Evening journal., 1916-12-12

Of getting machines. tools and equip
ment at the beginning. The British
inspection. as admitted by the COM
pany itself. has always shown due
consideration, all possible leniency
and friendship to the plants own in
spection. Every method OF getting
ammunition through was tried and
every help which could be extended
to the concern. so that il could carry
on the work was given. On the other
hand. the Russian order. (which was
being worked on at the same time,
was a most troublesome one, and the
difficulties Il occasioned resulted IN
temporary neglect OF the British or
der.
But compare the amounts-30O, 900
fuses already finished for England and
only $1,000 fuses for Russial or
course. three lots. $4,000. are credited
TO the General Electric Company and
four lots. 40 OOO to the Eddystone
Ammunitions Corporation. Yet the
Russian order was awarded six
months before the British contract
was concluded.
Having contracted with the British
Government for time fuses, the Ar
tillery Fuse Company became sub
contractor for the General Electric
Company on an order for 100000
aluminium fuses Of the American tyne
No. So. and a sub-contractor for the
Eddystone Ammunition Corporation
for 100000 fuses.
The General Electric Company's
order remained with the Artillery
Fuse Company. but the Eddystone or
der was cancelled in part. It's con-
tract. as originally distributed, called
for 100000 fuses from the Artillery
Fuse Company 100000 from the EN-
pire Metal Products Company and
1 500 900 from the Eddystone plant It
self. These were " so on the Eddy
stone order for complete rounds for
Russian three-inch guns.
The changes required by the Rus
ian Government in the type OF fuse
resulted in the transference OF L.
$50 900 time fuses to the Recording
md Computing Machine Company, Of
DAYTON The requirement that the
fuses be made OF brass. necessitating
change of type in several lots Of
shells. made IL necessary TO cut down
the company's order. So Eddystone,
in its turn. cancelled a part of its
order with the Artillery Fuse Com
pany. on the same grounds on which
Russia cancelled a part Of its first
contract-namely that deliveries had
not been made according 20 the terms
OF contract. Thus, out Of 100000
fuses originally ordered. only 100,-
600 fuses are now left on the Eddy
stone order at the Artillery Fuse
Company
Russia Shows FaTOritism.
"As a matter OF fact, the Artillery
Fuse Company. did not do worse than
Eddystone itself or any of the other
sub-contractors. but purely through
favoritism the Empire Metal Products
Company. which had delivered abso-
lutely nothing, retained its order in its
entirety. while the Artillery Fuse
Company. which had al least done a
little. lost most OF fits original order.
Colonel Krynitzky, the Russian
chief inspector OF fuses. was much op-
posed to the Wilmington company and
in conversation with me even insisted
on the necessity for a cancellation OF
it's order from Eddystone Possibly
his efforts induced Eddystone TO com
ply with his wishes.
"Yet the Eddystone order Of 10000
fuses can he delivered by the Artiiler,
/ Fuse Company before Christmas. Their
are more than 10000 fuses which hay
] already been accepted and assembled L
the shops The shop capacity nuns ~