The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-03
Sends Experts to Washington
to Make Preparations for
Greater Efficiency in the De-
partments.
COMING MESSAGE WILL
TAKE UP BIG ISSUES
Conservation to Be Made Prin.
cipaI Item on Legislative
Program-Ship Subsidy Al.
so Considered.

Beverly. Mass. Aug. 3.-President
Taft has begun work on the plan for
greater efficiency In the different de-
partments OF the government. and
thus effecting wide economies. He
sent to Washington four experts. who
are to make a preliminary study Of
the situation and submit program
for carrying forward the work. Some
one OF these plans. or perhaps parts
Of ell OF them, may be accepted. The
plans to be submitted. however. are
TO be In the nature of competitive
bids.
The president has been given an ap-
preparation Of 100000 for the purpose
Of reorganixing departmental meth.
DDS.
Plans Economy Board.
II 10 proposed that some executive
officer In each department and In.
dependent bureau at Washington will
be designated to serve on . commits.
sion which will cooperate with the ex.
perts In bringing about the big re-
form. The undertaking IL voluminous
and the president wants to get 1t un.
der way at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The inquiry will not be devot-
ed 80 much In cutting off . clerk here
and there. but to formulate an entirely
new structure Of methods wherever
present practice seems to demand
such treatment.
This is the first time that q presi-
dent OF the United States has had an
appropriation to make inquiries Of the
kind now contemplated. In connec-
tion with the beginning of the work
the following statement was given out
at the executive offices:
Progress Being Made.
While . comprehensive study of this
matter will be delayed until the return
Of the president to Washington. some
progress 10 now being made. A large
number Of organisation experts have
been recommended for this work, and
suggestions In writing are being free.
ly invited by the president. Among
others who have been asked to submit
q written program are Arthur Young
& CO.. the accountants who have been
ut work for 4 year in the treasury
department: Major Charles Hine. the
organisation expert of the Hartman
lines; Gum, Richards & Co.. who
have done similar. work for the in.
terror department in the past and Har.
wick. Mitchell & Co.. who have devils.
ed cost accounting System for the
navy.
The president already has taken up
the subject OF the department esti.
mates for the next fiscal year. and
has served notice upon the different
department chiefs that their figures
must be held down to tho lowest notcn
consistent with good service.
TAFT Message In Outline.
President Taft's message to the CON-
ing session OF congress will cover four.
teen principal subjects. How each OF
these will be treated has not been set
tied In detail. but In general way the
president has made up his mind on
most OF them. The subjects are:
will be constructive and progressive,
but within the law.
,. Economy In government This
subject has progressed no farther at
present than pruning In the depart.
ments. A commission IL investigating
and the administration Ia trying to
and some way of larger saving without
touching the army and navy appro.
priations.
J. II is hoped the railroad stocks and
bond commission. though not yet ap-
pointed will report in time to get into
the message.
I. A. Mr.. Aldrich has announced his
intention Of retiring March 3 next, Il
10 expected that he will submit the re.
port Of the monetary commission To
the coming session and that the presi-
dent will base recommendation on II.
8. Reform in federal. civil and Grim
1nal court practices Is subject on
which the president feels earnestly.
He was unable to get any action at
the last session and will lay the sub.
sect again before congress.
To Urge ship subsidy.
g. Ship subsidy. or the subsidixing o!
mail carrying steamers will be urged
again.
Z. An oct fixing employers liability
and supervising employees compensa.
tion will Be urged. This subject too,
q under commission investigation.
q A centralized bureau OF health
poopits all opposition that has devel.
opod 70 the plan. the president believes
that all government omcials who look
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