| Show Economy Board to Save Millions I L' L I JOAN BE CE QUITE I Jice 5 A SAVING SAVINGS S T 41 HE economy and efficiency board is T THE beginning to get results It has reached a point in its labors where it thinks It foresees where a million dollars dollars dol dol- lars may be saved during the first year of ot its existence At present it is devoting its attentions attentions attentions atten atten- largely to the item of ot traveling expenses employees and to the duplication of work In the de de- de The president and the m members members mem mem- m- m bers of ot his cabinet w were re surprised to learn from this board that the travelIng travelIng traveling travel- travel Ing expenses charged against the treasury treasury treas treas- ury last year aggregated about 12 Just how much this enormous sum can be reduced without crippling the public service In the least Is still a question but the members of the economy economy economy econ econ- confident confident confident omy and efficiency board are dent that a great saving can be made The heads of the executive departments departments depart depart- ments have received Instructions to pare traveling expenses wherever pos pos- sible This order Is applicable to the war and navy departments as well as asto asto asto to all other departments of govern ment Of course the largeness of the Item for traveling expenses is due in great measure to the laws under which men in the navy and in the army either as officers or privates receive travel allowances The travel expenses of the department of agriculture and the department of ot the interior are also necessarily heavy and the same Is true though not to so great an extent extent extent ex ex- ex- ex tent of the post office department The Injunction that has gone out simply Is that travel pty must not be authorized except where travel on government business is abs absolutely necessary Soon after President Taft entered the White House and long before the present economy and efficiency board was created instructions went out to the heads of the executive departments departments depart depart- ments meats to curtail traveling expenses wherever possible |
