The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-08-03
WAR ORDERS NOW
S3,OOO,OOO,OOO
Purchases by Allies Reach an
Unprecedented Amount.
SCHWAB'S BIG OPERATIONS.

Amount Has Been Expended Here.
America. from Chicago east, is now
on the shady side OF $1,000, 100000 In
all its war orders, counting blankets,
machinery locomotives and other prod
ucts not coming strictly under the head
Of munitions.
Twenty-four corporations alone ac-
count for more than $1,000. 100000 up
to Feb ! OF this year. This figure is
said to be highly conservative" In
other words, this item. comprising
scarcely one-third Of the country's war
receipts is equal to the entire national
debt of the United States, with 40
years of existence behind 1t during
which II financed four wars Of its own,
innumerab bic congressional pork bar
rels' and satisfied the wants of a
population of 100000 600. or as many
people as France and Germany have
combined
Official reports from the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce at
Washington show that shipments OF
war munitions up to date have ag-
gregated $44G.O00,0OO. These figures
cover munitions In the strictest sense
Of the word. They do not include loco
motives. blankets. rails. machines for
gunmaking or other materials Of this
class which are indispensable to the
nations as part of their war supplies
1t must be remembered also that
tremendous amount Of war orders al
ready placed viii not begin to run be-
fore, the fall and next year. Some of
these contracts call for delivery as late
us 1918.
The Philadelphia district, taking In
South Bethlehem and Wilmington,
stands credited with S1,OOO,OOOO00 all
by itself As nearly as can be com
puted. for nothing can be learned ac-
curately with the munitions makers
tied lip and tongue by the allies, fear
of labor disturbances and other fac
tors. including the government, the
Baldwin Locomotive works have re-
ccived, either directly or indirectly, for
ders amounting to approximately $50
100000. Beside this the company viii
participate in royalties Of Mt least So
100000 from the Remington Arms com.
pany plant AT Eddystone, not to speak
of two buildings which revert 10 Il on
the termination of the war.
$6O,000,0o0 Worth OF Orders.
The Midvale steel ana Ordnance
company. SO William f. Barba, vice
president Of the Nicetown plant, testi-
fled before the house committee on ma
val affairs on March %. was working
on $Gn,oo0,000 worth Of war contracts
At that time the Remington Arms
plant had not started work on the sec
ond order for 100000 rifles for the
allies. which. 1t is understood, the
company took mt S16.20 apiece, or a
matter of $50 100000 for the whole
contract In the Mldvale business must
be included the orders taken by the
Cambria steel company. which, consol.
idated with the Midvale, brought a
dover of rail contracts.
The war ordecs OF the Bethlehem
Steel corporation at one time at least
Were an open book. They are placed
at $3OO0OoOO0 up to February last.
Charles NJ. Schwab. the salesman ex-
traordnary Of the war order business.
made no secret OF scalping the cream
Of the allies business before J. T. Nor
gan made such bargain as TO be ap-
pointed the virtual representative of
the foreifu group. And to prove that
his profits were not mere paper ngur-
Ing Schwab is reported to have gone SO
far as 10 distribute Christmas presents
of anywhere from 100000 TO $1,000
coo 10 deserving employees" One of
these To receive the cross OF gold" TO
the extent OF 81 100000 as a bonus. II
is said. was T. G.. Grace. president of
the company. other boys" Jared pro
portionatcly well. depending on the
way IN which they had dug up their
talents 10 further getting out the
stuff"
The Bethlehem Steel corporation has
produced munitions far in excess OF
ny other plant in the country. Its
payroll now equals $1,000 men. Only
the other day Schwab announced he
had war fund Of $7O0O,Oo0
Bethlcbem's output averages $4,000
shells ~ an calibers month. These
include the English three 29's," sixty
Founders. ten inch explosives. naval
projectileS for England and large
order OF the famous los" In addi-
ton 10 finished shells II is making &C
cu1tcly rolled bars out Of which Eng
land and France Will cut shrapnei
| hilletS II is said that the price Of an
English ~ or II French - at Bethle-
hem Is $1,000, while a sixty pound,
gun IS reputed to bring S22o00
The Du Font company at Whining.
ton, next TO Schwab. is said to he the
big profit maker with a foreign war
account OF more than $4,000 COO The
profits arising from this business can
be appreciated when II IS known that
powder brings $1.1O a pound. AS given
put it costs Snmafhtpay An tho retChkoy.