The sun., 1918-09-09
Us. ANNOUNCES IT'S
PRIORITY CLASSES


ConteNred FROM Ftyst fups.
panies, gas plants not otherwfse class-
ned. tsicphone and telegraph oompanies
water supply companies and like general
utilities. railways not operated by inc
United States. excluding those operated
as plant facilities
GLASS THREE.
Plants engaged principally In pro-
ducing food not otherwise listed. not IN
Guiding soft drinirs. confectionery ana
chewing gum. Ice. mining tools ana
equipment, equipment and supplies Tor
producing or transporting oil or gas Tor
mechanical purposes, iron and Steel
chains. electrical equipment. explosives
not otherwise listed. tin plate. and small
or hand tools for working wood or
metal, fuel and electric energy Tor 90
rpevtio consumers not otherwise listed.
steel rolling and drawing mills NOT
otherwise listed. maintenance OK pubic
buildings other than those used as nos
pitfalls and santariune.
CLASS FOUR.
I.aundries plants engaged prinoi-
paIly in producing and manuiactuiins
hemp, jute and cotton bags. manufac-
turing chemicals not otherwise nNeo'
medicines and medical and surgical sup
plies. fertilizers, fire brick. gray iron ano
malleable iron castings. food containers
insecticides and fungicides. soap. tanned
leather and tanning extracts. cotton ano
woollen textiles, including spinning
weaving and finishing cotton ana wooiier
knit goods, textile machinery, bindei
| Irvine and rope. plants engaged e1ciu
sively in manufacturing boots and shoes
plants engaged exclusively In manuiac
turing pulp and paper. cotton compress
ing, plants engaged principally IN pro
ducing newspapers or periodicals wh,ci
are entered at the post office as secont
class matter. plants preserving. dryins
curing. packing and storing tobacco. ou
not for manufacturing and marketing.
To-day's list Is the most importan
division Of the industries OF the countr
vet made and Is designed not only
| a master key for purposes OF the drar'
but for future flow of all tho basic IN
dustrial elements into industries essen
tial to the war programme.
Every plant coming within this class,
f,cation must file not later than tho .1bt
| OF eaCn mOnIn Will tHc o|cios~~as -,
Priorities Board. Washington. d. C..
report covering its activities during tn
preceding month. Any plant failing
f,le such report win be dropped from tn
preference list.
1t is explained by the War Industrie
Board that between Glasses 2. B and
there is no complete or absolute prefer
ence. Class /, however, stands alone
that all it's requirements as to bot
labor and material must be fully satit
fed before preference is given to III
other classes.
Factors Involved.
J In deciding the relative importAnc
Of industries considers ttuo was given
all OF these factors:
I. The intrinsic Importance Of mar
J ufactured product, and the urgency {
it's need for war or other essential pull
poses.
.. Tho necessity OF maintaining, stir
ulatin1 or increasing tho quality {
} production Of an essential commodity 6
product.
3. The proportion Of the capacity OF
factory or plant which II devoted to II
} manufacture OF essential products q
recognised by the list.
"A high priority classification do<
not always mean" It IL explained. "thi
! the product Of the industry or plant I
. classified is OF greater intrinsic in
portance than those OF industries ar
! plants in a lower classification. or NJ
appearing at all on the preference lis
but that taking into account the urgenc
OF the demand, and the relation OF u
supply to demand. it is IN the public II
terest that the artificial stimulus
priority should be applied. All prior''
Is relative and implies purposeful di
elimination"
In grouping the industries on u
preference list. many plants we're four
which were entitled to preference trea
ment, Mr.. Parker explained, althout
the indust Sies to which they belong,
were not entitled to a place on the lis
In other instances. an industry was p
on the list. but a higher classificatic
was given to particular plants. Tn
arrangement he said further. was dt
30 the intrinsic value. or urgency OF u
products and commodities which the Il
: dlvidual factory was turning out.
> This list Is made up OF industries Ar
, plants which IN the public interest a
deemed entitled to preferential trea
ment.' he declared
Industrial Standpoint.
, In explaining further the purposes
, the list from an industrial standpoir
Mr.. Parker said:
, Where II Is impossible not only
maintain but to stimulate and increa
production to satisfy abnormal deman
. created by war requirements hi
rating Is necessary even though the /
4 trinsic importance OF the product m;
t, be less than that OF other produc
, placed In a lower classification due
! the fact that the supply OF such 9th
products equals the demand without I
-. stimulus OF high priority. Where it
a necessary 10 speed the production OF