El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-12
FL PASO MILLS
To MAKE SHELLS
Preparedness Plan Includes
Minimum Manufacture
of War Munitions.

FL Paso's manufacturing plants NAV
I manufacture munitions of war as n
part Of the national preparedness. plan
which the industrial preparedness
committee of the naval consulting
board is working out at the present
/ time.
A. J. McQuatters. of FL Paso. is q
director of the committee for Texas,
being one of five engineers appointed
in this state to have charge Of the
Industrial survey which is TO be maze
as 4 part of the national preparedness
plan Mr. McQuatters represents the
American Institute Of Mining En-
glneers on this board for Texas, and
he is already beginning work in con-
! nection with the industrial survey Of
the resources of the state
The state is being divided INTO dis
tricts and Mr.. McQuatters is IN charge
Of one of these districts which includes
El Paso. He is enlisting the best en-
cheering talent in the state in the
interest Of the survey and all Of the
data gathered in this survey VIII be
filed away for the information Of the
war and navy departments to be used
In the event Of war
Industrial Survey.
The plan, as outlined bv Howard z
Coffin, chairman Of the industrial pre-
careful study of all Industrial plants
in detail with a view to having these
plants planned so that they may
manufacture munitions during a small
part Of each year in order that the
plant could be utilized for manufactur-
ing war munitions should the country
be forced into war.
In this way. according to the state
ment issued by chairman Coffin, the
plants would be prepared to turn out
shells and other elements OF war on
short notice, the purchasing depart
ments would know where, how and in
what quantity to buy materials, the
Workmen would know now to handle
the raw materials and the plant man
ayers could estimate the costs and
time necessary for getting out given
orders Of war supplies This viii
eliminate any possibility of a muddle
such as England had at the beginning
OF the present war. Mr. Coffin points
out
He calls attention to the fact that
the part Industrial America viii have
in national preparedness and in war,
should war come, will be equal to
that Of the soldiers in the field.
It is for this committee on indus
trial preparedness 10 ascertain what
the resources Of the country for war
are, and to suggest ways and means
Of supplying these resources in the
event that their use becomes a ma
tional necessity.
W 0rk to he honorable.
He calls attention to the fact that
England sent many skilled laborers
to war only to recall them when the
need for munitions became greater
than the need for men at the front
This, chairman Coffin says, should not
hapen in this country, and that en-
listing for munition making and for
carrying on the other industrial pur-
suits vital to the conduct Of a de-
fensive war should be as honorable
as enlisting for service in the field.
Details Desired.
Mr.. McQuatters is now planning his
Industrial survey for his district, and
is gathering data, through the assist
ance of field aides. on all OF the plants
in this district, their resources. the
railroad trackage available, ground
the factories. mills and
plants which might be available for
the present plants in case
Of war and everything else which
might be considered valuable infor-
nation to the committee and the war
and navy department in the event OF
war.
All this information is to be treated
az strictly confidential, no copies or
leaks" are to be allowed in the
gathering Of this data and the manu- /
facturers are to be solicited for the /
Information as a patriotic act in the |
wide movement which has for /
its slogan preparedness for peace"