Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-06
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..

Every effort has been made by cacl,
department chief to reduce the cstl.
mated cost of bis department for the
ensuing fiscal year ending lime 20,
l9l2,t say this in order hat Congress
may understand that these estimates
thus made present the smallest sum
which will maintain the departments,
bureaus and offices of tho government
and meet Its other obligations under
existing law, and that a cut of these
estimates would result in embarrassing
the executive branch of the governs
ment In the performance of it's duties
This remark does not apply to the river
and harbor cstimat ties. except to those
for expenses of maintenance, and the
meeting Of, obligations under authorized
contracts. nor does 1t apply to the
public Building hlll nor to thc navy
building program. OF course, as to
these Congress could withhold any part
or4all OF the estimates for them with
out interfering with the discharge of
tho ordinary obligations of the gov
$ernment or the performance of the
functions OF It's departments, bureaus
md offices.
ESTIMATES 1919.
The final estimates for 1rc year cra-
ting juno so, 1872 as they have been
y
year. for the ordinary expenses Of tho
government, Including those for public
buildings, rivers ana harbors, and the
navy building program. amount TO
s6s0.494,01s. This is s529St,SS7 less than
the appropriations for the fiscal wear
ending June 80. 1911. 1t is sl6.SS3. la3
less than the total estimates. including
supplemental estimates submitted 10
Congress by the treasury for tho year
1911. and is S5.574 $50 less than tho orig
inal estimates submitted by the treas.
ury fer 1911.
PANAMA CANAL
These figures do not include the APP
preparations for the Panama canal. the
policy in respect 10 which ought to DO,
and Is, In spend as much each year rs
can be economically and effectively cx.
pcnded in order to complete the canal
as promptly as possible. and. therefore.
the ordinary. motive for cutting down
the expense of tho government does not
apply to appropriations for this pur-
pose. The estimates for the Panama
cnnnl for the ensuing year arc more
than s56,ooo,o0O an Increase of 20 mil
lions over the amount appropriated for
this year, n differences due to the fact
that the estimates for 1917 include
something over 10 millions for the forti-
iication OF the canal
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
< Against tho estimated expenditures OF
s63oi9t ,Oi3 the treasury has estimated
receipts for next year S6so.OCOn0O, ma
king u probable surplus Of ordinary re-
ce,pts over ordinary expenditures OF
about 30 millions. or, taking into ac-
count the estimates for the, Panama
canal, which are s5d920,Si and which
ultimately will be paid IN bonds, it will
leave n deficit FOR the next year or
about STCoO.0O0. If Congress shall con-
clnua to fortify the canal. The cost of
the Qualifications is about 10 millions.
Should there DO no appropriations this
year for fortiications, then there would
be even including the Panama canal
appropriation. u surplus Of about 4.
millions. according 10 the treasury cs-
Inmates.
Tho treasury department Is one OF
tho original departments of tho gov
crnment. With the changes IN tho
monetary system made from time TO
timo 10 time and with the creation OF
national banks, II was thought ncces
sary TO organize. new bureaus and d.
visions which were added in q some
what hapha2ard way and resulted In
~ duplication Of duties which might
we'll now be ended.
LACK or SYSTEM
This lack or system and economic
coordination has attracted the attcn.
tion of the head of that department
who has been giving his time for tho
last two years, with the aid ofexperts
anu By consulting his bureau chiefs,