The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-10
ORGANIZE TO LIFT
WATER POWER BAN
Manufacturers Promise in Re-
turn to Supply All Nitro.
gen Needed for War.
BIG COMPANIES IN MOVE

manufacturers OF hydro electric ma.
chinery. representing IN Investment Of
at least 5000. 900. 900 and employing 5o.-
900 workmen. are perfectins an or
eanixation which will urge pon Con-
gress the lifting Of the ban against the
development Of the nations water power
imposed in 1913.
Primarily they are to urge the passage
Of the Shields bill. which has already
passed the Senate, and OF the Ferris bill,
which has passed the House, whereby
the Secretaries Of War and Interior re.
spectively may resume tho granting OF
permits Of franchises for the use Of the
water power In navigable streams or
upon the public domain. They arc not
committed to these measures. however.
declaring that they will favor anything
that will bring about the resumption OF
an important industry.
In return the manufacturers promise
to make provision tina will enable the
United States 20 produce all the nitrogen
II might need for any war out Of the
air.
Although many Of the manufacturers
interested now are prospecting moro than
ever before In their history. II IL because
Of the European war. which cannot last
forever. Many OF them have greatly In
creased the capacity OF their plants and
multiplied the number Of men employed.
but they know that soon there will be
no contracts for the plants nor work for
the men from the source at present most
profitable to them therefore they are
looking to the future.
Organization Effected.
Preliminary organization OF the asso.
citation was effected yesterday at the
office Of the I. +. Morris Company. a sub
sidiary of the Cramps Shipyard COm-
pany. at 100 broadway. Present were rep
~resentatives Of between thirty and forty
companies. through whom word came
that between 500 and 500 more COM
panies will Join the movement.
Among those present yesterday were
representatives OF the Allis-Chalmers
Manufacturing Company Of Milwaukee.
American Rolling Mill Company Of Mans
field, Ohio American smelling and Re
filming Company. Anaconda Copper Com
pany. Archbold-Brady Company. SYRIA
cuse Buffalo Foundry n Machine Com.
amy. Gould Manufacturing Com
phHy OK Senec1 rails, James Lenel q
Co. Springfield, Ohio Locke Insulator
Manufacturing Company. Victor. n. Y.
General Electric Company, Ohio Brass
Company. Springfield. Ohts. Peltor
Water Wheel Company. San Francisco
Pittsburg High Voltage Insulator Com.
pany Plat Iron Works. Dayton. Ohio
:. Morgan Smith Company. York. Pa.
standard Underground Cable Company
Pittsburg; r. Thomas & ons Company
| NGaII,pau Gaa,ar NfNeDar lna,.,
East Liverpool, Ohio: Westinghouse
Electric Manufacturing Company.
l. An executive committee was chosen &c
perfect the organization. which consist,
Of II. W. Hand OF the I. y. Morris Com.
pany. chairman Calvert Townley OF the
Westinghouse company. vice-chairman
W. W. Nichols OF the All.s-chaimers
Larner OF the wellman, Seaver. Morgan
Company and j. f. wey OF the X
Thomas 4 Sons Company as members
The committee later will be enlarged.
Purpose Of Organization.
1.-THE purpose of this association Is &c
provide for the future and to permit a
great industry to resume work." said Mr.
land after the meeting. 1T Is not q
propaganda In favor Of any man. mer
or associations who may want "a utilize
I IN 81 avg III nv kh1C ~
trv. This nssociatio does M, c,rc WIN
may ~. Tho ua,er nower nov u.b., 20
s,ric,ions Tho Goyerrrnen, aud tho S,.,s,
may MAC. upon as use--,t only want,
something done and work resumed I,
an Industry which has heen nar,,vze,
for nearly ,hre. years"
M Hand vent n, N sxnloin INA, ~,
90 la,3 III. r,nid deyelonp,an, n, hydr n
electricity had created tho Industry
which direc,Iy ernIoy.ed ha,ven, Al al,
and "a. 600 mon. hu, IN reality ,ffec.e,
more than sOu ono worry men Tor wit
them wer, concerned tho iron and s;ee
Industries, Tho cement men. the dan
builders. the hydraulic machinery meu
the tower builders. electric .rars,nissio,
,nen and a hos, OF Others.
All tN,se .xpens,v. miami. Ind hs.,
established as the Industry dcyelop.d i,
,bs face of the onnosI,,on a, cons.rva
tists throughout the country Win wey
CRYING that the water ruyy,rs Nere h,;,
seized. .he forests DESTROYED the rn,
wasted and tho like I, continued NM,
In ,esuon.e 10 pr..siiro IN Ie,Y IN
Secretaries of War aud Interior. wv,
have charge If the nayiulhle rivers AZ,
tho public lands Respectively. orno,nre
that thereafter they would issue no per
mi:s for water power Gcvelopmen.s tn
anuouncemcn paraIvyed tho .r.ir.. in
dustry. Hardly more Than a half l,,n