Show S JOIN ECONOMY MOVE I Hoovers Hoover's Experts Devise System To Reduce Cost of Supplies BY fly nov S t INE CI-INE Special Correspondent pon t Standard Standard- 1 l I Copyright 1923 WASHINGTON W May B 19 19 19 the tact fact f t that purchasing agents from 2 26 25 states will meet here next ned Friday with federal purchasing and bureau of or standard ex- ex experts ex experts lies an interesting story of gO economics The pur- pur purpose purpose pur purpose pose of the tho meeting is to give tho states an opportunity to adopt th new federal standard of specifications specifications for tor supplies This now Is sav- sav saving sav saving ing Uncle Sam S-im from 10 to 20 per percent percent percent cent In III his expenditures and it may maydo maydo do 10 as WI much for tor the tho commonwealths common common- common Something tangible really Is be- be beIng being be being ing done dune looking toward a 0 a reduction reduction tion in the high cost of o It started In the department of commerce as standardization of and despite the han han- handicap handicap handicap of this highbrow name has showed surprising vitality PAID As a starter Secretary 1100 Hoover Hooter er got together the tho purchasing nS agents of the various depArtments of ot the fed fedd federal eral oral government manufacturers and his exp experts and secured agreements on standard specifications for all manner of supplies The practice in the past has been for the purchasing agent for each eDh department or bureau to rite his own specifications The chances were ere about 10 to 1 that he goods he called for were wele not standard In the trade an and Uncle Sam Lm paid a premium of from 10 to 50 0 O per Ter cent for all articles no nob b better or no moro more useful in any way than could have hate supplied him hint out of regular stock All this now is changed Whether It Is cement or paper p lumber or leather steel or lead pencils or what not that the government re- re re qUiTs quirts there thera are standard specifications cattoni catlon for the various grades DOME T When It was seen how many mil mU millions lions of o dollars it 1 would save eave every year to tho the federal government Secretary Hoover reasoned It WOUld be good for tor the states He lie got fot touch with the tho governors governor showed them what he had and 10 Invited them to como coma in on the good thing The result was as the tho meeting of ot next Friday purchasing agents are arO oming aroi-oming oming from only 26 25 states slates because only that number of ot states have or- or organized organized or organized purchasing departments The next logical step will be bo to Invite the towns tons and fides cities to ad- ad adhere adhere ad adhere here That s where the biggest say say- sayIng sav savins ins Ing of ot all to the tapa taxpayers ers will willIt come It U such worthwhile economies C can ln be bo effected in gov gO eminent pur- pur purchasing pur purchasing chasing through standard lions manufacturers were asked why not standard specifications for purchasing throughout the tho indus Indus- Industries industries industries tries It took them as S long to see seo seethe seethe the point as It takes you to snap nap your our fingers lingers Now the thing Is laI under way and the farther it goes the tho bigger the tho seem |