Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-29
ROOSEVELT WANTS
An OFFICIAL
GAZETTE
PROPOSES TO FOLLOW
EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
Publication Would Be of Vast
Value TO the Public, Doing
Away With the Piece Meal
System.


the present administration before Mr..
factor is the establishment of an of
fetal gazette" such as Is published by
each of the European governments,
and through which all official an
n~ouncements are made to the public.
More b a year g the president,
in n of his Instructions to the Keep
commission, which was created TO
study the methods of business in the
various departments n weed out an
cient n honorable practices that
have gone to seed and substitute up-
to-date methods, suggested the advis-
ability of such a publication. The
commission, although ii has had few
meetings during the past summer by
reason of the absence from Washing
ton of some of its most important
members, has been quietly looking
into this project. and Il is understood
that the presidents suggestion meets
with favor.
Those familiar with the manner
employed by the departments in
Washington in disseminating infor-
nation of value and importance TO
the people of the United States read
ily understand the advantages that
would accrue from some publication
after the order indicated. Daily bull
letins are issued by almost every de-
partment of the government. and
some of these devoted to the work of
certain bureaus are voluminous af-
fairs and some are of great value to
the public. Those bureaus which do
not issue daily bulletins print period
ically sue information as may be Of
value, so that a constant stream Of
knowledge and data collected by the
government at enormous expense Is
daily flowing through the mails. OF
course, an official gazette issued by
the United States would be quite a
different publication from the ga
zettes of European countries. No
European country-albeit many Of.
them are distinctly paternal in their
eharacter-does go much for the peO-
pie as the United States government.
Here there is hardly a bureau that is
not engaged in the Investigation or
study Of some question that enters
into the daily life or effects the BUSH
ness interests of Americans. The
weather report, for instance, is an in
stitution the like of which is unknown
on the continent. Efforts are made
over there TO give the pee pie in adj
vance Information regarding the
weather probabilities. but nothing
like the comprehensive reports sup
piled in this country has eve been
dreamed of. In the states the weather
reports are vital to hundreds Of in
dustries in the interior, of inestimable
value to the agriculturalist, and Of
enormous importance to the shipping
interests on the seacoast and the
Great Lakes. So on, through the
hundreds of various inquiries On foot
by the bureaus OF the agricultural de-
partment, the Investigation Of the geo.
logical survey relative to the mineral
resources, the researches OF the fish
commission ad the great work of the
forestry bureau and he reclamation
service.
The postoffice department. alone.
issues daily a large four-page paper.
giving full information concerning
the establishment of new p%ostoffices,
star routes. rural free delivery SER
vice, discontinuances, etc. The navy
and war departments publish daily all
orders issued to the service showing
the detail of men, of officers, of ships.
changes Of station, etc. In the treas
ury there Is a weekly issue of decis-
ions of the commissioner OF internal
revenue, and of the board of general
appraisers In New York, the highest
depar tmental authority in the matter
of the collection of the customs du-
lies. The marine hospital service
puts out a weekly pamphlet covering
all matters dealing with the public
health and notices of ports where
auarantines have been established.
and the gradual movement towards
fhis country Of infectious and conta
xious diseases. In the department OF
and labor there Is a daily
bulletin report replete with extracts
from the reports of consuls OF this
government all over the world who
are Wide awake and alert In report
- an1 FalsNatRanI HA-
Veiopments and discoveries that may
he Of value to the American manu-
facturer or producer.
These are "A few incidents Of the
more important matters that are
daily brought TO the attention OF the
people through publications issued by
the government. II is believed by
members OF the Keep commission that
these matters should all be brought
together under one head and eircu-
lated To the people through one gener-
al publication. Not a day goes by but
n Is paying large sums
OF money for legal advertising for
bid for supplies n other matters
that come under contract regulations.
II the law were changed, making pub
lication in the government gazette suf-
ficient publication for all notices for
bids. h Is contended that the increas-
Eu IAfHN vi AAlE AfNAiN NE-HAH HL1a
more than met by the great reduction
in the expenditures that now are nee
essarv on account Of legal adNertis-
ing. Another suggestion is that the
gazette NAV be circulated throughout
The country az q nominal price. II ~
believed that thousands and thousands
81 persons interested in obtaining gov
ernmen work would become regular
subscribers. a. the possession OF the
paper would be essential that they
might keep posted concerning calls
for bids and projected new govern
mcut enterprises.
The idea OF this mass Of public IN
formation being disseminated IN the
plecc-meal fashion that has grown up
through years Of practice Of each bu-
reau transactfng its affairs after It's
rgn notions independent Of every 9th
er branch Of the government. h re-
puRuant to good business methods OF
the men who have been making this
investigation. Much that has been OF
utflr value has been published az q
cost not al all commensurate "ith the
vaiue Of the Information. and II the
mobilization were issued under the su-
pervisiou % a central office In the
hands Of experienced men the MEM
bers OF the commission believe the
maxsmusn 81 valuable knowledge