Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-06-13
PUBLIC BUILDING
LIST IS LARGE
Occur d'AIene should Appeal &
Congress for a Home for Land
OfHcers and Postonice.

buildings 80 py pull
That is the opinion OF treasury
department officials and they have
prepared statistics to sustain their
position.
What is more. they are trying to
formulate a plan by means of which
senatorial and congressional influence
will not be the only reason for the
expenditure of public moneys in the
construction OF government buildin Is.
They think that such appropriations
should be based upon the practical
necessities of the case rather than
upon the possible number OF votes
which the securing Of the building
may bring to the member who in
VI troduced the bill.
Just as there is now an effort to
bring the river and harbor appropri-
atoms out Of the dominion Of poll
tics, and systematic them SO as to
bring the best and most lasting ef-
feets for the commcICe of the coun-
try, SO should there be, in their
opinion, well-defined program gov
Erning the erection Of postofices and
ccurt houses in the different states
and cities.
The department has not progress
I'D far in outlining its proposed plan,
nor is there any promise that, if 1t
had, the members Of congress would
willingly forego their annual or BIZ
ennial scramble over this pork
barI."
1t is the opinion of the treasury
officials, however, that something
more than the population or wealth
Df town should be taken into CON
federation when passing upon the
Question as to whether it is entitled
o public building.
Other things that should be consid-
pred, according to the treasury men,
Ire the character of the business
transacted in each place and the gov
Eminent revenues collected. Thus a
manufacturing town. or one in which
here is thriving revenue producing
business, ought to- take precedence
pver a staid, quiet, residential town
pr suburb, even though the latter
IAN show preponderance of wealth.
Still another item is the question
II illiterany in, community, 1t be-
ng obvious that, where a large pro-
portion of the inhabitants are unable
o read or write, the postal receipts
win not be So great as in a smaller
place where education is more wide
y difFused.
Since 1916, the first record of the
construction of public building by
he government. there has been ex-
pended $26S,210.6S4 in the purch-
se of sites and the erection of build
ngs to house the various govern
nent offices throughout the coun-
~. OF this amount New York has
eceiYed 1853 per cent; Massachus-
us 5.39 per cent; Pennsylvania,
Il per cent; Ohio, 5.6s per cent:
linois, BAT per cent; California.
Is per cent, and Missouri ASS per
ent.
laking the wealth and population
the several States as a basis for
leulation there is. proportionately,
Ill due TO New York, $5,441,277;
ennsylyania. s7.436,5O4; Illinois,
''4o,62S Ohio. s3,362,376; Texas,
'62O,oS9; Iowa. $3,5S7.436, and
ew Jersey, $3,4S4,616. Indiana,
ichlgan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
ansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma are
more than $4,000, 900 below their
preparations upon this basis. Mis-
puri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
arolina, Alabama and Mississippi
re all more than 81. 600, 900 below
On the other hand Louisiana has
eceived an excess on that same
isis of s1.3S1.773: Maine, s1,I60.-
81 Colorado. s1.s36.S1s: South
Arolina. $7SS.7s6; and California.
1853. There is disposition to
sign as the reason for these exees-
the fact that the democratic
tes of the two Louisiana senators
nenally have been greatly desired
me republican party: that Sena-
Hale and Frye throughout their
Pc terms have not overlooked the
nts OF their state of Maine; that
mer Senator Teller and wolcott
Colorado. were disposed to be in
pendent at times and had to be
pc In good humor; that Senator
imam has enphaticaIly demanded
p his state, South Carolina. should
re share OF the good things go
around" and that Senator Per-
Of California has been a men,
OF one Of the appropriation com