The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22

year amounted to $5,50O, ,OO0,O ,OOO; and also indicated that the probable pay ments to be made during the year 1922 would be $4,014, 100000, but in his calculation he estimated that there would be necessarily under the appropriations to be made by Con- gress an expenditure of $1 JOG, ,00O, ,000 for the army and navy. The fact is, however, that the army and navy ap- propriations combined for 1922 will not exceed $700,000, ,000; to that there we have a saving of $400, ,000, ,000 in the estimated payments to be made through the Treasury department. My own judgment is that we will not need to raise by internal revenue taxation more than $2,500, 100000. It has been said by many that we would have to raise S400,000,000. 1 believe that the estimated miscellaneous receipts from the government average about $500,- 100000 year and it is estimated that we will receive from the customs rev. enue under the new tariff act, $500,. 100000.
 I agree that the time has come for the most rigid system of economy in government, and for one 1 propose to exercise every influence and power that I have to put that system into effect. The people of the United States are demanding economy, they are de- manding a reduction in taxes, and to the extent that it is possible to give it to them, they ought to have it, but it must be realized by everyone who wants to be fair that this administra- ton inherited a legacy of obligations that it must meet. The railroad com panies were controlled by the govern ment of the United States for a period of 26 months, and during that period that control cost the American pso- pie $4,006, 100000.
 Some people say it did not cost that much; other people say we do not know how much it cost. have made many calculations on the cost and my figures show $4,066, 100000. That is more than it cost to run the govern ment for every activity during the same period of time before we went into the war. And there never was a time when the railroads did not func- tion before they were taken over by the government. They could have functioned better if they never had been taken over, and we would not have had this enormous charge against the people.
 Business Conditions.
 We all realize that the business conditions of the country are not very good. The industrial side of Ameri- can life is very much depressed. Men are out of work. The agricultural sections of the country are not as prosperous as they might be, and ev- cry element of our citizenship is look ing forward with hope to change of conditions. But until we find a lower level in cost, in wages and material and supplies of all kinds that enter into the life of a nation, we are not going to be able to realize the benefits that we are hoping for and looking forward to. But the time is coming when everybody must realize that the war is over and that peace conditions must prevail, and that expenditures of government must be in keeping with the economies necessary by the aver age man outside of the government. We have a great responsibility placed upon us. We ought to meet it with courage and fidelity. We will not shrink from this responsibility, but in the performance of our duty under the responsibility we should never hesitate to do that which will bring the great est economy in government and the greatest happiness and prosperity to the homes of the land. have no fear but that we will meet the conditions that confront us and meet them to the satisfaction of the people. And when the revenue act is passed-and wish