Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 11 | Economical

1 Economical E. E I I i w v v dt I Ii A. A C. C ASSERSON Great Savings Made by Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- Buying U. U S S. S Coordinator Says Every possible effort is being made madey by y all an government agencies to obtain the he utmost efficiency and cut down the expenditures of government funds during the present depression Captain Cap Cap- tam ain tain A. A C. C Asserson of San Francisco federal coordinator for the Ninth area told members of the Salt Lake and Ogden Federal Business associations Lions ions and the engineering council at athe atthe atthe the he chamber of commerce Monday Great savings are arc now being made through the consolidated contracts for or purchase of supplies by the vanous various various vari van ous government agencies and through the he pr present sent system of exchanging materials ma- ma tennis and services of Mr Asserson said It is planned that during the Continued on Pace Pue Sixteen METHOD TO MAKE SAVING Continued from Pate Pale Eleven Ele Christmas rush hundreds of oC trucks truck belonging to the various government branches will wi be loaned to the postal posta department he said It I is expected that t this ls will wi effect a saving sving of more mor moreth th than 2500 to the government this year in this area OTHER OTIER SAVINGS MADE Through the consolidated contract contracts contracts con con- tracts tract for the purchase of gasoline a saving of ot has been realized already this thi year while the use o othe of the army urmy and ad navy facilities of ot communication coma com com In handling messages fo for foral all al government go branches branche has ha saved the government annually R. R A. A Hart industrial secretary o othe of the chamber of commerce addressed addressee the group on The Relation of th the Federal Service Serice to the Public as Seen by an nn Outsider Utah is I very fortunate in having havin so many government activities in th the state Mr Hart said During th the past year approximately was expended for supplies salaries and projects project He praised the various department heads for the work that is being accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac com head pUshed and ad said sid that ever every effort efort should be made to encourage th the establishment of more departments URGES OTHER BUILDING He said that despite depie the fact there is i a new federal building under construction construction con con- it would not be large larg enough to house the present agencies Mr Hart urged the Federal Business Business Bui Busi Busi- ness association to get behind a movement movement movement move move- ment to obtain an m appropriation t to construct a mining building building build build- buld- buld ing at the University of Utah Ut This Thi would not only house the many agen ager den cles related to mining but would of offer offer of of- fer the west a service servie that is badly needed he said Among the other speakers were W W. D. D Wright president of the Ogden Business associatIon I D. D J. J Finch o othe of the bureau of public roads R. R I R. R Woolley Wooley federal hydraulic engineer and Dr Goorge Thomas Thoma president o othe of the University of Utah Eli El F. F Taylor Tylor president of the Salt Sal Lake Le association presided Following luncheon a special bus business busi busi- ness session was held beld to discuss ways and means mean mean of closer coordination