South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01

IS O. s" historic as the wireless cry from the
70 all ships afoat, hurry hurry to the rescue or
sister ship in distress, taken wider signih-
and function 1t is now not only call for help,
but II is j cry Of triumph, yet for all that mighty
cry of hurry! hurry hurry! hurry"
In France there is branch Of the military service
known as the IS O. S." which service of supply.
The title its function which is to see that tho
lighting forces get their supplies.
United states Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
oornoraton there is another IS. o. San organiza-
+,o1 known as the supply division" II is the
direction OF NJ c. Tuttle, manager, and small army
of assistants.
the trenches this division does for the men In the
shipyards. them supplied with the multitude
of things required for the building and Quitting OF
ships.
1t is this IS. o. s" call which is heard now in the
workshops Of the TO coast for Americas
great merchant marine is sliding from the ways fast
The supply division of the emergency fleet Is on the
jump to keep things going.
on Oct 30 shipyards in the United
states with a total of 96S ways The supply division
not only purchases produces, dispatches and trans
ports majority of those yards but is frequently
called upon assist shpbuding contractors who have
MUST OBTAIN ALL SUPPLIES.
supply division must see to it that everything
that goes into shp-from the steel and wood and
of the hulls to the smallest detail coming
under the Of ships stores'-is not only "pur-
chased produced. dispatched and transported but
that is where IL is wanted when 1t is wanted To
have il yard is almost as roube-nlak-
ing as not to have It there time.
To accomplish these ends the jurisdiction of the
rIv division was defined as embracing the negotiating
and awarding all contracts for ship supplies and
equipments: genera supervision and production of all
materials and their distribution and transportation;
tabIshing operating and controlling intermediate
storage yards and stCrehouses and with the approval Of
the vice president In charge of construction the build
irg of new factories, works increasing the faci
ties Of those already engaged In the manufacture Of
ship materials the Emergency Fleet corporation;
communicating manufacturing facilities and the modi
fving Of contracts when approved by the
vice president in charge Of construction.
The supply division is in close touch with manufac-
urrs in every of the United States
and some abroad. In address before the Illinois
manufacturers association. Chairman Hurley OF the
United states shipping board said that when speak
OF building ships really manufacturing
them that manufacturers are in many cases running
the shpyards and that back in the steel mills, ma
chine shops ard other Industrial plants OF the country
rnanufa cturers making ships.
phase the work OF this department, ordinarily
foreign purchasing department is that OF swapping
experience and unying knotty financial and labor
problems that confront supply houses
MORE THAN PURCHASING AGENCY.
The manager obtains great deal OF practical in
formation the facts recited and whenever
he has found a corresponding situation he has been
able TO outline plan OF cooperation demonstrated TO
be successful Here the clearing house idea put
into practical operation
The popular conception OF this branch OF the
ernrlents shpbuding enterprise. doubtless is that Of
= great purchasing agency constantly importuned b.