The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-15
SAMPLE ORDERS TO
MOBILIZE INDUSTRY.
Naval Consulting Board Opens
office Here to Learn
Factories Scope.
VITAL no FIGHTING LINE

sp.s oil Int N"Nhp SVi'Sutttfs oas sSs-
,.-day opened headquarters in the En-.
,,necrs building. II will push forward
with greater activity the work Of seek
ing the cooperation of all the industries
AZ the country. comprising almost two
thirds Of the worlds output. in a plan
- preparedness. In the event Of war
nos, Industries would turn u the
"a ono odd articles required In naval and
and warfare in the vast quantities that
iii, nation would require.
The task is enormous. Nobody re-
,izes the nations uniitness for val or
me loo Of getting ready more keenly
mar docs Howard &. Coffin. chairman OF
IN, new subcommittee OF the Navel
,'onsul,,nr Board. But Mr.. Conn. who
VAS been working fore weeks on the
.,ha,nc Of modifying the industries. in
Guiding mines and factories. has mapped
ou, a broad plan. The project already
M, the backing OF President Wilson. the
secretaries of the Navy and of War. and
i, is hoped that Congress also will put
Ms shoulder to the task.
war uf EactOries Now.
The necessity of AN industrial mobili.
.,,ion ot tho country's. resources. Mr.
ro,in aid yesterday. showed that for
,yerv man in the trenches in Europe a!
le,s, three men. OF workers.. we've re-
uui-ed in the factories turning M mu-
ri,tons. lie asserted that with he de.
,.lormen, OF science. warfare had
Aer,ne A .rea, competition between the
f~,,toriss n shops % tn, enemy that
Inc va- Of to-day and the war Of the
ri,ur, NJ. to lie decided, not by An army
a.. 4 navy. but by N capacity OF the
industries 10 turn out the products
ne.,iad in battle.
He ,xplatied that with the United
STATE, having more than one-half. and
limos, tWo-thirds of the Industrial ca
,acity If III, world. no one nation. no
Two nations. would dare attack. pro-
,,ded this nations Industries are prop
,rl, mobiliz.d. lie pointed further TO
the fact that under such conditions war
would require that the place OF the
greater pai, Of tn. union men would be
~ in, factories aud not III IN" trenches
o. 10. The nattI%ships.
l,.or.. however. the plan of massing
,a Industries OF tac country In the
geat d,fencc plan could b put INTO et'
..t I, ~ necessary hat complete IN
fo-rat on about the facilities of the
urer.n plants shall be obtained. The
generation at the business men OF the
nation = being sought through the
lri..d states Chamber Of Commerce,
0. witch Bascom Little Of Cleveland Is
pp.deut
Mr.. Little said yesterday that he al
ready has been interviewing the heads
~ Chambers Of commerce and various
oAuufac,ur.re. all ~ whom hav~ prom.
ed their aid. With the support ~ the
naryfarturers. the mex. sep will be the
- ,fnr,past,., ui,ntit "A u0t
- more plants in the country Trough q
ommi,tee IN each state. composed of d
MINK. mechanical. civil, electrical en-
gneer and "A chemist.
To Get MANY Valuable f'acts.
Il Wa. pointed out yesterday that 10y
r.lns II this inquir! many
acts - 30 the ability OF = concern tS
nep m the event OF war would be dis
oyerel. For instance. II was. learned
i.e ,'h". day hat " manufacturer
,tyelry firm was turning out copper
.4s,s7!s FOR the Allies. The aim " tho
nquiry L. % learn the exact capacit!
.. ,r.ch .oncern in it's special line AM
whether = has facilities that can b'
'gruel 80 she production Of munitions
Tn. committee also desires TO know
oN many Il the various articles needed
D war ar" not manufactured In thu
ouu,ry. For instance. optical glas'
needed for periscopes Of submarines ha!
been manufactured almost exclus!vel,
n Germany. Furthermore. no nitrogen
PRODUCTS are turned out synthetically
d. j. beiue done IN Germany.
VII al this information sathered. s
horoura ~.abulation will b. made unde'
'he d're,tiuu ~ ". =. clifford. one o
- abje-' sti,isticians in the country
vt, j. now connected with the New
YORK Telephone Company.
The hig general idea is to place
Government order of AN almost inSlgnin
an alguInt with every industry 70
,or. a'ti,l. that Is needed by the arm!
" 10. navy. The yearly order woul'
. hil-5 n practically cost. with tn
!nder,'auhir that in the event of wa
n" concern shall receive orders tina
NV b" based Oh a 10 per cent. proh'
- Or such , basis that would undo
% circumstances make war such ;
.loA' 10 he Industries OF the natio'
nat there should be any iHducemen
n war uu the part OF anybody.
Orders for Education.
suo0 au order, IL is pointed out. wi
o smply an educative process. tn
Manufacturer will be In touch with tn
overrm.rt. will nave "A thorough under
~''an1ing - tho specifications. He VII
nave turned out products that Will nav
Undergone Government tests and wi
"y" q thorough knowledge OF just wha
: wanted, viii krow about methods o
Shipment and vii, he In "A position where
n ~" event Of war, he will be read
o star work on any sized order tina
me tiCNtTnmtpf may fnlpgrn nh 10 him,
The committee which has been work
az on tAls plan under the chairman
EMP Of Mr.. Cotin includes william l
S%suNdsrs, president of the lngersoll
fAnd Company and president of tn
American Institute Of Mining Engineers
" Leroy Emmet, chief engineer OF tn
,feheral Electric Company; b. G
%tatI!ne, 'hief engineer OF the Wrestling
nolse Company Thomas Robins. of tn
hoolHs Conveying Belt Company an
NE Inventors Guild b. Il, Thayer. VIC
r%f''a"n, II the Anaconda Copper Mimi
Sompany, and Lawrence Addicks. a me
'"a''cai consulting engineer.
has'om Little. president Of the Unite
.h''s 'hamber Of Commerce. who wa
N u" 10y Yesterday. told OF the nee
W Industrial preparedness and cited IN
mInerabl, instances of such a plan
educational campaigns to get the cor
nete corporation OF the Industries l
'"s mobilization scheme.
Inc war orders placed by the Allis
:" various munitions said Mr.. Littl
nave denonstraated beyond argumeY
"e reed Of educational work anon
nanufacturers.
MY belief Is that every factor
mould receive a small order every year
,aat We should have u great assemblin