Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-09


or not particular country unduly dis
crlminates against the United States
10 the sense of The statute referred CO.
Government Expenditures and Rev
enuea
Perhaps the mus. mportnu, cues
llou presented "a this administration
h thut o. economy In expenditures and
miiiciency 90 revenue.
The report of the secretary shows
that the ordinary expenditures for the
current fseul year ending June SO,
1910. viii exceed The estimated re-
celpts by S3lNT5Js20. Il 20 this deficit
are added the sum 10 be dlsharsed for
the panama canal. amounting % S3S,-
O00.0OU. ana St,UWiNiO 20 be- paid ON
the public debt. the deiielt Of ordinary
receipts aud expenditures win be NM
creased 10 total Leaclt Of s1a,O75.G20,
This deficit the secretary proposes 20
meet by the prnceeds Of h0ude issued
70 pay tile cost of constructing the
Panama canal. ! approtefthis pro.
posai
The Panama' Canal.
The policy Of paving for the con.
structlln Of ihe pannma canal not
out OF current revenue, but by bond
issue. was adopted n the snOonCr aci
" 1902. and There seems to be no good
reason for departing from the prlncl.
pic by whleb part Rt least Of tho
burden ~ tlp cost ~ the canal shall
fan upon our poalerlty. who are e.
enjoy II. aud there Is Oh the more rea.
son Tor this view because the actual
cost 10 date 81 the canal. which q now
bali done and which viii be completed
Jan I. 1915. shows that the cost II
engineering aud construction Will be
S2gT. 5O0. 600 instead ~ $50. 105 200. as
originally esilnnled Ia addition a.
engineering and construction. the 9TH
or expenses, Including sanitation and
government aud the amount paid for
the properties, the franchise aud the
privilege of building the canal, IN
crease the cost By sIa.41a,00O 10
total ~ s3Ia.20l ono The increase IN
The cost az engineering and couatruc.
ton iy dur to substantial enlarge.
ment ~ che plan az construction by
widening ihe caual 100 feet Ia the Gu.
iebfn cut and by increasing ihe a.
inenslona u the locks % the under.
estimate 81 the quantity " the work
% Do done under tho original plan and
% an underestimate ~ The coat u Ia,
bon and materials. both ~ which have
greatly cntanced m price since tho
original estimate wna made
Government Economy.
~ order a. aYoid = deficit for she
ensuing nseal year directed the
beads ~ departments IN the prepare,
ton ~ their estimaiea 10 make them
81 low ~ possible consistent with IN
porative governmental necessity The
result has been. a. I am advised hy
ibe secretary u tie Treasury, that the
estimates ~ The expenses ~ ibe Sos
eminent Coz che fiscal year ending
j1ae ~, 1nii that a. for the next
nscal year ere ieas b. s55.g3O0l
than the total of appropriations fOf
the cafrent hpeai year and lees by
gD8oO0.0o0 than TIE estimates for ihaf
year ~ fnr ~ che secretary ~ ihs
treasury a. ablo % form a Judgment ~
% future income. there Wnl b. no
deficit b. the year ending June ~. igii.
but q small surplus ~ g7lI.O0O.
Ia the present osiimates ibe needs
n ibe departments and ~ TIE gov
eminent have lsea ,ui 70 the gnlrk.
fug the pufpsse ~ securinx l1forma
ton which may rnaisr che executive
AID ths legislative branches 10 unlfe
a. a plan ~ TIE permanent reduction
"a the cost ~ governmental admins
tfatl0n the treasury department. has
iusftnied sn lnFesilRail0a ~ olle a
she most skilled eKperi accountants In
the uoiled States Tbs object ~ The
Investigates b 10 devise means a. 10.
efeseo fts avefaEe eaieisnfy az eseh
employees. There q great r0om for lfn
pfpfement toward this end. nef oniy
~ ~ fsofEanizstiaB ~ bRfeeHs aud
departments sad o. ihe sfoldaner q
darl'ratioa. bui also 70 ~ ifeafmsnt
- ~ ia'iifilg8l smpi1yee.
JodeF csc present. egnfesn d eg1sfabf.
N happens fhsi two emUl0Feal fofelta
~ agms raisrF Hhet the aofk ~ eas
= 81 nafs dlf.ees an1 i,npsffanl esd
eEsciins ihsn ltsf ~ az afhef 80
pefior atiail o 80 faeafise ~ e.
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