Evening star., 1917-11-27
GOVERNMENT PLANS
] WAR ORDTR BUREAU
War Industries Chairman Tells
Davenport Delegation New Board
Will Systematize Distribution.

Bankers and manufacturers of Day-
export, Iowa. the first city to mobilize
its industrial resources under the new
government plan for distribution of
government work throughout the mid
die west. conferred this morning with
Secretary Daniels of the Navy, Secre-
tary Baker of the War Department and
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance. Presi-
dent Wilson will see the twenty-five
men in the delegation at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon.
The plan adopted by the industries of
Davenport is new, and yesterday re-
ceived the approval Of Barney Raruch,
chairman of the war industries board.
who expects other cities to adopt the
same system. He says il W i'll cjlifate
the governments work of distributing
war orders with the two main ideas in
view OF obtaining quick deliveries on
great quantities OF products needed and
of maintaining the Industries of the
middle west-nany OF which. manu-
featuring non-esSentiais. are feeling
the effects of the w&r-at full work
ing strength. Mr.. Earuca told the
Davenport delegation the government
had just decided to follow this line ard
that the head of the new bureau Gre
ated to handle the situation, which
would be known as the bureau Of man
ufacturinG resources, he'd been decided
upon and probably would be announced
tomorrow.
Former Star Nan Secretary.
The mobilization Of the in,,,Is rial re-
sources of Davenport was a~caaatsif.;h-
ed by the organization Of the Ass6ciat-
ed Manufacturers Of Davenport with a
capital of S30.0o0,00 and an executive
committee of five that represents every
factory and bank in that city. j. Reed
Lane, millionaire manufacturer of
Davenport. is chairman and mana aping
director Of the association. Irving C.
Norwood. formerly of the Washington
Star. Is Its secretary. The engineering
nrm of D. B. Fisher & Co. has
been retained as the Washington rep
ressntative of the Davenport organiza-
ton. and will open permanent Offices
here this week This firm has already
made q uniform appraisal of all Dav-
enport factories. listed every machine
IN the city, given the labor capacity Of
all industries and has made a detailed
report not only on the present products
OF all factories. but what war mate
rials could be manufactured there
Government Approves Plan.
The feature of the plan that appeals
to government officers is the handling
of war work for the entire community
through a small central body which in
turn distributes work to the smaller
factories and looks out for their
finances.
Among the Davenporters who came
to Washington to confer with the Pres
1dent and other officials named are j
w. Bettendorf. president OF the Betten-
dorf Steel Car Company: L. s johnson,
president of the Davenport Locomotive
Works; E. C. Miller. president OF the
Mueller Lumber Company; George NJ
Bechtel. president of 6. B. Bechtel &
Co. fduciary agents for the state OF
iowa; A F. Dawson, president OF the
First National Bank: Col George Wat
son French. president of the Iowa State
Council of Defense: c. H Atherton.
president of the Zimmerman Steel Com
pany: 7. ]. Walsh. president of the
walsh Construction Company; P. F. Me
Carthy, president of the Duun-aIc-
Carthy Company. and D. c. Fisher.
president of D. G. Fisher g. Co., who
VIII be Davenport's permanent repre-
sentative in Washington.