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are having abundant time to exhaust
appropriations for remodeling. Seere-
tary of the Treasury MaeVeagh has de.
cided to remain on his 400-acre farm,
near Dublin, N. H., for much of the
month of October. When it is neces-
sary to consult with his subordinates
they journey thither to see him. In the
privacy of that section of New Eng
land, he is rounding out the general
features of his annual report. which
promises this year to be the most i'm
portant of all the reports of cabinet
officers. The routine features thereof
are being made up in the department by
chiefs of bureaus and others. High
officials find some advantage in work
ing in this fashion at a distance from
Washington because it saves them the
Inconvenience of frequent Interruptions
Men are constantly coming to Washing
ton, whose requests to see members of
the cabinet on social or business errands
can not be turned down by messengers
or private secretaries.
By Sad Sea Waves.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
10 just OuI MS NdCd-
8ion by the sea at Marion. Mass, with
in short distance of Gray Gables, where
President Cleveland passed a few sum-
mers. He is coming to town soon to
stir up the work of his department and
also to see to the installation of a new
assistant secretary. Ormsby McHarg is
very DESTROYS of quitting his place as
assistant secretary and Mr.. Nagel is
searching for just the right man to sue
eeed him. President Taft leaves sucn
matters as that to his cabinet officers.
for which reason Secretary MacVeagh
is looking for some one to succeed AS
sistant Secretary James B. REYNOLDS,
who has been appointed as a, member
of the tariff commission Both those
assistant secretaries are DESTROYS of get
ting away.
BY a Sick Bed.
Secretary of War Dickinson remained
IN his office only a few days before he
was called to Tennessee again because
of the illness of his son, which has
been a matter of anxiety to him for
many months. The young man reeov-
cred from a serious illness quite a time
ago, but was left with very weak
neart. Secretary of the Navy Meyer
is the only cabinet officer now sitting
in the state, war and navy building.
He has concluded the summers festiv
ities and is now taking up the vast
reorganization work of his department.
One of the new things going into oper-
alton this week is a new accounting
system in the navy yards. It is the
work very largely of Pay Inspector J.
5. Carpenter, who, in cooperation with
a firm of chartered accountants, has
built up what is expected to prove the
best accounting system in any branch
of the government service.
Navy Accounting System.
One thing it is to accomplish is com.
1lete and reliable information abou+ the
cost of navy yard work. Heretofore
the government has been able to fell
enlv what the labor and material 70,
given Job cost. Now the cost of tbe
administrative force. of the cleriea
help, the annual depreciation of III,
plant and certain other indirect charge
are all to be prorated. With taes
figures comparisons can be made of III
cost of work in different yards and ais
IN private establishments. Hopes ar
entertained of persuading congress I
simplify the system of making apprt
arfations. which viii further advane
5ne utility of the new accounting sy
rem. covering expenditure of manv mi
Ilons Of dollars annually. The preseI
1nerlaods are Anticipated. Congress vot,
money for the various bureaus of II
navy department. TO be used in nav
ward operations. That means a ha
dozen bureau chiefs have the say abo
4he disbursement of those moneys. Co
gress viii be asked TO lump many