The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-09
SECRETARY Of
COMMERCE IS
FOR ECONOMY
IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT SECRE-
TARY REDFIsLO SAYS COST OF
GOVERNMENT CAN BE LESSEN.
ED. AMERICA RANKS HIGH.

4 washington, DeC. o.-ECOuOiny II
the public service is the keynote o.
the annual report of Secretary Red
field of the department of commerce
In summarizing the work of the many
bureaus of his department he under
takes to suggest a wise use of gov
ernment funds.
"If attention were directed not to
totals but to the wise use of funds,
said Secretary Redfeld so that the
latter should be made to produce the
utmost possible service, much would
be accomplished that is now hardly
suggested or attempted. Every indus.
trial manager knows that economy re-
quires his plant to be kept up in the
best productive condition. 1t is not
economical in order to save a total
expenditure, to allow the plant TO run
down and then have to build it up
again. This does not save money, but
/ loses it. Economy of this kind is not
! economy at all. 1t merely involves a
| cycle of expensive changes, costly in
themselves and more costly in their re
suits
! IF, instead of arguing upon totals,
without regard to whether the money
which comprises these totals has been
! spent wisely or unwisely, care were
centered on the need for expenditure
and for the wisdom with which that
need is met, money could be saved
that will otherwise continue to be
lost"
Summarizing the work of the last
year in promoting foreign trade Mr..
Reddeld says:
"The United States is one of the
three foremost commercial nations. 1t
is essential to its prosperity that it
should be inferior to no other coun-
try in its governmental system for the
fostering and protection of its trade,
both domestic and foreign. Such a sys-
tenn is now firmly established. In for
eign countries the admirable trade-de-
yelopment work which the consular of.
ficers of the department of state carry
on, is now to be supplemented through |
the service of corps of commercial |
attaches, which will fill gap here
tofOre existing in our organization as /
compared with that of other nations. !
These, with the group of special trav-
cling investigators or commercial
agents who continue the valuable tech
nical studies of markets abroad, CON
stitute for the first time in the foreign
field complete and well-balanced sys-
TEN of federal aid to trade in foreign
lands
The special fund for promoting of
commerce in Central and South Amer
lea, of which eighty per cent is alot-
ted to field investigation and the re-
mainder in Washington, should be
continued and supplemented, as a per-
manent occupation of Latin-American
markets is the only wise policy for
our government to support"
Various phases OF the work of inves- I
.igatng commercial conditions in the
United States are reviewed at length
The important work which con. d
;ress assigned in collecting costs of V
production of articles subject to i'm
bort duty, has been actively carried
IN in two branches of industry. A sur
'ey of the earthenware pottery indus
ry in the United States and Europe }
las just been completed, and most y
PRACTICAL and valuable results have <
een obtained. over ninety per cent u
I the American potteries We're inves- II
lgated, and no more complete study u
I an industry. ii is believed, was ever
lade. similar study of the great
lothing industry is now in progress. u
he committees of congress will find
such reports the essential facts in s'
egard to an industry necessary to o'
ltelligent legislation on tariff mat IL
RS. Such facts have heretofore usu- &C
ly been available not from a disin- ui
rested governmental source, but Ia
ON those whose interest might lie III
ther in increasing or lowering tariff el
ties. The value of such detached Ia
nd disinterested Investigations of our
dustries is no longer in question, and IN
lis service is not alone useful in re- de
tion TO tariff Legislation, but is un- st
of very marked promotiye lls
Ilue to any industry that may be IN
udied by competent agents
Several investigations commenced
the bureau of corporations in prior oh
'ars remained uncompleted at the be- b.