Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-17

tion Of the machinery ct thAs govern
uaent on busip pss principles ! ask It
becarxse IT'S work IL entirely nonpar-
tisan In character and ozaght to apply
to every citizen who wishes TO give
effectiveness TO popular government,
In which we feel a Just pride. This
work further commends Itself for the
reason that the cost Of organization
and work has been carefully consider
ed at every point Three morsfhs
were taken in consideration OF plans
before the inquiry was begun; six
months were then spent In preliminary
Investigations before the commission
was organized. Before March Q. 1911
when ] asked for a continuation OF
the original appropriation for the cur
rent year. only $4,000 had been spent.
It Is a matter of public record that
the three largest insurance companies
tn New York when under Legislative
Investigation spent more than $780,
coo for expert services to assfst the
administration to put the business ON
a modern basis, but the economies the
nrst year wers more than teufold the
cost. i am informed that New York.
CAeaEp. Boston. st. Louis. Cincinnati,
Milwaukee and other cities are prese-
cutting inquiries the cost eof which Is
largely disproportionate to. the cost in~
CURED by the federal government.
Furthermore. these Inquiries have tfse
vigorous support and direct copepera-
ton ct citizen agencies which alone
ares4sending sno Hess th1n $200.0O0
per annum.
] sincerely hops that congress will
not In fty anxiety b. reduce expendi-
itures ecsaesafse by cutting on an APP
preparation which Is likely to offer
greater opportunity forsrcalseeonousy In
the future than any other estimated
fer.
~ has becnssaid. the changes which
shave already been made are resulttsx
in ecosspsnies greater than the cost OF
the inquiry. Reposts IN my hands,
with recommendation, estimate aap-
'prcxiusateiy Fz000seooF ef pssstSie~aaH-
nua1HecUnouiies. Other subjects under
Investigation sin1ieMte much larger re-
Suits These represent only q few Of
the many serviccsswhich should be sHb-
Jectef toasi Hike paiustakins Inquiry. If
this Asvdone 1t Is beyeHd question that
many millions - Savings n7av be reaI-
Iced Over and ahove theaecenonly and
Increased efficiency which mny be said
to RESULT from the work Of the commits
sion sss such il an Indirect result that
aHnct well be measured. i refer to
the influence which "a vigorous. ther-
oughgpiug executive inquiry has en-
each OF the administrative units.
In this relation 1t may be saId that
the expenditure for the inquiry during
the present fiscal year Is at the rate Of
$4,000. The mass OF Information
which must be collected. dYgested and
summarized pertaining to each sub
Jeet Of inquiry is enormous. From the
results obtained 1t Is evident that ev-
cry dollar which is spent in the prese-
cution Of the inquiry In the future will
result In manifold savings. Every
economy which has been or will be eff
through changes in organization
or method will inure to the benefit OF
the government and OF the people in
increasing measure through the years
which follow. 1t is clearly the part OF
wisdom to provide for the coming year
means at least equal to those available
the current year., and In my
the 3DDronrfaffon ssf,fs3ffd Inc In