The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-03
conflicting state laws"

conflicting state laws"
The bureau of corporations, congress
is reminded, was authorized to inVesti-
gate the business Of interstate con-
Germs in the act creating 1t. The pro-
posed trust investigation would seek
to show whether the modern trust or
system Of "monopOlistic units can do
the required work more cheaply and
advantagaously than smaller competi~
tive units. Between forty and fifty ad-
ditional special Investigators will be
needed by the department.
"We may not be able to solve the
problem dogmatically," avs a foot
note, "but we can adduce g. great body
of facts which will throw light upon
the question.
The department of commerce asked
for $500, 900 to be"used In investigating
the cost Of production Of articles duti-
able in the United States, in leading
countries where they are produced.
These investigations are to go fully
into wages. material, costs, profits and
other features. The sum of $150,000
Is also asked for salaries. and COM
mercial attaches who are to be credit
ed to the state department and who
are to investigate and report on
foreign manufacturing conditions OF
interest in this country.
Census Bureau. .
The census bureau wants $925,000
for collecting statistics, Of which $685.
400 Is for a census Of manufactures.
For an investigation of problems In
connection with public utilities to de-
termine the quality and cost of serv-
ice required in the regulation of utili-
ties. the bureau asks $500, 600. For an
Investigation Of the materials used in
rails, wheels and axles and other rail-
way equipment and the cause Of
their failure, $50, 900 Is asked for the
bureau OF standards. Among other
| estimates from the SAM department
iare $50. 900. an increase of $4,000, for
the salaries and expenses of com
missioners Of Cancellation in labor dis
'putes." and $168.0o0 for the children's
bureau.
Secretary McAdoo estimates that he
will need 81, 500, 900 to collect the in
come tax. He says. an increase is
necessary because the tau collection
machinery will be- perfected by the
! time the appropriation is made and
because Investigations will be made to
; determine cases of taxes withheld in
! previous years. The secretary reports
| that the work of his department is
! heavy and asks for an appropriation
of 5000 for an assistant to the secre-
tary," and for $780, 900, an increase OF
$50, 600, for investigation and expert
mentation to secure better methods Of
administration.
Department Of Agriculture. /,
The department Of agriculture asks
100000 to use In Graduating the cat
tie tick. an increase Of $4,000. declar-
ing that several southern states are
manifesting an interest IN cattle rails
ing owing to the uncertainty OF the
cotton crop and the high price OF
cattle.
This department lines itself up with,
the department of Justice ana cons
gress in an effort 10 delve into the
operations OF cold storage dealers. 1t
asks $4,000 to snyestigate the pre-,
~paration for market, the storing, the
freezing and other operations inciden-
tai 10 the transportation Of poultry,
and egg $4,000. to look into similar,
operations nsfish: $4,000 for an oy-i
ster inyestigation and 10000 for 9
drug products, with $654,s01, for the
enforcement i the pure food and