The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-02
JUST S1,1O8,631,777 IS
NEEDED TO OPERATE II. s.
GOVERNMENT DURING YEAR


100000 to be used in investigating the
cost OF production of articles dutiable in
the United States in leading countries
where they are produced. These inyesti-
cations are to go fully into wages ma
terial, costs, profits and other features.
The sum of $150.O0O is asked also for the
salaries and expenses of commercial at
tachees who are to be credited to the state
department, and who are to investigate
and report upon foreign manufacturing
conditions of business in this country
The Indian bureau wants S925 coo for col
lecting statistics of which $685. 100 is for a
census of manufacturers. For an investi-
cation of problems in connection with
lAblic utilities TO determine the quality
and cost of service required in the reg
ulation of utilities the bureau asks $100,0OO.
For an investigation of the materials
used in rails, wheels and axles and other
railway equipment and the cause of their
failure $4,000 is asked for the bureau OF
standards.
Among other estimates from the same
department are s50,0OO an increase Of S45.-
GOO for the salaries and expenses OF Com
missioners of Cancellation in labor dis
putes, and Sl6S,000 for the children's bu-
reau.
Cost of Income Tax
Secretary McAdoo estimates that he
VIII hSeu %l,Juu,uuU TO Collect the lIlCOIue
tax Investigation will be made to de-
termine cases of taxes withheld in years
previously.
lhe department of agriculture asks Con-
gress for 100000 to use in eradicating the
cattle tick, an increase of $175,000 declar-
ing that several southern states are man
resting an interest in cattle raising ow
ing to the uncertainty of the cotton crop
and the high price of cattle.
The dpnartfnppt sIfc S5n pOO IN i1yaStj.
gate the preparation for market the stor-
ing, freezing and other operations Incl
dental to the transportation of poultry and
eggs; $4,000 to look into similar opera
tions in fish; $4,000 for an oyster inves-
tigation and $4,000 for a biological inves-
tigation of food and drug products, with
$654,000 for the enforcement of the pure
food and drugs act.
The sum of $54,2S0 is wanted to "Investi-
gate insects and Insecticides particular
notice to be devoted to malaria carrying
mosquitoes and the ordinary housefy.
The House wants $166,39O for investigating
road making with $4,000 for field expert
ments.
A request is made for sl94,14a to collect
and difuse information concerning the
best methods of marketing and distribut-
ing farm products ana 550OO0 for demon
strations in cooperation work with the
states, of methods of live stock raising, in
cotton and cane sugar states.
To House Representatives
The state department evidences its de-
termination to house American represen-
tatives abroad in buildings furnished By
the government in asking $150.000 for the
purchase of a site and the construction
of an embassy building in Mexico City
$4,000 for the purchase of site and
construction of building for the lega-
tion at Berne, Switzerland, $4,000 for the
construction of an embassy building on
ground now owned by the United States
in Toxic.
For continuing work on public buildings
already authorized the treasury depart
ment puts in an estimate of $6,111, ,2S3.
For Mobile $4,000 is asked. For con
tinuing rivers and harbors work the war
department says it needs Si1, 49, sos which
includes an estimate of S909O00 for cham
mel from Galveston to Texas City. Black
Warrior and Tombigbee rivers. Alabama,
s500.000; Southwest Pass, Miss, S4O0. 600;
open channel Camden to Arkadephia,
$666.500; Port Aransas, Tex $500, 600: Sa-
bne Pass, Tex, $550,C00 Houston. Tex,
ship schannel 100000; Cumberland river
below Nashville, Tenn. $25O,0O0: OHIO
river below Pittsburg, improvement with
a view to securing navigahle depth of
nine feet, S5,0e0,000; improving Mississippi
from head of passes to the Ohio $6.000-
600; Mississippi from Ohio mouth to Min
neapolis, S2670,000; improving Missouri
river between mouth and Fort Benton,
$2300,00