The Washington herald., 1921-07-28
HAWES EXPLAINS
WORKING PLAN FOR
SURPLUS SUPPLIES
issues Order Showing De-
tails for Centralized
Control.
s. SUPPLY OFFICERS
VIII Have Powers to Fix Fair
Market Price on
Sales.
8 SUPPLY OFFICERS

handling of surplus materials, sup
plies and government equipment
would be handled under the plan
for a central co-ordinating control.
This control is general. but special
pressure will be directed at first to-
wards the interdepartmental trans
fer of property which will prevent
the departments from continuing
purchases IN the. open. market by
one department where a surplus Of
the article in question exists in an
other.
Use Existing Agencies.
While the necessity for using ex-
isting agencies to promptly meet
the general situation requires for
this organization the detail to this
duty Of those already in different
departments of the public service,
this Organization Is independent OF
any department The wording Of
the order must not create the i'm
preston that the War and Navy
departments are being placed in
control of the organization, because
of the fact that. for supply and
purchase coordination purposes, the
country is divided along the lines
of. the present corps area of the
army and some army and navy OFF,
GERS may be used in it. Experienced
men will be selected. irrespective
Of the present departmental status.
The formal orders, issued to
heads of departments and indepen-
dent establishments of the govern
ment is. in part, as follows:
Nine Areas.
For convenience, the territory of
the United States is divided into
nine areas, corresponding to the
nine army corps areas. and in each
area an Official shall be selected
who shall be known as the co-ordi-
nator for general supplies for the
several executive departments and
independent establishments having
activities in that area Each such
officer shall serve under the title
co-ordinator, general supply, -
corps area. In each of the areas
in which the army, navy or Ship
ping Board or other department has
to warrant IT. a representative of
such department may be detailed to
aid the area co-ordinator in ad-
ministering the provisions of this
order.
Each official will confer with ev-
erYr executive department and in
dependent agency or establishment
having. or which may have, activi-
ties Involving the disposition OF
surplus supplies and equipment. in
the area assigned him. Upon arriv-
al In his area he will. by means of
correspondence and personal inspec-
ton. promptly locate and inspect
Surpiuses and accumulations of
government stocks. regardless
whether or not these stocks have
been reported surplus, and report
thereon TO any head of a depart
r1ent concerned, as well as to the
chief co-ordinator, general supply,
washington. d. c., having particu-
lar reference to the existence of ac-
eumulated stocks which appear TO
be In excess of reasonable resources
or current needs.
FIX Market Priees-
He will keep in general touch
with all government projects in his
area involving the procurement,
transfer. or disposal of government
SUPPLIES and equipment. 1t shall be
his duty to see that government
policies are carried out in regard.
TO the departmental purchase of
government supplies He shall
have the power to fix the fair mar
ket price of surpluses, which price
shall be the determining measure
of the transfer of funds upon the
books OF the department incident
to the interdepartmental transfer
Of material.
He is authorized TO act in the
name of the chief co-ordinator,
general supply, Washington, d. c.,
and postpone any sale of govern
ment property in ny department.
whatsoever when his investigation
shows that IT Is not in the financial
interests OF the general government
to,lpermit the sale to be held or 20
be continued. He will Immediately
report his action in these cases to
the head of the department con-
cerned and to the chief co-ordina-
TOT, general supply, Washington,
DC.
He will, by correspondence, keep
in Y, touch in a general way with
the, co-ordinators for general sup
ply in areas adjacent to his own
With the view of effecting econo-
mics by the interchange of mate
rizks between corps areas when
sueh a transaction would be to the
finxncial interests Of the general
government.
II shall be the duty of the chief
co-vrdinator to advise as to the
methods of expediting the inven-
tortEs of surplus stocks in the pos
session of the various departments
and independent establishments OF
the government, upon which he
shall report to the heads of de-
pattments concerned.
He shall advise the department
heads upon policy governing the
sales of commodities held surplus
in more than one department of the
government, which policy shall aim
TO insure uniformity in prices re-
ceiTed and tend to protect the state
Of the market in the government
interests.
IN each executive department and
Independent establishments of the
government there shall be a direc-
tor Of purchases and a director of
sales. who shall coordinate all ac-
tivities involving purchases and
sales within their respective de-
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