Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-27
AGENTS OF EUROPEAN ALLIES
NEGOTIATE WITH pEs MONIES
FACTORIES.
PLAN TO SPEND 100000
WITH IOWA CONCERNS
Eastern Factories Equipped With Nee
sssary Machinery swampsd With
Orders and Agent. Turn Westward
observation-disclosures Will Keep
Several Concerns Busy For Months.

Will manufacture munitions ZOE tue
allies in the European war.
Agents for the allies have been in
the city negotiating with the New
Monarch Machine and Stamping Com
pany and other machinery plants of
the city for the manufacture Of shrap-
nell shells.
s. E. Anderson, manager Of the
plant, Is now In the east looking over
plants engaged in the manufacture OF
war material to ascertain what addi-
tons and changes will have to be made
in the plant on the river front in East
Des Moines to take care Of the order.
An order for 100000 worth of
shells is ready to be placed as soon
as it is definitely known how much
ammunition the Des Moines plants can
turn out OF this sum, $4,000, 900 will
be available in cash as the orders for
the work are completed. A guarantee
in the shape Of gold and acceptable
securities will be divided with local
banks for twenty months, the
time limit Of fulfilling the order.
Other Plants to Share.
Grant E. Brayton, secretary and
treasurer Of the New Monarch, said
that a share of the order will have to
be sublet to other plants Of the city.
The order is for 1000 shrapnell shells
a day. Only two and three-inch shells
will be manufactured and it Is esti-
mated that it will require twenty-five
months to fill the entire order with
such facilities as the local machine
shops can provide.
The shells require all lathe work. 1t
will keep 600 men busy on eight-hour
shifts for an entire twenty-four hours.
There are number of plants in the
city which are capable of turning out
the work If all these plants will ac-
cept some Of the work the order can
be filled without purchasing extra ma
chinery and equipment. If all the ma
chine shops are not interested In ac-
cepting share Of the order it will be
divided among five or six plants.
Many Arc Equipped.
Among Des Moines plants which
have the machinery capable of turn
ing out the work are the New Mon
arch Machine and Stamping Company,
the Globe Machinery and Supply Com
Spany, American Iron Works, Eagle
Welding and Machinery Company Nc
Donald Iron Works, Enamel Concrete
Company, Wilson Machinery Company,
watrous Manufacturing Company.
Iowa Machinery and Supply Company.
and several other plants.
II any slip occurs by which the
present order can not be advantageous
ly divided among the machine shops,
the New Monarch will accept con-
tract which one of the eastern factor
les is anxious to sublet for the manu-
facture of war munitions. Mr.. Ander-
son. manager Of the plant, is trying to
pick Up machinery during his present
visit in the east. 1t Is impossible to
buy new machinery, 1t was explained
today. because practically every ma
chine shop in the country is two years
behind on its orders.
The New Monarch has options on
two additional plants which are to be
fitted up for the manufacture of war
material If the machinery can be pur-
chased to equip them.
East 10 Swamped.
The agents Of the allies declare that
1t will be necessary to get out 30O.-
600 shells daily in order to be worth
while. Eastern plants are unable to
handle the order and the agents have
been compelled to turn to western cit
les for help. Tho Morgan bank Of
New York has money and credits for
{ 16, 000, 900 worth Of munitions. This
sum Is equivalent to about 3d. 900 per
capita Of population. Plants at Chi
cago, Peoria, Elgin and other cities OF