The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
Half Million Federal EMPLOYEES

~ih i'AailOH < GueIdl Employees.
Uncle Sam is perhaps the largest en-
ployer OF labor in the world He has
on his pay roll outside tha army and
navy nearly 100000 men and women,
Inc civil service commission takes care
OF the employment of 3s4,0Ss persons
who work for the executive branch of
the government in various VANS. Of
this number 222,27S hold office as Il
result OF competitive examinations held
by the commission, and their tenure
is not subject to the whim Of "A suites
man or politician
The army of Ss4.0Ss does not in
clude all of the persons who serve the
government This number has to do
dltlon there arc al15 employees of the
senate and house and 4s4 men and
women who serve in the congressional
library. Then there arc 1899 employees
OF the judiciary, including Judges, at
torneys and marshals, and their clerical
assistants and messengers, referees in
bankruptcy and United States COM
missioners
Then the army has S0,521 officers and
enlisted men: the NAVY, 40,s32. To
these must be added l4l5 cousuls, in
terpreters, secretaries and clerks in
the diplomatic and consular service
employees numbering 1854 persons
The growth of the executive civil
service has been wonderful. In 1916
there were only 6327 employees of the
government departments. II is said by
some statistical sharps that this army
Of 5l3,S54 federal employees does not
include all persons who arc attached 10
the federal payroll They say that tbe
$4,000 clerks in fourthclass postofiices
are not given i'll the official figures of
the commission, which holds that these
clerks are not government employees,
as they are paid by the fourth class
postmastcrs. Regarding them as fed
cral employees would bring the grand
total of federal servants up to 5U,S54.
Congress Contains "Gn Men,
The United States congress is not the
place one would ordinarily 20 TO find
gun fighters, but there are several men
who have notches on the handles of
their pistols who answer 10 the roll
call Of the clerk Of the house, never
theIess.
Perhaps the most effective Of them
is Representative Ben johnson OF Ken
lucky Mr. Johnson was speaker OF
the Kentucky house in 1887 when one
of those factional fights WAS on winch
state. Four "bad men, took IT upon
themselves to get johnson out of the
way. Meeting him on a lonely road
one afternoon, they invited HIM to
start then and there for the state line,
not to return to Kentucky upon pain
of death on sight And they didn 4
keep their guns under their coats,
either.
Not long ago, when Mr.. Johnson
was asked about the story, one oil MS
audience interrupted at this point:
''What did YOU do, Mr.. johnson
''Why." replied the kentueklan. IN
n mattcr-of fact way, ~ killed two OIL
them, wounded another, and the fourth
ran
Which is exactly what happened.
In tbe course of his service rs col
lector of internal revenue johnson mad
occasion several times to use his gun
in a bury. And it is generally under
stood he used IL to good advantage.
Rucker Of Colorado, Davenport OF
Oklahoma, Rakcr Of California, all
have had TO fight with guns AT various
times and were successful, too. There
are numerous other gnn.hg ghters or
.WnearD fighters in congress: but they
have succeeded SO far III hiding tnelF
liqhf under a basket. But some Oh lhe
prominent southern and western con
grcssmen make no secret OF their
0'gun-t -toting" habit
Bailey Will Live in Washington.
Planning 10 make Washington his
r,ormanent home, Senator Bailey Of
Texas has returned to this city. he
has nothing further to say i'll reference
fn his determination not TO run again
uI shall practice law" said Senator
Bailey.
While The senator has not announced
,rboro no will establish Offices, 1T Is SAID
~, ,,;lI nnen them in New York city
Wc viii not. however, give up his Texas
citizenship. ,,,osoa :.
Soua1or Bailey recently purchased II u
h,ndsomo residence here However, 10
w;ll be entirely possible for nun 10
G,,a bcrc and keep his New York law
ME in view OF the fact he VIII
,resumably. engage largely III pfacliee
before the supreme court Tor SOM
tbe great corporations ana IN eoh'u''"
tiou practice. r,,,,,,or o
From November - to Deeemoel ~
Inclusive, the city OF "ashlne'on; ho
have it's first apple show IL VIII III
man5rctcd iaoS T bv ". r. Thomas. a well
lSUnT S.nn1yn annie grower of Maryland, Wno
H,al, :, Isadinp part III the National AP-
,9n ehnw held at spokane. WaSh;'
pr pr s,ayr FxhiDitors from Marylano,
- go Vircinias, Delaware ana view
49, have sisuified their lDteution VI
I,,or,,cinatinp. and all indications Po,po
10 p' a very large attendance during '"'
President Taft will be in inV1tsa ,aas, Of Of
omen the exhibit. and moi tng Jarnn, ,eaS' by
The attractions VIII be aH T.a a"I relation
pf- ~ ,ha e'1 Pure Food Law to Fruit Grow