South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01
WHAT WILL BE THE
COURSE OF GERMANY.
THE S. O. S. OF THE SHIPPING BOARD

Massachusetts, Pennsyiv MIA Virginia Maryland New
sistance obtaining fuel given to firms in New
York Pennsylvania, Jersey Florida. Texas. Mis-
sissppi Maryland, Georgia Washington This
involved proceedings extending from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific from Canada the gulf.
To adequately cover the field in which it operates
the supply division has about 10 special departments
in the home office and 10 district supply managers.
with headquarters in Boston. New York Philadelphia,
Youngstown, Washington. Atlanta Chicago, St Louis,
San Francisco and Seattle
HOW THE WORK Is DONE
Take single product steel for example OF the work
done The district supply manager must keep record
o supply each yard, reporting the
received fabricated and erected and the reserve supply
This enables the supply division to report steel require
ments industries board each month Heads
of departments in Philadelphia in constant touch.
District purchasing officers located in Seattle,
San Francisco, New Orleans Jacksonville. Baltimore.
York. Boston and Cleveland. They are emergency
purchasing who always prepared to give inn
mediate assistance TO district supervisors and officers
when there is pressing demand for material or
products
Frequently it has been found by rearranging the
physical side of factory greater speed could be OBJ
tanned That has done by experts from the supply
division. Labor troubles too settled.
tracts have been split where firms had undertaken
than they could accomplish
In every case the expedtor carried the meaning Of
the war right into the shop or the office and 1T can't
be done" soon wiped out and 1T will be done
thus when Germany decided to take on America
something in the shipbuildng line that will
flourish long after she is conquered What the future
store has been forecast by Mr.. Hurley. whose
afforded the broadest possible outlook. Mr..
Hurley South American delegates recently in
this country that shipbUildng would eventually
greatly increased commerce with them and other
nations.
To American citizens he said that the people in
farming communities mining communities and the
great consuming centers must learn 20 understand
ships. them and support them; that they must
make the direct connection Of ships with their own
purchasers and consumers-to link up ships
every American community and industry.-to
think Of ships national assets-to understand ships
possibilities and behind ships and support
them on the broadest and most permanent lines.
Building ship is much akin 70 building house.
but difference vital Foundation, walls
and roof necessary for house but also Is the hull
essential TO the ship. But the shells is much
house than is the hull ship.
MUST PROVIDE LAST DETAIL.
Ordinarily, when the hull is launched the ship is
only three-fourths finished If it takes 200 days 20
build ship ordinarily about 50 Of these used
in Quitting it. often when house is delivered" 20
the owner the real work OF finishing the house has
lust begun with a ship II must be complete.
from rudoer the 10 the little flag way up
the iackstan before leaves the builder That why
there is supply division in the Emergency Fleet
poration that has equal in the world
In an address the Pacific coast shipbuilders
Charles NJ Schwab director general OF the Emergency
Fleet corporation. said: We have great OF