Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
UNCLE SIM FEELS
. HIGH COST OF LIVING
EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT
GROWING TO ENORMOUS
PROPORTIONS.
EVERY SUCCEEDING CONGRESS
TO APPROPRIATE A BILLION
Probable That Expenses Will Never
Again Fall Below That Sum-Post.
office Department. Expsnsss Alone to
Exceed $500 600, 900 Annually Within
Few Years.
Especial Correspondence ]

Washington, Aug. 29.-It will not be
long until the postoffice department
costs a half billion dollars a year, ac-
cording to Senator Bourne, OF oregon
chairman of the senate committee OH
postorices and postroads. who has
been giving careful and systematic
study for months to the needs OF the
postal establishment.
I'm fifteen years and perhaps IN
twelve" said Senator Bourne today
1.-The postoffice department Will DC
costing $5OO,Oo0.000 annually. ina
would far exceed the proportions ~
any private business. even that OF tne
greatest Of the corporations Inere !
no business so varied and complex 40
the business Of running the postonlce
department. .n
senator Bourne has been thrown
into close touch with the head orlclais
Of the postoffce department since M
has been head Of the committee aho
he ha. formed good opinion OF theni
ava their work In trying to direct the
enormous postal business Of the couh-
try.
parcels Post Bill to Cause Increase.
The narcels post measure Whlch was
M, into the postoffice bill alone VIZ
enormously increase the volume y.
postoffice business. Senator bou'h.
believes this business Will grow. IN
the parcels post system Is es'aoi'e
he IS convinced the people VIII
consent to give it up. the system NO.
he modified but the country N me III ",
tire. Senator Bourne is convinced "il'
always have a parcels post !.
once i, is fully realized how convenient
md how economical 1t Is.
Tho statement of Senator Bourne
with reference TO the prooaoie gro" =.
-. 40 exnenditures OF the department.
;,,,,s,r,,ss tho fact that the govern
! ...n, &c growing enormously. One de-
ma rtmen, after another Is eXpano'he,
Tha session OF congress just ADJOURNED
49,. haep another billion dollar session.
T;,o Efforts Of the democrats have peen
unable to get the appropriations anu
,,,horiza,;ons down below that point
49, IAN ~ that point Nor is there any
| ei,n +ha, it Will ever be possible 10
F.! do 1t. .L
rndications are that congress Win
soon create a department OF iapo', -
! a;d NO, mass the bill this session. ne
,,a.eura nassed the house but not the
,.n,ta rho 1. is likely to pass IN the
sho,., session. This will tend to en-
largo the appropriations. Every time
1e,ar,men, Is created 1t costs money
| .nd costs II permanently. The tendency
! 80 arerv government department or IN
/ ao,andent branch is to increase IN eA-
penslveness.
Poor Showing at Economy.
| House democratic leaders sought TINS
! o.sio, m make a showing OF economy
two did not have much success al IL.
.rha republican leaders charge, ana
v.i,b good deal OF evidence to back II
~, that the savings, such as they were
u.ere made merely by damming up ex-
nondi,ures which later on will nave &c
h.ya outlet However. there ls no.
,,uch N support the theory the puone
10 aroused over government expenol-
TIRES. so long as they seem TO OF
justified. 49,,
Col pete" Hepburn talked aoou'
government expenditures the otnel
5ay He was discussing them VIII
senator Clapp. I'm my life, sale
Colonel Hepburn. II do not believe
a,,ar know of a vote being changed b!
the CRY Of enormous expenditures.
do not think the public is greatly con
cerned over them. I do not think TN
exnenditures will be reduced
mo" said Senator Clapp. they vii
NOT he unless the system Of taxation II
changed. II we had direct taxation
then they would be lowered. II ever!
dollar for the support of the govern
ment came directly out Of the pocket
books OF the taxpayers, then every maj
would feel that he was Uncle Sam"