Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-06
A SAVING OF BILLIONS.
End Of the War Cuts Down Expenses
Tremendously.

|
duction of government expenses for
| the fiscal year 1920, starting next July
l, to $1.i+3.il 5.S3s from the $2i.5?s.-
900, 900 appropriated for the current
fiscal year, according TO tentative csti-
mates submitted 10 congress Tuesday
by Secretary McAdoo. transmitting the
reports Of the various departments.
The principal reduction was for the
military establishment which estimates
| its needs ut $l.922.O0O,OOU i'll 1920. uS
compared with $l2.214.ooO.OOO appro-
priated for this year. Before tn" sign
ing of the armistice with Germany II
had been figured that the army alon"
would need more than $4,000. O.O0O,OG0
for 1920.
The navy's estimates for 1920 are
$2.595, 100000. as compared with ST.
| j9l, ,O00.0OU appropriated Tor the cuT
rent year. an increase of Il billion w.
lars despite the closing of the Ear.
There is nothing 10 show whT the
navy would have needed had Hc war
continued.
These estimates may he Mrcd down
considerably later whcn/thr actual
needs of the governmental closing out
war contracts becomI clearer. 1t is
pointed out also, ,Nt actual expert
mcnts have seldon/rcachcd advanced
estimates.
AirpIane, ,HNork to Go On.
Including $Ti.237.OO0 estimated for
fortihcationZ the total contemplated
outlay onfhe army amounts to ST.
497 100000. y striking figure in the
army estimates is the s144,943.OOO for
air sfvice production. The appropri-
atiehs last year under this head were
100000. 900. 1t is evident that in re-
Zucing war estimates the war depart
ment is not proposing TO lose all that
has been gained in aircraft develop
ment during the war, but plans to con
tiAue % asfs HSS6tsf1ttdf3 oaf- off--
a fairly large scale.
The largest single reduction from
the appropriations for this year for the
army is in pay, travel and general ex-
penses. the new estimate for next year
being $22I. I.67S.OOO. as against $780,
10000 appropriated for this year.
Similarly large reduction is made in
quartermastcr's estimates for supplies.
clothing, quarters. including canton
ments and similar expenses, The new
figure being S9ll.TS9,OOO, as compared
to S5,45l. 900, 900 appropriated for this
year.
All Navy Items Increased.
Virtually all estimates for various
navy purposes show substantial i'll.
creases over appropriations for the
current year. The pay item goes up To
$579,946, 900 from S227. 1872 900; expcn-
ditures on ships already authorized
goes to $233,9S5,000 from $J3,391,OOO
this year and an additional $20U.00O.-
900 is asked as the first increment OH
the new three year programme which
has been proposed. Subsistence and
supplies Is given as S202, ,3i3. 900, COM
pared with s75.520.0OO this year and
ammunition needs are estimated at
s125, 100000, az compared To sS2.5l9.-
900 this year.
For new postoftices. custom houses
and other Federal buildings only ST.
SCI, 900 is asked, but this is in addition
to existing appropriations for these
purposes not spent during the war.
The request for rivers and harbors
amounts to s19,S70,0 900. barely enough
to continue "xisting projects.
The shipping board put its require
ments at s5I9.452.00O. about one-third
Of the sl,5O5, 100000 already appropri-
ated.
The appropriations asked for the
postal service amounts TO s35s.000.-
900, although 1t is covered by expected
income from postal revenue.