Evening star., 1921-07-27
DAWES TAKESSTEP
TOCONTR0L SALES
Orders Country Cut Into Divi-
sions and Will Pick Co.
Ordinator for Each Area.

Machinery for handling the surplus
property of the government and pre-
venting the sale of any property by
whore il can he used by an"ti:e.' de-
pa,tment was put IN motion today by
>;er. Chi:i"s G. Dewes. .hief OF the
bureau Of the budget.
The orl,I l:ovides TO- the c Itt;rs
of the cou -y INTO uiv'.'.,ES follow =
ing the nine corps areas OF the Army,
The nine co-ordinators will come under
the general supervision Of a general
cO-ordinator in the genecl supply
committee in this city.
Gen. Dawes said that he is not y.t
ready to announce the names of the
ordinators, but expected to complete
this portion of the machinery before
another week. One thing he did
make plain. and that was that the
Army or the Navy will not control
the surplus disposal and transfers.
as they geographically provided the
best divisions for carrying on the
work.
Have Broad Powers.
Under the terms of the order the
have broad powers III
their respective areas in disposal of
suplus property, ascertaining that no
branch of the government represented
in their respective areas purchases
property in the open market where
they can be obtained from another de-
pertinent. The area co-OrC inators not
only are required to keep themselves
fully posted regarding material needs
in their respectiv. areas. but they
must keep in close touch with the
needs and supplies in the other areas.
Tney also are required to confer with
officials of every executive depart
ment having activities in their areas.
The co-ordinator. the order says,
will keep in general touch with all
government projects in his area in
disposal of government supplies and
equipment. 1t shall be his duty to
see that government policies are car
ried out in regard to the depart
plies. He shall have the power to
fix the fair market price of sur
pluses. which price shall be the de-
termining measure of the transfer
Of funds upon the books of the de-
partment incident TO. the interde-
Can Postpone sales.
He Is authorized TO act IN the
name Of the chief co-ordinator, gen.
eral supply, Washington. and post
pone any sale of government property
in any department whatsoever when
his investigation shows that it is not
in the financial interests OF the gen.
eral government to permit the sale
to be held or to be continued. He
will Immediately report his action in
these cases to the head of the de-
partment concerned and to the chief
co-ordinator. general supply, Wash
ington:
touch in a general way with the CO.
ordinators for general supply in areas
adjacent to his own. with the view of
effecting economies by the interchange
of materials between corps areas when
such a transaction would be to the
financial interests Of the general gov
ernment.
HE will submit recommendations to
the head of the department concerned
and to the chief co-ordinator, at any
time involving practical suggestions
which he believes would result in
economies to the general government
in disposing of our surplus stocks or
result in better cooperation between
various government agencies.
Co-Ordinators to He Instructed.
'"The chief co-ordinator. general
supply, will instruct the co-ordinators
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