The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
USE Topeka PLAN
War Industries Boards of Kan
sas Favor Local Work.
This District Far Ahead of 9th
ers in New Activities.
C. P. BUCK IS VICE CHAIRMAN
TOpekan Given Important Place
I'm X. C. Conference.
Transform Factories Into War
Time "Liberty Plants"

The work of Transforming the in
dustrial plants of the Fourteenth Re-
gional zone Of the resources and con-
version section of the war industries
board is already under way. The
transition of the plans engaged in
peace time manufacturing to plants
blazing and roaring under the high
pressure of war time contracts for
war munitions and war essentials will
be begun Immediately.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of tn regional board executive
committee at the Hotel Baltimore in
Kansas City Wednesday, a permanent
Frederick L. Dickey, general manager
of the w. S. Dickey Clay Manufacture
ing company, Kansas City. was elected
permanent chairman of the regional
board in place of Franklin D. Crabbs,
president of the Kansas City Chamber
of Commerce, resigned, and who is
now regional adviser.
C. P. Buck. president of the Per-
lection Metal Products company. To-
peka, was elected permanent vice
chairman of the board. John NJ.
Guild, Kansas City, was elected secre-
tary-trea surer of the board. The per-
manent office of the regional board
will be maintained at the Kansas City
Chamber Of Commerce.
Adopt Topeka Plan.
OF the nineteen reports made at the
meeting of the board by the chairmen
of the nineteen sub-regional boards,
the report of c. P. Buck, chairman of
the Second District of Kansas sub
regional board, was unique and out
standing in that it showed that the
Topeka district has already gone far
ther in it's rsanization than any other
one of the sub-regional boards.
According to Bucks report, the
Second district of Kansas board has
already begun to act in an advisory
capacity to the factories included in
the sixteen Kansas counties in the dis
trict. 1t was the sentiment of the
meeting that the other eighteen dis
tricts take up this work and pattern
after the accomplishments of the To-
peka board as soon as possible.
Buck reported to the meeting that
the Second district factories have al
ready been called upon for informa-
ton concerning their ability to engage
in the production of cartridge belt
boxes to be used for holding the long
ammunition belts for Browning ma
! chine guns. Factories working
wood which are equipped with dove
failing machines will be eligible to OBJ
tain orders for this contract. The
Second district. board has also been
called on to show its ability to ruanu-
facture heavy ship and machine gun
lCISiHSS.
The Fourteentis regional board will
be financed thru a system of dues
charged the factories suborainate to
the regional board on the following
schedule:
Plants employing from fifty to one
hundred persons in all capacities will
pay $500 101 to 200. SIS: pol to 400,
500: 301 to 500, $3.50; sol to 1000,
$500; more than 1000, $3.50. Plants
employing less than fifty persons will
pay $25. This money will be collected
as reeded in installments of rs per
cent and covers no definite time. New
levies will be made as needed.
Executive Committee.
The members of the executive COM
mittee of the zone are:
Nbrasks-W. j. Monaghan, Omaha
Frank 1. Winger, Lincoln.
Kansas-C. Hastings, Atchison; R
o. Mccormick. wi -hita; C. P. Buck,
Topeka.
Missouri. J.'Cole. Nevada; John
| D. Moore, Rich Hill; L. T. LIE Tow
Joplin; ]. W. Lehr and T. w. Dodd
St Joseph F. D. Crabbs, ]. NJ. Guild
H. ]. Perkins. Solomon Stoddard and
| Fred L. Dickey. Kansas City.
Oklahoma-R. M. McFarlin and c
II. Douglas, Tulsa; H. " Kahle, Okla,
| hOma Cit G.. A Gesell Muskopee