Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-10
ANNUAL
REPORT
Secretary G. B., CorteIyou Of De-
partment Of Commerce and
Labor Notes Progress.
ACTIVITIES TREATED
Department Deals With the Great
Concerns Of Our Commercial and
Industrial Life.

Washington, Dec. lU-Ine HrSt an
nual report OF the secretary of CON-
merce and labor wass made public to-
day and gives full account Of the
progress made in the organization of
the department. discusses at consider
able length the work of the various
bureaus, complies with the several
provisions of law relating to state
ments of moneys received and dis
bursed, and makes such comments
and recommendations in regard to
commercial and industrial affairs as
| appear to be warranted by existing
conditions.
The following are extracts from
Secretary Cortelyou's report:
On July 1, 1903, the personnel of the
department comprised 1,2S9 employees
in Washington and 1886 in the coun-
try at large, making a total of 1925.
The appropriations to be expended un-
der the direction of the department
amounted to $9,796,S47.
The smallness of the initial appro-
priations rendered it impracticabie,
in the time between the creation of
the department and the next session
of Congress- to do more than secure
the systematic arrangement and co-or-
dination of the bureaus and branches
brought together. 1t precluded, except
in the most general way, the prosecu-
tion of new lines of investigation or
the development of new plans of ad-
minstration.
The report treats further of the fol-
lowing subdivisions of the activities Of
the department: Bureau of Manu-
factures, Concentration of Marine
Bureaus, Statistical Work, Co-opera-
tion With the Department of Agricul-
ture, Division of Foreign Tariffs, Pub
lications, Character of Reports,
Bureaus of the Department, BureatrSf
Manufactures, Bureau of Corporations,
Bureau of Labor, Light House Board,
Bureau of the Census, Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, Bureau of Statistics,
Steamboat Inspection Service, Bureau
of Fisheries, A National Aquarium,
Preservation of Alaskan Salmon Fish
cries, Salmon Pack of 1908, Alaskan
Fur Seal Service, Bureau of Naviga-
tion, American Shipping in Foreign
Trade, Panama Canal, Capture of Pri-
vate Property at Sea, Trade With the.
Philippines, Bureau of immigration.
Naturalization, Bureau of Standards
and subjects allied to these
In concluding his report the secre-
ta1y says:
"The department deals with the
great concerns of commercial and in
dustrial life. To be of service to
these interests it must have their
hearty cooperation and support. 1t
must be progressive, but at the same
time conservative. 1t must not devil
ate in its course from the pathway of
justice, strict and impartial. 1t must
be nonpartisan in the highest and
broadest sense 1t must recognize no
as between the affiuent or
powerful and the humblest citizen. II
It attempts to occupy field that prop
erly belongs to private endeavor it
Will inevitably fail to realize the high
hopes of it's present we'll wishers. 1t
must adhere rigidly to the lines mark
ed out since the foundation of the
government for federal agencies in ex-
ecuting the will of the people. If these
general principles are made effective
if conservative and impartiality,
coupled with ever-increasing eficien-
cy, mark its administration, l cannot
but believe that this new department
will become a mighty influence for
good in our commercial and industrial
affairs