Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-20

rifles were overhauled. :
Installation of leather sewing ma. .
chimes has effected a saving Of APP |.
proximately $4,000 in wages in the
harness shop. The value of new
stores manufactured in the harness :
shop during the year was $685.
920.96.
Principal work of the equipment
shop was in connection with the man, :
ufacture of parts for the new In .
fantry equipment, which has been .
ordered in quantities sufficient to
equip the infantry and engineers of
the regular army. Enough Of this
equipment has been completed to
equip 80 regiments, with the excep-
ton of the canteens, cups and wire
cutters.
,aINvENTs. COMPRESSED FORAGE. !.
Beside the new field and siege We
hicles manufactured, an unusual
amount Of repair work was done in
the machine shop. 1t appears that
FIVE or six years of peace service,
with the exceedingly hard usage now
general, Is sufficient to require the
return to an arsenal of 3-inch field
carriages for general overhauling.
Up to July 1, this year, about $50
tons of compressed forage had been
manufactured in the hydraulic
presses in Rock Island arsenal black
smith shop. A sufficient quantity
for one battery of artillery has been
issued to Fort Riley; quantity suf
| fcient for one troop of cavalry to
the Philippine islands and 10 tons to
the Alaska boundary commission for
test This material is the invention
of Lieutenant N. c. Shiverich. Third
cavalry. 1t Is a mixture of crushed
oats, molasses and very small
quantity OF salt.
sYSTEMIzATION MEANS ECONOMY.
1--WE have systematized the meth
cd of putting work into the shops,
so that orders for manufacture now
| go from the Office to the shops with
a much more complete arrangement
and supply than formerly of draw
| ings, specifications, lists of parts,
| bills of material, and orders relating
| to particular parts of the structure
| to be produced, SO that the foremen
are relieved from much of the semi
clerical and other Office work which
they used to have to do, and for
which they are not well qualified and
cannot attend to without neglect of
other more appropriate duties"
writes General Crozier about what
has been done in the way of sys-
temization in the shops at WATERFOWL
arsenal.
1--WE have systematized the work
of planning the course of compon.
ent parts of the structures to be
manufactured through the shops of
the arsenal tat Watertown) so that
this course shall be regular and or
derby, and the work shall at no time
be held through the lack of some
component which is not at hand
when needed, and that no wasteful
effect shall arise through congestion
of work at particular machines, OF
the idleness of other machines or
workmen while waiting for the as
signment Of operations which should
have been planned for them In ad-
vance.
FLAMING ROOM AND TIMETABLE.
For this purpose there has been
installed planning room. equipped
with personnel and appliances, for
the regular production OF what
might be called the time tables Of
the thousands of pieces which must
travel through the pattern shop. the
foundry, the forge shop. the machine
, shop and the erecting shop on their
, way from the stage of raw material
to that of finished product. without
collisions or unnecessary delays.
, I'VE have systematized the issue
of materials for manufacture from
, the storehouse to the shops and
have placed the task of estimating
: the amount of material required
, among the duties of persons other
! than those who are to make use of
the material in manufacture. SO as
to reduce the likelihood of over.es-
, Inmates, TO insure the possession of
! the material at the time when 1t Is
/ needed, prevent the disappearance OF
! material while awaiting use and tho
. duplication of issues, and to insure
/ the return to the storehopse of sur.
II plus material. with the result of a
useful reduction of the amount OF
material issued and supposedly used
for particular fabricaticns.
, nACHISEs EFFICIENCY PRESERVED
We have systematized the care Of
material in ftrre sne accountar
: bility for 1t. SO az to insure MOI