The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-07-27
WAR ORDERS NOW
s3,OOO,OOO,OO0
Purchases by Allies Reach an
Unprecedented Amount
SCHWAU'S BIG OPERATIONS.

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America, from Chicago east. Il now
on the shady side of S3.OOO.0 600 600 In
nll its war orders, counting blankets,
machinery, locomotives and other prod.
ucts not coming strictly under the head
Of munitions.
Twcnty.four corporations alone &C.
count for more than $1,000 100000 up
to Feb. l OF this year. This figure IN
said TO be highly conservative" In
other words, this item, comprising
scarcely onc.third OF the country's war
receipts, is equal to the entire national
debt OF the United States. with 40
years OF existence behind II during
which II financed four wars OF its own.
lnnumernble congressional pork bar.
rels" and satisfied the wants OF n
population OF iO0.OO0.OOO. or as many
people as France and Germany have
combined.
Onlcial reports from the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce ut
Washington show that shipments OF
war munitions up 60 date have az.
gregatcd Si40,0OO.OOO. These figures
cover munitions In the strictest sense
OF the word. They do not include loco.
motives, blankets. rails. machines for
gunmnking or other materials OF this
class which are indispensable 20 the
nations as part OF their war supplies.
II must be remembered also that a
tremendous amount OF war orders nj.
ready plnced will not begin 20 run be
fore the fall and next year. Some Of
these contracts call for delivery as late
as 1918.
The Philadelphia district. taking In
South Bethlehem and Wilmington.
stands credited with Si.000,O 900 all
by Itself. As nearly as can be com.
puted, for nothing can be learned nc.
curately with the munitions makers
tied llp aud ton"uc 10y the allies. fear
or labor disturbances aud other fac.
tors, including the government. the
Baldwin Locomotive works hnvc rc.
ceived, either directly or Indirectly. for
the Eddystunc Munitions company or
ders amounting 10 approximately $50. /.
OOO0o1 Beside this the company VIII /
part gipate In royalties OF nt least 81.
ODb,OO0 from the Remington Arms com |
pany plant az Eddystone. not 10 speak
OF two buildings which revert 10 II on
the termination OF the war.
s6o.ooo.ooo Worth Of Orders.
The Mldvale Steel and Ordnance
company, so William T.. Barba, vice
president OF the Nlcetown plant, testi.
ned before the house committee ON ma.
val Affairs on March %. was working
ON SOO,OOOOOO worth OF war contracts.
At that time the Remington Arms
plant had not started work ON the sec.
ond order for 2.OO0OOO rifles for the
allies. which. II Is understood, the
took at Sl62O apiece, or a
matter OF $50. 10000 for the whole
contract In the Mldvale business must
be included the orders taken by the
cambria Steel company. which, consol.
dated with the Midvale. brought a
lower OF rail contracts.
The war orders OF the Bethlehem
Steel corporation at one time at least
we're an open book. They are placed
Il S30O,O00.O00 up TO February last.
,harles NJ. Schwab, the salesman ex.
raordinnry OF the war order business,
made no secret OF scalplng the cream
II the allies business before j. T.. Nor.
AN made such bargain as TO be ap- ,,
'olnted the virtual representative Of
he foreign group. And 20 prove that
lis profits were not mere paper hgur-
ng Schwab Is reported TO have gone so
ar AS 10 distribute Christmas presents |
( anywhere from 100000 10 $1,000.
OO 10 deserving employees" One OF
hese 10 receive the cross OF gold" 20 n
be extent OF Sl,OOO.OOO as a bonus, Il /
J said, was T.. q. Grace. president OF c
ne company. Other boys" Jared pro /,
ortionately well, depending ON the
Iay in which they had dug up their b
llents TO further getting out the IA
uff." a
The Bethlehem Steel corporation has
reduced munitions far In excess OF C,
ny other plant In the country. Its b
'yroll now equals 5000 men. Only 81
10 other day Schwab announced he
~ war iuuu VI StO,Vpu,OOO n
Bethlehem's output averages $4,000 II
Tells OF all calibers a month. These ol
clude the English "three 29s," sixty A
ten inch explosives, naval fe
'otectiles Tor England and large
der OF the famous "75's." In add. tr
'n TO finished shells IL is making ac. tr
Irately rolled bars out OF which Eng tn
nd and France will cut shrapnel ls
llets. 1t is said that the price OF an In
nglish 329 or a French 10 at Bethle- to
IN is $4,000, while a sixty pound &C
IN is reputed TO bring $4,000. OF
The Du Pont company. at Whining. te
q, next 10 Schwab. Is said to be the
3 profit maker with a foreign war
count OF more than 500 OO0, 900. The
ofits arising from this business can m
appreciated when 1t is known that at
WIDER brings sl.10 a pound. As given tn
II costs something In the neighbor ov
Ou OF 30 cents a DOnnd IN mannfaa