The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13

terial, for securing the necessary raw materials
which might become critical in time of war, and
for insuring adequate supply of labor of power,
and of transportation facilities.
This phase Of procurement planning goes be-
yond the strictly military features and merges into
the broader field, which for want Of better term
has been called Industrial Mobilization" By this
term we mean the conversion OF the Industrial
effort of the nation from peace production to war
production in an orderly manner, so that supplies
can be furnished promptly, economic losses
mlninized, and the return to normal economic
conditions at the conclusion of the facilitated
I'm order that these plans may be complete. 1t
s necessary that the war requirements Of the navy,
Of shipping Of the railroads, and civilian needs,
be considered. Cooperation with the navy will
be accomplished by the recently created army and
navy munitions board 1t will be necessary, In time
of war; to create an agency similar to the war
Industries board to coordinate the civilian de-
mands with those Of the army and navy.
''The following indicates the steps which have
been taken In working out a plan for the pro-
curement Of supplies for the War department
In time of war. First, having determined what
will be required, 1t became necessary to figure
out how much would be required. Second, having
worked out In detail the amount Of supplies re-
quired, 1t then became necessary to determine
where and how they could be procured This has
been done by the establishment of procurement
districts by each branch Of the War department
share of the total requirements"
The district headquarters number Al and are
located in 21 cities In IA states The officers In
charge are engaged during the present year in max
Ing survey Of establishments required to meet
the supply program. There are seven supply
branches in the army: Quartermaster corps
ordnance department, signal corps, corps OF
engineers, air service, medical department md
chemicai warfare service. Each branch has its
own problem. That of the Quartermaster corps
is comparatively easy 1t deals with vast quantities
Of supplies, but they are mostly commercial in
character. On the other hand, the problems facing
the Ordnance department and the Air service are
peculiarly difficult, since they deal with items
which either not produced commercially in
time Of peace in such limited quantities as to
have little effect upon war time procurement
Some of the problems which will confront the
government and which must be solved by Industrial
experts are:
contracts have been aocated. Prevent prohteer-
ing Stabilize geiGss IN time r q sS
industrial disputes In time Of war Insure prop
cessties of industry becoming a haven for SLACK
the wss load that indus
vide for them in time Of war. Plan eonservaeion
ssa
of tarif on strategis raw mat materias
o'erVns OF uistrcLs TO meet
icaly.
TransportatIon-Mantain railroads and rolling
stock in good condition Obtain maximum efici.
ency in the use of rolling stock. Make best use
of highways and waterways to supplement rail-
road transportation. -
During the World war the unpreparedness Of
the nation cost every citizen thousands Of dollars by
the Increased cost of living" points out Mr. Davis
Some industries found themselves swamped with
orders they were unable to perform, while other
Industries were ruined by a sudden cessation of
their normal business In a well devised in.
dustrlal mobilization scheme, much of this can be
avoided This is matter Of vital Importance to
the taxpayers. The army will be equipped for
war months sooner than 1t was during the World
war. The. war will be shortened by just that
much, thereby saving thousands of lives and BIZ
lions of dollars 1t will also mean minimum
dislocation of the normal economic effort and
facilitate return to peace conditions"