The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
Declare res He's Not a
Gutter and Will See
Fight to Its End,
SPENDS DAY WITH
TAFT AT BEVERL Y
Reorganization of Reclamation
Service Observation-Disclosures
Of Newell Not Provided For.
Conservation Policy to Be
Continued other Call
ers on President.

Beverly. Mass, July 5.-The reor-
ganization OF the reclamation service
was discussed at a conference between
President Taft and Secretary of the
Interior Eallinger here tonight. AL
though no official information could
be obtained, 1t was freely reported In
Beverly to- night that the future plans
for reclamation work do not include
the retention of Fred II. Newell as
the director Of that service!
IT is known that Secretary Ballinger
long has regarded Mr. Newell as in
imicable to his plans for the reclana- :
tion service. Mr.. Newell has openly
opposed by Ballinger, and Mr.. Ballinger
in turn has publicly stated that he did
not regard Mr.. Newell as the man
for the place occupied by him. Just
when and how Mr.. Newell is going
could not be learned
Secretary Ballinger left for Wash
ington ght. He will remain there
a few days and then start on long
trip through the West, during which
ne will visit number of 1nSian re-
serves, and probably look after some
of the reclamation projects now under
way. His trip, including q brief rest
at his home in Seattle, will occupy
from six weeks to two months.
Not Quitter.
Wnen Secretary Ballinger alighteo
from the train here this morning ne
was met by the usual crop of igna.
ton rumors 81 am not a gutter. he
said. "and never have been. did not
bring resignation with me and wiil
not leave one behind
After he had lunched and conferred
with the President Mr.. Ballinger was
told of later rumor that he would
resign after the special congressional
investigating committee had mSis its
report. The only suggestion OF a res
ignation that came in reply was the
secretary's smile.
II am In this fight and / am goins
TO see 1t through he said.
The recent mithd raw ais Of ws va ter- r
power sites. rnospnate ane pesfoi is ss.li itI
lands, by the President, covering mora
than $1,000. 900 res4in various States
and the two Territories, were discussed
with the President by Secretary Bal
iiuger.
the secretary, I'VE VIII continue the
conservation policy in every essential
detail. AT the same time the Presi-
dent proposes that an opportunity for
development shall be given"
Secretary Baliinger said tonight
that he haG prepared the instructions
for the board of engineers appointed
cation projects. which are to be COM
pleted under the s90.oo0,00o issue of
certificates of Indebtedness
Mr.. Ballinger made 1T plain that
while the army engineers will have tho
say as to which projects shall be com
pleted. the actual work of construc-
ton will be done by the field force Of
the reclamation service, under the SUI
pervision of the director. General Will
liam L. Marshall the engineer officer
appointed last week as consulting en-
gineer to the reclamation service. will
of course, be an important factor in
the work.
Reports that complete reorganiza-
ton OF the Interior Department might
follow the secretary's visit to Beverly
are said to be entirely without foun-
dation. Mr.. Ballinger declared that
nearly all divisions of the departm ent
are in excellent shape
Bureaus in Shape.
The Patent Office is practically auto
true of the Pension Office The Ind ian
Office and the Land Office. the Secre.
tary declared, are moving along
Smoothly and are IN good hands. The
Land Ofice always is deluged with
work. and Just now is under the
greatest ressure.
AS a matter of fact Ballinger prac-
tically eliminated all branches OF the
department. from consideration save the
reclamation service.
Associate Justice Oliver Wendell
q Holmes. of the United States supre me
Court, whose summer home is only a
day on a shopping trip. He did not
see the President. His visit had abso.
lutsly nothing to do with the vacancy
on the Supreme Court bench Justice
II dimes will attend the Fuller funeral
services at Sorrento Tomorrow
1t had not been determined this,
morning whether Pres1d ent Taft would
be able to make the trip. The Presi-
dent playes golf to-day with CAPITA in
Butt at Myopia.
In addition to Secretary Ballinger
the President had as callers this af-
ternoon PayInaster-Gener Whipple,
of the army: Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Beekman Winthrop, and Rep
resentatlve John Dwight, the Republi-
can whip" of the House.
Mr. Winthrop had a number of de-
tails of the Navy Department to take
up with the President. Representative
and Mrs. Dwight merely "dropped in"
at everly.
President Taft's "real vacation is to
begin tomorrow No more business
enga gementS are to be made for him