The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-02
INVENTORY FORM { To
Be MAILED THIS WEEK
Intimate tufo,rus don Concerning In
austry In Virginia for
Preparedness
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mr.. WIlsnn Addresses business Ncu
Of America Explaining Movements.
Chairman Myers shows Works
Value

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the FsrF.h.a Boaza flo. Directors. hay
iaa III charge the work ~ this State
in conduetine the .ndusirisj prepared
ness survey. has received inventory
forms which VII Se sent out this
week - ~afart4rers together with
copy ~ P~esl3e~t Wilson's Letter
70 the bi.~saess asr q America. ex-
planning me no1 sns~'
The Inventors Fe-a. ASKS NAM Iii
rect questions ~hs-N XII. srirK o.t
the f1lileSr n tAfa-rs' srscrna-
ftor that fen z4s{ness concerns would
,mpart eAcep. that the .0aa ~ VII
ne hello ~ re s'~1 sFsG confidence
and that RI nps;t.ors ~rs1 have 7ot nc
sigghtrst chance r. &C. Es~Ass 20 a.
Explaining ne Movement ne fal-
lowing c.r-a's letter ras heen re 81
y. Tresi6en- Wilso-
prestdent Wilson Explains
~ Fasiress Men ~ AweTara
SPEAK yoar r9c1iat yo-ppers-
rtnp pErrT0rtT sPrvE-s wr3Fy-
L. ths engineers and chemists
~ 49, country anarr ne direction 81
he International Preparedness Com
fn}tte% u the Naval Consulting R0arG
of the Tinted State
The confidential inSus;r}a, Jnve.-
tory YOU are nskea ia supply - in
tended foi The exclusive h@u.f' 81
ne va and Nay Department aud
Mil he used In organizing the lnd4-s
fytRI resources TO- rhe pubic service
= rational defense
A. tny request. tAe American So
slet} ~ ttvH Engineering. the Amer
esn Institute ~ Mlung ETgfneers
the American Societa OF Mechanical
Lag n0ers. the American Institute -
.iee'r'cAI Engineers. ana the Ameri.
@sa Chsrrisl Saoietv are ErsJ]"ously
assisting ne Naval Consulting BOARD
= me wprk - ro!lectins this data
and eacftoeniiy ask your earnest
support n the. interest ~ the people
Jn3 Government ~ the JnltoA states.
Faithfully yonrS
WOODROW WI SON"
For Government t~e ONLY
Wher the Inventory forms are 20
turned 10 the hoard they VIII he nut
IN fife with me war ana New Ne
partment for their Information cx-
ciHsivety 80 that IN ca4c ~. e1rhrser-
~ there MIL ba no .!el=r tH-plao4HE
orders for munitions ana ot1s ma
tsr!s1s mos simultaneously with the
concerns prepared 80 ratcy ihem -,It
promptly.
II - proposed said chairman
Myers. TO give the ~artous jndustTtt a
erterprieeA orders f0i small ruantf-
ties ~ munitions ami Other supplies
daring times Of peace, 10 csd"r @th #
they may pesx through the eXoeei
mental stage. which takes ronsid er.
able time, ard in case Of need
IRE rrrrzr~ri- n ~ 7rtrr-r-r~,
gauges. etc, to supply the materials
in large quantities
"A very large variety Of industries
will he inventnred SO that all needs
If the men al the front, clothing
shoes bread, provisions. tohscco.
wagons etc. may ne prom pity ,b-
tAinea and. Of course, the actual mu-
nitions surh as shot and shell guns
etc
Form Industrial Army.
II IL further proposed 10 standard
i've materials as far as possible. and
to record the name of every emtlove
so thai they NAV belong TO the i,-
dustrisl army ana rot called anon
to ~ IN the front The experience of
England has shown as that the pro-
duoers OF war munitions are more
aseful in the factory than at he
front. IN fart. mechanics have been
Withdrawn from the front ard brought
back 10 the factories in FnRlsnd's
case
..fnasnuch "a the entire work an
dertakeu nv the engineers and chenI-
ie<s. In making this industrial Aur~
yey is without cofnpenss lion. = -
hoped that the manufacturers aud
operatives will DO al In their powet
10 CO. operate in this patriotic move
Ynent and that the press wit! give
as wide publicity 10 u possible "
The engin ana chemists ON the
various State borders we're nom snstsd
by the presidents NJ their respective
orHs 1ixstIors, and were appointed by
the Secretary ~ the Navy with thsr
appointment thev hecsrne associated
mem berW OF the Naval Consulting
Board Of fre nttad States, OF whie h
Thomas A Edison is chairman. Thirty
thousand hiehly-'rained men will give
Their service 10 the Government. IN
this survey. without compensation
NrA Eve weenas wilkinson.
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