The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-03
HOLMES HEADS
MINES BUREAU
President Announces Appoint
ment of Noted GeOlogist to
New Position.
IS FRIEND OF GARFIELD,
PINCH0T AND NEWELL
Opposition on the Part of See
retary Ballinger Caused
Delay in Acting.

BEVERLY. Mass, Sept. 2.-Prcsi-
dent Taft tonight announced the ap-
pointment of Joseph Austin Holmes of
the geological survey as director of the
new bureau Of mines at Washington.
DR.. Holmes has been selected for the
place some time ago but his appoint
ment was held up, it is understood here,
on the ground that Secretary Ballinger
under whose department the new bureau
is placed, was opposed to him, Mr..
Holmes is the intimate personal friend
of Clifford Pinchot, James r. Garfield
and T.. II. Newell, director of the re-
clamation service, all three of whom
sharply criticised Mr. Ballinger on the
witness stand of the BallingerP Pincbot
inquiry.
Defended by Friends.
II was reported here that Secretary
Ballinger felt DR.. Holmes might have
had hand in what he termed the econ
spiracy" against him, Friends of DR..
Holmes, while admitting the Inter s
close association and friendship with
Messrs. Pinchot, Garfield and Newell,
declared nevertheless that he had taken
no active part in the campaign against
Mr.. Ballinger.
The Endorsement of Dr. Holmes for
the place was almost unanimous. 1t
came from the mine operators and the
miners organizations alike The pur~
pose Of the new bureau is TO investigate
and report upon safety appliances to
prevent the awful waste Of life an
| nually.
The bureau will also make an investi-
| cation looking to the improvement of
| methods In mining.
May Extend Civil Service.
President Taft is contemplating aud
probably will issue soon after his return
TO Washington from Beverly an eXecll-
tive order putting all assistant post
masters and the permanent clerks at
money order postonices under the civil
service.
| Postmaster General Hitchcock recon-.
mended this step to the president some
| time ago, and he has been considering g
it. Today the president talked the mat
ter over with r, II. Dana, president OF
the National Civil Reform League. MI
Taft will take the question up with his
cabinet the latter part of this month
and finally dispose of it. Mr.. Hitchcock
thinks the order Will mark n great i'm
provement in the postal service.
President Taft has a long list of mat
| ters to take up with his cabinet ad
visers, He will reach Washington Sep
tember 21 for ten days stay, and the
cabinet viii be in practically contnu-
Gus session September %, 81 and 90.
Start Postal Savings.
President Taft Will take up with his
cabinet in Washington the final plan:
for putting the postal savings banks in
operation, He will discuss the estimates
for the coming year with the heads OF
the various departments and try Il
hold them down wherever possible. The
economy plans for conducting the vari
Gus departments and the best means OF
using the 100000 appropriation for tho
improvement of business methods alsc
will be discussed.
There Is little or no chance that
President Taft will make any speeche!
during the coming campaign. He ha;
declared that his letter to Chairman
Mckinley of the Republican congres
sional committee accurately states al
that he has to say Of the issues.
The president will speak before tn,
National Leaague of Republican club!
af New York along general lines.
Foster p. Brown of Tennessee, at
torney general of Porto Rico took ny
several matters affecting that island
with the president. He also discussed
the political situation in Tennessee.
Tomorrow afternoon the presiden
starts from Boston to st. Paul where b,
is to deliver an address at the nationa
conservation congress Monday morn
INC.