Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-15

would study commercial and Indus
trial conditions for che advantage OF
all America. The Information that
they would be prepared 20 send after
a year or more Of study would be Of
such a thorough character az 70 Jus
tify IN upo and consideration BY every
business element Of America. A. q
Heo n, tho expense OF setting such a
system Of study IN operation would
not be largo, but the appropriation
would have 10 DO sufficient 20 Justify
the employment OF flrst-class men.
regard this ~ only one OF the
elements Of expansion which should
take place In the bureau OF foreign
and domestic commerce OF the de-
partment Of con. Asrce. That bureau
IL. IN my judgment. capable OF indef-
Unite enlargement. Its appropriation
have been inadequate. IL has the
powers Of n tarln board but no APP
preparations TO give these powers ef-
feet. I count upon the bureau OF for
eign and domestic commerce 90 make
such definite returns 10 American
business az to encourage very much
larger appropriations In the future.
The department OF commerce as a
whole Il a scientific adjunct to busl-
ness; only Ia a limited degree has Il
yet proved a promotive force. Tho
scientific elements must be made even
more effective than In the past. THE
prOmotive features deserve the earn
est consideration OF tho admlnistra-
ton, of congress and OF tho business
forces Of the country.
Let the point to the bureau OF STAN
dards AK one Of the scientific adjuncts
II business. II touches the affairs Of
the nation In very practical ways.
Proof Of this Is IN the morning mail
OF the bureau. manufacturing con.
Germs, business houses. inventors. ex-
porters, All look to II for scientific
aid. It's researches are extraordinary
Ia their scope and In their thorough
ness. They touch the realms of phys
les chemistry. engineering and It's ef-
forts are directed towards settling
forth the truth of research In such
way as To aid In practical application
to the increasingly complicated man
ufacturing field of today.
The bureaus of navigation. light
houses ana steamboat inspection an
need no recommendation to show
their close relation to national and
International commerce. The coast
and geodetic survey Is related to all
of these. u Is altogether scientific
Ia rs researches and should never be
Influenced by political changes.
The steamboat inspection bureau I
expect 10 see aided in every way to-
ward conserving human life. In con-
sidcring itS scope In the past three
weeks, ! have been convinced that
while every interest involved In
steamboat inspection must have due
and just consideration. yet. after all
the lie Of the smallest child and the
safety OF the humbiest workman
Is more important than the profits of
the largest transportation interest.
The bureau of fisheries will, | ex-
peot. be prompted to study more
closely In the future the effective pro-
.ductton OF food fishes as distinct from
game or sport fishes. In common
with others. I like good sport. but
mink the supreme duty OF this bu-
rcau Is 60 aid Ia reducing the high
cost Of living by attending chiefly 10
the problems OF cheap food supply as
affected by the development Of coast
ana inland fisheries.
look with great interest upon the
work OF the bureau OF corporations
and hope to see its line of research
enlarged In the immediate future In
direction that must interest all
business America. ! want IL To take
up an inquiry regarding the actual
economic efficiency OF the trust form
OF organization. By thorough re-
search ! hope the bureau OF corpora
Ton VIII be able To show whether
this trust norm of organization car
rics with II seeds OF its own decay, or
whether II ia one step In the evolu-
iton toward different business form
aud TX thus In either event only
passing phase In the economic history
OF America.
The census bureau has It's duties 80
definitely laid down hy legislation
that II is not practicable tu speak vi
Il at present save MS having POSSIBLE
tiles of further business stimulation
than II now uses. AZ the present mo-
ment 1t IN at the lowest point of It's
dcccnniai labors. It's researches. how
ever. are essential TO a full under
standing of conditions az home and
commend Ia the business mon of
America an earnest study of the bu-
reau and It's labors 10 the end that
We may receive suggestions as to
changes Ia It's lines OF research that
can Toe made TO prove OF value 70 our
country.
Foreign Trade Must H. Developed,
The most emphatic conviction with
which I have taken up the duties OF
secretary of commerce pertains 10
our foreign trade. Foreign trade IL
AN absolute necessity In keeping our
factories open and active. The ra-
pidity Of our manufacturing develop
ment which, as Tho Nations Runlness
has said. "is increasing IN "A ratio
vastly greater than that OF popula-
ton means that saturation OF the
American market II already here in
some directions and viii promptly arr
rive In many other directions Il Is
most gratifying to see that foreign
trade II rapidly increasing year by
year The energies Of the depart
ment Of commerce must he directed
toward stimulating those increases
ana thus rendering an enduring serv-
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