The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-05
JOB HUNTERS WILL
Be D|SAPPO|NTE TED
ESiDEST TAFT WILL ABOLISH
HESY PLACES ~ TEXAS Gus
TOMS SERVICE.

r5 zsh.ngrcu. Jan 4.-Before the
fourth Of next March he bottom may
De- knocked out Of q number Of nice
little 5oomlets for JOBS in the Gus
TINS service in Texas. Regardless ot
recommendations that may be made
Ly euator- elect Shepard or Senator
Cul5erson, OF Of the Endorsements OF
numerous candidates by the represen-
tstiyes, the lucky ones may never
seize the plum, and all for the good
reason that number Of these jots
a. 9 likely TO be abolished before Pres
ident Taft Tetires from office. Also.
tne present status Of a number OF
Texas ports is likely to be changed
regardless OF all the protests that will
D. sure TO be filed when the facts
become known.
The customs service is now being
reorganized, and before the task is
completed a large number OF soft po-
litical positions will be abolished.
Will Classify Ports.
The ports Of the country are to BE-
classed as main ports and SUPPORTS
and a new system Of district will be
OF timed by Secretary OF the Treas
ury MacVeagh.
1t is proposed that districts shall
include not only one port OF collection
as now constituted, but shall include
/ entire states, with one main port,
and several sub ports. In many states
where there are half a dozen ports,
as is the case in Texas, the plan Ot
reorganization contemplates the Gre
.ton OF a main port and the reduc-
ion Of the others to the position 0l
5ul-ports in charge OF deputies in the
classified service.
Taft Has Authority.
Little doubt is expressed that Pres
lIout TAFT Will sign the order. Con-
5.c css delegated the authority to reor-
lanize the customs service IN com
olete manner. The president and sec
.Ctary OF the treasury may Do prac-
ucally as th.y please. An inkling OF
/ MS was gwen last SUMMER VIXEN
/ u.uston .ao'.sied against not being
advanced H. a higher grade as d polt
/ md the protest was turned down by
the secretary Isl it'll the statement tLat
/ his stand was taken on the ground
o. greater economy Of operation.
1t is now said the post of surveyor
viii be universally abolished. The
surveyor OF the port is a surS.'al OF
an Official list created before thn day
Of railroads. He is now declared -
be useless appendage. When the
post Of surveyor was first created,
the goods came to the seapor-, were
appraised and then sent gradnlD| to
the so-called port of delivery
where the surveyor examined the
goods before turning them over to
the COnsignee.
Change in Law.
When the railroads began to cN-
tend their lines to all parts of the
country the law was changed so that
Imports are shipped in bond from the
seaport without appraisement, and the
appraising is done at the final point
OF delivery.
The economies proposed in the re-
organization of the service extend be-
yond the mere decapitation Of a 10,
Of collectors OF customs who now get
their places through a political pull
I he saving as the result Of their aboi-
ishment will be about 100000 a year.
tut the secretary Of the treasury says
Wien his plan is in complete opera
/ ton it will effect a saving TO the go7
prnment Of not less than half MIL