South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-02
MANUFA CTURERS
OFFER THEIR AID
twenty-five South Bend Con-
Germs Will be Placed at
Governments Disposal.

Thirty three business men. repre-
senting % manufacturing plants in
this city and Mishawaka. met at the
Chamber of Commerce. Tuesday
night and agreed TO offer their plants
20 the government. for manufactur-
ing war supplies. The meeting was
I in response 10 the call Of the council
for national defense TO the manufaC-
turers Of the country TO mobilize for
the national defense. Data secured
at the meeting and showing how To-
cal plants can help furnish supplies
/ To the government will be taken 10
Washington. Saturday by +. L.
Burch. vice president of the South
Bend Wooden Co.
II is believed that a number Of
the local manufacturing plants will
I take advantage Of the opportunity 20
offer TO help furnish supplies badly
needed by the government.
Varied Industries Here.
The supplies which can be turned
out for the government in South
Bend plants are as varied as the
plants themselves. Several local
( plants represented at the meeting,
notably the South Bend Wooden CO.
and the Stephenson Underwear Co
are already working on government
orders A number of other local
I plants have been asked TO submit
bids on government supplies that are
/ badly needed and have done so. Still
other local plants had already been
offered 10 the government for the
manufacturing of supplies that may
be needed by the government and
for which the plants are adapted.
Mr.. Burch. who has had much eX-
percience in filing government or
ders for army cloth and wooden goods
of many kinds, gave the manufac-
turers present much valuable advice
on handling government work. He
recommended all those present to
deal with the government directly,
and urged it as a patriotic duty that
those that are equipped for handling
government orders for much needed
supplies sacrifice their regular trade
I if need be 10 accommodate the gov
eminent Government specifications
.
al the present time and the Difficult
I ties that have been experienced by
manufacturers will no longer be met
/ in filling these contracts he said.
I Can Make steel Here.
IN the % manufacturing concerns
I which were represented at the meet
ing thousands of men are employed
and the plants are capable of turn
ing out a great variety of articles
( which are much needed by the gov
/ eminent Local pillow companies can
/ turn out steel and gray iron castings
4 OF various kinds. and rough wooden
\ SUPPLIES such as tent stakes and posts.
4 The pillow companies will. however.
4 probably be kept busy making farm
implements Local machine COM
( panies can make machines and tools
needed i'm munitions plants and 9TH
\ er indus+r 'es employed on war sup
I plies. LC al garment and underwear
mills can furnish much needed sup
plies for the men of the army. LO-
/ cal wooden manufacturing compa-
/ nies can furnish army cloth and
/ WOODEN goods Of all kinds. Local
I stove companies will make stoves for
/ the mess tents if called upon and To-
cal wood working companies will
supply all kinds OF wooden articles.
while various foundries can furnish
/ brass. iron. steel and other castings
I i'm large quantities.
/ Those Represented.
Among the plants represented at
! the meeting were the Singer Sewing
/ Machine Co. the oliver Chilled Plow
/ Co, the South Bend Chilled Plow
Co. the Stephenson Underwear Co,
the south Bend Wooden Co, the
South Bend Toy Co, the Interstate
Equipment Co. the South Bend
DoweI works. the Nishawaka Brass
Foundry Co. the Plymouth Manu-
featuring Co. the Malleable steel
Range Co. the American Car Seal
Co. the Campbell Paper Box Co.
the MCHenry- Millhouse Co. the
Ridenour Garment Co. the Fulton
Harwood Brass Foundry Co. the
South Bend Spark Arrester Co, the
Shidler Manufacturing Co. the Huff
Suckler Lumber Co, the Federal
Machine Co. the South Bend AVN
ing Co. and the Wells Manufactur-