, 1862-01-08
THE U. s. QtTARTERh ASTER'S
DEPARTMENT.
New Methods Of Contract
Making.


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$9OU.VON Distributed {gt
Chicago
With the woraz hc7no aooo,or,;eto, l., *,>.+
noble and txce11anf1v rn,naoo5 o-aa-;r,+;a.
tie Chicano Sanitary f.on,x,;ss;o, 49,. saoa
crs ,,c familiar f,ro,, +,,a z-oo1~,,, .,,
,;s.cd 8, +baen oo1,,o.7r aa,a ,,.....a.t -
societies. hrancbes ~ ,,o f,om,n;sston are
a1so nonr;no IN a,;,,, ND z~oc11v their con.
4r;hnt;o,,e ~ ~. a;,1. 80 ,ro,,,daa o,d enn-
7,,v;n,, +h,eo +1o,sa1a 1;t+1c ds,;cac;es vhich
Eovc7poos snt canno ~ f,,rnfsh WITH thrse TN
mr. reoaers ~, f,n,;1Iar The contr;hutions
~ +ha.a oo;o.;n,e an- tbc oift-ofyar;por of
tho ,,eo,,7o-thc 1csn1t Of \ uatriotjc sv,nnathr
<xb;ob az vet has known no obounds-wi11inolv
and r,,r,ndo;no1v fnrnishinr ort,c1cs of comx
fort sn5 even Of comparatiye luxury FIR TIM
soldier in the field, in the camp. md in tbc
hosnita1 The fp1flmcnt of the oh;ects If /
these benevolent ORGANIZATIONS simn1y renufres
4 main dcpot. the presence Of few faithfl
clerks to receipt for the articles few public- |
spirited women to arrange the contributions.
and competent officers, upon whose judement |
the community may rely for their prompt |
shipment to proper destinations. In these |
transactions there are no avenues to corrup-
ton; there are no contracts to let to swim |
dlers and*sReculators; no bonuses to be re-
ceiyed, except Of gratitude; no lar,sc sums Of
money to be handled These organizations
furnish tie frce-YiM contributions Of the peo-
pie, and with their operations the public is
f.miliaf.
While thus The people arc so well represent
dit is Il matter Of the utmost importancethat
the people should know 1ew the Government
is represented in its supplies to our troops,
| and Ills leads us to the United States Quarter
masters office, it's employees, its operations,
| and its results. Here arc the avenues Of fraud
| and pccu1ation; here is the locality where i'm
! nlense sums Of money change hands; here is
where The contracts arc made for supplying
our troops with the equipments and ncccssa~
ries OF war, and yet so quietly and unostcn-
tatiouslF is this immense business transacted
| that one is scarcely aware such an institution
| exists in our midst as Governmental supply
| Office, or such an officer as j Quartermaster.
The Quartermasterss Department was estal~
lishcd in this city last summer under the
charge Of Capt. Turnlcy. He held the posi-
ton but month. The business was theu
comparatively small and one man could easily
attend to the duties. The late lamented Col.
Webb, at that time Captain in the u s, 10th
Infantry, Major slemmer commanding, rclicy~
ed Capt -Turnley, With the rapid organization
Of new regiments and the imparetiyc and fre-
oucnt demands for subsistence. equipments
and ordnance, the business OF tic department
increased proportionately, and Col. Webb was
ut once Ouartcrmastcr, Commissarv, ordnance
recruiting and mastering officer. The du.
tics were too oncrous and a proper fulfil.
ment Of them was impossible. Capt. Webt
| applied to the Quartermaster' Department te
relieve him. The change vas IN important
one, and tile Department held the matter il
I reservation several weeks and finally settled
upon Can't. j. A, Potter, as Qaartc1mastcr aui
| ordnance officer, Lieut.. Christopher rcccivin.
;: the appointment Of Commissa,y Of subsist
| enec and mastering officer,
q Can't. Potter was ut that time on the c;yj
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