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Indian Appropriation Bill, 1922: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, Consisting of Messrs. John An; Elston (Chairman), S. Wallace Dempsey, George Holden Tinkham, William

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Description:Excerpt from Indian Appropriation Bill, 1922: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, Consisting of Messrs. John An; Elston (Chairman), S. Wallace Dempsey, George Holden Tinkham, William W. Hastings, and Thomas F. Smith, in Charge of the Indian Appropriation Bill for 1922, S Mr. Elston. Mr. Meritt, you speak of the necessity for making larger estimates on account of the restriction of construction during the war-time period. Do you think that necessity will be offset in any way by what appears to be a downward sliding scale of costs pretty well all along the line? Mr. Meritt. There is a slight decrease in prices of building material. I understand that the cost of building material has not gone down in the same proportion that other prices have, but we hope that when this bill becomes effective prices will be further reduced. Mr. Elston. Are you making your estimates which are now submitted to us, and on which you will offer justifications, upon the basis of conditions as you expect them to be commencing next July, when the present bill will go into effect? Mr. Meritt. Yes, sir. Mr. Elston. You are trying to forecast as near as you can what those conditions will be, according to the present trend? Mr. Meritt. Yes, sir. Mr. Elston. And you are basing your requirements in these estimates accordingly? Mr. Meritt. Yes, sir. For example, we are asking for an appropriation for our schools on a per capita basis of $200 for the larger schools, and $225 for the smaller schools. If prices do not go down further, it will be impossible for us to conduct our schools on that basis, but we believe that prices will be so adjusted by the beginning of the next school year that by the closest economy we can carry our schools on that per capita basis. Of course, it is realized that the per capita cost of our Indian schools is very much less than the per capita cost of the white schools. We think we are making a very good showing along economic lines in connection with our Indian schools. Mr. Elston. I might go a little farther in order to save the repetition of this kind of questions on your justification of each of the several items as they come along, and ask you whether you have made your estimates on the basis of a downward scale of prices covering other things than construction costs? Have you estimated in your requests here for appropriations covering subsistence, supplies, etc., that the appropriation will cover only what will be required to buy these things at what will be expected to be a reduced price commencing next July? Mr. Meritt. Yes, sir. Mr. Elston. You have tried to forecast that sis to all items which are necessary to be purchased for the Indian service? Mr. Meritt. Yes, sir. We will have to exercise the greatest economy in order to get by with the estimates we have submitted to Congress. There are certain items here, like irrigation construction, that can be postponed to a future date if the committee deems advisable. Mr. Elston. I am not speaking of the elimination or postponement of any item; I am speaking of the actual cost of the necessary items we will put in the bill and appropriate for, and in the record I am trying to get the basis of your estimate, whether it is based on present price schedules or on the schedules as you expect them to be commencing with July and going through the year which will end in July, 1921? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indian Appropriation Bill, 1922: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, Consisting of Messrs. John An; Elston (Chairman), S. Wallace Dempsey, George Holden Tinkham, William. To get started finding Indian Appropriation Bill, 1922: Hearing Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, Consisting of Messrs. John An; Elston (Chairman), S. Wallace Dempsey, George Holden Tinkham, William, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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