Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-12-06 | Page 10 | Business of Departments

BUSINESS OF DEPARTMENTS Methods in Many Cases Antiquated and Insufficient. At various times I have instituted investigations in-vestigations into the organization and conduct of the business of the executive departments. While none of lheSj ln-'luirl-s n.ivo yet progressed far enough to wairant final conclusions, they have already al-ready confirmed and emphasized the general gen-eral impression that the organization of thi departments Is often faultv in prin-Oiple prin-Oiple and ii.iM. fiil in results, while many of th ir busiin-ss methods are antiquated I and Inelllcient There Is every reason whv our executive governmenial machinery should bo at Isast as well planned, economical, and crtlcient as the best machinery of the great business organizations, which at pn m m is not the case To make it so is .'. tj.sk .if .-.implex detail and essentially executive In its nature, probably no legislative leg-islative body, no matter how wise and able, could undertake it with reasonable prospect of success. Reorganization Advised. I recommend that the t ongresa consider this "ibj-ct with a view to provide bl les Station foi th transfer, distribution con-BOlldatlOn con-BOlldatlOn and assignment of duties and executive organizations or parts of organisations or-ganisations and for the changes in business busi-ness methods, within or between the several sev-eral departments that wllj best promote the economy, efficiency and high character char-acter of the Government work.