Weekly journal-miner., 1910-12-14

sn0 ttruitI tn 0NIfftNtinn DI duties
 which might we'll be added
 This tack of system and economic CO., ordination has attracted fhe attenticn of the head cf thst department, who two years. with the aid of exrerts and by consulting his bureau chiefs ta its
 wfcfmatpn: he has abolished ee places ,n the cNn service without t all in-
 The rre-issn, comments on a number of chanx~ tbas are being made. or. he says onsh, sc bs made. ny legislative aid Tho uesrage continues.
 The auditing system in vogue i- ss old .as the government and the methods used are antiquated
 A careful p.sn ,- being devised and WI he pressnted se congrcss with the tors and employees under them be great. " rcd"ced. thereby crecting suhstan- iisi economy. But this economy VI, s~ers%s % ,hss sssrs ssn .s se,ss ss' h. arsrr ss, s"lidatlon and change cf nethod. The pcsribt'tttrs in thfs regard have been shown in tho reduction of expenses and rlency ln ,he once of the auditor for the postoffc department, who, with out iu the slightest aesree imraifins his work nss cas down ,h" ssre,-.s '" of hls ofsicr Nsaos . y.sr
 Asain. in tho collection of the rcvcn- nes. errecisil, the customs rsesnues . fected. and furth.r imprevesnents err contemplated. Ry the detection of frauds ,n weighing sugar upwards of fe~neflcl-ries of tho frauds. ana an en. urrp new system Tree from tho rorsi- eiiities of such abuse has heen de. vined The depsrtment has perfected port Of New York 70 as to save tho sovernment upwards of ten or eleven
 million dollars. and the same spirit of snsnse ,I,o , and reform has been Infused
 The methods used st many places src archaic. Ther- would seem to bN no r.aron si all why the surveyor of tho shouir not t~ a soboriinAts of the col lector at less salary and directly under hi- control. and thare ir but little ossc"s ~ho % ss b,ns of ,ooa, s ,"s s.n,,n. nns~ Tho naval officers In the various ports are presidential sppointess many of ,hcm drawing good salaries. and those dnced forcs. made part of the central auditing system.
 There are entirely too many custom. e sar. rssss s .ss srs %ss' ssis ssssi s so,ss sss soiidsted and the collectors in chafgr of them. ~ho draw good salaries. should he abolished cr treated ss mere plan of the treasury department which | VII se pre.en,ed for the oonsideratIon "f congvss ns s ca. am ss.s sss.sss sss ss' % s ssps. small ports like the port st York. Me. | was toet At the port of Annapolis. Md. it cost s,su e collect q of rev. snue' s, Q, a Ns'ehes' Sa"' 1" Alexandria
 q, ls not essential Co she preventing l of smuggling that customs districts | s,s,s ssSsa son D. rsrs"s s ss,o. m number rss quite ss easily prevented. and much | more economically, by the rvvenuc cut | ter service and by the use of the special agent tra.eiins force of the treasury |
 Very srsa, Improvements have been made In rcspect to the rnints and nssay | Ssnsss "p sas : 's' is.s ,ssn ss ,so Q, y.sr. sr issr saving h the the ss,i sSsii,,o" Of 's Several % m'nis and assay cfsscss thst have nov | ysss ,oo snoy.s ss' ssss ns~ becn dropped from tho Philadelphia
 in th. Bureau of Engraving and effected. tselcss divisions have been abolished with the result of saving sst.- @ this year in the total espenses of the bureau. despite increased busincsp. The treasurcrs office and that of the division of public moneys in part cover the same functions and this is also true Of the oi,ce of ,he register and the di. for tle. elimination of the duplication In these cffsces will he presented Co
 The office of tb. comp,roller Of the currency is one most important in the preservation of proper banking methods in the national banking system of the % unl,sa states. and ths present com With the necessity Of % conducting their tnsrsfiRsfionr ss to estsblish the principal that every bank faiiurc is un- snd notice of threatening condissons so the responsible directors srd oNhccrs e" '"sfq; funi.rc # BurLprsos trcn the method of appropriation which has been 70 much criticised in connec- tton wlth our nvers and hArtors. Some "s sS. supply ss Gsssss sss ss>ss ssr sS.s'o 2. usi s~eds of the sovcrnment Ncs csIy are c',ildinss appssprtatsd for ey coo Inss left unappropriAt<d tor by con aress which are needrd. but wh<r C comes to the actual constFuction. thefr s ass sns ssc " 'Gs .s s' as % s.. ss. ',sSS "s 's view te the actual ueeds Of the gov- esnmens Pcstonlce bviI61nss which ar~ s.cd, E sssss r;,ssSnsss iSr E the sscnom.csl of tons of mall have beer made monu- mental structures. snd often located far from tue oonsenicnf and economicai spot In the actual construction of fle buildings closer scrutiny ef the meth eds employed by the government srchI- tects CT by architects employed bT the Kcverpus nt. bsse resulted in decided economics, It is hoped that more time viii sive opportunity for a more thor tsKh reorganization. The last public building biii carried authorization for the ultimate expenditure of f8z OH .tp and ! approved n because of tlso many good features it contained just as | approved the riser and harbor bills. buf W was drawn upon pfincipIc that ought to be abandoned Ii s.enns to me that the wiser hod of pf spnrina a public building bili would hr the prn- parstion of q report by couiHiisKlDn of government ekpertn' whose duty C should be to report Co connf ss the governments need in the ~ay af con- siguetton of buiidings In sverf pur of { The country.
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 As the treasury departr nc is Inc oBe through ~lnrr the inran.e of the government is coiiected and ifs erpen~