Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
MYERS OUTLINES PLAN
OF INDUSTRIAL SURVEY
VIII Seek Cooperation Alike of
Manufacturers and Skilled
WOrkmcn.
FOR EDUCATIONAL ORDERS
Would Demonstrate Capacity OF
Plants. Machinery Needed, Skill Of
Workmcn and Capacity to Produce
Whatever Nation Should Need.

ness for this State. AS soon as the
necessary blanks have been prepared
every factory in the State will be
asked to furnish confidential informa-
ton as TO what II could do for the
country In time OF war Every skilled
laborer is to be invited to enroll--not
IN militia company or In the ad-
vance guard OF the lighting forces, but
in the industrial army which will fur
nish the supplies and munitions. Every
detail is being worked out by the board
ot engineers appointed by Secretary OF
mo Navy Daniels. to the end that the
government may have In it's hand exact
data. and may be spared long delay
and costly mistakes should any cmer-
rency arise causing the United States
:" go TO arms in defense of the prin-
c'plcs for which this country stands.
GENERAL BOARD is
HEADED BY THOMAS A. EDISON
The Virginia board, appointed to CO.
operate with the Naval Consulting
8oard. Of which Thomas a. Edison is
chairman has met and organized. and
IS laying plans for the Industrial sur
vey OF the Commonwealth. The Vir-
sin!a board is composed Of the follow
Ing well-known men:
z. T. D. Myers. Jr.. Richmond. civil
and consulting engineer. chairman.
Frank U. Hunbert. Low Moor. Va,
mining engineer for the Low Moor Min
inE Company.
W. d. Mount. Saltville, general man
arcr Of the Mathcson Alkali Works
walter S Rodman. University of
virginia. professor Of electrical engi-
uner!nE
Frank B Carpenter. Richmond. chief
chemist, Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company
The five great American societies
represented by the committee and I'm
IA" order named arc:
American Society OF Civil Engineers
American Institute OF Mining Engl-
uAerx
american Society OF Mechanical En-
rlncers
American Institute Of Electrical! En-
pirecrs.
American Chemical Society.
Each OF the societies engaged IN .b.
Work has nominated member In each
Htat" state boards OF directors hav,
"'so been appointed, Mr. Myers being
hartman Of the Virginia board. Field
Nid"s are appointed by the state
u'ards These assisting Mr. Myers arc:
- VI. SwinE. Winchester: g. D. Hub
bard. Alexandria: +. y. Fell, Warren
ION: r. s. Roycr. Fredcrichsbur: y. w.
!,avis. Harrisonburg; Professor D. C.
humphreys. Washington and Lee Uni
w Ross. Newport News: i. F.. Arm
s'ronE. Hopewell: r. n. Budd. city en-
etnecr. Petersburg J. j. Marshall.
larmvillc; +. r. Sims. Cascade: T.. G.
\ kOa-
uoke Professor s :. Randolph Vir-
tinia Polytechnic Institute; r. p II.
BerC, Virginia Polytechnic Institute:
r. r Hill. Pulaski: K. II. Tusley. Big
Stone Gap.
NOMINATED ny GREAT
SOCIETIES or ENGINEERS
The Naval Consulting Board rs we'll
as the various state consulting boards.
was appointed by Secretary Daniels
q the Navy. The various members
or both boards were appointed after
"ech had been nominated by the par
;irular' society Of which he is a mem-
her The same scheme of appointment
prevailed in tho consulting board In
tho various state boards. They arc to
cooperate with larger boards.
Each of the State boards will follow
q similar course. and the great indus
trial and economic ability of the
United states viii for the first time
he estimated along definite lines
Mr.. Myers said. when asked as to
me plan for the surv~y, that each
manufacturing concern would he given
small orders for the class OF goods It
manufacturers in tho event that
changes arc needed in the machinery.
which viii be shown by the goods
purchased by tho government. these
alterations viii he made according to
me relative value OF the goods. and
the government viii pay for the
change I'm machinery or method.
NSNUFA CrtRI.RS MUST
SHOW THEIR COOPERATION
II Will be necessary. no said, for
manufacturers to cooperate with the
hoard If the survey is to become val
liable. In this way every industry in
the State will he looked into in a
careful manner. BY learning what the
GcfictencieS are In tho various lines OF
machinery. the government will be
able TO have these pieces. or complete
machine, In ample numbers. manufac-
,lred and ready for any emergency.
The difference between preparedness
md pacificism Is the difference be-
,wcen action and inaction, says Dana
Hurnct In the New York Sun. Both
have for their goal the single object
peace. The pncifst believes that
peaco may be had by n do-nothing pro-
gram of folded hands, pleasant smiles
and exalted phrases The advocate Of
preparedness believes that peace can
only lie got by fighting for II.
The warfare Of peace is construc-
tive warfare. The men In this coun-
Try to-day who arc doing the best
nghting for peace are at the same
time building up an insurance against
w;.r They are fighting. not with
swords. but with brains. money, tools,
machines and human labor. They are
the men who are making Industrial
preparedness the hope of the century.
No matter how lrmly one may be-
Iieye i'm the necessity for military
ornament there must be n distinct re-
rret for all forward looking men In
tho thought that such armament is in
Lerently destructive. There is a grow
inc feeling of hopelessness about war.
realization OF it's tremendous futility,
that gives pause TO the most ardent
preparationist.
CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
OF INDUSTRIAL DEFENSE
II Is with a great relief, then. that
one turns to the contemplation OF in
dustriai defense Here is a construc-
1.-Two program which as one studies II.
onens up new vistas of hope It's
urinary object, Of course, Is to provide
the hard necessities of warfare. II
mat were Its whole use, however. there
would attach to It tho old familiar
feeling of regret. OF hopelessness But
d.,>e "a.