The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
Glowing Manufacturing 0ppor-
tunfties for Kansas.
War Industries Board Would
Make Many Materials Here.
MEET IN Topeka TOMORROW
All Manufacturers From Second
District To Be Here.
If Plants Don't Cooperate for
War They May Be Closed.

Topeka will be the Mecca of every
and machine shop oper-
ator in the Second district of Kansas
tomorrow. All eyes will turn on the
capital city as the meeting place of the
first official gathering of the war in
dustries board OF the Second Kansas
district Of the fourteenth manufac-
turing region On the outcome OF the
meeting tomorrow will hinge all the
prospects the second district manu-
facturers have OF getting their share
of the war orders and orders for war
essentials which are being let by the
United States government thru the
war Industries board
The meeting of the second district
manufacturers and, machine shop and
foundry operators will be held at 10
o clock tomorrow morning at the
Chamber of Commerce. The meeting
will continue turnout the day until
the district organization Is complete.
Many to Topeka
1t is expected that as a result Of
the information and data which Will
be compiled at the meeting tomorroW
that the Second dist-t t of Kansas viii
soon be in a position to compete ana
share in the struggle for war orders
As things shape up at present II LOOKS
as tho nearly every manufacturer IN
the district will be present at the
meeting.
This meeting tomorrow Is not
strictly good wilP' affair. according
70 C. P Buck chairman for the dis
trfct It is of vital Importance to both
manufacturer and to the government
Buck said today that the war indus
tries board is already taking steps to
make it increasingly difficult for man
l1fa cturers of other than war essen
tails to obtain either machinery, ma
teriaIs or labor. Buck said that I'M
less a plant is enga ged in the making
of var essentials that plant may soon
find itself in the position of having
to close down.
IT is the war, Buck asserted, and
every plant and factory must do its
utmost to mobilize its machinery and
man power to the turning ont of war
essentials. This war is a war OF the
people, and as such must be waged
by all classes and all industries
West Now Has A Chance.
In an interview today Buck pointed
to the introduction of the New Eng
land district as an evidence that the
Western and Central states are to be
given an equal chance on war indus
tries. All of the New England
states eastern Pennsylvania and New
York. New Jersey and the Baltimore
district have been included in the war
industries Introduction which is in eff
feet an order forbidding the estab-
lishment of any more Industries in the
congested manufacturing region. This
move, according to Buck, puts a pre-
MUM on western and central loca-
tons and it is thru the complete or
CARNATIONS of the district war indus
tries boards that the dreams of manu-
facturers concerning war orders may
be realized.
Program OF Meeting.
The complete program for the meet
ing alto o'clock at the Chamber of
Commerce tomorrow morning fol-
lows:
Select temporary secretary for meeting
only.
Purpose of meeting by chairman; explain
plan of resources and conversion section.
war industries board: method of operating
thru twenty geographical regions, etc. as
covered in proceedings Of organization
July L Illustrate by use OF man. classi-
fication and questionnaires- Report fnan-
ciaI plan adopted by Executive Committee
Ratify the boundaries of each district
and If not satisfactory arrange with adj
joining districts for any realignment- Any
change must be mutually agreeable
either the temporary chairman or another
Elect n vice chairman.
Elect permanent District Secretary.
preferably some one actively identified
with the Chamber OF Commerce or some
trade organization in Headquarters city
so as TO make the organizations facilities
Elect chairman for each OF the ten
classification committees. castings. etc.
and instruct them to choose as their gov
erntng committees sub-chairuan for each
sub-ciassification. with the further under
standing that each sub-chairInan will have
as many on his committe as may be neces-
sary
II not already done. arrange TO furnish
Kansas City Regional headquarters at
once with typewritten classified list of all
manufacturers in district tin the ten clnss-
ifications} with addresses.
Eacir district to assume responsibility for
getting manufacturers in district to con-
tribute voluntarily to financial p1an.
Copy of proceedings of district meeting
with record of attendance to be sent to
Kansas City Regional headquarters, signed
by chairman and secretary.
Report to Kansas City Regional head
quarters on blank provided for purpose,
full district organization {name, address.
business and telephone number of each
NAM signed by chairman and secretary.