Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-08-31 | Page 6 | Economy and Efficiency

ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY. We have received from Chairman F. A. Cleveland, of the President's Coin-mission Coin-mission on Fconomics and Efficiency, the report of that body made to the President. The President's message transmitting transmit-ting this report, dwells upon "The Need For a National Budget," and points out the fundamental importance both to the executive and legislative branches of the government of having the national finances handled by means of a- budget. Such is the usual method of civilized governments elsewhere in the world, and tho fact that we have not dealt with our finances in this manner has undoubtedly led to large waste, and to many , needless ijfJj 11" II vicious appropriations. :j M The report makes quite a 8iz ab book, and it illustrates by meanj f) forms, tables, and lints of method Mill procedure, the means to be cmpli in the budget system. The book is divided into threo pj ' ., nnd there are also five appcudixos. City first pari is historical and descripi nnd is in fact a conclusive arguui (ldlS in favor of handling the finances?! the budget system. The second f is a discussion of the constructive oinniendations of the commission, ' put. in excellent form, and with m V strength. The third part gives : jder 3 reasons for the scheme adopted byl gocin commission, aud shows tho pro to jiy e methods of the budget system, ' ;jfcw submits supporting documents. al The appendixes give digests of l attc relating to estimates nnd approp ffll15 tions, descriptions and reports, amh yefi( liographies; nnd answers to queati jjget. on the budget system methods and ji tho cedurfv in foreign countries, prcpaiioisk by the commission and returned by'; & , eign representatives. These quest! fl and answers occupy eighty pages, Irfp i are full of interest as showing J methods of procedure in the lcajr6v nations of the world. I J E Altogether the report seems to ui 1 be entirely conclusive on the advant eTg8 of tho budget system; aud we ti 0 Congress may find time even in - ora short session that intervonca betw H U1 the first Monday in December and': 4th of March next, to enact tho j ominendations made into statute Ij ijCr, ' .ii n