The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-06
GENERAL MARSHALL
APPOINTED ENGINEER
WILL BE HEAD OF RECLAMATION
DEPARTMENT TO THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.

Washington. July 5.-Brigadier Gen
eral William H. Marshall, who recently
retired as chief OF engineers of the
army Saturday was appointed con-
sultng engineer of the department OF
| the interior in the reclamation service.
position created by Secretary Bal,
/ llnger. to assist him in solving the
engineering problems involved in com
pleting reclamation projects now un-
/ der way.
While the appointment comedies
with the policy of the administration
in taking all possible advantage of
the technical training and experience
of the army engineers in the nam
moth task Of reclaiming the arid and
semtard regions OF the country, it
was said at the interior department
| ,hat the new office will not supplaut
/ f. II. Newell, director Of the reclama-
| n n service, whose fate had been tn
| subject OF much speculation ever
since the lines We're sharply drawn
between the Garfield and Ballngar
administrations OF the department. It
was explicitly stated that General
Marshalls appointment did not !ndi-
cate any change in the personnel o.
! the field force Of the reclamation sery-
| ice inasmuch as he would have no
supervisory control over the opera
| tins OF the service nor the designing
of construction work. He would act
It was stated, in an advisory capacity
to the secretary of the interior on the
| work of completing reclamation prof.
ects under the provisions of the act
Of June %, last authorizing the issu
ance of $40 ,0OO, 600 of certificates of in
debtedness for that purpose.
! The creation of the new positiCh
was in accordance with the wishes of
the president and was In harmony il
was stated, with the riin Of inspec.
| Il II of army engineers OF existing rec.
lamation projects as provided by the
new law. That act provides for the
appointment OF board OF five ens;-
neers TO be designated from the en- H.
nCer corps of the army to inspect the
reclamation work reporting directly to
the president. Mr. Taft has the ap-
pontment of this board now under
consideration. The board will serve
in an advisory capacity while Gen
aral Marshall will occupy similar
relation to the secretary OF the inter.
ior. Director Newell of the reclama-
tion service in response t-day said he
thought the appointment OF General
Marshall a good thing, and believed
it would expedite the work
The more experienced men we get
the BETTER he added He said that
! Secretary Hitchcock had adopted a
similar course during his adminst~a-
tion when he appointed as consult
ing engineer c. Il. Grunsky of the 18TH,
mian canal commission
General Marshall, when in his new
! position, receives a salary of $500
yearly, was placed on the retired list
OF the army June If, last, after dis.
| tinguished career He was famous for
his discovery of Marshall Pass across
| the Rocky mountains. and the gold
| placers Ui Marshall Basin Of the San
Miguel river in Colorado. He partic-
pated in the construction OF levees IN
Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas
supervised the work on the Hennepin
canal for ten years and on fortihca-
tions near New York, as well as nu.
merous engineering projects conduc. ed
by the army.