The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

only are buildings appropriated for by
CONGRESS which ore not needed, and
buildings left una3propriated for by
congress which are needed. but In &C
tual construction there has been in
the past toe liz lie study of the build
ing plans and sites with view 10
the actual needs Of the government
Postofflce buildings, which are In cf-
feet warehouses foy the economical
handling OF TRANSFORMATION OF taou-
sands Of tons of mail have been made
80 umentol st~rc u-eS aud cften To-
Gated far from tic convenience and
ccOAomic spot II TIE actual coll
struction of tho bGi'di"g = closer scru-
tiny OF the mets OdH cnpl ycd by the
government architect or architects
employed ty IN gogerrmen'. have re
suited IN decided eco0C my IL is hcQed
more economy viii givc more time for
a thorough reorganization. Th public
building bill car led authority he
ultimate exneud'tre OF SSSOl1,5op
and [ approved u because Of the many
good features it contained Inst as |
approve the r'@er and harboT bills
hui n was d-9wN u~op 4 principle
that ought to be abandoned. 1T seems
paring n public biildine bill would be
preparation of report by 4 co'nhlls
sion OF government experts whose
duty Il shorld be To repor to conslesS
the governments needs in the way oil
construction Of puclc buildings, In
every mart of the country. just the
same rs The army enSineers make re-
mort witr reference 10 the ut llty OF
l.. nh
with tho added function which j nave
recommended for the army engineers
of Including In th eir recommendation
the relative importance Of the various
projects found to be worthy OF approx
al and execution.
Revenues.
AS the treasury department is the
one through which the income or the
government is collected and its en-
pendltures are dlsbursed, this seems
a prorer place Ia consider the opera
ton cf the existing tariff bill, which
became Il law August C. 1909. AS an
income producing measure, the exist
ing tariff bill has never been exceed
ed bv any customs bill in the history
of the country
The corporation excise tax proper
TONED to the net income of business
interpretations in the country. has
worked well Tho tax he's been easily
collected. Is promrt payment indi-
Gates tnat the incidence II the tax
has not been heavy It of 2rs more
over an opportunity for kno|l dSe
for the government OF business oi all
corporations and that means by far
the most important part of the busl-
ness OF the country. In the origlnai
act provision was ma ie Tor adequate
returns. This n-oyision was suhse'
quently amended by congress and the
matter left to the regulliion OF the
president | have directed the issue
of the needed regulations and have
made it possible for the public gener-
ally to know from an examination oil
the records. the return of ell c~rpora'
tions. the stock OF which is listed on
any public strcE eXcherG, or Is
offered for sale 10 the general
public iy advertisement. o. other
wise. The rC'urTs OF t'ose corrora-
tions whose st0cJ Is not so listed
are listed on NJ" Cor ale. &C direct
ed 10 be op~N 90 TO examination OF
creditors ard Sjo" '5hrldOS Of the cor
poration who-c r-o0-d is sought The
returns Of 1li cor~ cations are sub
ject TO the irS' cct'Ou Of ar govern
ment officer Or +. b? examination OF
any court IN ntirh the ret-ru made
by the copCroiioD Is relevant and
competent @ iLenCc.
The Pawn Tariff Act.
The sohedu'cs of the rates OF duty
in the PaVrc tariff act have been sub
jected TO a great deal OF criticism,
some of it jIst. more of il unfGunded.
and too much Misrepresentation The
act was adopted in pursuance of a
declaration by the party which is re-
sponsible for It that 4 customs bill
should be tariff for the protection
of home industries. the measure of
the protection TO be the difference