The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
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Against the estimated expenditures
Of $500 4S4.015 the treasury has esti-
mated receipts for next year SGSO.Oo0,
900. making a probable surplus OF or
binary receipts over ordinary eXpen
ditures of about fifty millions or. TAX
ins into account the estimates fol
the Panama canal which are S5692O.
S7i, and which ultimately Will be pale
In bonds 1t will leave deficit for the
next year OF about S7000,000. If con
gress shall conclude to fortiiy the can
al. The cost of the Notifications /
about nineteen millions. Should thore
be no appropriation this year for for
tincatIons. then there would be, ever
including the Panama canal appro
prlation, surplus of about twelve
millions, according to the treasury es
umates.
The message continues,
The auditing system In vogue is as
old as .he government and the meth
DDS used are antiquated.
A careful plan is being devised and
will be presented to congress with the
recommendation that the force OF au
ditors and employees under them be
greatly reduced, thereby effecting sub
stantlal economy. But this economy
will be small compared with the larg
er economy that can be effected by
consolidation and change OF methods
The possibilities In this regard have
been shown In the reduction OF ex
penses and the Improvement Of meth
odS and efficiency In the otnce oil the
auditor for the postoffice department
who. without in the slightest degree
impairlng the comprchensiveness and
efficiency of his work, has cut down
the expenses of his office Sl2O,OOO a
year
Again. in the collection OF the reye-
MUGS. especially the customs revenues.
q very great improvement has been
effected, and further improvements
are contemplated, By the detection
OF frauds in Weighing sugar, upwards
OF S3,400,000 have been recovered
from the beneilciaries OF the fraud.
and an entirely new system, free from
the possibilities of such abuse, has
been devised.
There are entirely too many Gus
toms districts and too many customs
collectors These districts should be
consolidated and the collectors In
charge of them, who draw good sal
aries should be abolished or treated
as mere branch offices, In accordance
with the plan OF the treasury depart
ment which will be presented for the
consideration OF congress. AS an IL
Illustration. the cost of collecting one
dollar OF revenue at typical small
ports Hike the port of York, Maine,
was 5000 At the port Of Annapolis.
Maryland. 1t cost S30941 to collect one
dollar of revenue; at Naohez, $52 10. (.
al Alexandria. Va. Sl22.49.
Very great Improvements have been
made In respect TO the mints and as
saw offices and this years estimate
OF expense Is $326,000 less than two
years ago.
In the bureau OF engraving and
printing great economies have been
effected. Useless divisions have been
abolished with the result OF saving
$4,000 this wear In the total ex-
penses of the bureau despite increas
ed business
The office Of the comptroller OF the
currency is one most important In
preserving proper banking methods
IN the national banking system of the
United States and that the present
comptroller mas impressed ms SuooT-
dinates with the necessity of so con-
Quoting their investigations as to es-
tablish the principle that every fall
ure Is unnecessary because proper In
spection and notice OF threatening
conditions to the responsible direc-
tors and officers can prevent 1t,
Public Buildings.
In our public buildings We still suf-
Ter from the method of appropriation,
which has been 80 much criticised
With our rivers and harbors Some
method should be devised for control
Ing the supply of public buildings. so
that they Will harmonic with the ac
hual needs OF the government Not