The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
Industrial and Commercial
Plants In Large Number Are
rendered
IMPOSING LIST
is MADE PUBLIC
Eighty-Eisht Leading Concerns
Ready to Surrender Their
Equipment for Use In Pre-
pairing for Defense

Washington, Feb 6--Industrial and
commercial America tonight made
clear their determination to support
President Wilson III any eventuaiity
that may grow out OF the present crisis
with Germany. An official statement
from the navy department made pub
lie "A list of lightweight Industrial
plants and commercial establishments
which have offered their services to
the federal government If tho govern
ment believes their services neces-
sary.
Secretary o. the Navy Daniels said
that his department planned to take
advantage Of all private offers, II any
emergency developed which made
private -plante necczS3ry for the gov
eminent service. As offers OF service
came ~ they were carefully tabulat ted
and placed IA the hands of navy of
icial@ in charge OF the mobilization
Of tho nations industrial resources.
Large List OF Plants rendered.
The list OF large Industrial concerns
which have offered their services to
the government, as announced by tho
navy department tonight Is as fol-
lows;
Aerpnauticat society OF America.
Ransome Concrete company, Empire
Metal corporation. Sloan Danehower.
Grlscom Russell company Marcunl
company. Wireless Speciality Appa-
ratus company. De Forest Radio Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. Gras-
SELL Chemical company, Bran hall.
Deane TO. Hloomingdale Bros.
Consolidated Packing and supply COM
pany. HunEeTford Brass and Copper
COMPANY. Ordnance Engineering cor
po.ation John Thompson Press COM
panN Remington Arms company.
New York city
Young e. Sons, Cashier. Curran &.
Bullitt. Maryland Coal and Coke COM
pany. fanny, Steinmetz & Co. Fred
X, Felt, international Time Record
ing company. Midvaic steel company.
Defiance Manufacturing company.
American Sheet and Tin Plate COM
papy, and Universal Steel Products
company, of Philadelphia.
Offers From All Sides.
Independent OIL association. Henry
:. Lippert. OF Chicago Stowe Manu-
featuring company of Binghampton.
y. y. Carter Brothers Aeroplsne
company. OF Detroit. Electric Gable
company. Bridgeport Conn; Port Of
Astoria commission, Astoria. Oregon !;
tNlilt " II y company ~NtN maven,
Conn; Chambe Of Commerce. ST.
Louis: Chamber of Commerce. Boston:
Bahcock & Wilcox company. Bayo- ne
\. J.. General Electric company,
Schenectady, y. Y. \. Loring Swasey.
Bristol r. /: r. r Bowles. Boston
W. H. Hand, New Bedford Mass. ;
Lake Torpedo Boat company. Bridge
port, Conn; Gould Storage Battery
company, Depew. y Y: Lansstadt-
Meyer company. Appleton, Wis. !;
Crocker- Wheeler company. Anpere;
Baltimore Radio association. Balti-
more; Industrial Controller company.
Milwaukee, Wis. Royal Manufacture
ing company. Railway, y. j.
Guggenheim company, san Fran
cisco; Ward & Co. Washington. y. c. ;
Knoxville Iron company, Knoxville,
Tenn. Midland Linseed Products
company, Milwaukee, Wis. Turner.
Day x Woolworth Handle company,
Louisville, Ky; Blish Milling COM
pany Seymour. Ind. National Flee
tricsl supply company. Washington.
y. G.. Standard Underground Cable
company, Pittsburg; William Duff. of
American Steamship company: The
Fairbanks company. Baltimore: Bor-
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