The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
Dear Comrade:

lished it in our factory paper, The
picture of your bad conditions, des-
cribed in the letter, which are in
evitable in the capitalist system, I'M
derline more strongly the advant-
ages of the socialist system over the
capitalist.
We have many rank and file work.
ers in our plant who worked here at
the lathe when the undertaking be-
longed to German capitalist, Sim
ons-Shuckert.
Simons Shuckert would not have
recognized this place now.
The plant is named "Electrosila."
Fifteen years ago the undertaking
consisted of a few shops for assem-
bling dynamo machines of low Walt
age; the parts we're imported from
Germany.
In these shops 1900 people were
working. They assembled machinery
to the value Of to million roub-
les a year. In 1914 the value of ma
ounted to 8,73O,OOo roubles.
During the civil war, when the cap
italists, who had been chased out of
our country, made an attempt with
the aid of imperialist powers to come
back and organized war against us,
our plant stood still, covered with
mould and rust. In 1922, the work.
ers, who returned from the front, be-
gan reconstruction the half ruined
remains of Simons Shuckert's shops.
The interventionists had destroyed
most everything here. We recon-
structed our ruined economy under
the leadership of the feminist party,
and now we are developing with a
tempo unparalleled in capitalist
countries.
Instead of 1900 workers in 1914
we have now 12,400 workers employed
in our plant. We are mastering the
production Of new and complex giant
electric machines. The buildings of
Simons Shuckerts former assembling
shops look like shabby shanties be-
sides the newly erected buildings of
"Elestrosila."
Every year We produce hundreds
and thousands of small and large
electric machines for the new fac
tories and plants, which open nearly
every day. We produce machines for
"a nj oil ia t1,a -
powerful electric stations.
We have mastered the production
of new large and complex turbines
and hydro-generators. We are CATCH
ing up to the best foreign makes
The generators we produced for
Dnieprostroi, Svir and other electric
stations of so to IT thousands kilo-
watts are not inferior to the Amer
lean Generators.
The first 81 thousand kilowat gen.
orator for Dnieprostroi we already
completed rs per cent, and in June we
will have it completely finished.
The powerful electric transformer
for the first Soviet blooming we have
produced in three and a half months.
The American General Electric Com
pany which has many years of ex-
psrience in producing these machines,
constructs such electric transformers
in six months. "Electrosila" fully
mastered production of powerful tur-
bogenerators. We have already pro-
duced Is generators of $4,000 kilowatts
and four of $4,000. Such powerful
machines have never been produced
in our country before.
In our plant 1000 workers are en-
gagged In socialist competition. In our
department 722 shock brigades are
competing with one another, showing
examples of heroism and self-sacri-
fees in their work.
One time our plant, due to bad lead
ership, did not fulfil its plan and
found itself among the backward I'M
dertakings. We recognized our fac
tory committee, we elected as MEM
bers of the committee our best udar-
niks (shock workers..
The new leaders of our plant
brought "Electrosila" to the wide path
of victories. The program of the first
three months was fulfilled 1913 per
cent.
The whole workers collective &C
lively participates in improving pro-
duction. Thousands of suggestions
from shock workers promote higher
productivity and better quality of pro-
duction. "Electrosila" has 2,10o in
ventors. Their suggestions give saw
ing of millions of roubles yearly.
In 1929 to 1880. our plant produced
machinery to the value Of "a million
noubles; in 1930-31, 76 million roubles.
This year, according to the plan. our
production will amount to 100 million.
THESE are obvious examples of our
successes.
Our administration assigns tens Of
thousands of roubles for premiums
or workers Besides, many workers
seceive as premiums vacations in san
itariums, resorts, rest homes. In the
first three months Of 1882 we sent to
resorts $50 udarniks and to rest homes
no
Workers who are tired or sick are
sent to sanitariums or rest homes
free of charge and receive their reg
ular pay. The expense for sanitar-
ium resort service for our workers
l.