The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
SUBMITTED IN REPORT
Including Closing Up Of Affairs
Of Commissioner Of
Five Tribes

Washington, d, c., Dec 1.- Rec
ommending The closing up Of The af
fairs af the commissioner Of The five
tribes bv june 1911, and after that
date turning oven ~ The work 10 the
Indian agency al tlst0 e: recon-
mending legislation rizing the
Indians To give a iiyeyear lease on
grazing lands and sell mature timber
of Indian lands abolishing many Of
ma Indian schools doing away wit3
tae present sysiem Of buying sup
niles, paising the work Of the dis
irict agents. declaring The work Of
fbe general field officers Of the de-
Dartment to be rotten and recon-
mendlng a shaking mp and admitting
that the 10000 land suits brought bN
The government to remove clouds OH
titles had accomplished nothing, the
annual report d the President made
Yesterday BIZ Richard A. Balinsef-
secretary OF the interior Is public
and contains much information OF
! vital interest to Oklahoma
Field Service Rotten.
The field service of the indian bn-
eau Is rotten according % Secretary
OF Interior Ballinger- and a thorongh
REORGANIZATION is now in progress.
Faithless and deficient agents are be-
ing weeded out and only those OF a
high type OF character and efficiency
are heing retained IN the service
| Mr.. Ballinger is also in favor q
atsranfinuinQ the United States I'M
dian warehouses al New York, Chr
cago. 81. Louis. Omaha and San
Francisco. thus eifecting an annual
saving 10 the Government q practie
| ally 80 per cent Of the present eosl
OF running this system which Is beins
run On nnbusiness like principles
In Nj. Ballinger's annual report ht
takes occasion TO say TIE lndiaf
service Il purchasing about S2Ae0ooe
worth Of supplies each year under
system which Is in no wise based or
commercial methods
n Is the purpose OF the secretary
fo have the Iniian supplies purchase
Through purchasing agents and Z
make arrangements Tor the elimlna
ion of certified checks. contracts an,
bonds. and 70 provide for The set
slemenl 81 bills within discount pc
rlods not TO exceed thirty DAYS flhl
| delivery IN this way the cost OF 1T
snection inspectors now IeeeiVlhl
| $40 day and eypensesl will be GU
3ut as tse goods viii be bought 9
b. destination. and inspection mad'
| by The superintendent receiving hem
Lauds District Agents.
The district agency service 4
Eastern Oklahoma has proven SUE
oessfnl The most important work o
these special agents y the invesiiea
zion of guardianship cases anon
the Indians and Tie examination 2
ihe reports 0f trustees The fepol
states that by this system The India
wards Of Eastern Oklahoma were les
b wear saved $3a0,000 and that an add
0 tional s200.000 was saved In the 60
Z lection Of back rentals upon leases.
J. Geo. Wright Must Go.
z II Secretary Ballinger has his wa.
2 J.. George Wright. commissioner
n the Five Civilized Tribes will be q
Of Job on June 80 1911. He says
y II recommend that the eommissiont
10 The Five Civilized Tribes be CO..
: tinned until June 80. 1911 and thu
ihe work then incomplete be ga ne
!, ever to The agent al the Union age
+ eve
5 According 10 Mr. Ballnger !
= work OF the allotment Of lands Of i
ave tribes Is about COMPLETED.
though there remains considerable
10 incident 10 field investigation az
p he location of sutn Indians as
ie main unallotted and are unaeconni'
s Tor. together with surveys wdich NH
be made 10 accurately describe z
vations for schools. churches al
eemeteries and also in connecti'
allh lae anpraisement and dlsp0
tion of Che nnallolied surplus lanf
which will aggregate. including t
segreeated coal and asphalt lands
J lhe Chactaw and Chiekasaw naiiol
] about 3.a00.ae0 acres
To Sell Timber.
/ The enactment OF 4 law by e
gfess authorizing the secretary Of
interior to make long time leases
] Indian lands and sell some Of {
( mature timber on Indian holdings
one OF Hae recommendations made
! Mr Ballnger In the leasing
| lands the sec ctary wants the pow
10 lease for periods nor 10 exceed
1 wears. lands valuable Ior grazing
: business purposes in connection y
/ miscellaneous Industries Also
/ authorizing the interior departail
! 10 cus aud sell mature timber on
/ dian lands and Is authorize the s
! cf such timber by the allnttees WI
/ timber has reached its maxim
I eowih II will necessarily dcierier
| thereafter. and should be cui for q
/ reason and 70 make wax for u
! growth Il would also enable the
lssti ttltsa}A| - sssstai -.
timber If1m white eIlles ard III
| ness enteraflsts N tae vicinity o
atInimense