The Holly chieftain., 1924-03-27
HuBuRr WORKS REPORT


years the appropriation for this
department have been gradually
scaled down from s350000,000 in 1929
to proposed budget of $299,3l2, ,0O0
for the year ending July l. 1925 or
a saving of S9,6SS, 600 These savings
are due largely to reduction in
OF the Reclamation Bureau, of the
General Land Office. OF the War
Minerals Relief Commission, and
Of the SecretaIy's Office Operating
expense have also been reduced in
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in
the Patent Office and in operating
the Alaska railroad. At the same
time there has been an extension
OF the usefulness of the depart
ment to the public.
Tie open door policy has beer
adopted by the Interior depart
ment. Entrances were thrown OPP
en- and the executive head made
dCtGGsdblt w NlSltoIs.
been a general cleanup of the OF
fees. the employees have been ure-
ed to civility and courtesy, and al
appearance of favoritism removed
The different divisions of tn
work have been centralized a. th'
appointment work and the purchas;
of supplies: and some portions oi
work consolidated: such as eXpen
ditures for printing, and the motor
i, vehicle and traffic aetiyities.
The construction Of the Alaslla
Railroad was completed in May
1922 A general manager was ap-
pointed in October and the whole
system reorganized A steamboat
service has been organized on the
Tanana and Yukon rivers in con
junction with the railway. a hotel
with "a rooms was completed in
June at Curry the hallway point
in the railway.
The first really comprehensive
study policy and methods of re
claiming arid and semi-arid lands
started last September a aomliiAt
tee of special advisers were appoint
ed to begin intensive and ex-
haustive analysis of the policy and
methods employed by the govern
ment in reclaiming arid lands EN
Governor, Campbell of Arizona
and Clyde C. Dawson of Colorado
We're two of the men appointed
Scores of witnesses were examin
ed including senators and repre-
sentatives, agricultural experts, re-
clama,ion engineers, settlers ana
farmers. A big ten days conference
was held Salt Lake City last
January. Many criticisms, gricvan
cies and requests We're presented
The committee report is not yet
ready to be made.
"A field committee and Chief
Engineer have been appointed
with the headquarters of both at
Denver. The Washington Office was
also reorganized A bill to grant
relief to water users was passed
by Congress at sthe suggestion OF
the President to relieve water
users on the various projects by
easing up the rate of interest
MANY important steps were taken
toward Tic Improvement OF condi-
tins existing among the Indian
wards Of the Government during
the fiscal year ending March 3rd
Most important committee OF
one hundred citizens and Indian
advocates was organized and after
conference recommendations were
made for the solution of many Ind
ian problems.
Coordination and reorganization
of the working force OF the Gener-
al Land Office was effected through
a consultations of the duties OF
employees in many divisions and
through the transfer OF clerks
from one division to another. 1t
was proposed at first to do away
with the Lamar office though this
has been DELAYED now for time.
By this consolidation S60OOO has
been saved and 81 employees have
been eliminated
During the season OF 1923 the
National Park Service was con
Quoted at the highest state of eff
ficiency in its history. The number
of visitors to the 10 National Parks
and % National Monuments total
ed 1912 with receipts amount
ing to $5l3, ,70636, the largest on re-
cord.
40 a result of the trip OF the
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