Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-10-10
WANTSu...|PlAN
!. FOR ARIVI()R PLATI:
House Bill . Calls / ] For Expendl-
'ture Of 100000.
AIMED Ar ALLEGED TRUSI

~ ~ ~ Neesss
rrces DoWn--ts nt as = Cos',-SS
petitor Would Not Produce All$of It's:
Own PIate---lncreasc In Prices II as.
Been Felt. 0 35s
Washlngton.-Seven mllllon % dolia rs
! to provide h for a $as4goyernmentG NJ armorl
plate plant Is asked Tor ~ Sa bill intro
duced by Representative 4. Br1tten Of Il':
llnols. The Dill was introduced [lt coinGf-s
dent with the announcement by the
navy department tnat ina plds Iors
oOo worth oI arinor Ior paLtiesnlps l To-
80 haa q Deen re)ected because they are
ldentlca4. Althongn Ii hsepresentatlVe,ts8
brltten ~ Repuollcan.In MS pll Ial-
lows genefatiy tne IDEAS IDEAS OF retaryi;
Danleta VINO mas mas reported that ,s n
lrust evlden1ly exists IN the arHdfs I
plate business M ana that5@the govern
not 10 make al lts arnor. $put % pre-
vlde enough 10 make acompetltion@ @Wittai5
1ne private mllls. $s!.$3s
IN addition. entatiye Britt eiss4
Is about to take up with several ser,,i-&
tors the ady1sability OF changing han the;
Underwood tar11 blll SO as ;to admit
armor piate .rree OF duty duty ,5$s*
Kepresentatlve brltten Dill PROVIDES
for the acquisition OF q site, the 4 erec-4 'ss
tlon or suitable buildings ana the pro
curing OF necessary ~ Il M chinery and no.
supplies for the esta bl1shment and
maintenance inc Of the plan Active OPP
eratlons on the plant are to be begun!
within Wlll SIX months after the passage OF
the bill.
In discussing his bill Representa- live
Britten said that he had had in mind
for some months the introducing Of
plan that would break up if possible
the trust now controlling the armor',2
plate situation in this country. 81 \ \
\ The opening of the bids Of theSnayy
department for 100000 worth Of ar
NOR Q Tor battleship No: 80. appropriated \
for or las last year. rear. in which the bids Of the
three arm armor producing companies tns5
the Il United States States correspondent exact
" and and giving the same amount per tons.
as last year. SAID ME- n Brittle shows
ccnciuslFely the coliuslon lot existing In
the bidding regardless OF the fact that
each bidder g attests IN an Z. aftidayit sub
thlttec WIN MS respective Dlds tnaIs:
s me company IS not engaged gti ~ any
. proves
y 1nat i 1 competltlon y p tof TOT TINS normou
amount ne m g. government business y ~
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