Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-12-08

portation, under the Erdman ac. .o.,,
" with the chairman OF the inters.a.a
commerce commission
Il cannot speak in too high terms q.
the success of the two officers II CO..
Citation and settlement OF con.roya..
sizes which. but for their intersoss.,e-.
would have resulted disastrously Il
interests
Civil Service Commission
The civil service commission -.
continued its useful duties dur!as ~
year. The necessity for the ua4r,.
nance OF the provisions Of the cisp
service law was never greater than a.
day. Officers responsible for tie n
icy OF the administration, ana .ss
immediate personal assistants or s.s,sn.
ties. should not be included w.tsio -
CLASSIFIED service, but in M jus
ment, public opinion has advanced q
the point where 1t would suppor. hi1
providing secure tenure during ~
cheney for all purely Administrative
officials. entertain the profound cea
viction that It would greatly aid ,ta
cause OF efficient and economical 70.
eminent and OF better politics II COZ.
gress could enact a bill providing thu,
the executive shall have the pog.-
to include in the classified service al
local Offices under the treasury deus-.
ment. the department OF justice Tia
postofilce department, the interior a..
partment and the department O, COR
merce and labor. appointments a
which now require the conarrnatio7
OF the senate. and that upon suca
classification the advice and conse-.
OF the senate shall cease to be re-.
CURED In such appointments. b.
their certainty OF tenure. dependen. On
good service, and by their freeao.
from the necessity for political act,v.
ity these local officers would be a.
duced to become more efficient puh,f,
servants.
Economy and Efficiency.
The increase in the activities ana
in the annual expenditures o. the .sa.
eral government has been SO raut.
and so great that the time has coma
to check the expansion OF governmen,
activities In new directions until va
have tested the economy and eficieacg
with which the government OF TO-DAY IS
being carried on. The responsibll.ty
rests upon the head of the admin!s,ra.
ton. He is held accountable BY the
public. and properly so Despite tie
unselfish and patriotic efforts OF the
heads of departments and Others
charged with responsibility OF govern.
ment, there has grown up in this coua.
try u conviction that the expenses O,
government are too great. The fun.
damental reason for the existence IN.
detected of waste, duplication, and bad
management is the lack of prompt &C.
curate information
Il have requested the head OF each
department to appoint committees on
economy and efficiency In order to Sc
cure full cooperation in the moverneu.
by the employees OF the governmen.
themselves.
Il urge the continuance OF the ap
preparation OF 100000 requested for
the fiscal year 1912.
My experience leads me 10 beliey.
that while government methods are
much criticized, the bad resuts-it We
do have bad results-are not due to
lack OF zeal or willingness on the part
OF the civil servants
interstate Commerce.
There has not been time to test III.
benefit and utility of the amendments
TO the interstate commerce law con.
tanned in the act approved June is,
1910. The law as enacted did not con.
tain all the features which | recon
mended. 1t did not specifically de
nounce as unlawful the purchase b.
one OF two parallel and competing
roads Of the stock of the other. Nor
did II subject TO the restraining infu.
ence of the Interstate Commerce CON.
mission the power OF corporations en-,
gagged in operating interstate railroads
TO issue new stock and bonds: nor did
il authorize the making Of temporary
agreements between railroads limited
TO 80 days. fixing the same rates for
trafic between the same places
Il do not press the consideration o.
any OF these objects upon congress at
this session
The interstate commerce commits
sion has recommended appropriations
for the purpose Of enabling 1t to enter
upon valuation OF all railroads. Thi.
has always been within the turisdic
ton OF the commission. but the requi
site funds have been wanting. Stats
tics to the value OF each railroad would
be valuable for many purposes. espe-
cially II We ultimately enact any lin
itaticns upon the power of the inter
state railroads to issue stocks ana
bonds. as hope We may
For the protection OF our own
people and the preservation Of our
credit in foreign trade. urge upon
congress the immediate enactment OF
a Law under which one who. in good
faith, advances money or credit upon
a bill of lading issued by a common
carrier upon an interstate or foreign
shipment can hold the carrier liable
for the value OF the goods described
in the bill at the valuation specified
in the bill, at least TO the extent of the
advances made in reliance upon It.
i further recommend that punish
ment Of fine and imprisonment, be I'm
posed upon railroad agents and ship.
pers for fraud or representation in
with the issue of bills 0.
lading issued upon interstate and for
eign shipments.
Except as above. do not recon.
mend any amendment to the interstate
commerce law as it stands do no,
now recommend any amendment t.