| Show WHAT AN INDIAN DIAN AGENCY IS ITS PURPOSE IN GENERAL AND ITS SPECIAL FUNCTION F TOR OR TIM THE AND THE IN IM UTAH tribune IN white nooks hocks utah oct SC 20 liow many people who pick up it a dally daily news 4 paper hapl r find and road read A that hat such an occurrence transpired at such an indian a aye T qc fa or pat tj a diey ws aa 11 I 1 t the va scene celle of 0 a on n exciting council I 1 today oday or that the indian police from such en an agency made a majd on oil bootleggers boot way today t all common enough items really can picture to themselves mat can ln irn aguno what the term I 1 indian agency actually implies unless the individual in question has personally nallY or had described to him an agency but few can imagine the organization andi and routine necessary to carry on this ono one of tho the governments largest find and most necessary obliga obligations tiong the providing tor for and protection ot her words the indian agency or of today Is net the result ot of on air movement ot of nit an mind along lines totally at variance A w tit its training as aa so many suppose it Is not the result ot of the whims of 0 the secretary of tho the interior who may be land and usually iq is entirely unacquainted with ith the subject with vi which lluch lii lie has to d deal e ai in the indian andl in question there never ne C yet van mall ft a secre taa daiy y N who ho trusted to his hid own know knowledg ledl a in the running or organization of 0 lui an age agency D cy all ali this la is ft a natural growth I 1 the ih outcome of 0 years of experience with tile hie conditions and hah h surround each individual Y I 1 in general organization all agen agencies clos are established along uniform lines and amt according to the pattern demon pirated by exper experience lence to do the greatest amount of 0 good tit at tile the least expense tito the gentral general plan ll ii to have an agent clivy ho resides generally at tho file agency one two or even more clerks clerics scoot ding to the size and importance of 0 the agency afat ncy farmers fan ners to teach the indians indiana husbandry blacksmiths to keep hec p tire the Ind indians lans farming implements wagons homes hoes feet beet etcetera in service BI vice aide able order carpenters to build their ileum houses and fences wheelwrights wheel wrights to keep the running pear gear of 0 in good shape and in short all hii tho the necessary nw essary employees to assist tire tho indiana lit in their upward march toward that goal ot of which the government has end endeavored elvored by precept and example to tealla them civilization it Is indeed toward this ultimate goal that all of 0 the indian Is today tending the dawes bill which tales lakes its namo name from rom the man who iho fathered it and I 1 which aich v was as T sed about I 1 1888 lays dov down n the hole indian polly policy or of our government as practiced today it t provides tor for the allotment tribal separation patent in tee fee simple dimple and finally the right of 0 suf in logical and not too loo rapid a succession u aces P on and it thus lays dom down n the fact act that tile the indians are expected to lo become amalgamated and absorbed in the great gibat mosses masses ot of our own a lace lee land and that another hundred years will III see poe th the end ot of them as a separate people this his has ever eve r been tho the fate ate of 0 a weaker meaker nation dwelling among a stronger ot of prisoners ot of war on 1 l perpetual parole bling in title lie m midst 1 d lit of 0 their captors it Is perfectly logical and just juat that such should be the fato fate or of our own american indians indiana I 1 we frequently hear complaints ot of the I 1 unsettled policy of our government cover in denting with their wards Is ll IL not time that some eom person familiar with the subject should talie take up tho the matter and refute the charge how an enlightened individual who Is supposed to have investigated the matter and all writers on any subject fire are supposed to do that can in the elie face of t IV what hat has been done since isis find and what hat Is in now being accomplished attempt to substantiate Mant late such ouch absurd statements Is almost incredible and yet wo vs see flee it done frequently but this hits Is not describing an agency in addition to the regular employees enumerated led above each agency has haa its own particular needs according to the nature of tho country the method of 0 sustaining tle the indians ul whether lether by weekly meekly or monthly issue or by simply on an annuity and the aid of tile the farmers provided by the department rind and the character of the people surrounding the reservation for example tample ei under the first lead head we wa find at the uintah land and ouray agencies two employers employees designated as overseers oversee over seerA rb of 0 ditches whose duty Is as an their designation implies to look after and care for the irrigating ditches to put in fl flukes flumes repair breaks and mako make what extensions are necessary and possible each year ara zo also horam at each of these agencies agen cli chobo duty it Is to look after the agency horses and what cattle tire are brought in by the cont contractor r to supply su p my the weekly issues ora on tate the other h hand and the omaha and winnebago Winne baso ngen agencies cles in nebraska braska nc have no such auch employees their belne being no n need ee d tor for them alic m since the land Is watered no b by Y rainfall and thero there are no weekly eissed at sull still other agencies the conditions condition s demand and recell e yet other templo another important factor in agency work to id the school at nearly it if not quite every agency in tile the united states slates and there are fifty aldy elix of them in an all there Is established a boarding school which Is under unum tho the direct control ot of the agent through a a superintendent I 1 who ho la Is under civil service rulings BS B a S are tor for that matter all other oilier employees in the indian aenice exE excepting epting the commissioner assistant commis eloner and agents often when the I 1 agency embraces the reservations of 0 more than one tribe tilbe or band separate schools are established on each of tho the reec this Is the ccase case liere here tho the uintah and ouray ager are some thirty five miles apart but tor for the sake rake of co economy onomy they are consolidated under one agent who vallo resides h ere e anti and there are two separate and ca distinct school w with ith teachers teach cra superintendents mat nations I 1 ons cooks lor for the by boys 14 achels a and nd as elb tanta in many cages where they at aio necessary essary on account count of t tile the attendance the th capacity of these schools la 13 about one hundred for each cacti institution lul but ibey ibay ale aie seldom filled for the reabon son the ute have not yet been brought to the of the feces city alty for education in inor order lr to unto their th e fr blood and re bast th the cn crip oro of disease ll rae and crime alch will kurtly tend tac nd to clause their final disappearance in the realms realm of 0 f it 1 riot not re resisted ested rut blut the th laid indan an school question la a L broad ono one and ono one flememing clem eming of d I 1 a a discussion C by itself BO 0 should nut not lo be 10 handled heie on account O of lack of 0 space in chich alch to do it jus ju uco we have by this time become acquainted quain ted nith the people of sri an an agency let it us ua now took look at their dwelling places an and d the 0 ther other Indi spin mable structures turca of tie the little setti ement and ere re v A hither hether or not the metal ex exile ile and daily toll gain lecorn jenme pl through the salaries paid by tin the Govern me t tor for their hire at white necks the first building that a ditore dy the vay As these traders aro are another adjunct to agency life shieh alch la is not unimportant they a ar ro a appointed by the commissioner of indian af folio falin and aion ul n giving bond to the of 1000 to tho the government are licensed to sell on th the specified rem reh er erv atlon for one year or duling good behavior buforo 0 focal the of the regime 0 of I 1 army anny officers as aa agents which took place during the first year of Cl clevelend evelond ty lat last admi niti atlon it was customary for tile the traders to be charged with each Ad adminta mints tro llon but the men who were trading whon hen ilia army assumed control ct cf the lh various agencies have bay e generally been retained for the reason re 0 that hat t th the ne new w land had no in I 1 el cal obal gati vinat to pay a as had their sora zt it may be accepted now that the th trader rade who has hag AL JIM firm hold at an agency which ham haa en an army oll fleer r for or nn an agent iq 1 almost certain to letalu let ain ills ilia it lie he la is halfway half way ay moral and disposed to comply avith ath the regular llona of the d department epa 17 ment tor for aea el eat though tire officer be Ms ilia suc BUC cossor brine b ax another military man wm will adt are as I 1 a rul ul e to ch change tenders ders bog E rt t baal 0 o tho the narrative from this posing passing by tile the traders gradei a store on air our left we ie ume come opposite to 14 a luree large red building on oil the other aide file of the road read tills this la Is tile the granary elicio tile the ind indian 1 beat oats oala and frequently nour flour are kept next on oil our itt ft ne me see another trading store an and pa by its ejde aide stands the agency office tile tho back part ol of which la Is used as a tor for the star age of groceries and gnei ed provisions issued weekly to tile inc indians on the other side ot of the ollace and commissary is 19 another lat laige go bul ding dine which Is a storeroom toro for hardware such midi as aa stoves knives los log chains ax axes bolts hinges glase blasa and in short all articles which tire are ne needed e ded about the hie house or nold or log og cak camp ll 11 il all or ft these articles are purchased out cut of 0 the In lanie on on n money arid and bre are in no ila v way ity it 0 burden on the taxpayers of the nation gallon here another tangent tall to tire iho general line may ira be taken take n I 1 it t Is ca 0 popular and general er lor for that all indian goods and supplies are gifts from tire hie government there n neica e N or we was 9 arc greater ater error made tor for not lot one single thins thing does the ilia government pay lor for v alch the hie indian himself consumes despite tre treaties atleS to help sup poll schou ls despite promises prom laes to pay certain sums annually the government has not kept its w vord in one bingle instance star ce that I 1 tin am an alvaie ale 0 and cone so whatever iuppo it the indians ever receive Is paid tor for by s out of 0 the interest on the genei al funds which all of 0 tho the tribes have on deposit with the Tica treasurer surer 0 f tile hie united states stales and the gre great tt sums grains which are amplo annually tor for their support lee are all eaten up in the salaries sU arles 0 of the caal 4 and clerks of the service these are facts acts which can be readily veri verified fical I 1 by reference to the records ot of tho treasury department at washington to again resume across a narrow r roadway adway 0 from the building last mentioned and facing toward the oily post of 0 fort duchesne in other oilier words at right an analei gle with the buildings previously described stand the black blacksmith salil and car carpenter penter shops aid aldr by side able and on the same front and just inside a picket fence ence which encloses a regular mexican plaza la Is the doctors residence and onice office and farther archer down land and near the center ot of the plaza on the east mile stands the he agents houpe houe eack back of and to the lert left of 0 this are employees houses and diagonally across the placa about one hunched yards away stands abarge a large and commodious barn for or the it agency ency stock it may be here me mentioned n thili led that the plaza above spoken of 0 Is cai carpeted poled with kentucky blue gross crass and an surrounded by large e cottonwood trees I 1 which aich lend en an air ot of green freshness thoroughly refreshing to tile the w weary ea and jaded traveler r who fl indis n 19 himself here alter after the long lonc hot dusty summer drive front from price across us the he alkali pl plains tins and sand heaps of 0 that sect section on i some quarters ot of ft mile from the arency proper 1 Is tile school plant there are arc three main buildings and a laundry two of the former are ot of brick and tho the remaining ore on and laundry are arc 0 of rame the total cost 0 of f tile buildings was about and they are arc excelle excellently attly arranged for or convenience yen veni lence ence anti and comfort there Is a sawmill at the agency which turns ou out t most of tile the lumber used in n the vicinity both tor for the agency buildings and the indian houses none of which latt latter are put up every year when hen in use li mill employs eleven men mostly indians who draw a dy day run nun by the so same e power as tile the sawmill saw mill is 1 a flour mill which chich stands close by this grinds the indian wheat and makes V a quality of hour flour superior to not most mills lit in the neighborhood and now we have come to the seen scene of so BO many exciting and momentous discussions abe ali council house in the old school across s the plaza directly opposite tao to the al agents ent shouse house la Is a large laree room formerly used aved u as an assembly W in bly 11 hall 1111 11 head hald backless wooden benches ben clies till fill the room and are arranged round around the wall and it ft Is on these that the indians sit through the long tedious arguments invariably occur when and discussion Is in progress at one end la Is tile hi agents desk desh land and beside it Is one tor for his big clerk who he generally records reco r ds all nie rne tUnes tIngs 0 of any importance the plan generally followed at the majority of the agencies aen cles billith regard to holding I 1 these ine etin between the agent and hla his charges Is to hold bold each year a general meeting or convention of the elie tribe to elect a council of fr from ont rix to twelve members to serve during live die succeeding year these men aro arly vested with the right to act tor for and on behalf of the tribe on all matters pertaining to their concerted intel eats as a tribe and whatever what evir documents they sign in their off iclal capacity cap are recognized by law us as being binding on the whole tribe this me method thod of dealing with the tribe through their selected IV representatives Is as aa advantageous as our own system of obtaining the voice ot of the elie whole people through their own representatives in C congress angress on gress and it ha has 3 thy the selfsame self same advantages too at present there iq i no such euch system flygt in vogue here heie it having been customary la in abe past lor for all matters to be disc discussed used in open capen council of the tallio or those who alba choose to attend however it Is that a council will bo be duly elected as aa soon as consistent with that Is as soon ai hie lie utes of this section can be brought broucht to the tha realization that the he present system Is too ponderous tor for tile the quick ac of business the these a indians are very conservative an and d hard to turn out 0 of beaten paths patha abid an d hence it may be some time lime before huch buch an election Is 18 consummated and it may he be baked asked what do the people who live at it this creaty out of oc tho the way place do to a mauve amuse themselves ily friend all they y work mork who ever heard of 0 a man I 1 coary 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