Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Supply Department
The supply department, or -what is com mouly known as the stores department, of our railways, is an innovation of the last IO years. L Prior to that time, with the exception of the Middle West and the Northwest, the materials and supplies on our large railway systems were mostly specified, cared for and accounted for by the users. The railways had purchasing agents, but they were little more than clerks, under the direction of the general managers, and bought practically what was specified by the several departments. They were traders rather than systematic buyers. In all matters of moment they simply placed the orders as directed by the heads of the departments. The maintenance of the necessary stock, distribu tion and accounting, was done by the mechan ical, or other department using the material. Little or no attention was paid either to what was bought, how it was maintained, or where it was used. In some instances the accounting department maintained a supervision over this work, but it was merely from an accounting viewpoint.
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