Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
INDUSTRIES PREPARED
TO AID IN TIME OF WAR
Nationwide Inventory Made by
Committee of Naval Consulting
Board Brings Quick Response.
VIRGINIA is IN MOVEMENT
Heads of Big Manufactures of All
Lines Offer Utmost Cooperation
to Government to BE of Service in
Case of Emergency.

Returns from the vast industrial in
ventory now being made in every nook
and corner of the Union by the com
mittee on industrial preparedness Of
the United States Naval Corsuiting
Board mark new and vital relation
between the business men OF America
and the Federal government The in
formation gathered is the first fruit
Of the work of the army of 10000
American engineers. members OF i've
eminent scientific bodies. who form the
field force OF the committee organ ized
TO find out for the government the
real industrial resources Of the nation
in time Of war In Virginia the survey
is in charge OF r T n. Myers, lr., with
offices at 1901 Mutual Building, Rich
nond.
For this sweeping canvass. which IS
headed by Howard +. Coffin chairman,
and w :. Clifford. supervising director.
the whole country has been highly
sys:euca,ized. With directing boards Of
the leading engineers IL every State.
,he District OF Columbia ana Alaska.
Hawaii has not Yet been organized, but
prominent business men and engineers
q! that distant possession are writing
TIE or.rlt,tee that Hawaii, zoo. has in
= u
SAN, and would like 20 play her part.
Many OF me States have been split Up
into counties. with chief Held aids ~
charge This marvellous, s!1 co;h work
ing Organization o: unpaid experts has
already accomplished definite results,
and the E1eac inventory, as shown by
;1e reports Q: State chairman roT being
rec e:vei. IS moving swiftly ana s@:!s-
fa-,6-:i- 70 lis end.
The manufacturers OF Ihe nation.
recognizing ire highly qualified a76
uonpa-c!sau personnel .: this move
neu, which has ,Ae strong supper;
ot the President, me military heads
and the Chamber Q: Co9,1:erce % The
United States have eirios; withou:
exception responded with the mos, in
te.iiseat patriotism and The deepest
interest in this close-knit movement
for ,horoughgoing !adusi-!a! pre-
paredness They were called upon 10
give comprehensive information on the
adapta bili,y Of their factories, mills
and mines TO Federal uses from the
hour of military mobilization. Ihs data
TO be held in the strictest confidence
for the sole scrutiny and benefit OF the
War and Navy Departments OF the
United States. The business .nen have
met The committee on industrial pre-
paredness--whose chairman is himself
n business rnan-and the engineers at
least halfway in this far-Nuns effort
to establish q back bone for the national
defense.
NOW Is TIME TO
ASCEtrAlN VALUE
a few manufacturers have doubted
the ability of their plants 10 aid the
government in war time. They have al
most invariably changed their views
when shown how little doubt there is
that on the outbreak OF war practi-
cai!y all concerns not engaged in linss
Of work esscntia! 10 the national needs
would he stripped OF their nbor, either
for the army FOR manning other
industrial plants vital for the supply
Of such needs. and that in the event