Evening star., 1925-04-18

arranged to consolidate gasoline pur-
chases Of the Army and Post Office.
Previously the Post Office had been
buying gasoline in small quantities at
tank wagon prices. The saving
through new arrangement runs to
81 900 a month.
The field worker at New Orleans
made arrangements at the navy yard
for the purchase of a Shipping Board
tug. Previously the Government had
paid $2,400 year for this service. Un-
der the new arrangement the entire
sum is saved In finding new quar-
ters. at New Orleans for the Veterans
Bureau branch the field worker In
that area worked out an arrangement
that will cut the annual rental about
$4,000 a year.
Mechanics being trained by the Gov
ernment in automobile engineering
have been made available at small cost
to Federal officials in Minneapolis for
repairing Government owned cars
there. Old records at the Chicago
post office were stored, due to the
activity of a field worker, in a build
ing leased by the War Department
where space was available, thereby
saving in contemplated rental for
storage space.
One of the branches of the Federal
Government in Chicago made an ad-
vantageous contract for hauling sup
plies. The field worker learned Of
this and effected revisions in other
contracts made by other branches on
the basis of the advantageous award.
Surplus Stores Put to Work.
A substitute, out of surplus stores,
was found for desired cloth for COW
ering the steam heads of pressing
machines In the Army laundry at
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, at an an
nual saving of $500. Nine hundred
pounds OF unserviceable airplane pro-
pellers. slowly decaying at San An
tonic, were transferred to a nearby
vocational school of the Veterans
Bureau for instructional purposes in
woodworking.
A little deal in blankets desired by
certain Federal agencies at San Fran
cisco saved the Government $13,514
The agencies were about to buy the
blankets when field worker located
stock of Army blankets at Fort Sill,
Okla. They were used instead.
They are some of the little savings
OF that tribe, the number is many
And there are big savings, too-saY-
tngs that loom large in the total when
the money-counters in the Treasury
at Washington check the dollars in
the general fund at the end of the
fiscal year.
What are they? Well. to enumerate
few, 100000 a year Is being saved
on freight charges for transporting
helfum gas, due to strenuous work in
getting low rate classification
More than $4,000 was saved in ship
ping single consignment of 5,161
tons of high explosives from New Jer-
sey to Fort Sill. Okla. BY economies
in printing, the Department OF Agri-
culture is saving s55,oOO a year.
Reorganizing for Economy.
BY reconditioning for use old and
unsued Navy boats the Lighthouse
Service is saving the taxpayers $685.
600 this year. BY reorganizing the
General Land Office Secretary Work
is cutting its cost of operation by
$4,000 a year. Reorganization of
work at the Pension Bureau has re-
suited in savings estimated at $246.-
600 for this year.
BY salvaging copper and zinc from
condemned powder boxes and using
the material in new ordnance the
Navy is saving 100000 a year. BY
picking up waste paper and twine
last year the post offices of the coun-
try turned in nearly $185,000. Coop
dination of the departments freight
and express business is saving about
$1,000 year.
And still there are hundreds Of other
economies pressing for mention,
long list that would fill columns of
this newspaper. But the foregoing
are typical. They tell of the spirit
of the time.
They are new economies, almost
every one. Hardly a one in the lot
Is three years old. Most of them were
inaugurated last year. They are the
product of the drive to reduce the cost
of running the Federal Governments
affairs in order that the day may be
sped when tax reduction will come
again.
Copyright, 1921