The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-02
THE ESTIMATES.

Public works kS............... 97,9l7, ,592
Miscellaneous ....... $685. ,213
Permanent annual appro-
priations ....... 131, ,195, ,407
For the preservation and completion
of vessels already in commission or
authorized, the navy department wants
$S, ,250, 900; for the hulls and machinery
Of the two battleships and eight tor
pedo boat destroyers which Secretary
Daniels wishes to build in the fiscal
year 1914-15 $7.S00.0O0; for armor and
armament of vessels authorized $10,-
091,0 900. The sum of 100000 is wanted
for naval defense mines and appliances,
and $3.50, 900 for eXperime work in
high explosives. To extend the naval
gun factory in Washington $500, 900 is
asked.
INCREASES SOUGHT.
Many increases are sought for the
army. One of the principal military
items is 100000 for military aeronau-
tics, of which $150,000 is to be spent
necessary if the United States is to
keep abreast in this science.
The estimates for the organized
militia are larger by many millions
than in previous years. Sums of ST.,
$4,000 for field camps OF instruction,
$404,2 ,250 for equipment of coast artil-
Iery armories, $2,100 000u for field ar
tilleTy material and s3.000,00 for am
munition for such artillery for militia
are asked.
estimate is $5,806, So0 an increase of
more than SO. 900 over last year.
This S3,000000 is to be expended in
the purchase, manufacture and test of
ammunition for mountain, field and
siege cannon and a large part of the
remainder is TO be used in altering old
style field and coast artillery guns.
The estimate for continuing sea coast
defenses in the Philippines and Hawaii
in put at $751; .632.
THE CANAL WORK.
Although the Panama canal prob
ably will be in operation long before
the close Of the fiscal year of 1915, the
war department estimates that S26-
canal that year, which is about $1,000
600 more than the current appropria-
ton. According to the estimates the
number of the employees in the organ
ization through the 1914 fiscal year was
%, 900 while in the fiscal year 1915 the
number will be about 1S.T00. The or
ganization on the isthmus and IN
Washington two years ago cost a little
employees off the rolls this sum will be
reduced to about s9.S00,000. For mis-
cellaneous material for the canal S10,-
459, 900 is asked and S2,551 $50 is want
ed for Qualifications OF the appro-
priation for fortif1cations 81, ,26S, $50 is
to be spent for army quarters to pro-
vide accommodations in all for ten
companies of coast artillery and $780,
S25 is for installation of ten 6-inch
guns, seven 14-inch guns, and twenty
eight 12-inch mortars
One of the most interesting items in
the long list of estimates is that of
S475. 500 for salaries and expenses of
special attorneys. examiners and
agents of the bureau of corporations.
an increase of 100000 over last year.
In a note accompanying the request
for this additional sum congress is
told:
This increase is due entirely to the
plan projected for additional work to
be done by the bureau of corporations
This plan has to do with:
THE facts on stock and bond issues.
holding companies, interIocking direc-
torates, etc. the economy and efficiency
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