The Washington herald., 1918-10-09
PAY ROLLS FOR
OHIO INCREASE.
$40, 900, 900 Paid Month
ly to Buckeye Workers,
Says Holland.

HoiiouS as Is the war WORK now
In progress in the Ohio district en-
gagged in producing materials for
which the government has need, new
ertheless 1t is fully matched by the
amount OF money which the govern
ment Is distributing throughout that
district. Millions of pounds of war
material are being produced each
month in this district and millions
or dollars are being paid out each
month to the workers in this won
derful aggregation of workshops.
tor instance, the pay roll of the
workingmen in Youngstown has been
for some time ayeragins 100000
month. This payment is made to
those who are exclusively engaged In
government war work. With the
adoption of the eight day time
this pay roll will be increased so
that the government will turn over
TO the workingmen hereafter consid-
erably more than sS.0000oo a month
But this is only one community. 1t
Is not accurately known how much
the government is paying to the
worklngmen who are engaged in wal
industry work in Cincinnati. The
presumption is that the aggregate
amount is considerably larger than
the sum which is paid by the gov
ernment to the workingmen OF
Youngstown. So also in Cleveland
millions are paid each month to
the workingmen engaged in war in.
dustries and a very large aggregate
payment is made each month to the
workinEmen in Toledo.
100000 Per Month.
In the aggregate the government is
probably paying out each month in
the form of wages to the artisans of
the Ohio District not less than $40
Coo~O and it may be quite as much
as $5),000.O00 a month. The ac-
tual figures are not available from
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Here then is a great stream of money
flowing from the treasury of the
United States into this new and Won
derful Ohio industries district. Pal
ments of this kind will continue until
the war is ended so that there should
have been received by the working
men OF this district in case the war
lasts another year perhaps as much
as 800, 600 or course these sums
do not reflect corporation payments
made to workingmen who are en-
gagged in industrial vocations which
have little or nothing TO do with war
war work Nevertheless there are not
many industries which are not parti-
cipating either to the extent OF thei:
capacity or OF a partial capacity in
war work. Some OF the industries il
might be assumed should be exclusive
ly occupied with manufacturing pro-
ducts that have little or nothing TO
do with war work. For instance there
is a great corporation in Cincinnati
which has gained a nationwide repu-
tation as manufacturer of soap and
kindred articles.
Nevertheless this corporation is do
ing a great deal of war work, pre-
sumably furnishing GIycerine and
other material of like character. There
is in Akron a great plant which has
for years manufactured oatmeal for
domestic use. 1t is now furnishing a
large amount of war material of
which the government stands in need
Near Akron. in the village Of Bar
berton, the Diamond Match Co. some
years ago established a great plant
and il might be surmised that an in
dustry of that kind would be wholly
occupied in manufacturing the prod
ucts which its name identifies for do
nestle use. Instead of that a great
deal of war work is being carried on
in this plant. The very large plant
OF an industry which manufactures
tires for automobiles at Akron is un-
der contract with the government for
the manufacture of a large amount
of gas masks. The Niles -Bement-
Pond Corporation. not only at its
plant at Hamilton. but also at its
plants at other places. is almost ex-
clusiVely occupied with war work. al
though there has been great pressure
for the products of this company that
are needed i'm domestic industries.
The question is sometimes asked
What will the great plants in the Ohio
district which have been occupied in