Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22
VCLAND DEMOB|L|z|NG
. WAR PLANTS SPEEDILY
ore Than Five Billions Worth of
Munitions to BE Iscarranged
by Government.
Victories ARE CONVERTED
|'turn to Pescc-Time Production,
While Workers Keep Jobs-Isest
OF Year Will See Completion Of
Great Manufacturing Turnover.

While Workers Keep Jobs-Itest
OF Year Will See Completion Of
Great Manufacturing Turnover.
ny PATRICK OTLAHsItTY.
worth of munitionss stores and
operties are being denobilized in
eat Britain alone. Already the de-
opiiization Of shell-hlling factories
c,orles which, when the great Cease
put an end 10 hostilitics. We're
rnlns out over 1900 tons OF filled
eiis a week.-Mrs. been completed.
athin six weeks after the signing OF
arnisticc, over 10000 persons have
zen taken off munitions production
70 sent about their peace time duties.
tVcn before Eritain'S peace time in
lstries have had time TO spring up
.ain, many OF them have been swal-
wed up in Jobs preliminary to the
IA na' hsa,i' OF industry on peace
Glory. out of HOO workers who
iu oeen demobilized, over 1000 were
:rGhmpioy.d inside Of three weeks.
Ihese figures show the stupendous
.se WIN which Britain tx adjusting
,aseii TO the conditions Of peace.
Isl industry which AZ Grst poured a
ont, ana then rvulet, and then a
ream, and finally "a fiood-an indus
> which REQUIRED four bitter years
'F IT'S erection, Was suddenly damned
by the signing Of the armistice.
ow in-an incredibly shor, sDace Of
me, the food is being diverted.
ASK or DINEnTING
MANUFACTURE; TEUEI:-FoI.D
HE task Of divertins IT is lhre.-fold:
Inc ilnnluation of contracts
icIpihs nrms formerly ON Inuui-
1ns 10 turn over 10 peace work
DiSpoSins of war materials Of all
. mus IN every thcater OF war and for
Ennry departncut OF tho government,
men the tremendous amounts OF
10. stores arc taken into considera-
v ,yH ana i me fact that they affect
sihe what 4 hercuIean job IL is To-
~ me pest prices for the government,
the disposal Of these stocks and a,
nc same .!inc avoid disloca,inr in
ustF| by dumping vast uilaIti,ios ar
-" or second hand products on the
aihets. To steer an even course be-
oyer ., rnnent and the interests OF prj
81 'huustry-to avoid dumping on a
never before w!tnesscd-is ono
,.o me most Intricate business problems
When hos,ilities ended for cNa,nDI.
were more than 10000 persons
' mpt,Vyed IN the supervision or the
inni,ions industries alone. These OH
ously must be the las; 10 De dc,noiJ-
z 20 but by The time thi. reaches
nradi 'he'r number VIII have been re-
roceed, although the task Of iinriS,, 'I
III, contracts and dispoainE of storcs
~ doubtless take VI most Of 1919
TAFF' OF INSPECTORS
GREW TO 10000
The STAFF Of inspectors OF munitions
res which has been built up dir
Va the war from handful ,f ~,
ih,ined men at the beginning Of hos
Fntlcs. 10 over 10000 rNpcrts a, ~
na OF possibilities, was reduced. six
his remainder Is being enn,oyci ;o
! thr former munitions fac;oric. in
ffsn3e eish.gS and schedplins the stocks
rder to assist in the rapid se,,len.n,
accounts between contractors ana
H. -ftHiStfy OF munitions. under which
'ast munitions Industry has
me instant news OF the armisticc
cached the government the low OF
,n9 INTO the var thcatcrs was
4ioppcd along with the. flow OF mate
tais into munitions works. Within :,
fe~ days restrictions on the civilian
Sc OF many of the most Important
t acf 'a's o, "e p,,o swep; away and al!
FORKS were declared ayaIIabi,. fnr
CAGE purposes.
lover and workman engaged on tnu-
'tions was given notice to nuit his
t:b, as from November II. 1915. and 10
3ecurc ,other employment. y carefuIly.
orkcu out government scheme y-ns
lnhouhced At once TO avoid disiocatIon
ff labor. to provide funds for Wort
people who needed help while r.,,inp
rev, new JOB. ana TO provide CONNECTION
IN u ne" job AS rapidly as possible
~ th;s was ready long in advance. ana
3mm cd'atsiy upon the end Of nghtirr
Ras clapped into effect.
ToPPAGE or SHELL
MAKING AFFECTS steel.
l, is easy TO imagine III" effect that
{rics in britain. As long as the ight-
aaE lasted. practically all The steel in
ne conntrT was used for war pun
ndus tries--shipsuildin for instance
Pin adjust themselves to peace con
iiions without effort. yet the stopnare
1 shell production alone cut off from
| he steel trade an enormous outlet for
rs products. As far as the engineer
Slg shops are concerned. "A period OF
isiocat!on extending over several
months is bound to ensue
New projects have TO he formed and
he shops have 10 be cleared for a new
arrangement OF machinery New or
ers, however. have been pouring into
= he steel works, nd the Situati ion
hight easily have hccn one OF terrible
onfusion. had not the government con-
inued in charge by fixing home and
xnort prices for steel IN to Nav /.
1919. and provided FOR tho rcnnovai
radually OF The government subsidies.
I'y these measures the steel and iron
radc have been steadied
Restrictions on the purchase and
nufacture OF machine tools were re-
bowed almos, Immediately after the
rmistie.e.. and the machine-tooI trade
b now doing well. Munitions contrac-
orS We're ::;,rG nv III" government
hat they we're III liberty 10 apply their
Ioois to civil work for tho payment Of
reasonable. rental. in case they do
Dot wish ultimately tn buy the tools.
70 the great key trade. the mannfac
= ure of machine tools. has been libcr-
ted and is already functioning freely
nd busily.
BENEFIT
by AnMISTICE SIGNING
Iron and steel and nonferrous metals
we're allowed to be ordered and sup
Rlied without priority or classified ton
fr the, reference number formerly re-
uircd by the government. Contrac-
ors stocks may be used for any kind