Evening star., 1924-09-21

business administration of the de-
partment.
The operation OF the budget and
the establishment of the system OF
coordination in connection with the
budget necessitates the appointment
| in each department of representatives
| on the Federal Traffic Board. the Fed
eral Purchases Board, the Interde-
partmental Board of Contracts and
Adjustments, the Federal Real Es-
tate Board, the Federal Specifications
Board. the Federal Board on Simp)i-
fed Office Procedure, the Joint Con-
ference on Printing and Binding, etc.
One Of the things that go to make
life interesting for Mr.. Jump is to
listen to the reports of the Depart
ment of Agriculture representatives
on these and other boards and inter-
departmental committees and see that
| their work is co-ordinated within the
department: SO he is a sort of CO.
| ordinator OF co o-ordinators. When mat
ters arise at the chief co-ordi-
| nator's office which neccssitate atten-
| ton by the Department of Agricul-
ture Mr.. Jump is the contact Off
Ger" designated by the Secretary for
| the matter to be taken up with, and
he knows the personnel and complex
program of work of the department
so well that nine times out of ten he
simply telephones the proper indi-
vidual, and a matter which under the
| old system might have gone into a
beautiful file of important-looking
government documents is disposed
| of in a few minutes to the satisfac-
tion OF all concerned without any
documents" The chief co-ordi-
| nator's Office. when asked Who are
| some of the real workers in the serv-
1ce? promptly names Mr.. Jump at
the head of the list.
Dnties Of Budget Omcers.
The budget officer according to
Gen. Lord, is the chief fiscal officer Of
the department. He is responsible
| under the provisions of the law for
| preparation of the estimates He
must examine and make final recon-
mendations to the Secretary on all
| matters involving the quarterly ap-
portonment of funds and allotments
for the various projects under the de-
partment. He has charge of the pres
| entatfon Of the estimates before the
Budget Bureau officers and when the
budget is being considered by Con-
| Sress he acts in the same CAPACITY
| before the House and Senate commit
| tees. The budget officer considers all
| fiscal matters before tinal action is
! taken. If money is needed for some
| new project or for some new effort
! where the different bureaus of the
department must cooperate the bud
get officer must arrange for all neces-
sary finances.
! In the old days when the sight
seeing busses passed the Department
! OF Agriculture buildings the an
| nouncer always could be heard ba WI
| ing through his megaphone: This is
| the department which sends out the
! free seeds" The free seeds are a
| thing of the past. A gale of economy
| in Congress has blown them all
| away" But Mr.. Jump SAYS some of
! the megaphone men still make the
same announcement. A great many
| taxpayers do not realize that the De-
partment OF Agriculture is the de-
partment that makes the weather
| forecasts. manages he g-eat national
forests. builds roads, inspects the
| meat, enforces the pure food and
drug act. prescribes standards for
grain, cotton,.tea and countless other
articles of daily consumption and use,
protects the country by port and
! border inspection and quarantines
! against injurious and infectious
plants and live stock diseases and in
sect pests. Through hundreds of
other projects this department is
constantly contributing TO the health
and comfort of every citizen In the
republic-all aside from the funda-
mental service to agriculture proper.
| through scientific research and exten-
sion work.
This former messenger boy-W A
Jump-can contemplate all these
many and varied activities in the
public veal and say pridefully lin
| which took an important part" only
Jump isn't that boastful. injustice
| to-himself, sort of a fellow.