The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-25
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tons Supply and Medi
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SAVES COUNTRY IN
PURCHASING DEPT
Report Just Issued Spmmar-
ICES Years Work Mainly
by Non-Salaried Men.
~ AssoCIArED PREss.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, June 24.-Accomplish
nents of the Council of National De-
tense, its advisory commission and its
committees since the Council was
finally organized last March are set
forth in a comprehensive report
made public tonight by Director Gift
ford.
Only eighty persons, according to
Director Gifford's report are draw
ing salaries and most of these are
clerks and stenographers.
More than one hundred highly
trained men, says the report. are
ing their entire time to the Council
without remuneration. Several hun
bred more, it says, are giving free
a large part of their time.
The chief accomplishments of the
Council are summed up by Mr.. Gift
ford as follows:
Mobilization of the $4,000 miles
Of railroads of the country for the
governments defense.
"Close-knit organization of the
telephone and telegraph companies
of America to insure to the govern
ment the most rapid and efficient
WIRE communications.
Settlement of the recent threat
ened national railroad strikes.
General acceptance by labor and
capital Of the suggestion of thu CouD-
clI that existing labor standards
should not be changed until the need
for such action had been determined
By the Council with the steadying in
huence on industry growing out OF
such action.
"Procurement of 100000 pounds
of copper for the uses of the army
and navy at less than one-half of the
then current market price-a saving
to the government of approximately
GI0,O0000O
Similar accomplishments as K
--stcel, zinc and aluminium.
"Completion of an inventory, 70,
military purposes, of $1,000 Amer
lean manufacturing plants,
Money saving to the government
through appointment over the cOun
try of committees of business mel
to assist the Quartermasters' depart
ment of the army in the economical
and efficient purchase of supplies
Saving to the government of mil
lions of dollars by the co-ordinatiO
of purchases through the agency o
the General Munitions Board.
Creation, under the medical sec
ton of the Council, of a Genera
Medical Board, of many of the mos
highly qualified surgeons and phys
clans of the country.
selection by the same section c
thousands of doctors specifically qua
fled for membership in the medicI
officers reserve corps, and the stanC
ardization, far on its way to compile
ton, Of surgical instruments ar
supplies.
"Creation by the Council of Il
Aircraft Production Board, which
setting out to make $500 airplan,
and to train 5000 aviators this yea
Definite results obtained by Il
Councils committee on Coal PrOdu
ton, the procurement and expedition
shipment of coal, both in the Clvllll
and federal interests.
Successful initiation of a NOV
ment to coordinate activities on t
part of the States of the Union f
NtAG N0tA1AAeA4 0EANA4Stt III OuShb ~
clear and workable focus by the co
ference of states held recently
Washington at the call and under t
auspices of the Council.
Organization of a railroad col
mittee to send to Russia and enli
ment of reserve engineer regimen
to aid in rehabilitating the railroa
of France"
Besides the many things done
the Council, Mr.. Clifford enumerat
In detail the work of the boards a
committees. He begins with the G,
eral Munitions Board, of which Fra
A. Scott is chairman, which, acco
ing to the report, has the follow
accomplishments to its credit:
Development of the capacity
small arms factories to supply
million men with arms; contra
signed for small arms ammunition
meet all requirements: artillery {
muniton supply developed; sour
of machine gun supplies develop
raw material obtained for gun {
riages and caissons; standardized
of motor transports; supplv of ]
terial tor ambulance BODIES obtai
and satisfactory production of arm
ed cars assured; reduction in D