Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16
FOR BETTER RESULTS
Effort to Prevent Duplication
in Work.
COMMISSION CHOSEN
APPOINTED TO CONSIDER COM
PILATIoN OF STATISTICS.
Aim of Secretary Cortelyou of the De-
partment of Commerce
and Labor.
COMMISSION CHOSEN

statistical work of the bureaus included In
his department for the purpose of recon-
mending any changes that can be made for
improving this branch of the service. The
commission consists of Mr.. Carroll u.
Wright commissioner of labor, chairman;
Mr.. S. N. d. North of the census bureau,
vice chairman; Mr.. Frank II. Hitchcock,
chief clerk, Department of Commerce, sec
retary; Mr.. James r. Garfield, commission
er Interpretations; Mr.. o. III. Tittmann, su-
perintendent coast and geodetic survey;
Mr.. George NJ. Bowers, commissioner OF
fish and fisheries; Mr.. F. p. Sargent, COM
missioner general of immigration, and Mr..
o. P Austin chief of the bureau of sta
tiStics.
Secretary Cortelyou's Order.
Secretary Cortelyou's order appointing
this commission follows:
My Dear Sir: Section of the act to es-
tabish the Department of Commerce and
Labor provides that the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor shall have control of the
work of gathering and distributing statis-
teal information naturally relating to the
subjects confded to his department, and
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor Is
hereby given the power and authority TO
rearrange the statistical work of the bu-
reaus and offices confided to said depart
ment, and to consolidate any of the sta
tistical bureaus and offices transferred TO
said department.; and said Secretary shall
also have authority to call upon other de-
partmentS of the government for statistical
data and results obtained by them; and
said Secretary of Commerce and Labor may
collate, arrange and publish such statistical
information so obtained in such manner as
to him may seem wise.
l have acquainted the heads of the de-
partmentS and of the several bureaus and
offices concerned with my desire to appoint
a commission to assist me in carrying ont
these provisions of law and other features
of the organic act in any way relating to
them. and have received their assent to the
appointment of the commission in advance
of the actual transfer of some of the
bureaus and offices. l have therefore ap-
pointed the following commission: Mr. Car
roll d. Wright, commissioner OF labor,
chairman: Mr.. S. N d. North, census
office, vice chairman; Mr.. James r. Gar
field, commissioner of corporations; Mr.. O..
Fl. Tittmann. superintendent coast and
geodetic survey; Mr.. Geo H. Bowers, COM
missioner of fish and fisheries; Mr. F. p
Sargent, commissioner general of immigra-
ton; Mr.. o. z. Austin, chief of the bureau
of statistics; Mr.. Frank II. Hitchcock, chief
clerk, Department of Commerce and Labor,
secretary
1t will be the duty of this commission to
investigate and report, for the consideration
of the Secretary, what Encouragement, by
signed by law to any of these bureaus and
oflces VIII result IN an Improvement OF the
service, What Heiu WORK. III any now oeihs
conducted oy any bureaus OF ohices can
De cohsoldated OF dlspenseu WIN what re-
ports, if any, now published, can be con-
solidated or dispensed with, with view to
the elimination of any duplication now eX-
lsuhs III the WoIh vi ,hese pui eauS, W ue
line clearly the leld ana functions OF -each
bureau or office in such manner that no one
shall encrOach at any point upon any other:
ana SeherdIy W ihdhc sucA ieSoiliiiieiiC' 7, :
uohs as may coiniiiehu themselves " .i.e
COMMISSION lot tne oiue,y anu Scieh.'liI
readJustment Oh the worh VI the sew d. u
bureaus ana oInceS oI tIle bepdr theHt VI
commerce ana LABOR.
Inc report OF tne commission may ns
made from time 10 tlIne upon separate
branches OF the 1nVestigation, II deslred. .
but its final report should De submitted at
the earliest practlcaDle date.
1t would greatly 1acintate the proper or
ganfzation OF the department II the com
mission were TO meet at an early GATE as
1t might then be possible 10 accomplish suo-
stantial results before July l.
ro Avoid Dnnlication of Work
.
Secretary Cortelyou hopes that supstah-
tial results may be accomplished before
Julv when he takes over the various
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ou' o'u' .''''' w, ~ 80 ,.',. -
ms department. Inc "ioest scope has oeeh
gwen 1Or tIe WoTh VI tillS coIliiisSioi- IL
will be expected to suggest plan by which
the duplication of work of collecting sta
tstics by the government, so far as the
Department of Commerce is concerned. will
be entirely avoided In the 1utufe ANY I'M
pre- proVemeh's % s,, MAJ h cra rncon,anded % both for
simplifying it and making 1t as compre-
hensive as possible:
some tlme ago fresioeii. hooseVen' ap
,is,iroI ,,,orL nour being done bv We rious
branches of the government now Included
in the new Department of Commerce with
a view of recommendations for the trans
fer of statistical work that can be done
urder the Department of Commerce to
that department
The plans being pursued in relation to
this matter both in respect to the com
mission appointed by the President and by
Secretary Cortelyou. are for the purpose of
perfecting and harmonzing all the sta
tisticaI work of the government so that in
tho future there. will be no duplica tons or
conflicting figures given to the public. Not