The Washington herald., 1918-09-09
INDUSTRY LIST
FOR PRIORITY
RECOMPILED
Supersedes Former Classih-
cations; Defines Essential
and Nonessential Work.

The priorities division OF the War
Industries Board has compiled a new
priorities list which 1t declares to be
1.-The master-key governing the flow
Of basis industrial elements TO the
Industries essential to the war pro-
gram. It supersedes all previous
listing"
The new priorities list Is not only
to be the guide for priorities in the
supply of raw material ard in trans
porta ton. but is also the basis for
the guidance Of local boards in ex-
emption and deferred classification in
the new draft. and the governing
factor in the distribution Of labor.
capital. facilities. material. trsnspor-
tatlon and fuel for the industries.
nis exrIained that Class T. as fixed
IN this order. inclndes those indus
tres deemed OF intrinsic Importance
OF the produc. for use during the war
and urgency" which. again trans
lated. means that the industries list
ed as "Class t. will have all the
advantag ges OF priority orders in sup
ply OF raw material. in the trans
portstion Of finished products, in the
deferred classification Of labor. in
the granting Of loans or permission
to increase capital stock or make
bond issues.
The other classes. II. III and ~,
It is said. are so near together that
the line drawn by the priorities order
is hardly 10 be considered. and they
are simply held. as a whole. above
uon-essential industries.
Essential CIaSsiheatIons.
The real priority list. the industries
coming under the Glass I classifca-
tion, is as follows:
| Aircraft. ammunition, army and
navy Carsensls and navy yards( cam
tonments and camps). arms tsmalD,
blast furnaces (producing pig iron).
chemicals (for war purposes. coke
| (for war purposes). domestic consum-
ers Wuel and electric energy for resi-
Dental purposes. incluiing apart
tment houses and hotels. explosives
for war purposes. feed. foods. guns
Qarge). mines (coaD. oil and gas, pub
ilic institutions and buildings. rail-
ways. ships maintenance. opera
tions and shipbuildinG). steel-making
furnaces. steel plate mills.
As Class II. the following have been
listed in the priorities orGer:
Brass and copper (plants engaged
principally in rolling and drawing
copper, brass and other copper alloys
in the form of sheets, rods. wire and
tubes). coke mot otherwise CLASSIFIED,
cranes tplants engaged principally in
manufacturing locomotive or travel
ing cranes), ferro-alloys. machine
tools. mines tproducing metals and
ferro-alIoy minerals), RAILWAYS mot
operated by governmenO. steel rail
mills. War and Navy departments
(construction work., wire rope and
rope wire
Glass III Is as follows:
Chain (pIauts engaged principally in
manufacturing iron and steel chain).
domestic consumers (fuel and cleo
trio energy not otherwise specifically
Iisted). electrical equipment, explo-
sives mot otherwise listed. foods
(not otherwise specifically listed. ice.
mines (plants engaged principally in
manufacturing mining tools or equip
| menO. oil and gas equipment or
| supplies), steel exclusive of those
taking higher classihcatioD, tin
plates, tools (smaln.
| Class " as follows: Bags. boots and
shoes chemicals mot otherwise clas-
sifed. cotton, drugs. farm imple-
| ments. fertilizers. Ere brick. food con-
| tainers. insecticides and funcicides.
laundries. newspapers and periodicals.
pulp and paper. soap. tanners, tar
ming. textiles. tobacco. twinc.
"The ipclusions of the industries
and plants on this preference list
does not operate as an embargo
against all others" the War Indus
tries Board states. but the effect
is to defer the requirements OF all
| other industries and plants until the
requirements of those on the prefer
erce list shall have been satisfied.
The paramount purpose Of priorities
is the selective mobilization of the
products of the soil. the mines and
| the factories for direct and indi-
rect war needs in such a way as win
! most effectively contribute toward
| winning the war"