The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
GEN. WIN. l.. MARSHALL NAMED
MiDE CONSULTING ENGINEER
IN EXCLAMATION SERVICE.
Secretary BaiIInGer says the ApPeint-
ment Does Net Indicate Any change
in the Fleld Force, hut It u Believed
Director Newall WIN Have to 60.

wAsHISoToS July That the Ad-
IN inistration IL determined to place army
officers IN charge Of irrigation works
building in the West was indicated in an
announcement made to-day by X. A.
BalIinger. Secretary of the Interior
Secretary Ballinger made IL known that
he had created the Office Of consulting
engineer in the reclamation service and
that he had appointed Brig Gen William
l. Marshall TO the place Gen. Marshall
retired from the ONCE Of Chief Of En-
gineers Of the Army last month In
statement given to the public Secretary
Ballinger had this to say concerning the
new once:
1T IL known that this is in accord with
the wishes Of tho President and in har-
mony with the plan Of inspection of ex-
lat Ag projects as directed by the recent
act authorizing the issuance 81 oertih-
Gates % indebtedness On init the reclama-
ton fund not exceeding the amount 81
SO. OOo. OOO to complete existing projects
shown to he feasible
Secretary Ballinger emphasized this
observation in his statement:
Gen. Marshalls appointment fioes not
indicate any change in the perscnnel OF
the field force OF the reclamation service.
naamuch as he will have no supervision
or control over the operations OF the
reclamation service nor the designing OF
construction works. Oen. Marshall will
act in an advisory capacity To the Secre-
iarv Of the Interior in tn. work Of COM
pleting reclamation projects.
Willie Secretary BallinRers announce
rnent INDICATES that there IL no intention
immediately tn displaca y. II. Newan.
tha director of the reclamation service.
IL ~ the understanding that much Of his
authority " i'll be usurped by Gen. Mar
shall There il sharp antag onism be-
tween Secretary Ballinger and Director
Newall and the belief IN general that
ultimately MIR. NewalI will he displaced.
Officials Of the Interior Department
.n-ist that there II too much politics in
the reclamation service a. at present
administered. Accordingly President
Taft and his advisers conceived the
idea of assigning army officers to irri-
CATION projects. A bill that authorized
the President to make such details was
gress as a result Of the position Of Senator
Bailey Of Texas.
The bill authorizing the issue of GER
tificates 81 Indebtedness to the extent
~ t2D OO 90 to enable the Government
To proceed with work on Western prof.
ecis provided that the plans for re-.
clamation works hereafter shall he passed
on by hoard Of army engineers By
this means and through the appointment
uf Gen Marshall As consulting engineer
the Administration has taken the first
.tep toward transferring the reclama-
tion ssrvic. from the hands Of civil en-
gineers Ia those officers of the army
OpiIion appears To he divided among
Western men a. tn the advisahility Of
d.'silinR army officers for service on
irrigation projects senator Nelson Of
MINI e-ota favorS the plan. He has been
lopg Identifies with river and harbor
legislation. ard sFys that the services
~ rrmy officers an such work has generally
vruyci efficient and that the e u no
reason why the army engineers should
not perform just ~ efficiently on irri-
CATION works.
4 good Zeal OF interest was excited
here to-day in the aunour cement from
Beverly that President Taft hal desig-
mattel George Otis Smith director Of the
theological Survey. a. the temporary
he Of the new bureau Of mines aud
mining. This designation ~ regarded
- a triumph for Secretary Bsllinger
and IL ore 81 the echoes 81 the fsui he
tween Mr. Ballinger ard Clifford PiEchot.
Or 4 Holmes OF th" tschnolog ic
branch 81 IN" geological survey was an
active cAndidat" for tn" place at the head
II the bureau Of mines. He was &C
counted a friend OF Mr. PinChot and is
said tn have taken the side ot Pinchot
ayr inst H. Finger. For this reason hs
was opposed 10y NIT smith. who. u - said
N ado "a protest. against Holmes ap- ,
pointulent Ia Secretary Ballinger There
was opposition To Dr Holmes from
other Sourcrs Representative 1Rwney Of 1
Minnesota -ioutly opposed the appoint !
uIant Of Or Holmes az a result Of the !
sctivity on the part Of Holmes in bringing
influence to tear on the Committee on ,
APPROPRIATIONS for legislation relating
To- tests Of structural material
The indications are that the report on I
the Ballinger- Finchoi C-lsc Mill he com {
Uletrd at Minneapolis on September 5 T.
! he joint committee of Congress that !
- inuuiring into this controversy il
,chsduled 20 meet there on that date /
Nelson. chairman Of the com .
lr,ttH~ iS in Washington going over the ,
records ~ the casn II is the understand |
ng that he il preparing the report that !
vii H. i xn Ell bv ma loTtty IT the Repub- /