Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-12-26
BY GEORGE CLINTON

. u Sp'hulhs conditions " In |
the FEDERAL service believe and have
reported that more than 500. OOO. 900
year can be saved to the govern
ment II certain recommendation for
economy be observed and the claim
IN that this saving can be made with
out In any way gripping the service.
II Is probable that before the next
congress ends the entire system Of
making appropriations will BE-
changed. that many bureaus will be
consolidated and the supply bills cut
many millions Of dollars. the money
saved 10 be used for extending Tho
useful services OF the governments %
nelds not already covered
When Theodore Roosevelt was pres
ident he appointed what was known
as the Keep commission II was
the duty Of Mr. Keep and his col
leagues TO study business methods IN
vogue In the different departments
and to see how the work could be
shortened and yet be Just as effective
as II Was under existing conditions
Start Made On Economy.
When President Taft came into
Office one OF the first things he did
was 10 call his cabinet officers TO-
gether 10 urge upon them the neces-
sity OF economic administration
Secretary MacNeagh was made the
chairman OF "A cabinet committee
charged with the work OF economic
administration. II was soon dis
covered that IN single departments
OF the government the different bur
eaus purchased their supplies indie
/ pendently OF one another and that
different prices were paid for pre-
cisely the same article One bureau
for instance would pay two or three
cents dozen more for lead pencils
than another bureau was paying for
the same article OF the same manufac-
ture
4 good many economies. small as
compared TO the saving which II is
lished. were made. II was start
however. for greater things. The
system which was IN vogue In the
treasury department. or perhaps II
had better be called lack OF system
WAS the Same which held in nearly
every other department OF govern
/ q
In the saving venture and there was
an economic squirt all along the
line
Not long after the nrst initial econo-
mic venture President Taft appointed
commission on economy and en-
cheney with Frederick 4 Cleveland as
its chief. This commission has been
at work for more thon two years and
, II has worked out an elaborate and
= vet AT the same time simple scheme
, for saving Uncle Sam money.
Budget System Approved.
President Elect Wilson has sane
, toned the budget system OF appio
priations which has been urged p'
the present president and by the com
mission on economy and efficiency
budget system all the appropriations
,.ted for go TO dozens OF committees
y, congress For instance, the naNa
/. appropriation is acted on by FeVera
direrent committees. each one 'ah
ing part and no one OF them hno"
ING lust what the other is dong II
result f. n scattering or energies an
: n scattering OF money Nnoer III
u ,,,ago, svstem all the Appropriation
r. iii no considered by the chairmen O
s,neront committees acting together
,rhov thus can get concrete knowleus
NJ the whole situation at once u"
: nv intelligent direction can stop INA"
holes OF waste 49,,
II tho economy and efficiency con
n r,tss,on's recommendations finally d
= adon,ed bv congress IT Is believe
Il rat the agricultural interests oil III
.or,trv largely will be aided liner
Il ora hills now in congress looA'"e :
II ,,,,s worry thing. but the cost Is sal
I - ho nrohibitive because OF tne p''
q -, extravagant methods. WIN
,.,ng Of 500. 600 600 year. an
n =, the experts place 1t as h's
tqoO 600 90 year many oi !"
helpful measures now unue'
alteration by the law makers ca"
T. nossed. the money VIII DE 'o' W.
3. To and the treasury Will oe Jus' a.
C. veil on as It IS now and the oe'r w.,
n 90 Tho people will be multiplied 4"
IL liter "a going to be live ISSUE
d. congress from now on
O. po.tmasters Fear Tor 'ooo'
10 Naturally the Democrats o, w
ana sennte are looking aheau
n. ~ a,od time when they VIII come
70 mil possession of the admin ni
II. a., IN all It's branches. Inc be"
,r .rat,c leaders are nonplussed as
cias, 20 do about the blanket CT,
.orvice executive order =,
pr.s,dent Taft not long oe'ole
~ election. the effect OF wn,cn n. was ", :,
lie nut nearly 10000 postmaster, TO, o, i
n country on the civil service list =,
T. goes without saying perhaps perhaps n
is nearly all of these postmas tiers n q
Republicans. many of whom n navo ne t,
once for years and who. unless les, % .
executive order be set aside lev VIII inc nc
10 .,nu. 70 draw their pay from on'