New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Ordnance York Nay Be Done by
Contract for EcOHOmy's Sake.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau J

Washington. April 2
MEYER To INVESTIGATE COST.-The Secre-
ary Of the Navy has determined 10 investigate the
cost OF producing naval ordnance especially tho
finishing Of guns. mounts and prOiectiles at tho
naval gun foundry at the Washington Navy Yard.
where there has been trouble during the last year
two. This is the immediate result OF repre-
sentations by the labor unions that there has been
failure provide much employment vas
possible. II appears that months ago ts
necessary 20 have extra work on the arnla-
ment Of ships of done outside In order
that the guns and mounts might be ready for in
stallation by the time the ships we're completed
Estimates furnished by officers IN charge Of the
gun factory showed that the work could not be
handled there, and the delay would furnish the
builders of the ships with opportunity TO claim
damages against the government This was 70
be avoided only by placing the work with private
firms and also at the army arsenal az Watervlet,
y. Y. The work the latter place vas
Withdrawn in part. as a result OF the demand made
by labor unfonists in washington Those best
acquainted with conditions at The Washington
Navy Yard entertain doubt that the tnvesuga-
ton will show that naval ordnance work can %
done more Cheaply under contract than az tne gov
ernn2ent plants This IS mainly for the reason
that under existing conditions the employees OF the
plants have thirty days leave year. which period
will be increased after July by fifteen days al
lowed for sick leave. That makes II imposslols
for the government plants to be operated N tAs
item Of labor, a. economically as private plants
Secretary Meyers inquiry will De conducted with
a view to meeting the criticisms made and to snow
that the discharges which have been made anu
those contemplated are justified on the GROUNDS %
economy That the question Of maintaining gov
ernroen+ nIants for the production of such war ma
teriaI as powder guns and so on cannot rest en-
tireIy upon the question of relative expense IS now
ever realized by Mr.. Meyer There must Oe sO'
ernn7en+aI sources Of supply and production as .
cbacl on the prices exacted by private manu-
facturers.
ORDERS 1ssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Major ANDREW BREWSTER 19,h 7 Ipfa9try az detailed
acting insPest9T @ se4eTa FY Ir 12th Infantry.
detailed IN quartermastsrs 1,-psr.
2+;s,1e -; ylce - - 1RSiT 12t5 iufantry
Resignatton Of Captain ALFRED ROEDER- Philippins
captains GE5AkLEs@ @ HEPRRKTE, EIzRKE H2TR2 2IF3 \.
STAMFORD and CHARLES s 3 WALlAfA 5I Il Iss5e- E5e
ARD, TN Infantry, to army signal seho0i- F'''
FIRST Lieutenant Jo E GREEN 25h 1qiansy dss
tailed professor OF nj JnIhtsd1 s1,bsr VICE Frss
Lieutenant BESJAMIN o BAyIS B 19th 7 eagary Hqsnsry
assume Charge Of construction work at For sraays
reifaving First Lieutenant CARL c JONES TN
r,-. ItHItsnan, WALTER H SMITH: signal COPS
from Company l. signal corps. and from Fort sam
Houston 70 Fort eglsInoTpe PATRICK 4 MAN
LeaTSf 6RrW 2 a9asadfe ediear caBs and Ts5 Lasaa
LILIES sAtI4 |3RrT M B. b1x0 signal oTPs
months from Nav scs 1S Ff'' ressqTs Corps two
IroT+rs from july I. Captain GEORGE c BUFS-
VEiI signal corps three months
NAVY.
,,,-shtr,,a, Y u HEPBSTER. from naval hospital
York. leave six weeks
Mt Surgeon L II detacrieA
station Narrazansett Bay. Assistant sur
econ 7 G FOSTER. detached naval station -Sr-
BAY. and Assistant surgeon q N "
son detached recruiting station FltlsouIs' Sli u
naval medical school washington ,.-,.s
acting Assistant Surgeon =. 4 FSlFNt4FN de-4clS0
naval medical school Washington 10 the franz
Act,ng Assistant Surgeon J g Z1EGLER. detached
naval medical school Washington 20 naVa1 nos
Pensacola -.--,F
medical school Washington; 70 recruiting seauon'
Actfng assistant Surgeon G. F CLARK detached naval
--a5f-aI school washington. 20 naval hospildis
naval station Nara Eansett Bay 49,.
psssad Paylastsr W 9 NELL 20 tnlLo
squadron. Pacifc feet via the Prairie and tho
Buffalo
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS--The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to ths
Navy Department:
,,rff The Glacier at MagdaIena Bay
ap-fI 6-The Sterling a. Hampton Roads the Ana-
renda a. Guantanamo. the Brutus, az cape Crus
SAILED
An-ir fTha Des Moines from Nsv Orleans for Puerto
Cor-az the Hist. from Guantanamo for surveying
grounds the Br1Itus from Guantanamo Tor cape