The sun., 1918-03-11
MUNITIONS WORK
IS RE0RGANIZED
Country Divided Into Ten Pro-
duction Districts by War
Department.
INDUSTRIES COORDINATED
Business Experts Selected as
Supervisors to Assist
Baruch.
Special DespotcA to Tax Srx

Special Despdtch to TIE SrN.
WARRINGTON, March 1O.-The division
Of the country into ten districts and the
| appointment OF chiefs OF production to
, direct the organization and speeding up
Of munitions production in each section
were announced to-day by the War De-
| partment. For the present the officers
will be concerned with assisting manu-
facturers engaged on contracts for the
Fordnancs Department. but Il will prove
the grouHdwork for q well knit system,
Of GoveyHtant cooperation and control
Of industri2I relations. and will be util-
ised BY ether departments, including
those ~ SarcFAft production. transport
and tAS 8hipplng Board.
1t Is the most important Development
under the Baker reorganization scheme
Of tho War Department and will be a
powerful factor in the programme of
industrial organization and control which
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman Of the
War Industries Board, is to bring about.
The plan gives to every manufacturer
| a nearby official to whom he can appeal
for guidance. and gives to the Govern
ment points OF contact with every sec
ton Of the country where munitions pro-
duct!on il under way.
The plan safeguards the manufacturer
against the danger OF having his needs
overlooked by the central Administra-
ton at Washington and gives to the Gov
ernment close contact which will pre-
vent Ignorance Of tho exact progress Of
work on contracts.
VIII Tabulate Resources.
The first work Of the business men
who have been asked to leave their pr.
vate interests to supervise the new Of
Ace will lie in speeding up the produc-
ton Of munitions for the Ordnance De-
partment. But in this work they will
tabulate the manufacturing resources OF
their district and will be able to give
any purchasing department of the Gov
ernment exact and ready information
as to the wisdom Of placing contracts
for further war work with manufac-
turers In any district.
The possibilities Of service which the
new divisional offices can give to the
Government appear to be almost unlim-
tied. Survey and first hand reports Of
labor. raw material and power capacities
can he reliably gathered and forwarded
and In these days when much Of the
GOVERNMENTS business is being con-
Quoted by long distance telephone 1t will
be possible for any board to untangle a
question while still In session by calling
up the district ofiice OF any division.
Much OF the credit for working out the
new plan Is being given to Col. Guy Il.
Tripp of New York. formerly chairman
OF the Westinghouse company and now
chief OF the production division OF the
Ordnance Department. Under his plan
the finance and inspection divisions OF
the ordnance department VIII use the
district offices ms headquarters. thus CO.
ordinating the work OF the entire depart
ment In every section OF the country.
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Illuminating Company to take the posi-.