I'm the
illllc dn,se 1he present condition OF
% cve... v'ldih. This will include a
"a proieci important land office and
rston n, ap" under way FOR the
;tld ,he ariu lands. When ne has
y h viii herlp the secretary feels
tlg Of thn "eelil 10 have an under
esbly nnS subject by which he may
and Quns,inn. .dHe 10 deal Justly with
bcitcr ,pn ION Furthermore, he will
iadIny light on the circumstances
sote norf .ge land frauds and VIII be
n ,tIs equipped to- handle
- thai connection II Is worth re
Nh him VI Iarlield says TO All who
~ IFolose io we matter that he does
rsyf Until ho Ioiu a man guilty OF land
tsTlhsle oS nus uas peen proven so The
or 0, cSSan,plaint OF many has ''Ie heen !,
n saspIcIseln believing all guilty who came
III XesafloTinn, an atmosphere which is
allon ~, result of such a great In
fKg on nc department has beer
ihout tho through special agents
= tnnue Ss ''l,c The Investigations arc
puntrv vigorously as heretofore
A of frauS 10 he purScd Of this
As Comnct ~ matter how long il
y" Kept seventy-ihree peopi, Iv,opI