The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-26

both. The commissioner of corpora
tons will publish reports on the fnanc-
ing and workings of trusts and so
called trusts and will gather data
which may aid the president in recon-
merding laws to further remedy the
trust evils
The new branch of the department
next in Importance is the bureau of
manufactures. The salary of the chief
is fixed at $4,000. This functionary will
develop manufacturing interests and
viii! seek markets for manufactures at
home and abroad \ new official of the
state department will submit to the
bureau of manufactures such reports
of consuls in all foreign lands as rec
ommend markets for American goods
or describe improvements upon Ameri-
can methods.
The third new branch is the bureau
of statistics, which combines the Du-
reau of statistics, taken from the treas
ury department, and the bureau of for
eign commerce. detached from the state
department: This bureau will do the
difficult and complicated statistical
work of the department.
One of the most important functions
of the department will be the protec-
ton of marine commerce. The bureau
with the greatest personnel will be
that in charge of the lighthouse, es-
Enlistment, on whose pay rolls are
nearly 5000 men.
The commissioner of navigation will
decide all questions relating to the
iissue Of registers. eHafellaaents, licenses
of vessels and the collection and re-
funding of tonnage taxes. He will
also have power to change the names
of vessels, and will be required to pre-
pare annually a list Of ships.
The supervising inspector general of
steam vessels will administer the
steamboat inspection laws.
The coast and geodetic survey bu-
reau will prepare mariners charts Of
the entire coast line, survey all of the
rivers to- the head Of tidewater, sound
the oceans depths and study it's great
currents, correct the mariners COM
pass and study disturbances of the
magnetic needle. Apart Nrom its work
in the aid of mariners THIS great scien-
tifc bureau will determine points of
latitude and longitude for the adjust
ment of state boundary lines and sur
veys, measure the height of noun
tains and determine the exact geo
graphical position Of all points in the
country.
= The new department takes over from
the treasury department the admins
tration of affairs relating to immigra-
ton. One Of it's chief bureaus will
revise the immigration regulations
and enforce the alien contract labor
laws. New officers under the new de-
partment will be charged with the
same duties in the enforcement of the
" fell to collectors of customs and in
ternal revenue.
The bureau of labor under the new
will collect and diffuse
useful information on subjects of in
terest to the American laboring man,
to labor, the hours Of labor, the earn
lngs of laboring men and women and
the means of promoting their ma
terial. social, intellectual and moral
This bureau will investi-
gate all controversies between employ
ars and employees which may inter
Fere with the welfare of the public.
The task of taking the census every
ten years will be under the supervision
Of the secretary of commerce and la
Dor, as will also be the statistical work
IF the permanent census recently au-
Ehorized by congress.
The bureau of fish and fisheries will
propagate for the ever hungry public
useful food fishes. including Holsters.