The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-23

were receiving better care than 'svcr at
lower cost than ever. lie continued:
1.-THE public printing wei illustrates
the lax methods which have grown up
in the public administration. We spent
last yeaS more than a million and half
for printing department reports. pulle-
tins. stationery, documents and the like.
Many of these reports were from two to
four years old and the material, II ever
useful, was obsolete. Bulletins and re-
ports which had ceased to be OF any
value were being published and circu-
lated at large expense after they had
been superseded by something better,
and there are positions in the State SER
vice whose only excuse for existence is
the preparation OF the material for such
publications.
"Improved Buying Methods"
I'VE are stopping the printing OF these
obsolete reports and useless publications
as fast as possible and have already
saved from this years appropriation
several times the cost OF administering
the department set UP under the Board
of Estimate and Control. We hope to
make still greater savings by improving
our prcha sing methods and as a result
OF the efficiency studies now peinS
made of all Of the States activities.
This is not spectacular work. At any
rate 1t Is not being done in a way to
furnish headlines to tho newspapers or
to create personal capital at other peo-
pies expense. But 1t is the kind of
work and in my Judgment Is being done
in the manner best qualified to promote
economy, efficiency and loyal public
service.
Time does not permit a review OF all
of the States activities, but lest I be
misunderstood ! wish to say that the
State has an organization OF able, eff
Client and conscientious public servants
and that on the whole the public bust
ness has been we'll done.
Best tn Lessen Burdens.
II regret that any one should lose his
or her position, especially in times like
these, but ! have considered that the
State could do most to lessen unenploy-
ment In two ways. first by lessening, az
far as possible, the tax burdens upon
industry and incidentally by thus set
ting an example of efficiency and econ
omy to the local. county and municipal
governments and to the citizen Is well.
and second bc speeding up reedful
public work 70 give useful employment
to as many as possible and to stimulate
industry and commerce. The public
works of the State are being prosecuted
with energy. We shall endeavor to
progress that work as much as possible
this fall and winter, and trust that
every municipal and county government
will pursue the Same course.
There are evidences OF Improvement
in business. Now is the time for cour-
age end for both public and private ef-
fort. With confidence in the future. let
all put their shoulders TO the wheel and
push.
Our opponents say that the ecoro-
mics this year will be offset by def
cheney appropriations next year. That
was the favoritc method OF practising
economy under Democratic administers
ticns; but we have also established the
policy that department heads must keep
within their appropriations. There win
be no deficiencies to maize up next
year. except OF course for the things
which cannot be anticipated, like the
EXPENSE OF fighting forest fires, court Of
claims judgments. compensation for