The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-05
PRIORITY ORDERS
PUT INTO EFFECT
Regulations Apply to Every
Company Engaged With
Metal Production.
CLASSIFY INDUSTRIES
Blanket Certificates Will
Not Be Issued for Any
Industries.

Washington, Feb. 4.---Far reaching
priority regulations were put into eff
feet tonight by the war industries
board TO expedite the production of
war supplies. The regulations applied
to all individuals, firms, associations,
and corporations engaged in the pro-
duction of "copper" iron and steel, and
In the manufacture of their products;
chemicals, cotton ducks and woollen
cloth and all such other raw materials
and manufactured products as may be
deemed necessary later.
Priority in the production Of coal
and coke, or food and fuels, is not ad-
ministered by the priorities committee
of the war industries board. but comes
under the fuel or food administrations
The committee, however, win consider
applications for priority assistance to
procure tools, equipment, or supplies
for the production OF these .commodi-
ties.
Divides Work.
Hereafter all work is divided into
four general classes, instead OF three,
as heretofore. Glass "A, which must
take precedence In all plants over
everything else, will comprise only
emergency war work OF a special or
urgent nature. Glass A comprises all
other war work. such as arms, ammu-
milton. destroyers, submarines, air.
planes, locomotives, etc, and the ma
terial commodities required in their
production. The third class, designated
class b, will include work not prima-
iily designated for the prosecution OF
the war. but being Of public interest
and essential to the national welfare.
The final class. c, for which no certi-
ficates will be issued, will comprise all
other work.
TO Insure Delivery.
The classification Of an order" the
committee states, simply means that
It shall be given such precedence over
orders Of lower classification as may
be necessary (and only such as may
be necessary to insure delivery on
the date specified in the order 1t does
not mean that work should cease on
orders Of a lower classification or that
the order should be completed and de-
livery made In advance OF. orders TAX
ing lower specification Ii this is not
necessary to effect delivery within the
date specified. Tho one to whom q
priority certificate is directed should
make his own production plans so as
to get the maximum Of efficiency out
of his operations, making all deliveries
at the times contracted for, IL pos
sible and where this is not possible.
giving precedence to the orders taking
the highest classification"
No Blanket Certificates.
Blanket certificates of priority will
not be issued In any case. Certificates
will apply only to specific orders for
materials. commodities or work.
Application for priority should be
made by the person placing the order
In the name OF the department for
which the order Is placed, but provision
Is made for government contractors tc
make application direct If their need
is urgent.
Tho regulations ara subscribed to
by the secretaries of war and navy
the chairman OF the shipping board
the president Of the emergency flee
corporation and the chairman of the
council of national defense.