Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-17
MORE ECONOMY
AND EFFICIENCY

fGonfinued on mage ~
In small part, through the prosecution
at Irregular intervals OF special in
Quirfes bearing on particular services
or features OF administration. The
benefits thus obtained mnst be but
Temporary. The problem of good sd
minisfratlon lis not one that IAN be
solved at one time. 1t Is 8 continuous
~ present one.
Plan Of the Work.
In accordance with my instructions
the commission on economy and Ell
cheney, which l organized to aid me In
the inquiry. has directed its efforts
primarily to the formulation of con-
crete recommendations looking to the
bttterment OF the fundamental condi-
tons under which governmental opera
lions must be carried on. With a basis
thus laid it has proceeded to the prose-
cution of detailed studies of Individual
services and classes Of work and OF
particular practices and methods, push
ing these studies as far and covering
az many points and services as the re-
sources and time at It's disposal have
permitted.
In approaching Its task 1t has divid-
ed the work into five fields of inquiry
having to do respectively with organi-
Eation, personnel, business methods, nc
counting and reporting and tho budget.
Organisation.
/ have stated that the congress, the
president and the administrative Of
ncers are attempting to discharge the
duties with which they ara Entrusted
without full information nj to tho
agencies through which the work of
the government Ia being performed
To provide more complete information
On this point the commission has sub
United to me- a report Du the orSanl-
Kation OF the government rs dt existed
July 1. 1911. This report. which h.
transmitted herewith, shows In great
detail. by means OF outlines, not ~niy
the departments, commissions. bureaus
ana Offices through which the govern
ment performs it's varied activities.
but also the sections, shops. field sta
tons, etc, constituting the subordinate
divisions through which the work is
actually done. II shows Tor the serv-
fees at Washington each such fnal
unit as a laboratory. library, shop and
administrative subdivision md Tor the
outside OF Washington each
and point at which any activ-
OF the government lis carried ON.
Specific Economics Demonstrates.
> With this outline as a basis the com
mission has entered upon the prepare
lion or three series Of reports.
The FIRST series deals with the man
ner In which the services of the gov
srnment should be grouped tn depart
The second and third series of re-
,orts deal, respectively. with the or
sanization and activities OF particular
eryices and the form of organization
the performance of particular bust
less operations.
One of the reports Of the second Sc
les is upon the evenu cutter service,
which costs the government oyer
3 600 each year. In the opinion SSs e.
nohs1s 5ifdss its Varied activities
an be performed with equal or great
advantage by other services. The
commission therefore recommends that
t he abolished. II Is estimated that
~ so doing a saving Of not less thai
81 ,0te,oa d year can be made.
Another report illustrating the Sec
ssra.~s seoaanaes.sss aaa. sas raSAs-
house ana life saving services be ad-
Ininistered by q single bureau instead
6f,s as at present. by two bureaus locaf-
"a In different departments. These
services have much In Geo
graphically they are similarly located;
Enthusiastically they have many of
the same problems. 1t IL estimated
that consolidation would result In q
saving OF not less than 100000 m
nualiy.
In a third report the commission has
the abolition of the re
turns Office of the department OF the
interior. This action. In its opinion.
VIII cause no loss in service TO the
public and viii result In a direct say
ing Of not less than S25s000 q year, In
addition to d large indirect economy
In the reduction Of work 10 be per-
formed In the several offices.
In another report the commission has
recommended the consolidation of the
six auditing Offices or the treasury and
the Inclusion in the auditing system Of
the seven naval officers who now audit
customs accounts at the principal ports.
Tho changes recommended will improve
In many ways the auditing OF public
accounts and win result In an Iniraedl-
ate saving of at least $685. 600 annually.
A third series OF reports Is being pre-
pared on those branches of the organ
ization which are technical In chatac-
Ter and which exist for the service or
the government as a whole-branches
which have to do with such matters as
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