The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-18
Territory Gets Place On Industrial
Committee Of National,
Naval Consulting Board
AL0Nz0 GARTLEY HEADS
LOCAL FIELD EXPERTS
Eminent Engineers and Other Ex-
,perts Form This Branch Under
California Jurisdiction

Hawaii will have part in the work
Of the industrial preparedness commit.
tee of the naval consulting board OF
the United States. Thomas A. Edison
is chairman of that board and Howard
f. Coffin is chairman of the committee
on industrial preparedness
Although the, Territory was omitted
from the list Of state and territorial
committees, California has asked Ha.
vail to organize a body of chief field
aides under it's state organi "a ton. The
following men have formed such
body, and are chief field aides to the
naval consulting board of California,
organization for industrial prepared
ness:
Hawaii Chief Field Aides
Alonzo Gartley, director of C. Brewer
4 Co., American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers; r. s. Norris, sugar technol
ogist of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association, American Chemical SOcie
ty; @. X. Harrison, territorial hydro,
grapher and district engineer of the
United States Geological survey, Amer
ican Society of Civil Engineers; J. M.
Young, professor of engineering, Col
Mechanical Engineers.
Besides these, COmdr c. W. Parks
U. s. N, civil engineer, Pearl Harbor
will act unofficially in assisting the
committee. He may not serve officially
as an aide, as it appears to be the de
sire of Secretary of the Navy Daniels
that the work be done by civilians.
Mr.. Gartley was elected chairman
A..
Inventory Of Factories Wanted
The work will be to compile a con
fidential inventory Of factories, the in
formation to be used by the war and
navy departments in furthering ma
tional defense.
This letter from President Wilson
dated April 81, 1916, explains the work
gives il his endorsement and asks thu
aid of the nation:
"To the Business Men of America
l bespeak your cordial cooperation in
the patriotic service undertaken by tha
engineers and chemists of this country
under the direction of the industrial
preparedness committee of the naval
consulting board of the United States
"The confidential industrial inven-
tory you are asked to supply is intend
and navy departments, and will be used
In organizing the industrial resources
for the public service in national de.
Tense,
Earnest Support Is Asked
"At my request, the American SO
ciety of CivlEngineers, the American
Institute of Mining Engineers, the Am
erican Society of Mechanical Engineers
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers and the American Chemical
Society are gratuitously assisting the
naval consulting board in the work Of
collecting this data, and l confidently
ask your earnest support in the interest
of the people and government of the
United States.
1t has been emphasized throughout
the United States that it is not the
intention to seek business secrets from
any man, but that the industrial in.
ventory is patriotic, businesslikc
movement, having the endorsement Of
the President. The Hawaii aides wisl
to emphasize this also, and to secure alb
manufacturers that the most rigid con.
fdPnce will be maintained.
The. cooperation Of all manufacturers
approached by the representatives of
the committee is urged.
Engineers Take Interest
Meeting with the aides yesterday
were representatives of the Hawaiian
Engineering Association; Carl B. An
drews, chief engineer of the o, n. &
L.; George p. Denison, general man
ager of the o. X. & L.; Frank o.
Boyer, manager Of the Dearborn Chem
A MoE
dOwney, vice president Of the Homo
lulu Monument Works. These men
agreed to cooperate with the field aides
Mr.. Norris is member of the Ha
waiian Chemists association.
These two organizations will suggest
men to make the survey of each indus,
try as being more closely in touch with
conditions. To insure that no misuse
of the information received will be
made, there will be only one copy of
each report, which will be sent to the
California committee and eventually
will reach the national committee and
the navy and war departments.
Plants VIII Be Surveyed
The following plants will be survey
ed: Iron works, machine shops and
foundries; electric light and power
plants; refrigerating and ice plants.
automobile repair shops, railroad repair
shops, steamship repair plants, hydro
electric plants, sugar mills, pineapple
packing plants, fertilizer factories and
distilleries and breweries.
Reports win be as follows: general
on the character, administration, value
and description of the plant, including
location and perhaps plans of the
building and grounds; kind Of power,
articles manufactured sources Of sup.
ply of all raw materials, efficiency Of
plant, principal products manufactured
and adaptibility of plant for manufac.
turin" other products; determination OF
probable slack season with the object
of utilizing the plant in case of neces.
sity and probably of OrpHniZing il NV