Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-08

a position to advise ule as 10 whether
or not particular country unduly dis
crlmlnateS against the United States
IN the seuSe Of the statute referred to-
Government Expenditures and Rev.
enues,
Perhaps the uluSt Important Ques.
ton presented to this administration
is that OF economy IN expenditures and
suihciency of revenue.
The report vt tue secretary shows
that the ordinary expenditures for the
current fiscal year ending June 80,
1910. Will exceed the estimated re.
celpts 10y S3l.O15iC1O II to this dehcit
are added the sum To be dsburscd for
the Panama caual, amounting to S;lS,.
00O,OO0. aud Sl,OOOOO0 20 bee paid on
the public debt. the deficit of ordinary
receipts aud expenditures viii be IN.
creased to total deucit of SI3.O50.02O.
This deficit the secretary proposes 10
meet hy the proceeds OF bonds issued
to pay the cost OF constructing the
Panama canal I apnbnve this pro
posal,
The Panama Canal.
The policy OF paying for the con
structiuu OF the Panama canal not
out Of current revenue. but 10y bond
Issue. was adopted IN the Spooucr act
Of 1902, ana there seems TO be no good
reason for departing from the prlucl
pie by which part Ut least Of tho
burden OF the cost OF the canal shall
fall upon our postcrlty. who are 10
enjoy n. and there II all the more rca-
son FOR this view because the actual
cost 10 date OF the caual. which Is now
half done and which will be completed
Jan. /. 1915, shows that the cost W
engineering aud construction will be
S20T. 10000 instead OF $3.50, T05 900 az
originally estimated. In addition 10
engineering and construction, the 9th
cr expenses including sanitation ana
government aud tile amount paid Cor
the properties. the franchise md the
privilege Of building the canal, Ia.
crease the cost by $40 $4,000 60
total Of S37520l.O00. The increase IN
tho cost Of engineering and construc'
ton h due 10 substantial enlarge
mcnt OF The plan of construction by
widening the canal 100 feet IN the Gu
cbra cut md by increasing the al
mcnslons of the locks. 10 the under
estimate of the quantity ~ the work
10 be done under the Original plan and
'o an underestimate Of the cOlt ~ 10
Dor and materials both ~ which have
greatly enhanced IN price since the
original estimate was made,
oevornmsnt Economy.
IN order % avoid n deficit for the
ensuing fiscal year I directed the
heads ~ departments IN The preparn.
tlon of their estimates 10 make them
as low rs possible consistent with I'm
peratiye governmental necessity, The
result has been, ~ am advised BY
the secretary Of the treasury. that the
estimates Of the expenses o. the soy
eminent f0r the hschi year ending
Jiae 30. i0it-that IL, Cor the next
1scal yeaF-aro less by f55.GiJlO0o
than the total ~ appropriations for
the current fiscal year and less BY
sotOOOOO0 than the estimates for that
year No FAR az the secretary % the
treasury ~ able 20 form Judgment AZ
20 future Income. there viii BE- uo
deficit In the year ending June ~. 1911,
but q small surplus 81 fIl2.0QO.
On the present estimates ibe needs
% the departments and n the gov
eminent have bron eut 10 the quick.
Dor the purpose % securing inf0Fma
ton which mag enable the executive
and the legislative branches 10 unite
IN q plan Zoe The permanent Reduction |
OF the cost 0f governmental adminls
traiion the treasury department. has
instituted 40 Investigation b. Ope ~
the most skilled expsrt accountants in
ibe United states The object ~ The |
Investigation n 10 devise means % in
crease the average eaneiency n each !
smpl0yee There h Freal rom f0f liD
pr0vement t0uafd thia snd. a0t only |
b. ths reorganization ~ bureaus and !
departments and in The at0idance q
dupliraiion. bat als0 lh ths tfsatmeai /
~ tie indlriduai employees.
Under the pFsseni system q coaffani' /
b. happens that tNo employees fersiVs
fhs zane aalary Whsa ths uDfk n 0De
4 Ear more dlBruii and lmp0rtasf and
eraetins fhan dist u tbe otheg 50
perior abliity b uot rewarded ~ "a,
c0umged
Civil Psnfisas.
AZ fhs DECREE 81 sae'eufy 20 ali m
depanmrzts a usrt iesteasd b. thFrs'
tsnfion % "a rngi0gess gho tays eai