Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-19
Edwin DeEarr A. C. s., and j. =.
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Valcrihs Prominent.
II is the district over which Mr..
Nalerius is chief that will meet in
Tulsa Wednesday and at that. time n
general conference of the members
of the consulting board will be held.
recent letter to Mr. Valerius from
President Wilson, with reference to
the services which have been under
taken bv the members of the board.
Is as follows:
Il hespeak your cordial co-opera-
tion in the patriotic service undertake
en- by the engineers and chemists Of
this country under the director of the
industrial preparedness committee of
the naval consulta ion board of the
United states
The confidential industrial inven-
tory YOU are asked to supply is in
tended for The exclusive benefit of
the war and navy department and
will be used in organizing the indus
trial resources for the public service
in national defense.
AT my request the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers, the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers. the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers. the American Institute of Ell
ectrical Engineers and the American
Chemical society are gratuitously as
sisting in the naval consulting board
in the work of collecting this data,
and ! confidently ask your earnest
support in the interest of the people
and government of tie United States
Faithfully yours. Woodrow Wilson.
The data which the president has
asked the members of the board TO
collect will include all branches of
commercial life in the country and the
forms which the manufacturers and
other industries will be asked to fill
out FOR the confidential use Of the
government in time Of war includes
the following:
Business and Administration
Name and character of organization,
address of general offices. Date bus
mess was established and officers;
their age. nationality and address.
Names of stockholders and directors.
Representatives abroad. Approximate
value of physical plant. Banking con-
nections.
Plant-Location of plant. street
number. Number of buildings and
whether owned or rented. Popula-
tion of adjacent city. Construction
OF buildings and approximate carry
ing capacity of floors. Details as to
light and water developments. Num-
ing employees. Number of employees
not American citizens.
Manufacture and Production-Prin
cipal materials used. Units of meas
urement, Approximate amount used
annually. From whom purchased
Principal products manufactured
How marketed and other details as
to selling plans. Whether or not
goods are supplied to army or navy
Labor conditions. Facilities for re-
placing men with women in works
Percentage of Americans and those
not Americans employed in the plant
spOrtation-Railroad shipping
points, If outside Of plant. Trucking
distance. Quality of street surface
en- route. Number of trucks owned
Car capacity. facilities for shipping
by water.
Provision is also made for answer
ing questions pertaining to the pos
sible future arrangements which
might be made by the factory or in
dustrial organization to secure bids
on army and navy stores in time OF
peace and war.
The form, which when filled out
if held in the strictest confidence. Is
said by engineers to be one of the
most complete ever prepared, and
some are even convinced that com.
plete survey made under its prOvi.
sions will give the naval consulting
board more thorough source Of in
formation Of the country's resources
than was in the hands of a like or
ganization in some Of the leading
countries now at war when war was
declared.