The Nome nugget., 1925-01-10
THE PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. (AP)-Recommenda- tions concerning legislation for the reorganization of the Commerce Department. for the control and development of radio and aircraft. and for the vision of the navigation laws, were submitted President Coolidge last month, by Secretary Hoover in the annual report of his department
 The Secretary also recommended that Congress appropriate funds for a Department of Commerce Building of sufficient size to house all branches of the organization, which present are scattered through half dozen buildings in Washington.
 MT. Hoover's report defined the economic prog ress of the country for the past year, setting out outstanding features the advance of agriculture prices which had Jagged behind industry since the slump of 1922. the beginning of the sound" poli- cies in German reparatons leading to a hopeful measure of economic recovery in Europe, and the Complete recovery" of the Nations industry and commerce, aside from agriculture.
 Year of Stability
 The past year. the Secretary reported. has seen great stability of prices high production. full ployment expanding foreign trade. and prosperity throughout the business world. There some moderate decreases in activity of some lines during the latter part of the fiscal year. he added. but since its close there has again been general cry in these lines
 Concerning the reorganization of the Depart ment, Mr. Hoover said
 "The investigations of the Joint Congressional Committee in Reorganization resulted in the inclus- ion in that committees plan of many of the sugges tions presented by me looking to a reorganization of the Department of Commerce which should enable it to function more efficiently and economically The department created to foster promote and develop the domestic and foreign commerce, mining, manufacture shipping. and fishing industries. and the transportation facilities Excluding all of the semijudicial functions the Government respecting these matters. and excluding the Shipping Board, there still large number of functions of the kind set forth in the organic act which admin istered outside of the department. They lie in seven different departments and independent agen- cies of such widely divergent major purposes the War and Navy Departments. There is inevitable overlap duplication. and lack of concentration of purpose. In the interests of economy. emciency of administration and better service to the public all of the functions of the Government of the char acter enumerated in the organic act should be at concentrated in thre different groups-(a) industry. tb) trade. and (c) navigation. Each should be under Assistant Secretary
 Foreign Countries Lead in Air Service
 Discussing aviation and radio. he said:
 "In recent years the commercial use of air travel has increased to considerable extent, though there is reason to fear that in this respect the United states is not keeping pace with foreign coun- tries. This method of transportation means much to our economic and social progress. and en- couragement. legislative and otherwise. should be given to its development. At the same time. there