Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-05
EFFICIENCY MEN
PROVE A LUXURY
STATE OFFICIALS OtSGUSTED
WITH WORK OF so.cALLED
EXPERTS.
INC is CHARGED
BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
inaccuracies Alleged TO Be Conspieu.
Gus Features OF Report-Many of
Reconn ndations Considered Joke in
Liaht OF Facts-State Stands to Lose
Thru Efficiency Engineers.

Des MONIES, June 5.-Erless some
BODY ether than Boys fresh out OF
school are employed as efficiency en-
gireers" the state Of Iowa is going 10
get no value whatever out ot the $4,000
70 be expended III making q report on
efficiency" Al The state house Thus
Jar The state Is loser 1y large sum.
y report was Med with the ret-ench-
n2eat and reform committee Of the
Thirty NTH general assembly lhis week
by Accountant Jones on the heating
plant and how - do the stocking u get
best results
The absolute iacompetency OF the
persons employed II this work is re-
vealed on every page OF that report, =
declared q member Of the executive
council after the report had been
analyzed.
There vas not a single suggestion in
me report worth anything that was no,
obtained from the regular employees OF
che state. The report Is absurd IN its
naisrepr presentations OF fact and lis con-
c.CS.ons as 10 results
State Auditor Bleak.y. who has been
nothing il the report OF any value
INK has not been recommended 10 the
committee on retrenchment and reform
long go, and 10 attention VAS paid TO
these recommendations ana 40 appro
priations made TO carry them into ef-
feet. But now comes Il report, when the
Legislature IS no, in session favora bic
% reforms which the council has been
trying a long time 10 induce the leg;s
Iatu-s 20 adopt.
The report undertakes, II brief, 70
show how out OF an expenditure OF SO
00D year 1000 can be sa"ed ny i'm
provenaents costing $4,000 and off
ferent system Of buying coal. AS d
matter of fact the cost OF operation is
much over estimated.
An illustration of lncon potency.
as an Illustration Of the gross in
competency of the efficiency engineer"
who made the report, It IS pointed OFT
that there is recommendation for
installation Of smoke consumer a, a
cost Of $500 and al smoke pre-
vented. AS matter Of tac- that plant
was built new With new boilers and
complete equipment ten years q go ard
there has been no material depreciation
The state then bought the very hest 10
be had aith ali the latest appliances and
= is ali in splendid working condition.
The report recommended contract
with the street car company 10 Go
freight business on a spur track instead
Of having the coal companies deliver
By wagon as at present. But the street
car company is not doing freight
business. To do this the street car
company would have 20 move is tracks
all II this scheme does not work Il ,s
ole2e truck ard haul is own coal
There was recommendation that
coal pc bought on tha heat init basis
with ANALYSIS Of every load ny the
state chemist This IS not done with
any business house using Iowa coal. L
was also recommended hat contracts
re made with the mine companies in
stead u tha regular dealers As mat
ter II fact the present contract IS with
a company which IS subsidiary 70 mine
ompanies. and il is the only way coal
car re bought There has been ta..
com petition and the state gets coal a.
price as low as Il can be bought from
-e!ia bic parties
Few Right. Many Wrong.
Tire report included purchase ~ a
great many new things and adoption Of
4 lot ot lads and patent appliances:
also r=w machinery for -ha electric
ligh- plant enlargement Of the tunnels
Use # fewer electric lights use % less
water in the building etc. Complaint
s aiso made II uze e 100 rn3ch ice
! chief feature of ire report. nov
ger IS that 81 undertakes - dernolisi7
ne idea that me state could save some
hing ~ moving ne plant 70 the rail
road tracks where coal 1aQlage wouij
20 eliminated by showing n conclusion
-aa- the saving per year a the present