El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-07
ESTIMATES Of EXPENDITURES
FOR UNITED STATESBUS|NESS
Figures Are Submitted to Congress That Are Almost
Staggering {n Their Imme nsty Some of the Details
of the Proposed Increase in the Army; Where the
Money is ITO be Spent by the Departments.

the estimates are about 100000 less
! than last year.
Government Ownership.
! one new feature of the estimates IS
the incorporation Of proposal for a
/ government monopoly of telephone and
| telegraph service in Alaska, Porto Rico
/ and the Hawaiian Islands It is pro-
/ posed that the wires in these terrific
I ries be acquired for the postoffice de-
The estimates of military and naval
/ expenditures, including the first year
cost Of the new additional defence pro-
l gram carries a total Of S152,354,259 for
/ me army and $2l1. 51S.0f4 for the navy
For the two branches the increase
| tsl1ed over the appropriations last
\ year is about S124, 000, goo exclusive Of
|, the amounts for Notifications and
tother items.
I Army Increases Asked.
NThe war department asked an in
crlsase Of more than 100000 for the
sifnal corps, of which about $500, 600
is kor aviation. $500, 600 TO be made i'm
medpately available with $4,000 more
for Of 6eyei0Pmf Fdr t of nan an
Of thu army sos, 7Os.sO7 is asked, an
increase OF more than $4,000. 600 10
pay ab6ut $4,000 more enlisted men,
The qua Ftermaster department asks for
an increase OF more than 100000 for
supplies, &nd about $1,000, 600 for cloth
ing. camp lind garrison equipment The
number Of horses needed is represented
by an increalse of S355,O0O in the es-
Inmates In the engineer corps s660. 600
IS asked for Equipment Of troops in
place OF $4,000 Slast year The increase
for ordnance st&res-for the purchase
and manufacturer Of ammunition for
small arms - is from 500. 600 TO So,
sSS. 600. with s1.50eAoo for grenades- An
Increase of S715.0ON is made in the
item for small arms Target practice, in
GLIDING machine gun S2ractlee- FOR
arms at national armoriefs S1.013,559 Is
asked, compared with Sz50,UOV last
year: and an increase Of 100000 for
purchase, manufacture andN test Of RI
files.
For the organized mHitia.<s4.SsO.OOo
is estimated as necessary. Compared
with $3.50. goo last year with an increase
of 100000 for militia equipment< The
military academy is estimated to CNost
about S350,000, more with provision fe9r
20 cadets
The Navy Program.
The big item in the new navy pro-
gram is an estimate OF S2l.644,O00 as
the first years appropriation for hu1ls
and machinery of two battleships. two
battle cruisers three scout cruisers. 10
destrOyers. two gUnboats. the hospital
ship, one fuel oil ship This compared
with an appropriation S4.2OO,000 in
last years program For the hulls and
outfits Of five fleet and % coast sub
marines (first years work. S7.675.o00
is asked compared with S4.S90,0O0 last
year For armor and armament of
vessels authorized the estimate is S21.-
6SI, Geo against S9.577, 99S last year For
$4,000. 600 is asked. an increase
OF $l.o00,00o and for reserve ammuni-
ton sS,000.O0o, for which there was no
appropriation last year.
Fer Coast Defence.
Coast defence and fortificatiOn items
include S2.533. 600 for gun and mortar
and S2sS11,500 for moderniz-