The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-08

the seHli-arid and irrigated regions of the
west, and $4,000 to encourage improved
farm. management methods. For free dis
tribution of seeds, $3.50. $40 is asked. The
total estimate for the forest service is
s5.54 ,256. For the enforcement of the new
law to regulate dealings in cotton futures
and to carry on the investigation of mar
keting and distribution of food products.
1876, 595 is asked.
Army Estimates
In the army estimates, $4,000 is pro-
vided for the new aviation corps; 100000
for buildings and grounds of the Military
academy at West Point, and s150.O90 for
automatic machine rifles. The sum for
militia maneuvers is reduced $1,000, 0o00,
and left at $3.50, 900; $4,000 is asked for
barracks and quarters In the Philippines;
$685.. 900 for small arms target practices;
$3.50, 600 for the manufacture of arms. For
public works In the war department, $50. =
600 900 is estimated of which s530O0.000 is
for rivers and harbors, an increase of
s27 900 over last years estimate. For
Notifications and other works of defense
Sc, $4,000. a slight increase over last. is
estimated. Further construction and
maintenance of the Panama canal is esti-
mated at $19,000,000.
In the navy $23, 800 600 is asked for in
creases heretofore authorized and S90O0,-
900 is estimated for the 1916 building pro-
gramme. The following sums are esti-
mated for navy yards:
Boston, $4,000; New York, $lS50Oo; Phil
adelphia, $50. 600: Washington, ID. c., $780,
600; Norfolk. 1905, 900, including a 100000
drydock; Charleston, s. c., $4,000; Key
West, 5000: Mare Island. $4,000; Puget
Sound, $4,000; for extension of the pow
der factory at Indian Head, Md, S15S000,
Naval magazine at Fort Miflin, Pa, sS4,-
900: naval ma gazine at Puget Sound,
$oS, 900.
The estimate for arming the naval mi
litia is doubled. making it s25oooo.
Pension Estimates
In the interior department department
pei sons are estimated at s1e8, 600 900. a 49,.
100000 dollar drop since last year. An
estimate of 100000 for the reclamation
service appears in the estimates for the
first time. Congress at the last session
passed a law requiring reclamation out
leys to be made by appropriation.
For terrifying the Panama canal a to-
tai of S763000 is estimated, an increase of
$250,o00 over last years appropriation. In
this estimate is included $4,000 for search
lights and 100000 for reserve equipment.
The interstate commerce commission es-
innate is reduced s1.900Oo0 because it does
not include provision for the physical
valuation of work for which an estimate
will be furnished later
The department of justice estimates In
clude 5000 for inforcing the antitrust
laws, and $l5000O for the penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kas.
The department of labor estimates in
clude $4,000 for the Ellis Island immi-
grant station and $4,000 for a new immi-
grant station at Galveston, Tex. The
public health service wants $4,000 for
preventing the spread of epidemic dis
eases. For memorial ampitheatre at
Arlington national cemetery 100000 is
asked. For the new federal trade COM
mission soon to be organized, $53O,00O is
estimated.
The total of sl,49s,5O0 for lighthouses,
beacons, fog signals and other aids to
navigation includes: Lighthouse tender
for general service, s150,O00; light vessels
for general lake service, $4,000; light
vessel for general Atlantic service, $780,
600; light station at Goose Island Flats,
N. j., $4,000. and other amounts for aids
to navigation as follows:
Keweenaw waterway, Harbor of Ref
uge. Portage river. Mich, $780, 900; Hudson
river. 800, 900; Milwaukee, Wis, s2O0,vvO;
South Pass, La, light vessel SIPS. 900;
Mississippi river below New Orleans.
$4,000; Conneaut harbor Ohio. s63, 900;
Pearl harbor, Hawaii, SS0N0; Delaware
river, $4,000; Detroit, $4,000; Hawaiian
Islands, lighthouse depot. $4,000: Point
Borinquen Porto Rico, ss5, 600; Sand Hills,
Mich, $4,000: Cape Spencer, Alaska. 800,
600; Portage lake. Mich, 800, 900; Nine
Mile Point, Mich, $4,000; Anacapa Island
Cal, $4,000.