The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-07
KEEPS CLOSE TAB
ON OUR EXPENSES
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh Submits Some Figures
That Are Startling.
SEVEN HUNDRED MILLION
NEEDED FOR ONE YEAR
Even at This, Estimates Have
Been Cut Down in Many
Departments.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-That there
has been a careful scrutiny of the esti-
mates of appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1911. is shown By
the figures submitted to the house Of
representatives, today by Secretary Of
the Treasury MacVeagh
The grand total of estimates for 1911
is $I32, ,075, which is $l03,37O, ,303
less than the appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year and Sl23 ,066, ,493 under
the estimates submitted year ago for
1910. general cut has been made
wherever possible and new work au-
thorized only where regarded as abso.
lutely necessary.
Heretofore it has been the practice
of departmental officers to "pad" the
estimates with the expectation that they
would be materially reduced before be,
ing finally passed by congress
AS soon as President Taft came into
office he directed that this practice be
discontinued and gave notice 20 the
members of his cabinet that III the fu-
ture all estimates must be submitted on
the basis of the actual needs and re-
qulrements of the service
The result Is the officials say, that
the figures submitted today arc down
TO bedrock and viii bear the closest
exampation by the appropriation com
mittees OF both houses of congress.
Large reductions in tho estimate as
compared with the appropriations for
the current year arc:
In the treasury department., n decrease
of Sl2,O0O,O0O for public works; in the
war department, about $4,000, 900 in the
military estimate, made up OF decreases
IN The estimates for regular supplies,
construction works for the army. mount.
and manufacture OF arms, and $500
600 for public works, exclusive of the
Panama canal.
Down to Bedrock.
In the navy department, decrease Of
100000, due partly TO the fact that
Secretary MeTer has not asked for any
money for new ships and that. only 81
100000 IL required for armor and ar
mamont. RS against an appropriation of
Sl2.452.000 for this year
In the poSiotice department re-
ductiou of S5.O00,000 in the estimated
deficiency in the postal revenues; and
III the department OF commerce and Ia"
bor decrease from $1,000 900 to So.
census,
On tue other hand there is AN in"
crease of nearly Sl5,000,000 for 18th.
mian canal expenditures.
Figures by Departments
The estimates in detail for the va,
rjouS departments (ccnts omitted) are:
Legislative, Sl3.16o,679
Executive. $i72,2
State deDartInent S2.5I6 SOL
Treasury $l36. $685. Cos.
Territorial government, 1887 800.
Independent Offices, $2,400.695.
District of Columbia, Sll l,S84,92S.
War, $200.46l .645,
Navy. Sll7,029,9lf
Interior S19l. .22l.lS2.
Postofficc department proper, 81 ,695,-
$50
Deficiency in postal revenues, $lO,-
63i122.
Department of agriculture, $176Sl,.
1856
Commerce and labor, $l41S7,913.
Justice. $9,5lS.640.
Expenses of the postal service are
paid from the postal revenues and are
not estimated.
The money order business has grown
TO such an extent that In the opinion
of Postmaster General Hitchcock some
change in the method of auditing tho
accounts is necessary In the interest of
economy and efficiency, So that he asks
for an appropriation of S24,510 to pur-
chase adding machines.
For collecting The corporation tax
100000 is asked.
Forestry Service
Total estimates required on account
OF the forestry service are SJ,04S, 700,
of this amount 1897 500 being for the
IF Ia,
Gently added to the national forests.
Secretary of War Dickinson wants
: 800 600 for the encampment and ma
pcuVerS of the organized militia, as
against an appropriation of S42I,0 900
for the current year. For buildings
and grounds at West Point military
academy $l,070.2J2 is asked
The Sl7 1878 asked for under the
head Of increase of the navy is for the
completion. Quitting and armament of
vessels already authorized.
For modcrnizing turrets of all ships
*54, 900 is wanted.
For public works under The bureau Of
Navy ward. Boston. SlG5,OUO; naval |
station. Guantanamo, 100000; navy |
ward. Mare Island, Sl07 900; navy yard. |
New York, $4,000; navy yard, Nor |
folk. $3S0.000; naval station, Pearl /
lIarbor. Hawaii, $2,0i5,0OO; Navy yard. (
Philadelphia. $4,000: navy yard Pu /
get sound. $4,000.
For land for n torpedo station on Pa !
cic coast. $li5,000
Money for Salt Lake.
Under the bead of public buildings |
some Of the estimates include: Den
vcr, Colo. S2500U0; Eureka, Cal. $1t..
600; Kansas City, Kan, 100000; Salt .
Lake City, 100000; Tacoma, Wash, .
$l5O,00O.
The total increase in istbmian canal
is from S53 OBS, 900 to $50.
066,5 ,52i.
For public works under the depart.
mcnt the estimates include $s,000,000 .
for the alteration and maintenance Of
the scu coast artillery; $l.3l9,000 for
sen coast batteries in the Philippines:
: | 800 900 for Notifications in the in
sular possessions; $4,000 for store
hnn.ns ~ Nnnilln. &lS& nNN for cnln-