The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-29
Economies Have Effected Cut
in Expenses 81 Various j
i Departments.
MONETARY REFORM IMPORTANT
prssldsnt Hopes L Will Not ss Made
subject OF Party PolItIes-sur-
plus In Postal Department.
Attention Called TO Canal
( Matters-Postai Savings.

cial message to congress, which reads
IN ibart "A follows:
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Ine ana asn cono .u OF the govern.
men. e. sn9Wn at the ne, close OF the last
ascsa year, m, June ~ MI. was very saus-
.sssory me oloiheiy receipss into tne
sonSI@! !uno' excluMns postal revenues,
S.aeuntea 70 yNl'sIs.sst.W ana tne ois-
oussssaene rom tne genera .uho tor
c%ts1nt e4penses ana capitai oltlays' ex-
pos ,n., aaS r .hn t.s lana. o ths
.t, lnslI1ns uae ssts =, On ~, te ~
Poonc aeot, amounted a., 4, TO se =
se.vans surplus OF $f'Ss4.sn.W ~.
1 a.s, Ros nas revenue receipts anouhteo
% $sos.e's.eSo.eO: WINE tne payments mace
no pos.aa ssrvlce 49, xIo csa ~, she pGs.al
,xenues gynPun!eq 20 ~, eov.loo.4 Wnich
soat suspua q pos ~ y Eece'pts over di.-
= u 1san e ssp a;5.; me nrs st tlme IN
I" year. "a NA ~ = surplus We occurrso.
the interest bearing debt Of the United
staLes june I'LL. amounted to $sl5,-
eoot lei oens on Wn nc n. i ny nao
SeSseu aMounteo 20 $l,oW,eS.zo: ana the
ueo. oearins no lnterest. lncluoine green
oseAs. nslonai Dunk notes 10 De reoeem-
~. ~ mnu az 20 currency aountea TO
49, .sl.ss or total OF interest ana
- - nse c - bearing oeDt amounting 10
sA 49,
Inc actual disbursements. exclusive OF
hose LOT the Panama Canal and Tor the
Postal service lor the year ending June
~ Wu' were 1854, ISL .997.s9. The actual
announcements Tor the year ending June
w. DIV exclusive OF the Panama Canal
gao the nae. p, pos st service disbursements
Weie sooS. ,Ssl.0S. making decrease OF
$o'oo'' sSs.S IN yearly expenditures In the
year lyli under that OF 1910. For the year
enQins June ~. 1Sl2, the estimated re-
celpts. exclusive OF the postal revenues,
are $ooo'VvV,VW, while the total estimates,
exclusive OF those for the Panama pay
sol al ar on sne postai revenues. amounted
100 ,.es i =, az Is "a. az decrease IN the
~ esu1nases OF sl,oo4'So9.1z.
FOR the year ending June 80. 1913. the
estimateo receipts, exclusive OF the pos
"a! revenues, are 1857. 600. 600, while the
totai estimated appropriations, exclusive
OF the Panama Canal and postal dis
easements payable from postal revenues,
Will amount to 1920, S03.35. This Is q
decrease IN the 1913 estimates from that
y. e =. 1' ~ es. Aa.a, oi e''szl's TO-
sion Of the Business IN that den n np"n
the normal increase in the post Office
and the extension Of the service. will in
crease the outlay to the sum of $3.50, $685.
tanning this year the postmaster general
il assured that next year the receipts
will at least equal the expenditures. and
probably exceed them by more than the
surplus Of this year. It is fair and eo,it-
able, therefore, in determining the econ
omy with which the government has been
run, to exclude the transactions of a de-
partment IKE the post offlce department.
which relies for its support upon its re-
ceipts. In calculations heretofore made
for comparison Of economy in each year.
It has been the proper custom oniv ia
include in the statement the deficit in the
post Office department which was Maid ont
(, calculation NJ the actual ,ncreaae
in the exnense. of government ar,sinp
FROM the increaaa IN tho nonuio+,on anI
the general expansion of governmental
functions, except those OF tho post office,
TOT q number OF years shows normal
increase OF about per cent year BY
directing the exercise OF great care to
Keep down the expenses and the estimates
We have succeeded In reducing the total
disbursements each year.
Efficiency and Economy In the Treas
r-' .'e
an inc ueasury oepartment tne etncien.
y anu ocohoahy WORK has Deen kept
s!eamly up. PROVISION ~ made Tor tho
euM . OF 10 posltions curing the
comlne year. Two nunafed ana SKY
seven staIuiory posluons were ehmlna ts
xS s1o ,aSe y.at ~ tte oA I. " ene
leasuFy ~ 49, aslinkt1n, ana AL posit!ons
IN tne year DIV makinE an eMminauon
s ol o11 s.a.u.ory posltlons stnce Marcn :,
!sos, ano this nas Deeh oone Wit !,t tne
ulscHaIke ~ anypooy' BECAUSE me nor
ma reslgnati o,,.. anu oeashs nave peen
eQuai 70 tne ehmnhation OF the places,
system Of transfers having taken care
u me persons Whose pos,ugns were
aloppeo out. IN t me nela service OF me
oepnttnent, too' !'1os postlons nave oeen
.s,nl ... gown w - .ne pressne .e ma