Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

| the Department of Commerce, although
am sure each one of you will find
in them many points of contact or Of
interest. Each Of the bureaus and di-
visions Is engaged in work of impor-
lance related either to the protection
of life and property to the conServa-
ton of resources or to the promotion
Of industry, commerce and navigation
in every instance work of such a
character that private enterprise could
not well undertake 1t.
Functions Of Bureaus.
If you have occasion to travel by
water, the Department of Commerce
is helping to make your voyage a safe
and pleasant one. Every part Of the
ship and its equipment is regularly
inspected by the Steamboat Inspection
Service to see that it is safe and sea-
worthy. The officers and crews are
examif4Rd to determine their fitness for
their duties. During the trip the ship
master is guided by navigator's charts
tide and current tables, and other aids
to navigation provided by the Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
When your vessel moves along in.
ternal waters or approaches the coast,
safe NAVIGATION Is made possible by the
thousands of lighthouses, buoys, RADIO
beacons and other aids to navigation
maintained by the Lighthouse Service
And the Bureau Of Navigation, an
other branch Of the department, is
generally responsible for enforcement
of laws and regulations applying to
American merchant marine and Amer
lean seamen.
Through the Aeronautics Branch
similar aid is extended to air naviga-
ton, while the passengers safety when
travelling by air is enhanced by the
rigid control exercised by the depart
ment over the licensing of aircraft and
pilots and the enforcement of air traf-
fic regulations.
y So too this newest form Of COM
munication which enables you to hear
my voice Is subject to a measure of
control by the Department OF Ctm-
merce. Through the Radio Division
the $50 commercial broadcasting sta
tons and more than 10000 radio
transmitting stations are being con-
tinually inspected to the end that in
reference is prevented and clear broad
casting made possible.
The mining industries are assisted in
the elimination of waste, development
Of new processes and in safeguarding
the lives Of their employees, through
the research and regulatory activities
of the Bureau of Mines. The Bureau
of Standards, scientific research or
ganization, is charged with RESPONSE
bility for maintaining national stand
ards, not only of weights and measures
but also of quality and performance OF
equipment and materials. Through its
many investigations industry and the
consumer are being benefited by i'm
provement Of processes, betterment Of
the quality of materials, and elimina-
ton of waste-which reduces the cost
of production.
Fifteenth United States Census.
The conservation of fishery resources
which yield annually some 100000
900 pounds of food and other products
and which furnish employment directly
or indirectly TO- 1000 people, and
healthful recreation to millions OF
others-is the important function of the
Bureau of Fisheries. The Patent ONCE
of the department renders aid to indus
try. promotes invention, and thus aids
industrial progress through granting to
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