The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-06

possible for ship 20 be built and then
handed over to the fighting arm With
the cir OF Here's your new ship. Take
II or leave II. but It's sli you'll get"
OuiIdins Of ships.
The building and fitting Of the
shjps will como under the division Of
materixI, WORKING through the bur-
esus OF construction and repair. ord.
nance. steam engineering and supplies
and accounts. In tho old organization
there WAS no single adviser to whom
the secretary might 30 for advice on
matters OF material. He had to call
on the chiefs Of the various bureaus
who might have wide difference of
opinion. Now the aid for operations
concentrates the whole business In
one man. and he can do the consult.
ing and harmonising between the bu-
Seaus. bringing forth a definite and
n0n-contradictory course Of action.
The division Of inspection will In
spect al parts Of the service. on land
and sea. at stated intervals. reporting
direct to the secretary. Subdivision OF
three members II to inspect the navy
yards and stations. 81 These onacera
have no administrative duties and are
thus In no way responsible for con
ditious they are to commAat upon.
The division Of operations deal with
the movements Of ships In commission
and Of the strategic employment OF
all naval forces. II also concludes
advisory duties In matters Of naval
policy. building programs and mill
tary features Of ship design. The d.
vision Of personnel includes the bu
Yeaus OF navigation and medicine and
surgery. the Judge advocate general
and the examining and retiring board
Cost .ksspins system.
The new cost keeping system ID
one Of the features Of the reorganiza
tion that will tend to promote econo
ny. since by II the secretary Of the
navy will now be able to arrive ut q
correct estimate Of expenses. Hither
70 cost keeping has been done by the
working departments themselves. q
practice directly at variance with
modern commercial methods. with
the transfer OF this work 10 an indie
pendent department II will BE- posi-
BILE for Manager and inspectors "a
follow the. cost Of work from day Ia
day. thus determining how closely
estimates are being realised: discov
ering where overhead charges are cx
cessive and whore they may be cut /:
Informing themselves ~ TO the com
parativs eflciency Of different shops
ard machines: estimating time and
cost 70 Gnish partially completed Jobs
and guarding aginst the possibility Of
extending allotments Of funds for jobs
o. Tor periods Of time.
The working out Of this plan. which
has the sanction Of congress for Z
years trial. 10 found To be most sue
ceesful. One Of it, chief merits Ii
that Il b elastic. and whore It. II
found necessary TO introduce modifl
cations this can b done without II
any way impairing the efficiency Of
the scheme. Il 10 plan based on
common sense. . naval o6icer assert
- today. = plan 10 get the greatest
value for outlay. both In time and
money on the commercial side: and
10 raise the navy to the highest de
gre Of military emciency. The per
eonnel Of the navy. he added. II CO
operating heartily with the secretar,
10 aid In the successful operation o.
the plan and there 10 no reason 4
doubt that the success already at
tained will be continued.