Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25


broad competition. but causes Il 10 pay
al added margin In price 90 vendors who
must carry the risk
Excessive Cos, OF Travel.
one ~ the fret steps taken toward
constructive work was the fsclhssineA-
ton ~ Tho expenditures f0f tie year 1910
~ objects Tho foundation was thus
made tof The Investigation 81 government
trading prarures while II was feCus-
DltFd that this large nrld could not be
covered ~ithin . year except a. enormous
cosi. the subjects ~ ''rranspnr'auon Of
petsoHs" and Subsistence while In travel
status" we're tAksn a. concrete examples
The annual cost Of travel 10 tho govern.
m.nt vas found "a be about tiieoon Il
vas also found that the government EN-
ploysfs we're travelling IN practically sv'
"rY way that was open 20 the public Il
vas further found that although the gov
erumsnt was the largest user % trans
purtsiion Il was buyinE railroad tickets
on = iess fayuratls basis than would be
Possible n The b'eet ~ travelling 81
psuditur-s we're systematically handled
from ne point % view % the government
as whole Tho form Of ticket most OF
N used between such points a. Nrw
YORK. phllAd~'phia and Washington was
ne s'ngisstup nrst=elass ticket In twp
departments DEFINITE tests hay. been
made m - uss ~ mileage bnts and In
each practically The same result has been
reported Wis an average saving of
httls over ons.half - one cent per mile.
Better Methods for Purchasing.
Through q .orE period ~ years aHi ~
ngHbstu4s law. ard orders there has
a. ~fisirg ans contracting that 10 more
bgftsrsuus and expensive n some cases
than 10 necessary The procedure :. not
uniform M tie various. departments Il IL
not uniform IN many case. f'f tfs dif
fsfsni service. IN ~. same department
70 maize uniform ne requirements - Far
a. prartigabs wfi BE- IN the interest -
ssungr, and 20 isngy ani brin- about
that simplicity that will secure the arg
80 opportunity Or contra tors - bid Tor
government uurk ard will secure f1f tho
government TIE most fASuratis prlgss OBJ
tanned ~ an purchaser
Ths Budget,
IN. United state. s. tls only greet "a
ton whose government 10 operated with.
UIi = tstsei This fact seems Co - mors
s'rtGIrs rfsa 10 10 s1rsIHsfsi Wat bui
gets and budget procedures are TIE out
80. -. 70 a.. ,.,'-....,,,,.,,,
u, 49,, ...'I,'.,.'-.i 900. -rs.
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much fra irrvsr1rsib.IN on the part. ~
10 governing agencies The constitution
a. t4fp.-s 70 "a budget 10 Co make gov
"fnmsuf responsive f8 public opinion and
rrspahsIhis i.r lu' ats
Tn, BUDGET aar Annual proarsr,.
A t..,,, .r..,rs 81. ,h. mean, p. get.
rr. n.s-r. 81. I.s.I4tt.. trarrh rsf.r.
ls pes, AMI before 90 p-.p.ra i~srr.
sHHaaI g'.s.sr % hssir''s ia b tuan-
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Psbfe-" e'aTe SScsiiooH.
rss rra.fr.. qryerrrnrpf object. IN
rttsr v.. e..rI. 60 Ga. rsltsA states
A.. ..ft.rr.,-s include
the national f-,.usa TO protection q
.-..srs trf ar...-tt the .r.m1f'an -
f-f.4E.. -,rfft.rs 4rf Oh. projection p,
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