Evening star., 1911-06-10
HOW CASH IS SAVED'fEAR TAILOR STRIKE
Edmund D. Fisher Details New Disoganization of London
York City System. Clothing Trade Imminent
ADOPTS COMMISSION PLAN REVELATIONS ARE MADE
of Garments Manufactured
trollers and Accounting Officers. Reeking Places.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TODAY KILLING BIRDS DEPLoRED
in Buffalo, e Keeping Up orko Of
at Slaughter.
Edmund D. Fisher Details New
York City System.
ADOPTS COMMISSION PLAN
Address Before Association Of Con-
trollers and Accounting Officers.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TODAY
National Body Decides to Meet Next
in Buffalo, N. Y.-Addresses
at Banquet.

The sixth annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association Of Controllers and Ac-
counting Officers came to close this
afternoon with the election OF Edmund
d. Fisher, deputy controller OF New York
city, as president, and the selection Of
Buffalo. N. Y. as the next meeting place.
Other officers were elected as follows:
Vice presidents. S. NJ white Louisville.
KY; E. Stetson Grifflng. New Rochelle.
n. Y; A. B. Frost, Chelsea, Mass; A. NJ
Heston. Atlantic City; J. 8. Culpepper.
Norfolk. Va; Dan C. Smith. jr.. Houston.
Tex: j. ]. Crowder, Peoria, H.; w. H.
Farnham, st. Paul, Mimi: L. D. Evarts,
Milwaukee, Wis: A. B. Pfouts, Denver,
Col: E. E. Phelps. Pittsburg: w. H. De-
narity. indianapolis, and DIR. lie Grand
Powers OF the census bureau; secretary,
George NJ. Rex, Providence. r. l.: treas
urer. w. S. Mccormick. Duluth. Mimi
Aside from the addresses this morning,
the feature Of the meeting was the adop-
ton OF resolution offered by Milton r.
Palmer. deputy controller of Detroit, con.
demning policy of some newspapers
which give percentage OF money to OFF,
cials furnishing city advertising.
How City Saved Money.
Edmund D. Fisher delivered the open
ing address and he chose as his topic
Standardization and told how the
board OF estimate and apportionment OF
New York city by the appointment Of q
commission has been able to economize
and save the city thousands Of dollars.
He said in part: "A striking example
Of the success Of this method OF Sc
curing uniformity and bringing system
out Of chaos gradually, is to be found
in the experience Of the commission in
formulating and promulgating standard
specifications for the purchase Of fresh
meats.
practically all the eleemosynary in
stitutions conducted by the city are
under the control Of four large city
departments. These four departments
purchased in 1909 5.159.510 pounds of
fresh meats at cost Of $477.ss5.65.
Two departments bought fresh meats
in carcass form at an average price
per pound of .0S93; the other two de-
partments bought cut meats At an
average price per pound Of 1920. All
four departments were paying q high
er price than general market condi-
tions warranted.
Specifications Formulated.
After Investigation standard specifica-
tions were formulated and promulgated
in carcass form and stipulating q weight
which represented run OF the market
quality. 1t was necessary. however. when
putting the new specifications into force
to exempt from their operation for g
period of six months one OF the depart
ments which previously purchased cut
meats. until facilities for handling car
cass meats were provided. The other de-
partment which previously bought cut
n n vzyifH he
specifications SO far as one-half its pur-
chases were concerned: the other half
continued to be purchased under the old
cut meat specifications.
During the first six months Of the cur
rent year In a single department these
lold and new specifications for fresh
meats were in operation side by side.
The results showed conclusively that
there was a clear saving Of over 10 per
cent, directly due to the new Specifica-
city department will be purchasing fresh
meats under the new standard specif1ca-
tions. at a saving to the city Of approxi-
mately $4,000 on that item alone.
This saving has been so clearly
demonstrated that the two departments
which previously bought cut meats have
heartily co-operated with the commits
sion in making the new specifications ef-
fective.
Other Suggestions Adopted.
I'm addition. both departments in which
the largest Of this saving on fresh meat
purchases has been effected have agreed
voluntarily to carry out other important
suggestions in their method of purchase
which will greatly assist the commission
in the difficult task 1t has undertaken.
TOO much emphasis cannot be placed
upon the fact that no specifications are
nappSSarflv nQrfaPf
and remodifications must be had to meet
constantly changing trade conditions and
to correct fundamental defects which only
experience will develop.
Standardization. therefore, In mu
nicipal affairs must be a continuing prin-
ciple. A wise administration OF city
government must necessarily contem-
plate adequate appropriations. providing
not only sufficient money to do the nee
essary preliminary work In standardiza-
ton, but to make 1t a continuing and
vital force for good government
Others who spoke at the morning ses-
sion We're William @. Justice of Buff
falo, Delinquent Taxes Milton r.
Palmer. How Detroit Handles the De-
linquent Tax Question" and H. w. De-
harity. Conditions in Indianapolis
Banquet Last Night.
DR.. LIE Grand Powers, chief statistician
of the census bureau. made an address
1T the banquet given by the association
last night at the Arlington. He urged
state supervision OF city accounts. say
Ing that such supervision would tend to
make more uniform the systems OF &C.
counting in American cities.
The statistician also declared that pub
lie accounting is as rule superior to
methods in vogue among private institu-
tions.
Another address that attracted atten-
ion was then made by Edmund d. Fish
ar. deputy controller Of New York city.
who told of a new system OF borrowing
for his city. in. order not to Hood the
bond market. New York city will in the
future sell most of its bonds In Europe.
Duncan Machines Of New York, w. s.
Mccormick of Duluth. Minn.; Representa-
tive C. o. Lobeck Of Omaha, Neb.. a for
mer president Of the association, and
Alonzo Tweedale auditor Of the District
Of Columbia. made brief addresses.
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