Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-04
[R. BLOOM if ADS |P,R, DISTRICT OF 1 WAR INDUSTRIES \ Mobilize Manufactures Iof 13 Counties for Fed
 eral Contracts bTJNTY MANAGERS
 TO BE APPOINTED ,thoast Arkansas Factories to Help in the War Against Germany by Making Supplies for the
 Military

Mobilization of the industries of 13 |,nties in Southeast Arkansas for ! distribution of war supply con l let's was begun yesterday by tn kction of B. B. Bloom, secretary of Chamber of Commerce. as chief of ! Pine Bluff district of the St. Louis tision Of the resources and conver- | In section of the war industries hrd. Pine Bluff will be headquar- S. MT. Bloom will immediately be- the organization of the 12 coun' and will name a manager for fh.
 Representatives of virtually every ustrial plant in Pine Bluff and teral from other towns attended the kanization meeting which was held the Chamber of Commerce. It lied ty Ray Mcintyre and D. B.. 1en. who, as representatives of the amber of Commerce. attended a di- lion meeting at St. Louis last week 3l received instructions for the or |hization.
 Purpose Of Organization. ! speech delivered at Atlantic City kently by Charles E. Otis. chief of
 resources and conversion section [ the war trades board was read by Bloom. In brief the purpose of
 organization is to survey all in- btries in the United States to ob- h data on what war supplies they capable of making either as they Ind or by change of machinery. and also list the number of industries kt are non-essential. The war has kome one of material and supplies . we'll as Of men and the govern mt plans to utilize every manu' tory possible in speeding up the king of war supplies. It has become
 policy of the government to dis bute contracts all over the country tead of developing the industries i'll } section, as in the east at present
 embargo already has been placed
 building new war plants and en- ging old ones in the east.
 To Pine Bluff, Jefferson county ana
 13 counties in the Pine Bluff dis 1t the organization means that the |ustries in this section will oe ut'l- to help the United States win
 war by making government sup es. Most of these. of course, will
 confined to timber, lumber and ir products, such as ship and car terial, cartridge boxes, and boxes
 shipping various kinds of war ma
 al and munitions to the army in lnce, auto spokes, etc. The Arkan-
 Oak Flooring company, the Ark Jas Short Leaf Lumber company,
 Mcintyre mill and the Pine Bluff hke Shoe company now are making yernment supplies.
 Bloom to Visit Counties.
 (1r Bloom probably will visit the bnty seats in the other f2 coun-' to appoint county managers who l list the industries and what they urtacture. This data will be given Mr. Bloom and he will send it to
 division office at St. Louis. GOV bment contracts probably will be kt to MT. Bloom with instructions as where to place them.
 The 13 counties in the district are (ferson, Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln evcland, Drew. Chicot, Ashley, Brad, Union, Calhoun, Ouachita and lumbia.
 Representatives of the following ms attended the meeting: Arkansas Drt Leaf Lumber company. Jeffer' Hardwood Lumber company. Pine bff Spoke company, Morgan Veneer hpany, Pine Bluff Land and Lum-
 company, Dilley Foundry com by, Turner Bedding company. w. Crawford Wagon company, Arkan
 Oak Flooring company, Arkansas
 Supply company. B. c. Chappesll
 Waldstein, Pine Bluff Cotton Oll hpany, H. F. Mcintyre and sons ferson Tire and Equipment com hy. R. w. Marx Of McPhee-Claytoo
 T. TN