Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-12
Big REDUCTION IN
FEDERAL BUDGET
ECONOMIES OF s225,ooo,ooo EF-
FECTED nv CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR, DAWES FIGURES
Estimates for Expenditures In Prln
eipaI Government Departments
Are Severely slashed by
Budget Director

Washington.-That economies total
my S225.000,00O have been accom-
'lished by the new government bud
ct system for the current fiscal year
disclosed In "A report by Budget Di-
rector Dawes, which President Hard,
ing Monday transmitted to Chairman
Madden of the house appropriations
committee Monday.
ION the whole" the presidents let.
ter reads, II believe congress will find
the operation of the newly adopted
methods to be highly gratifying, not
only In having brought about reduc-
tions in expenditures in accord with
the manifest wishes of congress in
reduced appropriations, but in reveal.
ing the possibilities of savings through
more efficient methods in the future.
thus conveying to the people the dem.
onstrations OF those In authority to
operate the government effectively at
the least possible cost, to make the
governments full ways of peace and
ultimately lifting the excessive burden
OF taxation"
The chief points brought out in the
report of Mr.. Dawes are the following:
First, that the expenditures of gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1922. which, after executive
pressure, plan and policy had been i'm
posed upon the business organization,
were given In the December budget
estimate as $3,967 800 1865, will he at
least $45,550.338 less than this estim.
ate, or approximately the sum OF
1892, $4,000. a reduction of over
$1,6000O0.000 from the actual expen-
diures for the proceeding fiscal year
1921.
Second, that after eliminating from
the estimates, the confusing figures
incident to operations in capital funds,
the public debt and other similar ac-
counts, which have no real bearing
upon the question OF expenditures for
operation of the routine business or
government subject. in general to
executive control, there has been re-
duction in these latter expenditures
as compared with 1921 of 1901, 800 600,
vi W Tic uiICtbOI VI liC Duukot uS-
tails $225 100000 as that which can
be fairly attributed to the imposition
of executive plan and pressure on the
routine business organization Of gov
ernmen under the new system.
Third. that the saving against eur.
rent appropriations of $112.OOO,OOO set
up by the departments and establish
ments in August, 1921, in response to
executive request has been increased,
notwithstanding reappropriations OF
congress of over S7,000,000 OF this re-
serve for other purposes, TO the APP
proXimate sum of $136.000,0O0 at
which It now stands. Only such part
Of thes. reductions us are real saw
ings and not postponed expenditures
have been included in the general es-
innate of savings given.
Fourth, that the present estimated
expenditures for 1922 for the operation
Of the routine business OF govern
ment generally subject to executive
control, after eliminating certain ex-
penditures amounting to S7,50o,o09
authorized by congrress after the sub
mission of the budget for representa-
ton OF fhe United States at the Brazil
exposition, seed loans, and fulfillment
of the treaty with Colombia. as com
pared with the December budget es,
Inmates show an excess OF only $685.
767 .457 on total Of S1,75S,375, 672, or
a discrepancy of only about IA per
cent.