Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-06
Legislative Department .stl-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Govern.
ment of the United States wants a billion
and a quarter dollars for running ex.
penses in 1911.
This estimate today was transmitted to
Congress by Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo.
The total reaches the tremendous sum
OF sl,2S5, ,S57, ,sOS.16.
Deductlng the sinking fund of $50. 1877 900
put away for the redemption OF bonds
and the estimated postal receipts of S3ls,-
364, $40, the Administrations estimate OF
the cost of running the Government 10
s9OS, 1852 16 in 1917
This is nearly 80 for every man, woman
and child in the United States.
The estimates are an increase of t167,-
S3l, iOl61 over 1916 appropriations. In
creases in the War and Navy Depart
mcnts account for SIG. .S57, 1852 of thir
amount.
The European war, entailing new work,
was directly responsible for a large part
OF the increase in the State Department
estimates.
Details of the defense program are
SHOWN IN the war ana navy Depart
ment's estimates, as follows:
War Department: Pay of the army in
creased from $40. .366, 73o to s63.7Os.3O7 sup
plies, service and transportation, from
$685. $40 to S56, Ss2.702; medical department
from $4,000 to $l,l64, los: engineering
equipment, from $4,000 to $660,OO0; ord
nance stores, 100000 to S33S3.000; manu-
facture of arms. from s25O.OCO to s1.Ol2.-
$50; ordnance stores and supplies, from
IN INTO tip rNurhina
rifles, from sl5OoO0 to $4,000; armored
motorcars, from $4,000 to $4,000; for
encampments and militia maneuyers,
from $4,000 to si390,0OO.
An increase from S6O6O,07S to S23, 305,-
123 Is shown In the coast and other de-
fense fyrtitications. some OF the items
being:
Guns and mortar batteries, new, and the
undermining of older emplacements in
creased from s6S5.OOO to 12,61i.5Oo: case
ments, galleries, etc, for submarine
mines, from $4,000 to s254,O6O; alteration
and maintenance of seacoast artillery,
from $33s0,OOO to Sass 500; tests of new
ordnance, from SIS OOo 10 10000; building
of arsenals. from $500 to s1.S42, $50: bar
racks and quarters for seacoast defense,
from s25, 900 TO Si73, $50
New works include:
Sites for fortifcations and seacoast de-
lenses, N,S5I,OO0, armament for fortihca-
tions. 50, is6.50O ammunition. 81. III, 900; sea.
coast defense cannon. $l.7645OO; ammuni
tion 100000.
Totals for Canal Zone fortlhcations
show an increase from s2.6S9.ps to S.
234. 100
For the first years work on the navy
building program. for the huls, outfits
and machinery OF two battleshps two
battle cruisers. three scout cruisers, IS
destroyers, two gunboats. one hospital
ship and one fuel oil ship. an estimate
OF s27 6i7,0OO is made For the hulls and
OUTFITS for the first years expenditure for
the torpedoboat fotilla of FIVE feet sub
marines and 20 coast submarines, s7,67 900
Is estimated.
For reserve munitions 100000 Ia es-
timRted.
Toward the erection and equipment of
a plant for the manufacture OF armor
plate on a site to be selected by the
President to cost when completed
not to exceed 81. .635 lOT" there Is esti-
mated for 1911 S2.2il.7O2. For a proiectile
plant TO cost not to exceed 81, al. 922. there
is set aside s7O5,6ll.
There is further provided a naval flying
corps to he composed of $50 officers and
student flyers and $50 enlisted men ap-
pointed. commanded, enlisted and distrib-
uted in the various grades and ratings
of the navy.