The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-02
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NEEDED TO RUN
DISAGREEMENT
Despite Increased Business Esti-
mates Are Only $4,000
900 Higher This Year
RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC
ECONOMY SEEN
Pruning Knife Vigorously APP
piled to Figures From All
Departments

WASHINGTON, Dec. lit will cost
one billion. one hundred and eight
million and few odd thousands oil
dollars to run the United States gov
eminent under the Democratic econ
omy regime In 1915, according 10 de
partmental estimates, submitted 10
congress BY Secretary OF the Treas
ury MoAdoo.
The pruning knife Was thoroughly
applied TO the figures with the result
that. thoueh the government business
will BE- much vaster In 1915, the esti'
maGes call for only about $34.o00,00u
moro than was appropriated for 1917
Tue total estimates, including $3Oo,'
96a.l17 postal service Cpayable from
postal revenues). call for 81, lOs,6sl,'
777.02. e. against 81 ,074 .3o5,s6s.73 ap-
propriated for 1914.
Where, in other years, the pension
roll has grown by enormous leaps,
this year the estimate calls for more
than 31l, zoo. 900 cut. The total esti-
mate Is $169, $50, 900 as against $780,
100000 for 1914
The department OF labor, which has
complained Of the pinch or poverty
sousht 34.76s.4s.2 80, as against s3.44s.-
80 IN 1914.
Two battleships and eight torpedo
koat destroyers was the program or
Iered by Secretary of the Navy Dan
Iels. In contrast to the one battleship
blan OF last year. He asks for oeein-
ling this work $7,S00.00O AZ against
q, 267. 500 in 1914.
The Panama canal calls for $26,'
lac 1856, as compared TO $21,146.Sz4.3S
n 1914. In this estimate Is 81 1000
lor Notifications, providing 10000
tor Id companies Of coast artillery.
/ The military establishment demand
IA s1O6 .0OO. geo, as compared to $780,
u00. 900 for 1914, and this estimate IN
yO0. 900 for .lal4, and this estimate
Included 3150. 1000 for sl5 aeropianes.
The governments new income tax
~ will cost 81 100000 for assess'
hents and collections.
/ For rivers and harbors improve
hents. Secretary OF War Garrison
liked $41. 100000. reduction or Wv.
OK, 900. including the following con
&nuing contracts:
1 Chicago river, Illinois, $4,000; Mar
3uette, Mich, harbor. $21L000; Ohio
AVER. below Pittsburgh. $S.S00,000;
0abine- Neches canal Texas. $l36. 900;
Houston ship channel, Texas, 5000.
DO: Galveston harifor and channel e
4cxas City, 100000; Tillamook baJ
md bar. Oregon, $207. 900; Delaware
1veY, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
u 600 900; James river. Virginia
41O,O0O; Brazos river Texas. 1925.
90; Trinity river, Texas, $155,0O0:
Arkansas river. $4,000: Cleveland
ohio, harbor, 100000; Toledo, Ohio.
larbor, SI35.00O; st. Mary's river,
Michigan, fourth lock. $250.000; Mis-
1buYi river, @2,300.00O.
y For continuing and completing post.
(mces, Secretary OF the Treasury Nc
xd0o requests included:
J. I Alliance, Ohio. $4,000: Burlington.
:. J, $4,000; Campon. ILL.,. $4,000;
CORY, Pa, $4,000; Dayton, Ohio.
$1,000; Gary, Ind, $4,000: Mime
dpolis, Mimi. $175.0O0: Newark, Ohio.
900; Orange, N. j., $4,000: Piqus,
Ohio. $4,000; Salem, Ohio. $3S. 900 /:
mn, Ohio, $1,000.
For improvements at the arsenal at
lock Island, ILL.,. Secretary Of War
Garrison asked $4,000.
Over $4,000 was asked for i'm
movements at the Ellis Island immi-
rant station. New York; $4,000 at
Galveston. Texas, and $4,000 at
Philadelphia.