The sun., 1916-12-07

the Government ca~icuiators. with an
eye to economy took no cognizance.
How Congress Is to solve the problem
Secretary McAdoo does not suggest. He
recommends no way Of raising the ad-
ditional avenue. The unwclcomc task
In given TO the legislators to do as best
they may.
Secretary McAdoo's forecast Of the
future 10 az disconcerting rs his review
OF the past and present Is optimistic.
He says:
During the past year the prosperity
which set In so strongly during the fiscal
year 1915 has grown In strength and
volume and is now widely diffused
throus hout the United States. Funda-
mental economic conditions have never
been more sound. In all lines OF indus-
try efficiency Of organization and pro-
duction have reached the highest point
In the country's history. General conf
dence In the future, healthful enterprise
and development have been marked
characteristics Of the year.
New Record fer the World.
THE financial strength OF the United
States-the greatest in our history
gives US a commanding position In
world finance. We have been trans
" iTOHI u ucDtOT III ~ CTcuItOT ud-
ton. On November I. 1915. the stock Of
gold coin and bullion In the United
States was estimated Il 81, 700. SO. 976.
an increase Of 37i4.597.s04 in the past
sixteen months. This is the largest
stock Of gold ever held in the United
states or In IN other country Of the
| world.
Through the operations Of the Fed
eral Reserve system and with our
abundant supply Of gold as a basis the
credit sources Of the United States
home demand. and we rave been able
to finance our great domestic and for
eign trade without strain and to extend
vast amounts Of credit to other nations
throughout the world"
one OF the NEST interesting features
OF the report 10 the emphatic recon-.
menda;ion tia: all pork" be eliminated
from the public bui.uings business and
that the policy cr authorizing post offices
and Federal buildings In Wholesale
groups. known as omnibus public build
ings'' bills. he abandoned. and that Con-
gress adopt some other policy whereby
buildings shall be authorized Only In
4 cities and towns where they arc justi-
fed and at reasonable cost.
This recommendation Ia likely to start
something In Congress. for II IL gem
orally understood that an effort IL to
he made during he present session TO
put through another omnibus bill. carry
ing appropriations OF about s35. 1000. 900,
mainly for post office buildings In small
villages throughout the country.
In fact this bill was introduced In the
House hy Representative Frank Clark
OF Florida last July and at that time
| Mr.. Clark said that he expected 10 put
IL through Congress at this session. II
such an effort Is made IL will doubtless
%prec,pitate a fight. for It Is we'll known
that many members In both houses have
completely lost their taste for pork
and will resist the passage OF the bill
in It's present form to the last ditch,
Blu, should the advocates of the measure
succeed in forcing II through both House
and Senate. II is said that the Preslden;
would veto IL.
Following are extracts from that sec
ton OF the Secretary's report dealing
with public buildings:
Common scEse and business Judgment
would seem to demand that structures
for the transaction of Government bust.
ness should he authorized only In local..
ties where they are inDeratively needed
: and that buildings should not be erected
where no public necessity a he shown
This result could he accomplished IL,
divorcing the public buildings question
from all local or political consideration
and authorizing no public buildings unit
n thorough and Intelligent investigation
OF each proposed building or project ha,
been made by this department AMI Q
full report, thereon has been submitted
to the Congress. II such reports were
followed by tie introduction OF measure,
to cover each proposed building project
the abuses and evils Of the omnibus bill
fv,ofhnH a.attfA Ia. rnAfnusAl