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Show Page 10 Sugar House, Utah Thursday, November 14. 1957 . INDEPENDENT jing the opportunity for substantial (economies if sound procedures are followed Such procedures have been Veil developed and formulat-ed into widely accepted principles and practices. Business concerns with large purchasing volume us-ually employ purchasing agents skilled in these techniques.", r port are the following: 1. There is a lack of standardiza-tion in the supplies, materials and equipment used by the several state agencies. 2. Utah has not consolidated pur-chases in order to take advantage of the more favorable prices that would be possible through quan-- ; tity buying. 3. Little attempt has been made in the past to anticipate needs for commodities and services used by the State. 4. Except in isolated cases, the State has not used price agree-ment contracts which would pro-vide a - number of advantages in the purchase of many types of goods and services. 5. Lack of central inspection and testing facilities has handicapped effective purchasing procedures, 6. Market conditions are not ana-lyzed in order to determine the most opportune time to purchase the various items used by the State. 7. Commodity price records which could be a valuable aid in such market analysis work are not kept in Utah. 8. Lack of a special revolving fund for timely purchases has limited the ability of the state purchasing agent in taking 'advantage of sav-ings from distress sales, seasonal clearances, style and model clear-out- s, etc. 9. Statutory provisions requiring formal bid advertising on pur chases above $1,000 have been cir-cumvented by dividing large pur-chases into several small ones of less than $1,000 each. 10. Effective control over state-owne-d property has been made difficult if not impossible, by the absence of central inventory rec-ords which are required by law. Despite these general criticisms report observes that several im-provements have been initiated during recent months in the con-trol of miscellaneous . expenditure vouchers and confirmation (em-ergency) purchases. In addition, motor vehicles currently are pur-chased on an advertised bid basis despite a section of Utah law which permits an exception of automo-biles, trucks and insurance from the advertised bid requirement. Foundation analysts point out that 27,647 separate purchase or-ders totaling $6,313,0000 were is-sued by the central purchasing department during the 1957 fiscal year. Approximately 70 per cent of all purchase orders issued by the State last year were for am-ounts below $100 and 17 per cent were for amounts of less than $10. The report states that "the' state of Utah can achieve impor-tant savings in the expenditure of public funds by establishing mod-ern purchasing procudures in an agency staffed by competent per-sonnel trained in this technical function." It states that "purchas-ing is a scientific function afford- - Utah's Purchase System under Criticism Utah has not achieved the sav-ings and benefits possible under a centralized purchasing system. This was the charge leveled by Utah Foundation, the private non-profit governmental research orga-nization, in its latest study of Ut-ah's purchasing procedures. Among- - the specific criticisms of the present Utah purchasing sys-tem noted in the Foundation's re- - j Mr. Simpson said the confer-ence, which will be held in the Newhouse Hotel, is .expected to draw several hundred farmers. He said it would provide an "excel-lent opportunity for them to meet, put their ideas together, and come up with recommendations for an adquate agricultural policy." Mr. Brannan, the nation's farm chief under the Truman administ-ration, Gov. Clyde, and Mr. Ba-ker will speak to the conference during morning sessions. Sen Wat-- , kins will deliver the afternoon ad-- ! dress. . Agricultural leaders from across Utah will participate in the Nov-ember 16 meeting. Registration will be at 9 a.m. in the Newhouse Hotel. Farmers Union Continued from front page ion, said Gov. George D. Clyde, former Secretary of Agriculture .Charles F. Brannan, National Far--: ' mers Union Legislative Director, John A. Baker and Sen. Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utah- ). will deliver principal addresses at the one-da- y ' meet. "In our opinion, the conference will undoubtedly be the most im-portant farm meeting held in Ut-ah this year," Mr. Simpson said. "We are calling these meetings in all of the states for the purpose : of developing a new national farm ' program which, when completed, will be presented to the 1958 ses-sion of Congress," he said He said he believed "if any farm program is passed by Con-gress, it will, in a major part, be the program we are attempting to develop." Mr. Simpson emphasized that the conference is open to all far-mers in the state, regardless of which farm organization they re affiliated with. Utah's conference will be divid-ed into seven separate workshops. The Utah Farmers Union chief ..said farmers may attend the ses-- . sion of their choice from the fol-lowing agricultural commodity groups: cattle, wool, poultry, grain hay and seeds, dairy, can-ning crops and fruit, and sugar beets. Beef Patties Looking for a new beef pattl recipe? Here's one your home ag-ent recommends for variation: Beef Patties in Savory Sauces 1 lb. ground beef salt and pepper Y2 cup cold water 3 tbs. salad oil 2 tbs. catsup . 1 tbs prepared mustard 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp vinegar Few drops Tabasco sauce 1 tsp sugar 1 clove garlic, chopped, or" l2 tsp chopped onion Combine meat, pepper, salt and water; mix well and form into pat-ties. Broil three inches from heat for five minutes; turn. Combine , remaining ingredients, and simmer five minutes. 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