, 1915-06-12

the CuIJtC lOLklGS 4OI NLl SuiDJ'CN LRN1 pC1u
published.
Russia, which made contracts for railroad
mnteral some time ago, has now ordered
1000 freight cars from the Canadian com.
pany Which received her order for $S3,000,-
600 worth Of shrapnel, aud 1000 more from
another company, with S75O,OO0 worth VI
car uxles from the Cnmbrin Steel Works.
Russia is also negotiating for rails and bridge
steel. Her railroads have suffered on ac-
count OF the war, the extensive improvements
on the Trans-SIberian line have been plan
ned. Supplies Of many kinds procured III
this country, heavy guns included, are car
ried to the Russian battle front by way OF
this line and Vlndivostock. RUSSIA is about
to close q contract with three manufacturers
in Massachusetts for 1000, 900 puirs Of boots.
Orders for 5000. 900 shrnpnel shells, for
which nearly $1,000 900 viii be paid, have
been given by Great Britain and France to
the American Locomotive Company, the
Westinghouse Manufacturing Company and
the New York Air Brake Company. The
second Of these corporations has acquired the
plants OF two arms companies, situated near
Springfield, Mass, for the manufacture OF
rifles, ut least 10000 Of which 1t has I'M
dertahen to make for one Of the belll g%erents.
Costly preparations for the production OF
powder and RuucOtton are being made. Press
reports say that the Du ont Powder Com
pany has 1000 men at work on o plant ut
Hopewell, Virginia, where $6,000,000 will be
expended and 5000 persons employed.
Lewis Nixon is erecting several large build
ings on a tract near New Brunswick, New Jer-
sey, for the manufacture of guncotton.
1t is said that he has contracts which will
keep 1000 men busy for three years. A
company at Watervliet. New York, is Mt
work on orders for $780, 600 tents. An order
for 2,000,O coo bayonets was recently rejected
by a manufacturer because other orders
hid given him all he could do. We read of
orders for picric acid and Bulphuric acid
amounting to $1,000, 600.
Very large purchases of sugar have recently
been made. France has bought "a, 100000
pounds and Great Britain 5000 600. The
British Government has placed in Chicago
a new order for 1900, 600 pounds of canned
meat. Horses for the Allies have been
going out at the rate of 81, 900 IL month.
1t is estimated that $50, 600 have been
sold for export. Last week France
ordered S45O,000 worth of bpick-mnk-
ing machines. Arms and ammunition,
but not in large quantities, have re-
Gently been sont by sen to Australia from
New York. Profits on war orders for auto
mobiles and auto trucks have enabled the
Stakeholder Company to declare the first
divided on its common stock. A report
that the Steel Corporation has recently re-
ceiyed war orders, or has sought them, is
officially denied.
John H TrumbulI. president Of a manu-
featuring company in Plainvillo, Conn, lost
his brother on the "Lusitunia. In the past
his company has refused to make shrnpnel
and rifle parts for the Allies. It has now
changed its policy and viii make them. At
the recent annual meeting Of New Yorks
Grand Lodge Of Froomasous, Grand Master
Freifeld in his address urged all Froemason8
to oppose the sale Of arms and ammunition
TO ~neutrals or Observation-Disclosures,
n. Y.-St Thomas Iideude.