Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-04
BUDGET SAVES Us.
HUNDRED MILLION
IN LAST G MONTHS
GEN. DAWES IN CHARGE OF SYS.
TEN EXPECTS GREATER ECON.
oMlEs RESULTING FROM co.
ORDINATION IN CONTRACTS.

Washington, Feb A saving Of
500, 600 900 IN the first six months Of
the operation of the national budget
was reported by Gen Charles G,
Dawes at the semi-annual meeting to,
day of the business organization Of
the government.
President Harding attended the
meeting aud expressed his appreCia'
ton for the efforts to cut down cX-
pendtures in face Of the "unresisted
flow of extravaganza and the ten.
s.dcncy to drift the ship Of state ON the
rocks of bankruptcy"
Grouped, about the grcen.coyered
horseshoe table in Continental Me
mortal Hall were sessions of the
armament conference have been held,
more than hundred chiefs Of gov
eminent bureaus and departments
took part In the session.
The meeting was presided over by
Gen. Dawes. director of the budget.
Through the complete reorganiza'
ton of routine business methods by
co-Ordinating agencies created under
executive order. Gen. Dawes said a
saving ~ approximately $32OOOOOO
had been effected through inter.de'
partmental transfers of property
alone. and large savings were being
made in the systCmati2ing OF govern.
ment traffic and the coordination OF
tine program OF government hos
pitalization.
Additional economies are expected
when the bureau enters the field OF
coordination in the letting OF gov
eminent contracts.
Gen. Dawes pointed out that the
various boards now working under
the bureau of the budget were oper'
ating without added expense and
we're "nonpartisan, Impartial and i'm
personal in their efforts, and consul
tute at the present time the bulWark
o feconomy and efficiency IN the
handling Of the routine business OF
government
Under the Presidents program Tor
reduced expenditures, Gen. Dawes
stated, the actual figures received
Z from the departments for the first
six months Indicated the total eX-
penditures for the fiscal year belle
including transactions in the pub
lie debt. would not exceed $685.
922.366, a reduction OF about S5oo'-
600. 600 under the estimates made by
tho heads Of the departments ut the
beginning ofsthe year and a rcduo-
tion OF more than $500, 100000 @H
compared with the expenditures Tor
the fiscal year 1920-2l
If expenditures continue to be held
F. down during the present fiscal year,
he said. he expected the indicated
deficiency OF $24,50O,0o0, as estimated
in his December report would be
avoided,
The president pointed out that the
meeting was called in pursuance OF
a policy of assembling the business
heads of the government. precisely
as would be done from time to time
in any business organization.
perhaps other governments, he
said. were brought to greater
strains of expenditure and more dill
ficult financial straits through their
more intimate and heavier burdens
Of war. notwithstanding that fact.
and that we suffered less compare
lively. / doubt if any government IN
the world has made a more persist
Ont and conscientious endeavor to
cut down its expenditures and insti,
tute economies and restore sane ana
normal ways again
THE repOrt of the director of the
cheney Of $24 100000 that was out
formation period the budget system
has justified our most confident eX-
peCtations.
at is true that the reports now be-
fore us cover only one-half OF the
current fiscal year. The exigencies
OF the coming months may modify
aAnmewhat the favorable showing
which we now note with so much
satisfaction.
But on the other hand, the dircc-
tor of the budget expects that new
attention will be given by all Of you
to the continuation of revision Of eX-
penditures with the view to still fur
Their economic wherever it is posi-
BILE.
at now seems probable that the
restriction upon expenditures which
have been possible by reason Of the
administration general policy and
your splendid cooperation will result
in a surplus of receipts for the year.
The prospect of such a surplus when
compared with the estimated idefi'
cheney Of S24.5000,000 that was out
lined in the budget figures submitted
to congress in December, is certain