The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-18
OF SUPPLY DEPT.
 TO MOVE

The accounting force of the Supply Department of the commission, now located in Seward, will be moved at once to the general headquarters of the commission at Anchorage. On the {, ain next Wednesday, the force will lcarc here to their new headquarters.
 The change means that Col. H. r. WarrCn and his accountant force will hereafter bc located at Anchorage. The receiving and forwarding force Of the Supply Department, with Capt. J. ]. Ryan at the head will remain in Seward.
 Col. McarS, who was in Seward yesterday, made the following state mcnt to the Editor of the Gateway re- garding the change, which is as fol- lOwS:-
 Tn connection with the proposed consolidation of. the Supply Division headquarters with General HeadQuart- CTS, it has been suggested that the readers of your paper would appr"- cate q public statement relative to the necessities which call for this change at the present time. Agreeable to this renuest I am. therefore, taking this opportunity to give you the following information:
 Tn handling the orders for the large amount of materials and supplies which have been purchased for the construction season of 1920 consider able delay and lost motion has result cd in consequence of the Supply Div ision Headquarters Office being iocat- cd at Seward out of touch with the General Headquarters of the Comm i- sion at Anchorage. There has, also been some duplication of records, in tho Anchorage and Seward offices which can be avoided by the proposed change.
 The necessity for the elimination of any lost time in handling business of the Stores Department has been made very apparent at the present time, due to the fact that the Navy Commission for mining coal in the Matanuska Coal Fields have establish ed their headquarters at Chickaioon' and have already begun to place large orders for materials and supplies with the Alaskan Engineering Commission Co meet the necessities of their devel- opmCnt work in the Matanuska Coal Fields. They have retained the Ser- vices of an expert designing engineer who will visit the coal fields next month and make plans and estimates for the installation of modern coal washing machinery to handle the out mt of the Chickaloon mine. We are also getting nearer to the Northern Division. and by October first Will have twicc-a-week direct mail commit nication with hat organization We contemplate shipping a large part of the supplies for Northern Division for 1921 season via Seward and Broad Pass and desire to have our Supply Division in close touch with this worK' which will be possible on account of closer and quicker communication to tho scene of construction activity.
 All of this Supply work, includ ng the requirements of the Naval Coal Commission, calls for direct contact with the officials in charge ot the Supply Division, as well as with the records pertaining to same, which can bo h, ought about in no other way than by the consolidation of the Supply Of flee with my own office, at Anchor age
 I wish further to state that this change is especially necessary, at this tim, as an under direct orders from Secretary Payne of the Interior De- partment to reduce expenses at every point. and in line with his instructions and policy in this respect, we are ar ranging to stop the publication of the Alaska Railroad Record, July 1st, and to effect other economies, where same are possible and consistent with the general management of the work.
 1t should be understood, of course