Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-22
SURVEYORS FIX BOUNDARIES
Kinkaid Introduces Bill for Funds
to Continue Work.
MANY DISPUTES ARE SETTLED
Much Trouble IN sixth District
ARISING from Uncertainty Of Ola
Marks VIII Sc Obvinted ~
This work a. Done.
CFrom a staff correapondenlI

tFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec. I.-CSpeclal Tele-
gram. )-Confusion over ihe location Of
boundary lines Of the public lands IN
Congressman Kinkaids district has led
the member from the Sixth 20 introduce
a bill IN the house today 10 appropriate
$4,000 for a re-survcy of such lands. Mr.
Kinkaid said the measure had the tacit
approval OF the Interior department.
which recognizes the necessity for the re-
surveys contemplated.
Nearly 10000 was expended in this
manner last summer under an appropra-
ton secured by Congressman Kinkaid,
and five corps OF surveyors spent months
IN the field completing surveys under the
direction OF y. b. sweitzer, superinten-
dent OF the survey division OF the land
office. The making OF these surveys was
suggested by Mr.. sweitzer. TO whom great
credit Is due. as Mr.. Kinkald says.
VIII RestOre Lines.
There are IN all between 100 and l7O
townships in the Sixth Nebraska district
which IL Is intended 10 re-survcy under
the provisions OF the present bill, and
twelve corps OF surveyors will be plnced
in the field II the appropriation II made,
as Mr.. Kinksid believes II VIII be. Much
trouble now arising over the uncertainty
OF boundary lines viii be obviated by
these re-surveys, such a. law suits over
the location OF tho fences. settlers
homes and other buildings. etc.
1T is 20 be clearly understood" said
air. Ktnkaid that the re-surveys will
cause no change In boundaries, but will
simply restore the monuments marking
the original surveys under the supervision
OF dlsinterested official experts"
Nebraska Postmasters.
The senate today confirmed the follow
ing appointments OF pOstmRsters In
Nebraska:
Carl a. Anderson. WausH; Ethel Hop
kins. Oakland; Clayton Kellam, Franklin;
Is. II. Mack. Bancroft; Seth w. Wilson.
Wood River; Robert J. Marsh, o'Neill.
brown on Message.
.Commentng on the presidents message
on the wool schedule, Senator Brown
eaid:
The message is good and strong. Il
brings home TO the country and TO con-
aress the fact that the wool schedule OF
the tariff law II 20 be revised downward,
stnd that the revision will be based on
the facts as aSeertained by a nonparti-
san board OF experts. I do not believe
the politicians in congress will be able
20 defeat the recommendation OF tho
president for lower duties in accoroBlce
with the facts reported by the board"
First InstaIIment Deferred.
senator Norris Brown In reply 70 his
endorsement OF the North Platte valley
water Users associations contract sug-
liesied by them to the Department OF the
anterior, has been advised by the depart.
ipent that the draft OF public notice IL
now under consideration by the depart
incnt. which. " issued, will defer the
time when the first installment becomes
due for the lands heretofore opened TO
Irrigation under the said project and will
also permit payments 10 be made in
graduated inssallments
New Postal savings Banks.
Postal savings banks will be estab-
llshed January II as follows.
Nebraska-Ci Grant. Shelby, Utica.
lowa-Delta, hedrick, Lime springs,
Nation. TABOR.
seutn Dakota--'Geddes. Leola, Montrose.
oming-Encampment.
The following postofflces will be be.
come presidential on January / and the
salaries postmaster will receive will be
az follows: Bigstone City. g. D., 81, 100;
lrabel, s. d., Si2OO: Memo. s. d., s., 100;
Newell, s. D., si.6oO; Timber Lake, 8. d.,
Sl.s0o; Viborg, 8. D., A.eoo; wolsey, 81 900.
Thomas w. Blackburn OF Omaha was
in the senate galleries TO hear the dis
cunsion on the Russian treaty. Mr.
blackburn, who has been In Annapolis
TO see his son In the naval academy, left
last evening Tor Omaha.