Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-12
SEEK TO DEVELOP
WAR INDUSTRIES IN
STATE OF DELAWARE
G.. D. Garretson Will Direct
Work in This Com
monwealth.
TO USE ALL PLANTS

To speed up still more the production
of materials necessary TO the succesSsf vi
conduct of the war. the War Industries
Board is having organized In all the
principal manufacturing communities of
the country regional committees oi the
Resources and Conversion Section OF the
BOARD Region No comprises the eastern
mart Of the State of Pennsylvania, all OF
the State of Delaware and Southern New
jersey.
Ernest T. Trigg. president Of the Phila-
deIphia Chamber of Commerce, has been
appointed Regional Adviser for this dis
trict and has about completed his organi-
zation of full committees. All manufac-
turing enterprises have been placed under
the broad jurisdiction Of ii sub-regional
chairmen with headquarters IN following
cities. Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading,
Coatesville, Harrisburg, Scranton. VIII
Transport. Wilmington. Trenton. Camden,
Wilkes-Barre. The sub-regional chairman
for the Wilmington district, which IN
cludes the whole State of Delaware, rs
c. y. Garretson, general manager OF
Electric Hose and Rubber Co.
The primary dutvof the Resources and
Conversion Section is. first, the develop
ment Of resources for war purposes to the
unit. ana. S6tVItltNs tiit NOlINNtNAoi4 Va
what might be classcd as non-war in
,lustries to those producing war require
ments The section is apparently charged
with the responsible u Of acting as the
general clea ring house and source of
first hand information of a. rellahie and
patriotIcally unselhsh nature for the
various other divisions Of the War Indus
tries Board and the Procurement Depart
meuts of the government.
At the same time the section is 10 act
as an industrial stabllizer in each OF the
several regions, looking toward the utlli-
zation Of all available manufacturing
facilities 1t is the further aim OF the
section to see that all manufacturing in
d,stries, the small as well as large, and
those located in the small cities and towns
as well as those in the principal industrial
centers, have an opportunity 10 continue
their operations through conversion into
war products In this manner, the hope
Is to furnish necessary employment to
local labor and relieve congestion at the
great manufacturing centers.
1t is becoming apparent from the ex-
perence up 10 the present time, through
the closer detailed knowledge OF the facllI
ties Of all kinds IN each. section OF the
country, that the problem Of supplying
the vast quantities Of materials required
by the government will be much more
satisfactorily handled. The operations OF
the section imply a careful analysis OF
each district by those closely in touch
with the local conditions
Mr.. Garretson as sub-reqOnal chair
man for Delaware is anxious TO have re-
ported. to him any industries in this State
that are not working TO capacity, and fur
ther desires to know of any manufacturing
concerns with important orders to fill that
are experiencing trouble securing the
necessary priority orders. These and
kindred problems will be taken up by the
local chairman with view TO increasing
production to the largest amount pos
sible.