Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-08 | Page 11 | Hart Requests Work Survey

HART REQUESTS WORK SURVEY Effects of Recent Federal Economy in Local Offices Sought A survey of the effects of recent government economy through ion tion ton of forces force in many federal offices which have resulted in virtual ex ex- Unction of some offices was wa asked aked Saturday by R. R A. A Hart industrial secretary merce merce of the chamber chaber S of ot com co- At the request of Mr Hart Hart the te survey survey sur sur- vey will wi be made by Dr J. J P. P Marstella Marstella Mar Mar- stella stela president of the Salt Sal Lake chapter of the Federal Federa Business Buie asso asso- ao Dr Marstella will wi report to t Mr Hart the number nuber of In each office and whether cuts cut already aready made have been en detrimental or whether further reductions c could uld be made SURVEY ORDERED The survey was wa ordered Saturday after word had been received from Washington that that the federal bureau of mines at the University of Utah was wa to t be greatly greaty reduced Chamber of commerce officials consider the mines bureau highly important ant and were surprised at the announcement of almost alost 50 per cent reduction In its it staff stat pr Word was wa received from Washington Wahington Washing Washing- ton Friday that eight of the te 17 men In the bureau of mines mine office oUie here would be given indefinite furloughs July 15 Three of these thee eight men i hold important positions They ar are Hugh M M. lL supervising engineer engineer engi engi- engi- engi neer fleer C C. C N. N Gerry supervisor of th the I division of mineral statistics and Dr Arthur t L. L L Murray surgeon in charge of the bureaus bureau's western health see sec se tion ton POLICIES UNCHANGED However in announcing the reduction reduction re re- re- re ducton Washington officials pointed out that there would be no radical change in i the policies of ot the mines bureau and that tat the work would b be carried on as efficiently as a possible with a reduced staff staf The Washington bureau chief Scott Scot Turner Ter also stated that he realized realize the importance of the Salt Sal Lake Lak branch and its it It benefit to western mm min ing men and therefore it i was bein being curtailed less than any other office including the Washington Wahington bureau