The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-04
DALLINGER WILL
IMPROVE SERVICE
Bureau of Reclamation Is to
Be Reorganized
TAFT's ECONOMY PLAN
Argues That Money Can Be Saved In
All Departments without Drop
ping Any EmpIoyeS-ChoIera
Scare IL Over
BY SYDNEY EsPEY

washington, December 3.-(Special)-
Reorganization of the reclamation SER
vice, for greater efficiency and economy,
has been begun by Secretary Ballinger
of the department of the interior
All the members of the cabinet are hav-
ing it impressed on them by President
Taft that economy can be achieved with
out dropping any employees The economy
experts who are at work are not con-
cerned with the personal of the various
departments, so there is not much worry
among the thousands of government en-
rloyes as to whether or not they are TO
be dismissed. A budget outlining meth
DDS of economy probably will be the frs
public evidence of the work that is being
so carefully and conservatively performed
by the economy experts.
Several members of the House of Rep
resentatives on the committee on appro-
priations have called on President Taft.
and have been consulted with regard to
the improved methods that are being
adopted by the government departments.
Within a short time, Frederick H. New
ell, director of the reclamation service,
will probably resign that important posi-
ton to give way to an army engineer.
1t has been determined to bring this
branch of the interior department under
the jurisdiction of the engineer corps OF
the army, although its actual head viii
be the secretary of the interior. This
matter has already been taken up with
President Taft by Secretary Ballinger.
and it is thought that the President has
heartily Endorsed the scheme. 49,.
During tho conference with the Pres
ident several army engineers were called
in for advice and to discuss the plan.
The President. BY this method, gained d
clear idea as to the plans that are under
consideration. It is said in official quar-
tiers that the vast projects contemplated
curing the Roosevelt administration will
hereafter be brought to successful COM
pletion under the supervision of army
engineers
Many dollars annually are expected to
be saved as a result of the reorganization
of the reclamation service. With the
work under the jurisdiction OF the army
engineers it is believed considerable du-
plication will be abolished. Army engin-
GERS already have charge of the survey
ing of river and harbor improvements,
and this work can be joined to a certain
extent with the management of the
reclamation service
It is in these ways that President Taft
believes he will be able to make the big
gest cuts in the expenditures of the gov
eminent. Postmaster General Hitchcock
scaled the annual shortage of s1T,6O0,000
in his department down to $4,000 with
out dismissing any employees and without
increasing the postage rates to maya
zines. The cut was accomplished merely
! by the elimination of wasteful processes
| and expenditures
| In other departments of the government
every effort is being made by the various
cabinet officers to reduce the cost or
maintenance. and, according to a number
of them, it will be done even if the re-
organization of a great many bureaus is
found necessary, such as is contemplated
by Secretary Ballinger.
Since the cholera scare has completely
faded away. at least. as far as this coun-
try is concerned Surgeon general Wy
man of the Marine hospital service has
become rather communicate concerning
the subject. In an interview he declared
that a cholera epidemic is a thing of the
past owing to the prompt and efficient
methods used by the service in connection
with the aid extended by the federal gov
eminent and other countries.
"Since the beginning of the present
epidemic of cholera in Europe" he said,
1.-The possibility of cases being found on
ships arriving in this country was con-
stantly kept in mind by the Marine hos
pita service. The possibility was in
| creased considerably by the appearance
of the disease in Italy. especially in Ma
pies which is point of embarkation for