New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-14

to get into the old association.
The federal farm loan board. which
maintains headquarters here
which has general supervision over the
farm loan banks and also over the
farm loan associations. proposes TO
use most of the money derived from
this initial charge for making a loan
il paving the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
the farm loan associations sufficient
compensation to make them alive at
all times to the credit needs of a farm
community. Heretofore these secre-
tary-treasurers have for the most part
served without pay. The federal board
says that If the government does not
make II worth while for the secretary
treasurer Of an association TO go after
business. the existing associations
will In due time cease to operate eX-
cept perhaps In the most limited way.
Only three of the twelve land bank
districts have not paid dividends, but
the federal hoard expresses the opin-
ion that all of them will pay dividends
in the neal future. The system as a
whole. so congress is informed by the
board. has proved a great benefit to
farmers. The - federal land banks
are located as follows: Springfield.
Mass. Baltimore, Nd: Columbia, S.
c.; Louisville, Ky; New Orleans
La: st. Louis. Mo-: st. Paul, Mimi;
Omaha. Neb. Wichita. Kan; Hous-
ton, Tex: Berkeley, Cal, and Spo-
kane. Wash. These IL banks now
have gross loans to farmers in force
a%ggregating 1926. 1921 The borrow
ers number 1886. The average loan
for the entire country Is So, 1851.
st. Paul Bank Leads.
The land bank at st. Paul leads all
| Others in the amount of its gross loans.
II has put out to farmers on mort
cages S44.430,3OO. The bank at
Omaha is a close second, having put
! out S42.G74,440, and the bank at SpO-
kane is third with loans aggregating
$40. 202. 800. The bank at Springfield,
Mass, has done the smallest amount
of business of the twelve. Its loans az
gregate only S12.55S, 795. The house
of representatives has recently passed
a bill which with the approval of the
senate will give the farmers Of Porto
Rico the advantages of the farm loan
act. and that measure provides that
the Porto Rican business shall be
transacted through the Springfield
bank. II is represented that the land
owners of Porto Rico are greatly in
need of cash with which to develop
their land holdings.
Uncle Sans Big Pay Roll.
The civilian employees of the
United States today number 10000.
OF this number 1902, 126 are employed
in the District OF Columbia. The
great government machine is con-
stantly calling for the services of more
men and women and the civil service
commission is of the opinion that it
will not be many years until a million
persons are on the government pay
roll. At every session of congress
within recent years this subject of the
steadily increasing pay roll Of Uncle
sam Is considered AMI many plans for
reducing the number of employees are
proposed. hut as regularly as h sub
Iect is taken up the outcome Is more
employees.
The 12G.3G9 men and women that are
now drawing pay from the United
States are distributed among various
90, aud nativitia-
us follows: Department Of labor, p
ia: department of interior. 5.454; war
department. 2O0.OOO; department OF
Justice, $50: United States civil serv.
ice commission. 313: public printer,
1907: department of commerce. r.
1855; department of agriculture. TO-
asa: department of state, 19S; federal
trade commission. 423; navy depart
ment. 1O4 40: postoiiice department,
29I .234: treasury department, 100;
federal reserve board. 400; interstate
mmer commission. l.1S5; Smith
sonian institution. 462: shipping hoard
$500: Panama canal. 10: members
of congress. secretaries. clerks. help
about capitol. justices Of the supreme
court, United States circuit court or
oppeaIs and United States district
Judges. clerks. marshals. United States
attorneys, ambassadors. and Others IN
the diplomatic and consular service
staff of congressional library. etc.
6pU Re Il understood that men who
wear the uniform 90 the army. navy
-. .,,,u paf fnglltpl in
this tahulation.
II will he observed that the post
office establishment now requires the
services Of more than n quarter OF q
million employees. There are now a.
Gar fourth class postInasters, 1.S49
| third class ~potmasters. a3s second
1 class potmasters and 6G6 posfmasters
of the first class. Clerks IN first ana
second class postoffices now aggregat"
47a41: 1900 In third class offices n
40 o-g in fourth class offices. Inc
service Of 35.939 city letter carriers
are now required to deliver The mail
and there are 43.312 persons. mostly
men. engaged in delivering the mail
10 the rural districts.
The employees in every branch OF
the federal service are asking Tor
more pay. and they are also pleading
for legislation under which they may
he retired under certain conditions
and in some instances for legislation
that will improve working conditions
I hurried. worried search for a missing
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