The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

anu DluS were CoIItspbuVlSlY low
Under the advice of a metal eNper
the Department set out to alter the..
conditions. The yards were ordered I,
separate the scrap of different varieties
and to list them according to recog.
nlzed commercial standards The bid.
ders thus knew exactly wha, 1t wa
they were expected to buy and N.
prices jumped several hundred per cen,
our yards are now So organized tia
the bidders do not even take the troub
TO inspect the metals advertised g.
sale. They know that the scrap will az.
cord with the accepted standards an
| they are able to make their bids with.
out moving out of their offices or goin
to the expense of sending a man TO in.
vestigate the metals. In this mannc
we are certain Of the best possible price,
on each lot instead of disposing Of ar
entire heap Of Heterogeneous matera
at the price of the least valuable u tn,
metals, as formerly.
Another saving is effected by loading
the scrap ourselves. The purchasa-
would formerly load It with his owg
men and II was found that as high as
% per cent more metal would find It,
way out of the yards than had beer
paid for. The new system stops TIL
loss and also enables us To gc, bette
prices for the metal. as we are able to
load II at about one-third the coS tina
the purchaser would have to pay for III
same work. A considerable saving Ga
therefore effected both on the metal T..
; self and on the purchase price"
This saving, according to experts 10
the office of the Paymaster-G General
amounted to at least 100000 during thr
fiscal year just past.
The 100000 saving credited In III
summary TO food. clothing and 0thc'
supplies" was effected by closely wa.ch.
ing the markets and buying in largs
quantities. when the prices Were loves
For example, 100000 was saved on cloh
in a single contract and $4,000 on
purchase of sugar.
Scarcely a week passes without
? saving being effected on some item
While 1t is not possible at this lime Q,
give the exact figures with rcspec' to
, the saving on food and clothing within
, the past twelve months. as the detald
reports on this subject are not draw
2 up until after the close of The iisCa'
year. 1t can be stated upon the duthorW
of the paymasters In charge Of Thu
!, work that at least $500, 900 has been
saved on these items alone.
Through the medium of the sam
, careful watching of all expenditures, n,
, matter how small, the Department ha'
been enabled to save not less than
$4,000 on the acquisitions which have
been made by various ships and navy
yards throughout the year.
al Every requisition passing througl
this Office" Rear Admiral Cowle eH'
planned in connection with this savIng
is carefully scanned to see If the items
ordered are necessary and whether
Is essential that the brand requested b.
: sent. For example, We have saved
considerable amount by eliminating thr
proprietary names of number OF
I articles requested and by PURCHASING
other goods which answer the purpos'
quite as well but are trifle less expen'
e sive.
Carbon paper is only one item among
4 several that I could name where We
forced the bidder to cut his price ex
e actly In half because we opened th'
e bids to active competition and threat
ened to buy other brands of paper
the price We're not lowered on the par
ticular kind we wanted \ number Of
ships and navy yards have marked
prejudices in favor of high priced food
stuffs. toilet articles and the like We
have found that by purchasing other
d makes of just as high quality We satls'
fled the person who sent in the requlsl'
e ton and at the same time saved con-
. siderable money.
THE total saving effected by care
l Watching ~ hA
the past year was a trihe over SliSOoV
as shown by tabulated report recenP
prepared In this office. This amount :
clear profit, because we did not sacr''
E flee particle OF quality when ",
bought at lower prices. Persona
whims were the only things when SUI
: fered."
4 The policy Of sending golfers win
the Atlantic fleet during it, European
cruise last fall saved the Government
$4,000. 1t had formerly been the eus
tom OF the Department to purchas,
=, coal at the various ports whcr" the hes,
? called. This naturally rrsulte- u
:, raising the price of coal in anucIpaNo'
: of the arrival of the ships and the .n
= pertinent of having colliers a'conpa'yS
, the ships was so successful that '' Wv
/, | Hietnou VIII not DC REVERTED w. -,
7 The other two savings noted IN v"
h summary, the transportation oI ,n',e
and materials and the cham" al ,i'
= Island, Cal, were the direci reSun
2 the policy OF substituting real v't'P,"
I ton for the kind formerly 10 No-",
n Both the railroads and dred-.HE 'D'"
, panles made reductions in in'H w."
o inal estimates when It was i""'u '' "A
n the Department was detrTAHe' ,sI.
/. award the contracts to the lowest
der and not to split them as merry
= During the coming fiscal year e,u sa
= effort will be made to estahl!-h :"
e record for economy in the nay, ps s,,,
y Is doubtful whether the most scar ,,I
3 inquiries and careful examination ""
s suffice to bring to light savings II e.
r cess of the $4,000 day l','Iu "
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