The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21

mere Is a prodigious slaughter OF REQ
" going on in the bureau OF Indian
'sa'is under the direction OF the new
..psnmsssioner 8 Robert G. Valentine. The
~ \, anu time- -honored methods of indlrec-
~, ~ anu clrcumlocution so dear 10 the
w oi The ordinary government official
;Ivlhg rapidly "scrapped" by the
ssrpuoh OF carefully reasoned business
.samLdtlon rivaling I'm efficiency Il we'll
2aueled bank. II is the wise applica-
81 INC psychology Of modern busl-
c"E,0,ernm !" EeoS,ernmcntal affairs. As planned
n ,S,soIlhinissloner Valentine. it Is the
MIL ,Si,ins OF brains by means OF RESPONSE
81. 20 ihal absolutely the best there is
f,s ,icrk: head OF division or a field
r,,s %r,, WIN be devoted TO his work and
-. 9ls IN results-the measure of sue
tssr,ipJu ipurlng the few months which MT.
,sI.a sdIepune me, has been commissioner hls
IA task has been the creation and
os'p"ns OF personnel 1T TO tackle sue
ss,' me great problems OF the bu-
n M undian affairs and il is a. task
M '"en nc Is being emlnently success
,ns new commissioner OF Indian affairs
~, ue idea firmly fixed In his mind
| IAN eas as personnel OF n government bu-
| ,fr .haoe Nn DC made. and OF patriotic neces-
-, Sin"'u i'u ne, as eitcieDt as that OF
| kn,s ~, nank or large mercantile
l h ibs while this idea comes as shock
sh~ army or rcd tapers and does vio-
I III Tue general opinion OF govern
1 ~ business methods. yet Mr.. Nalen-
1 b a, uoonnding faith In the plan. and
hi,i. tue results OF his work more than
eo II ns iaith, Mr. Valentine Will tell
/ lhl Al 'Vu nave the good luck TO catch
n ths oro ,u3se rare times when he has
n - InSIusu 10 talk about himself. that
n y ish ind,,.h, problem consists Of somc 800. :
y nsiIorp punl g problems--every ward OF
oni,i lg n case by himself-and that
sansIhI1, through the cultivation Of re-
\ lRo sa., IN every member Of the In
\ 1e bs ds sice that the quality OF brains
i Nm ~ otpestloped nt 10 cope with stu
err,sn,,im many intricacics and profound
tsi M ~ and that is tho rcasor
'ntam valentino has rcorganIzed The
~ h,si. indian affairs upon the Dusi
4 'iuceS 70 OF n great bank. Routine !:
4 tran.oaa a minimum. and the work j;
III ID alonsea mat !; Is n constant demand
skales tpon the brains o; his sCbor'
has br,iut nut calls :or the best there Is II
'I pe h,,n. The most humble cnplo;c;
Ig nut. n.Vedu no longer fcclJ himsel
\ tal mr. S ,:oGtine cog in vast govern
ki nucnlne; lie Is made To rcallz,
>I,N We ls a neccsaary initiative Eorc,
hponsihIs Jurisdictloa and is pclsonau:
IIS Je l9T TIA very best results ti!a
et rsoned s"ou,ined from his work. Tha
III ecret OF Mr.. Valentines sGccnss
cornerstone o. Now Policy.
;ia .SnSloil'Iy M 20" results-that Is PC:
IA noi, cornc:Stono ot Mr.. Valentine
sae is M the Indian bureau, an'
,a,aero" "'lllhg Ike It to trnnaIovn clocl
H tH tnaraa ,a strap hange:Y Into anhi
81 h ,hn sec worEors, both NJ Tie desl
4 bow "Y lichi. Here Is a lite :nstanc
\ pHe .,rr'e 'e theory works in practice
WI Eeporo,cc MO superintendent cent d
! ~ br,G;S;.nl The ;ians he had made for
~ or,,,iInp. Among ;he spectflcliioa
|cth 10 s,., io- thrco mant-, pieces
\ |,,psnyef fos' u $50. Those items Or n~opHae
~ the o,Mnere challenged as ex.".:yncia
II ''ucia' whose duty IL vas 10 uas