Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-13
NEWELL WILL
STICK TILL
FIRED
RECLAMATION SERVICE
DIRECTOR STANDS PAT.
n WIN Not Resign is Flat
Footed Statement Plans
Progress 10 Put Amy En-
gineers III Charge Of Service.

Especial Carfeseondsncs "a Morning JournaiI
washington. July il-AifhSaEh no
oficlai statement Has given out az ne
department of the interior. u can be
stated a-ufnorliatiyely that Secretary
n. A. BaiInger ana the president have
made definite arrangements for the
separation Of r n. Newell director of
The reclamation division, from the gov
ernmen service. The friction be~
ireen BaiIlngcr and Newell has been
no secret for a long time. The hecre-
iafv hiss commended that Neweil WAS
not the man 10 ron reclamation WORK.
and Newell has not tried to hide his
hostility 10 Haiilnesr. Bnl Newell VIII
no resign lie d let NE friends ~
Washington know that II be goes out
OF the service he will have 70 be put
OUT. For a long time he mas had o
flatterinE uffer to ENTER the service OF
q Mig concern int he hiss preferred %
remain IN thu government service un-
III busted. FOLLOWING the removal Of
Newell. the Taft aliinser policy Of
handing the reclamation service over
20 the arnay enelcefs will b. gradp-
ally and surely worked out
When interviewed today Ballinger
declined 10 discuss any details Of the
removal of Newell II WAS said that
the resignations Of Newell ana Davis,
ane OF the prominent field engineers,
had been drawn up in the interior de-
parfanent awaiting the psychological
moment. Newell made IL clear today
that II he il to 10 he viii have 70 he
discharged. y viii not resign, Mas
the snort. emphatic statement with
which Newell met an queries on this
point made by your correspondent
The changes IN the reclamation SER
vice will probably begin when the new
artny board conpcnes IN his city about
Jniy 20. Davis had = tong cousulia-
ion with Ballinger. and n - be-
uevod details for the retirement OF
Davis we're then arranged. Davis
said that naillnger vas the n 20
give out any particulars.
n win take the army officers about
d year 20 get ia touch with al the de-
tails Of the various reclamation pfo-
jecls. and then, n Is believed that
such absurd departmental orders as
that placing an EMBARGO on the waters
~ the upper Rlo Grnnde and its ffih-
sfssies under the plea thar they are
needed ~ the EnRle dam although
fhey never reach IL. viii be revoked
There Il the greatest uneasinesH and
anxiety among an Ia the reclamation
bureau ~ to who viii be cropped ana
Who. IL n Will remain
The new army board VIII AZ nef
take over one W the most important
fpnc,ions ~ the reclamation service
tnst ~ beading upon which projects
the $4,000 600 bon issue IL 20 be
spent. Besides the hoard. General
Nafahali. newly appointed consulting
engineer of the service. will act ~ Bal
iinger'A private representative INA mat
tiers relating 10 the service. and II y
expected thar ln this capacity ne vii
fariy take over ne bulk OF NewelFi
authority.
.-hefe j. a good deal Of speculation
in the service az 20 how long Newer
ean stand up under this undermining
process. All that can be- said today %
tiat be Is sim resolved 20 stick s.
out" Ballinger Is on his " a 20 In
epect many reclamation projects. in'
Guiding the Roosevelt and Engie dams
lie win also visit the different Indian
nrencies on his q home 20 Seattle