INTERNAL RELATIONS. 



It is well to start with a thorough analysis, remembering that 

 while charges can always be combined, it is always difficult and 

 sometimes impossible to resolve them into their component parts. 

 This remark is general. 



The following examples of standing orders are taken from the 

 practice at Frankford Arsenal : 



No. of Shop-Order. 



Maintenance and general repairs of 



213- 

 214. 

 215. 

 2l6. 

 217- 



218. 

 219. 



22O. 

 221. 

 222. 

 223. 

 387. 



Cartridge factory. 



Factory in general, not above. 



Arsenal and Military Post. 



Motive power. 



Heating factory. 



" arsenal. 

 Lighting factory. 



" arsenal. 

 Arsenal buildings. 

 Factory " 

 Arsenal grounds. 

 Proving ground (ballistic division). 



The irregular sequence of these numbers shows their true 

 symbolic nature. It was not until 212 special orders had been 

 entered that the use of the omnibus orders occurred to me, so 

 the first came as 213, and so on. After a while it became advis- 

 able to keep separate accounts with the ballistic division, so its 

 number was taken as 387. 



In future I should be inclined to reserve numbers up to 100 

 for the standing orders grouping them, page 127, according to 

 the appropriations from which payable. See Chap. XV. Private 

 manufacturers, not dealing with appropriations, would probably 

 group their standing orders according to some desired classifica- 

 tion of their general expense accounts. 



