The Detroit times., 1910-05-05
MACVEAGH0N VERGE
OF BREAKDOWN
Secretary of Treasury Accepts Warn
ing and Arranges To Curtail His
Duties Each Day.

WASHINGTON. May 5,-Secretary
OF the Treasury MacVeash, whose
health recently threatened to break
down. has taken steps 10 conserve
his natural resources" and put into
effect a new program for the DAY $
work" which he expects will reflex q
/ him OF considerable strain The mead
az the treasury. with the thousand and
one things which are imposed upon
/ him must necessarily be "A very busy
man This is especially true when
! II is considered how much OF his time
lis consumed during the day by callers
/ OF various descriptions. There are
/ always senators and members OF the
house of representatives wanting 20
see him about matters directly AFFECT
ing the interests OF their constituents,
whether they relate 10 appointments
! In the government service. the trou-
bles Of these already in Office, or the
details OF the construction OF the lat
est public building appropriated for
BY congress To these his doors must
always be swinging wide open. And
when are added To them the multi
farious calls of business men wanting
tO discuss policies of the department:
Of friends who come merely TO pay
their respects; of newspaper men
looking for the latest developments
il, this. that or the other subject, ard
other chiefs of division who want 20
see him 10 talk over the decisions in
their respective branches OF the ser
vice. these alone constitute n tax
unon any mans vital energies. with
ont counting the revision of the mai
which grows ont OF these visits. Sec.
rotary MacVeaGh insists not only
upon knowing what Is being done by
his subordinates i'm the department.
Int upon revising the letters which
the various chiefs prepare after their
consultations with him on important
questions He does not skimp through
them either. but reads them carefully
and Is mighty particular as TO the
choice OF diction employed
Then, too. he has found time 10 give
his personal supervision 10 the re
Mobilization" which Is his favOritc
method Of expressing II. of his Gus
toms service at New York, to the re-
organization of the specia agents ser
vice. and 10 the inquiries into customs
conditions at other ports
Under this mighty press OF business
Ia is scarcely 10 be wondered that re-
Gently his health threatened 10 fail.
But he has accepted the warning and
is now arranging 10 curtail the amount
of business that he must do. Another
consideration that led him 10 do this
vas the social duties which occupied
his evenings Scarcely any man in
Washington entertained more thar
Secretary MacVeagh lie was always
giving dinners or receptions TO his
friends, or attending similar functions
OF an official or social character.
So as the first step in his new
policy of conservation he decided 10
move his Office from the corner OF
t5th-st and Pennsylvania-ave.. whore
there is a constant Clamor OF street.
car gongs. auto horns, and the noise
o. wheeled vehicles. 10 the quieter
corner on the Executiye-ave., over
looking the white house grounds.
There he has had arranged for him
suite OF Offices. the decorations for
which were chosen by Mrs MacVeagh
herself The general color scheme of
the room fixed up for the secretary's
private use is green and peacock blue.
The walls are tinted in olive and the