The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02

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berg, Idaho Wholesale Grocery com
pany, OARS brothers. Northrop Hard
ware company, Worthington & Thur
Der, Peerless Coal COMPANY, Amer
can Fuel company Captain +. "A
Jeeter, Colonel D. p. Olson, Com
Miles Cannon, Hon. j. X. White. DE
]. w. Givens, Adj. e. G. Burnet, DR.
| DOfr POINTER, G. N. Burrus, Wardel
w. L: Cuddy, Mr.. J. Fred .Williamz
Mr.. fired Williams. Mr. r. N
Breshears. General L. v. Patch, Pc
catello' Commercial club, Remington
Typewriter Co., Underwood Type
writer Co., Denver Fire Clay Co. :.
In the Office Of the Commissioners
Of public works is q report on tn,
work OF the department of suppliel
from which l make the following
excerpts that explain AZ fully AZ
could tell you, of advantages thu
state has gained from the operation
Of the central buying bureau.
Tho Ufflcial Report
The first purchase order Of, the
bureau Of supplies was written May
IA, 1919. Since that time 1854 ord.
ers have been issued. It ia impossi.
Bile, without making this report
burdensome, to analyze in writing
each Of these orders, but the follow
ing are the methods which have been
used in arriving at an accurate esti-
mate Of the amounts saved thru cen
tralized purchasing.
% Special discount arrangements
secured by competitive quotations.
Ca Distributors price.
Due to arrangement made with
firms whereby all purchases are
billed to the state at the distributors
price. These price lists are on file
in this office. For instance all tires
purchased are billed to the state at
the same price paid by distributors
or wholesalers.
CD Quantity purchasing.
(a) Grouping orders of institu-
tions and departments. Example,
Groceries for the various institutions
are purchased at the same time.
(bl Supplies are purchased for
periods of three months to one year,
provided there are no indications of
falling market.
(c) Bureau of supplies acts as a
check on indiscriminate buying.
For instance, supplies which here
tofore were purchased without due
consideration are now passed on by
the bureau of supplies. When there
were seventeen barrels of vinegar at
the Blackfoot asylum, an additional
supply was requisitiOned.
(d) Combinations are broken.
For instance, wholesalers, retail
ers and jobbers at Orofino, Blackfoot
and st. Anthony, now submit bids on
the requirements of all state institu-
tons. Under the old system supplies
for these institutions were pro rated
among local merchants. Some mer-
chants did not approve the adoption
Of system which would interfere
with their monopoly. However, when
they found their strangle-hold on the
Institutions was broken, they equal
led their profits by supplying other
Institutions at fair margin of pro-
1T. Local merchants at Orofino now
usually furnish beans to southern
Idaho institutions, while the south
ern Idaho merchants furnish hay to
the northern Idaho institutions.
CD Anticipation of rising mark
cts.
For instance, coal.
ca Quality purchases.
A great deal Of the time of this Of
ice is spent in gathering data rela-
i've to goods which will be best
adapted to the needs Of institutions
md departments. 1t is impossible
or them to gather this data. AS an
DR.. Givens is DESTROYS
If securing on electrically driven
Tough mixer which he thought would
lost from $500 to $1,000. He was
Unable to determine what mixers
we're on the market. Descriptions,
PRICES and comments on all the lead
ng, motor-driven mixers were sub
nitted to him and that which ex-
Lctly meets his requirements is the |
me which will be purchased.
The following explains specifically |
low savings were made on purchases
Turing the past five months.
Office equipment, supplies, sta
ionery and printing. Approximate |
aving $4,000.
This amount represents the ap-
cash saving effected by |
he bureau of supplies. Discounts of
% per cent to SO per cent on all |
TENS in this classification are OBJ
aimed. For instance, if an Under
wood typewriter is bought, a dis
count of 10 per cent off list price is
,iven; if a Remington typewriter,
wo tens off, if an L. G. Smith type
writer, two tens and five off. That |
hese discounts would,not be given to |
he state If there were not central
purchasing department is evidenced |
~ the letters No. 80 and No. 33 from |
he Underwood and Remington Type
writer companies.
Several thousand dollars worth of |
ling cabinets were purchased on
which straight discount of 20 per
ent was secured. Discounts as high |
IS so per cent on furniture are OBJ
aimed.
1t is now possible, on account Of
he volume of business which passes |