Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-15
BIG WAR ORDER
BEING FILLED
4l IN THIS CITY
Crocker-WheeIe Company Will
Supply ShrapneI to Allies
Costing $3.50, 900.
MORE WILL GO ABROAD
IF THIS is SATISFACTORY
Rifle Order Also Has Been
Placed Here, Is
Rumor.

Orders for the supply of war MAJ
terial to the nations of Europe are
becoming more numerous in Newark
than ever. The latest to come to
public notice is an order for $450,o00
worth of shrapnel for one of the al
lied nations, which, when afloat, will
be contraband and which is being
filled by the Crocker-Wheeler Com
pany, of this city.
The big figures of this contract
are small from the wartime view
point, and officials of the local con-
Germ anticipate awards running into
the millions in case the present order
meets the requirements of the ord
nance authorities of the purchasing
nation. w. L. Brownell, treasurer of
the company, told an Evening Star
representative yesterday the order
has necessitated no change in the
factory arrangements, and that fu-
ture larger orders could have part
of the plant set apart for them and
be filled without disturbing in the
least the handling OF the concerns
immense volume of domestic busi-
ness. The payroll has not been en-
larged.
Part of Business Revival.
Mr.. Brownell spoke reluctantly OF
this feather that's flown into New
ark's nest from the European cockpit,
and said the firm regards the entire
matter as calling for as little pub
licity as possible. What information
he gave is directly in line with the
statement in recent article on busi-
ness conditions in the Evening Star
that business depression is being re-
lieved locally by the placing of war
orders
While Mr.. Brownell was reticent
about the size of the order and its
source and significance as regards
future business, there was a rumor
afloat connecting the Canadian Car
and Foundry Company with it in a
manner Indicating that the latter
concern, which has war orders for
over score of million dollars, sub
let the comparatively small shrapnel
contract to the Crocker- Wheeler
Company. 1t is said that this con-
tract was one of many placed with
American concerns. and it is ru-
mored that future larger contracts
would go TO those doing the most sat
isfactory work. and, above all, max
ing the speediest deliveries.
More Orders Coming.
"We'l get ours in on time,'' said
Mr. Brownell, and he appeared to an
ticipate a great deal of war business
for his concern. He believed 200 days
would be required to fill the present
contract.
1--WE had understood this work was
to be done in secrecy" said Mr.
Brownell. 1--WE know a great deal of
it is being done in America. Some
concerns are receiving very much
more of il than we are. I know that
another local concern is loaded up
with rifle contracts.
I'VE don't really know anything
about this. We know we are making
shrapnel, but we aren't dealing di-
rectly. We have only sub-con-
tract"
Mr.. Brownell would not state the
shipments destination, but spoke of
Russia as large purchaser of shrap-
mel.
1t is understood the shrapnel is
being sold +. o. b. Newark, and that
the Crocker- Wheeler people have
nothing to do with its delivery even
to the initial contractor The con-
Germ has absolutely 10 responsibility
for its safe delivery.
The warning nations of Europe are
rushing to American manufacturers
orders of which the Crocker- Wheeler
Company slice is but an almost
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