The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-10
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government 6elng Outpic.-lne ne
constant draft on the economic force"
OF the geological survey, made by large
mining organizations which offer the
experts much greater salaries than they
can get from the government, is seri-
ously impairing the efficiency OF that
branch of the service, says a survey
report on the investigation of metali-
ferrous ores in 1906 The report adds:
1T Is only by years Of practical expert
ence in the field that the geologist,
however excellent his preliminary
training, becomes competent 10 carry
on independent work in investigating
mining district, and the loss OF
trained men in this work is for a
time irreparable."
Unused Money Correct.-A COM
mittee of experts has just completed
counting all the unused" money in the
vaults Of the comptroller of currency
at the treasury department. In all it
amounted to $4,000, 900. The count
was ordered by Mr. Ridgely, the pres
ent comptroller. In spite OF the fact
that the money in the great vault
where this sort of money is kept has
not been counted for six years, and in
spite Of the fact that during that period
something in excess of three billion
dollars of money has been issued from
the vault, not a cent Of the money was
missing and the accounts as kept by
the bookkeepers Of the issue division
and the count of the committee OF ex-
perts agreed to the cent. Mr.. Ridge
ly was prompted TO order the count be-
cause of the chance thought that long
time had elapsed since the last count
and because of the always present
possibility of sheets Of money going
astray in spite OF the precautions taken
TO prevent it.
Appropriations of Last Congress-
According TO figures just completed by
the clerks OF the appropriations COM
mittees, the total Of appropriations by
the last session of congress was $780,
79S,143 In addition TO these specific
appropriations contracts were authoriz-
ed for public works requiring future
appropriations aggregating SGT 1884, ,349,
of which s49,000,000 is for river and
harbor improvements and $l6,OOO,O0O
for battleships and torpedo boats. The
largest appropriation carried by one
measure was $212 09l 193 by the post
Office bill comparison of the total
appropriations made at the second ses-
sion of the 59th congress for 1908,
1920. 798, ,143, with those of the first ses-
sion of that congress for 1907, $S79,-
5S9, 1856, shows an increase of 4l,20S,-
95S A total of 1898 new government
al positions were created by congress,
the salaries for these places aggregat-
inf $S,S51,759 The additions included
6439 coast and field artillerymen, 1541
seamen, 4770 in the postal service and
500 in all other branches of the public
service. There were 16,434 salaries in
creased. the annual additional cost TO
the taxpayers being $2,949,S52.
President Wants Quiet Summer
Since he returned from jamestown,
President Roosevelt has said with con-
siderable emphasis in private conver-
sation that he now has no new ideas 10
promulgate. and has indicated that he
intends giving the country very quiet
summer. He will lead no agitations
likely to disturb business or industrial
interest. There will be no activity in
the departments which could produce
such results. Ii is even asserted here
that for the next few months there
will be no feverish aggression in new
prosecutions of trusts and OF combina-
tions in restraint of trade. This does
not mean that the President has aban-
doned trust busting, but probably does
mean that he is willing to LET up for
while. lest the present slack times
in business develop into a cessation or
good times. Big men in many quar-
ters have been reiterating 10 the Pres
ident the possibility OF evil effects If
he keeps the captains of industry under
a severe strain all summer. The
change in the Presidents attitude is
noticeable TO those who are around the
White House offices. For five or six
weeks after the adjournment OF con-
gress he was bristling with ideas.
Hardly a day passed that he was not
making news; often he was making
history. He found satisfaction in the
publicity that attended these acts. The
last two weeks the President has
changed his tactics. He is as accessi-
BILE as ever, but does not welcome the
limelight.
Mcclellan Statue Unveiled.-With
appropriate civic and military cere-'
monies and in the presence OF dis
tinguished audience, the heroic eques-
trian statue in bronze OF Major General
! George b. Mcclellan, erected under the
charge of the Army OF the Potomac.
was unveiled here on May ,. Presi-
/ dent Roosevelt made the principal
| speech. and with Gen. Frederick ID.
/ Grant on his right and Gov. Stokes of
/ New Jersey on his left, witnessed an
| imposing military parade OF regulars
/ and militia. Mrs. Mcclellan. the gen