Show fight on 0 n waste saves save si M millions n s simplification and standardization accomplishes much washington Ilund hundreds reds of millions of dollars have been saved for american i manufacturers distributors and consumers ns its a result of the campaign for waste elimination simplification and standardization inaugurated uve five 3 years ears ago hy bv the depart Depar ment lmont of coin coal ineice the actual saving cannot even be approximated and secretary hoover in hla hird annual report says that what the country as a whole has bus accomplished plis lied in national efficiency cy lit in these directions Is impossible of measurement although it represents one of the most astonishing transformations tit in economic history while the government ov eminent has been aiding net natively ively in ill tile campaign lit in wany many citte directions the whole program pr rapi lias has been one tally to stimulate action among industries trades and coli themselves it la Is obviously not the function of government to manage busI business says mr Il llover llo oer but to investigate economic questions to survey surcy eco phenomena and point out the reined for economic failure or the road to progress to Ins inspire plire and assist co operative cooperative action and to stimulate forces to these ends surely nil all obese ellipse are well within the proper held field af f public service ice committees at work since this work was undertaken some group conferences have been held under government auspices practically nil fill nt the request of the industries themselves and 22 committees are now at work on various of the program discussing the fundamental purposes of the campaign for waste elimination secretary hoover the philosophy underlying it ins has but otio ono pur pos p that Is to maintain american standards standards stand aids ds of living tor for both workers all and farmers bild to place production orf on n inore e stable footing the high standards of living enjoyed by the american people are the result of steadily mounting per capita productivity lie he says sais e Is only one way further to advance these standards and that Is by bi improved proved tm methods and arc esses by the elimination of waste tit in materials an and motions in our production and distribution system iu just ns as 20 years ago we undertook nationwide nation wide conservation of our natural nat resources continues secretary Il hoover so we must today even more vigorously sustain tills this campaign campain n of better nation wido utilization of our industrial resources and effort more especially Is this the castin view of the many complex forces which have arisen from the war and particularly tile the difficulty of maintaining our situ aaion ns as against the competition of a world of lower standards averse overseas as what has been attempted the major directions of tills this effort which the alio commerce com merces secretary lias has been loading leading for half a decade in elude clude the elimination of waste in railway transportation by the provision of I 1 faculties s and better methods the vigorous lin improvement of our filla inland id waterways the enlarged elec dec of the country for tile the saving in fuel and labor the reduction of the periodic waves of unemployment an improved statistical service for industry the reduction of seasonal employment lit in construction und and 0 ther industries and of intermittent employment in n such industries as bituminous coal mining the development ment of co operative cooperative marketing and better terminal facilities in tural products in order to reduce the waste in ili agriculture distribution the stimulation of commercial arbitration lit in order to elim eliminate binte the wastes of litigation and the reduction of th the waste arising from industrial strife between employers einal overs and employees the reduction of waste lit in manufacture and distribution to Is to be brought about through the establishment of grades standards of quality dimensions and performance lit non nori stylo style articles of commerce through the slin vilification lit in dimensions of ninny articles of manufacture and the reduction of unnecessary varieties an and d through more uniform business documents such as specifications bills of lading and warehouse recel rece lyts As since the operative cooperative co service was inaugurated more than fifty simplifications have been achieved by the industries just dus tries and trades concerned resulting lit in till art average reduction in varieties of 73 per cent among these of varieties thirty one apply to products of iron steel and other metals eight to lumber paper and other products derived from wood seventeen to lay iny cement glass s s and other products of it anilu ern eral t nature nil mid four to textiles the tir inual value of 0 manufactured boods affected by these alip o runs aulls well over it Is declared r striking illustration of the need of this work la 1 found ta in the case of one olle product single bit axes formerly these axes were produced rind nod marketed lit in thirty four models four grades thirty tive brunda brands eleven finishes and nineteen sizes and tile the total varieties of the thirty four types actually purchasable wore were 1118 simplification and standardization have not been completed but the results will be comparable to those la in other lines for instance where there wore were alza or varieties of shovels spades and scoops in use only are now retained a reduction of 02 02 per cent Woven wire fence packages have been reduced from 2072 to or 04 94 per wilt cent metal lath from to 24 or 81 per cent tiles files and rasps raspa fruin from 1351 to or 03 per cent forged tools toola from to or 17 per cent range boilers from to 13 or 00 90 per cent tackit and nalla nails from to or 68 per cent and packing weights of tacks and nails from to or 71 per cent on oil the whole builders hardware has haa been reduced from varieties all and sizes to car shortages disappear for tile the transportation industry it Is reported that the elimination of waste has done much toward the provision of adequate transportation the periodic car shortages of many years past have practically disappeared although tho the tonnage lond load has increased more than 25 per cent since 1021 average weekly car loadings in that period have increased from to tile the number of miles per day front from to and the average trainload from to tons for the building 37 varieties of smooth s in face brick 38 of rough face brick and 44 of common brick havo have been reduced to one variety of each hollow building tile have been reduced from 80 30 to 10 roofing slate from froin 08 to 48 concrete building units from to 84 34 and so BO on oil secretary hoover also calls attention to figures from the department of labor showing that whereas in ili 1020 1920 the wage rate was 00 09 per cent above tile the prewar level leval and the wholesale price level per cent above prewar in 1 1 i the wage rate had risen to above prewar while the wholesale price level had dropped to 80 30 per cent above prewar comparable figures show that the british wage rate in 1020 1920 was per cent above prewar and the wholesale price level per cent above prewar while in 1024 1924 wage rates an and wholesale prices had dropped to 70 and 74 per cent respectively above prewar while wages are higher in the united states than in 1020 1920 wholesale prices tire are lower says the tie secret secretary atry we thus have tile tho highest real wage lit in our history and we have had three years of remarkable price stability |