Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29
HARRISBURG
A BEEHIVE OF
WAR INDUSTRY
Everything From Shells to
Plates For Ships and Big
Mounts Made Here

The city's part in the war was
record of which the municipality Is
proud. Every call for men whether
for the Nations armed service o.
for the big industrial plants Was
snswered to the full quota. Harris
burg, it will be remembered, es-
capped two draft calls because Of
the heavy volunteer enlistments.
While many cities found it neces-
sary to call on the Federal govern
ment for money and assistance TO
meet the greatly increased demands,
Harrisburg points to its accomplish
ment without the aid of one single
outside agency.
Harrisburg money. Harrisburg
men and Harrisburg initiative fu:-
nished the backing for every la
dustrial project, expanded every IA
cihty for war and home work and
kept its home life normal. Street
car systems. public utilities and
business ventures which did not
benefit by the profits made in many
war contracts were kept in success
full operation under the strained
conditions.
Profit by Lessons Learned
The lessons learned during the
war are proving of immense benefit
to local industries, businessmen
said to-day. Plants which have
been expanded have been kept busy
and the increased facilities Will
mean much in the future when the
demands of peace begin to make
themselves felt. Then, too, it was
said, that thousands of men have
received invaluable training in
many lines of skilled endeavor
which has increased their earning
power many fold.
AT Steelton the big plant OF the
Bethlehem Steel Company is ready
to go ahead on a much larger pro-
gram than would have been at,
tempted before the war. Thousands
of men have been trained in steel
making and the facilities for turn
ing out high grade products are
much increased over 1917. The
plant made millions of shell castings.
plates, girders and other war mu-
nitions.
The same is true of the Central
Iron and Steel Company. Here
plates. for steel ships We're turned
out in huge quantities and its prod
uct now is found on every one o.
the high seas. These plates were
round by the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration to be of immense value IN
hurrying through the building pro-
gram which materially aided in
beating down the enemy.
A New Achievement
The story of the Harrisburg Pipe
and Pipe Bending Company has
been told many times. Shells with
out number were turned out for
big and little guns for the armies OF
Uncle Sam and his Allies and for
the American Navy. Steel cases also
were made for gas containers. Day
ana night, week in and week out
the Dig plant kept working ever
one OF the twenty-four hours to pie
up munitions behind the armed
men.
At the plant of the Harrisburg
Boiler Manufacturing Company all
energies were turned towards max
ing the big complicated gun mounts
used for the heavy artillery which
Uncle Sam was sending.to the front.
Ihere the achievement was slow
and painstaking. A new indust y
was developed and skilled worknc n
labored under new conditions. Tic
big mounts turned out before the
arm'stice was signed were marvcls
OF their kind, The great guns
weighing many tons could be han
Gled on them as readily as the old
fashioned light pieces could be
pointed
The part played by the Jackson
manufacturing Company was not
quite so spectacular but almost a.
important. Here hundreds of the
familiar steel wheelbarrows were
turned out for the government.
They played a big part in the war
where work was to be done as well
and honor gained