The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1913-02-14

the case before him was that IL mad
lent interest TO what otherwise might
have been very dull afternoon. AS
to acting in the matter, the secretary
said he first would find out definitely
what the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway company proposes to do in
the way of extending its line to Cart
er. He did not think it would be wise
to anticipate the building of the ex-
tension. He will learn definitely from
the president of the road.
Secretary Fisher said the mere fact
that some interest or some individual
would be benefited by the location of
the land office at a certain point
would not deter him from locating it
at that point if he was convinced that
this point was the proper place for it.
,'he hearing was the result of let
ter written January 30, by Senator
Crawford to Secretary Fisher, in
which the senator said he understood
that the proposed location of the land
Office at Carter was TO be reward to
the sons of Frank d. Jackson, former
governor of Iowa, for an alleged at
tempt to defeat Dean Sterling for the
United States senate, and that Sena-
tor Gamble and Congressman Burke
and Martin would unite in an effort to
bring this about.
Senator Crawford cent copy of
this letter TO President Taft, saying:
q think you ought to know what the
real influences are back of scheme
of this kind"
The president made the following
notation upon the corner of the Craw-
ford letter: "Refer to Senator Gam
BILE and Representatives Burke and
Martin. w. H. T."
Photographic copies of the Craw-
ford letter then were taken at the
White House and the senior senator
and the two representatives each re-
ceived one.
In his communication to Secretary
Fisher, Senator Crawford said he had
Just received information regarding
the proposed establishment of new
land Office at Carter, and he consider
ed it his duty to protest against the
making of such an order. This was
in view of the kind of influences which
have been brought to bear in the
mat er, he said, Secretary Fisher, at
the request of Senator Gamble, call
ed the hearing for this afternoon and
also at his request, invited Senator
Crawford and Representatives. Burke
and Martin to be present.
Senator Gamble made brief open
ing statement, pointing out upon a
map of South Dakota the location of
Carter, and saying it would be more
convenient to the new land that will
be opened to settlement than Gregory
is, and that Chamb berlsiin had outlived
its usefulness as location for land
Office. He denied the imputations
against himself contained in the letter
Of Senator Crawford, and said he had
not been candidate for the senate
before the legislature.
Senator Crawford said there was
nothing in the letter he desired to re-
tract He exactly declated the Jack
son brothers were engaged in throw
ing out fish nets TO fleece suckers;
that the whole scheme was bunco
game, aud that the jackson brothers
were in cahoots with the Northwest
ern road. The movement is con-
spiracy, the senator continued, to
disregard the rights of the people who
will be living there long after the
Jacksone, who would skin them, have
folded their tents like the arabs and
silently stolen away. AS to Carter,
the senator said it contained few
stragglers. possibly ten people. in
cluding half breeds. 1t is located,
he said. seventeen miles across the
burning prairie from railroad.
Representative Burk said there was
no foundation for the statement con-
tanned in Senator Crawford's letter.
He never had heard that the J acksons
haye swirdled anyone; on the other
hand. he knew they were high class
business men who had done great
deal toward developing the Rosebud
country. He told of haying them as
guests at the table when he had the
honor of entertaining President Taft
at Pierre, He suggested to the Sec
retary that the location of land Of
fee should not be political question
and should he located with the view
of doing the greatest good to the
greatest number.
"If vas in an ADMINISTERS tive ca
pacity and thought the railroad was
going to be extended to Carter
would establish it there" Mr.. Burke
said.
II thought you'd land there" COM
mented Senator Crawford,
| Mfr. Burke sug1ested to Secretary