The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16

against the Standard Steel Car com
pany. and after legal conference in
which the STANDARD Steel Car company
were advised by their counsel, the car
company was obliged to pay for the
work done by the electric company TO
an amount of more than 800 900 in ex-
cess of the amount reported by he gov
eminent engineers. The good faith Of
the car company in dealing with it's
creditors was shown by this action. al
though they had reason to believe at the
time that the government would raise
objections 10 making payment to them.
The facts We're all known 10 the
United States and the claim OF the
Car company has been under considera.
ton for months. but up TO this time
they are stin out Of pocket over slO0,-
600 on this account.
The other matters relating 20 the
chest Of silver and the automobile re-
ferred 70 in question, are matters in
volving the electric company. ana not
the car company. as the contract pro-
vided for the overhead expense 10 be
computed only on the direct labor and
direct material used in the electric in
stallation. and the cost Of such gratu-
ties as made by officials Of the electric
company were not therefore any part
Of the cost 10 the government for the
work done. They were fully investi-
gated months ago BY the officers Of the
government and all the facts In posses
sion OF the car company were fully
stated 10 them. Mr.. August Schneider,
an employee Of the car company. men
toned in connection with this was un-
der orders at the time when investiga-
official capacity at one of the companys
plants there. but was held in this coun-
try until the investigation was conclud-
ed, with instructions to make fun state
rnent OF all facts known 70 him. with
the entire confidence that nothing to the
discredit Of the car company was in
voIved in either of the matters stated.
Mr.. jerks said. referring again to
the building Of gun carriages. it is al
ways matter of pride to find that
work is done for less than the estimat-
ed cost The efficiency of the company's
organization and plans made by this
company and Of it's manufacturing
methods devised reduced the cost far
below the estimates and saved the gov
eminent several million dollars.
The car company has not UP TO the
present time received q cent eff profit
upon this enormous transaction and the
government stil owes It hundreds Of
thousands of dollars. actually paid from
its treasury upon contract which il
undertook reluctantly TO meet the
needs of the government and which
displaced from its factory other con-
tracts on which profits could have
been easily realized.
The Standard steel Car Company has
received Official commentator FOR the
assistance rendered the government dur
ing the war period. All Of its sixteen
plants IN the United states and two in
France were given up exclusively TO the
work OF the several departments of the
United states government and its allies.
Manufacture of the Standard S" auto
mobile was voluntarily suspended and
the gas engine plants turned cut motors
for aeroplanes and trench locomotives.
The equipment needed for the famous
14-ineh naval batteries. was quietly
rushed through the Hammond plant and
to France without even the men con-
structing it being aware of its purpose.
OF the vast number of cars built in
America for use of the American forces
on French railways. the sight of which