Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-16 | Page 9 | Pension Office Reforms

TENSION PENSION OFFICE REFORMS Washington Der Do 1 c 16 Great stacks of or cumbersome flies files In lu cases that have accumulated for many man years will be substantially reduced under a scheme of Commissioner loner of oC Pensions Daven Davenport II port for tor a of the tho pen pension pension sion office personnel and the procuring procuring ing In of ot additional floor space In pen pendon don filon buildings Secy Sec has asked Congress for authority to de destroy destroy stroy all useless paper files lI Occupying 27 rooms and weighing pounds are aro 2 admitted or allowed claims Of these thel o about ISO tons occupying about four foul of oC the 27 rooms are arc papers no longer of or any an official or ore historical value mostly calls for Cor evidence letters of ot In Industry industry dust etc and these thelie will Mill be de destroyed destroyed If Congress authorizes In ad tid addition abandoned and anI rejected claims stored In tho the great a court o of the tho t beo pension building g are to be bo purged of or oft all nil useless ul eless documents