The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-08
GREAT SAVING
IN GOVT. COST
Approximately 81, 100000
600 Less Outlay in 1922
Than Year Before
CUT OF 1907, 100000
IN ROUTINE WORK
Some of Saving Is In De-
layed Public
Work

Washington, d. G., May s.-Govern-
ment expenditures for 1922 will be APP
proximately sl,6Oo,OoOo0o less than
the actual outlay for the preceding
year. Congress was informed to-day by
President Harding in transmitting the
report Of Director Dawes on the bud
get on economies and savings in gov
ernmental business
The report Of Director Dawes, made
public last night by the White House.
il for submission to the House appro-
priations committee in connection with
| pending resolution by Representative
Byrns, Democrat, Tennessee, asking the
president to inform the House in what
| ways direct savings of S32,0OO,Oo0 and
indirect savings OF $l04,000,oO, as pre-
viously announced by the president TO
have been accomplished by the budget
bureau during the first six months OF
| operation, had been made.
| Actual cost OF the routine business
of government, the president declared
| in his letter of transmission to Chair
man Madden, has been reduced by
| 1907 500 900, of which $3.50 100000 may
be accredited to more efficient and eco
monte administration of the govern
ment's business.
Presenting figures that will fully
convey to the Congress the helpful
results attending the Inauguration OF
a more efficient business system the
presidents letter said:
at will be noted that in the .ex
penditures of the government for the
current fiscal year, ending June 30
| 1929, after eliminating the estimates
! for the public debt, operations in CAPT.
| tai funds and similar accounts, all OF
| which tend to confuse our understand
ing of the actual cost of the routine
business of government, there has been
a reduction in the expenditures OF ad,
! ministration over the outlay OF le2l oil
sg07 100000 These highly gratifying
figures relate TO reduced expenditures
| which come under the influence OF eN-
ecutive pressure, and do not include
500. 0O0. 900 of other reductions which
are not related TO the routine business
of government.
4 COMPARED with this reduction oil
s9O7 800. 900, the director of the bud
get detailed $3.50, l34. s35.03 as the sum
representing the savings and economies
1 which may be fairly accredited to the
new system Of administration and the
widespread commitment throughout
/ the various departments to effect q
j more efficient and economic admins
tration of the governments business
4 OF this sum about Sl2,000,0O0 repre-
sents postponed construction and main
tenance which will probably be neces
sary under the reduced program OF
next year.
at affords an interesting comparison
i to note that the expenditures for the
current fiscal year were estimated last
/ December by the director of the bud
get at s3.e57 1922 1866, and that the actu
al expenditures will be s45,550,336 less
than that estimate--with this reduc
ton the expenditures for the year vii
be 1922 ,372, 030, which is approx
mately 81 500, 100000 less than tbs
actual outlay for the preceding isca
year.
at is not dependable TO estimate
savings and economies wholly on th'
figures presented to Congress IN max
ing its appropriations. Economies anC
savings must, of necessity, be brought
about through administration
"The pressure for reduced expendi
lures and increased economies resulted
in an estimated reserve. last Angus
out of the appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year Of over Sll2l000,0OO
reserve to approximately sl36,oO0,00o
notwithstanding an appropriation by
Congress of over 81 100000 of the orig
, inal reserve. This reveals the possibil
tiles Of the widespread administrative