Show Reclamation Cost Costus Must us Be e Reduced Overhead on government reclamation reclamation reclamation mation projects Is too high and has got to be reduced according to an- an announcement made by Secretary of the Interior Work and no sooner was the pronouncement made than two Inspectors were sent to the Rio Grande and arid Yuma projects with instructions instructions instructions in in- in- in to make a study of overhead overhead overhead over over- head costs with a view to making justified reductions The worK started in the south will gradually be carried to every reclamation project project project pro pro- in the west and as fast as waste Is discovered It will be eliminated We Ve are re going to apply business methods to the business of the interior Interior Inte inte- department said Secretary Work in announcing his new cam cam- We are carrying unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary officials and employees on reclamation reclamation reclamation rec rec- projects We Ve are running up costs unnecessarily and the settler settler settler set set- has to pay for all this waste Government projects are costing too much and we are going to reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re duce those costs as quickly as we can find where saving can be effect ed Incidentally Secretary Work is reorganizing the inspection force or orthe orthe orthe the interior department throwing out Incompetent Inspectors and re retaining retaining retaining re- re only those who are compe are compe compe- tent There are eight inspectors accountable accountable accountable ac ac- ac- ac countable directly to the thc secretary or of orthe orthe the he interior and at least four of these inspectors will be detailed to reducing costs on reclamation projects pro pro- Authority Delegated 1 These inspectors will go forth forthwith forthwith forthwith with full authority to act as personal representatives of the secretary of the Interior and will be expected to report all unnecessary expenditures either for employees for tor offices for equipment or for any other purpose and will report daily to tho the secre- secre tary Later on when a study of pf the projects pro pro- has been completed it is not unlikely that overhead in the Washington Washington Wash- Wash I I ington office of the reclamation service serviCe service ser ser- I vice also will be studied with a aview aview aview view to curtailments Secretary Fall repeatedly complained of the excessive excessive excessive sive overhead of the reclamation n service but failed to make any material ma- ma material changes Secretary Work finding the same conditions comp- comp of by Secretary Fall has started In to force economy in order that hat the costs charged up against the he settlers may be diminished Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Work is unable to understand the he wide discrepancy between costs on on government projects and on private private private vate projects built under similar circumstances and conditions To Visit All Projects It will be early summer before the Inspectors get Into Utah and the northern states as they are expected expect expect- ed to go thoroughly over each project project project pro pro- before making a final report but Secretary Work Vork is confident he can greatly reduce expenses on all projects before tho the season closes The instructions sent by S Secretary I Work Vork to the inspectors detailed to reclamation investigations follow I wish to make a careful Rudy of the reclamation service with a aview aview aview view of reducing wh wherever rever practical With t this ls the overhead expenses x purpose In mind I want you ou to make a. a careful ar examination and aud study tudy orthe of or the various projects and units of projects which are practically com- com and are now in the operating stage The object of those these will be to dec whit t curtailment can be made l in ill rents equipments and in administration administration administration adminis adminis- and operating forces Complaints Complaints Complaints Com Com- plaints of excessive costs of operation operation operation opera opera- tion on projects have como come to this office so please secure for me all the Information possible on these matters matters matters mat mat- making such recommendations Hons as as' as in your judgment would be beneficial I desire that the investigations be as complete and exact as possible therefore you will take as much be necessary Any suggestions for time on each project you visit as may improvements or economy which may be submitted by or secured from informed should be included in your manager or any other person who may be informed should be included in your report l 0 o 0 l BUSY BEING BUSY I I Many a man thinks he is overworked overworked overworked over over- worked just because lie e takes allday allday all allday day to do a three-hour three job Balti Balti Baltimore I more Sun |