The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-23

THE development of Soviet industry, particu-
larry heavy industry during 1881 and the in
dustrial program for this year were dealt with at
considerable length in report given by G. K.
Ordzhonikidze, Commissar for Heavy Industry,
at the conference Of the Communist Party of
the Uss.R, at the end of January. Last year
the output Of state large-scale industry as a
whole totaled 271 billion rubles $14 billion, an
increase Of 217 per cent over 1880 and SO per
cent above the figure set for the third year of
the F1ve-YeAr Plan Taking the main divisions of
industry, production was as follows: heavy in
dustry--if8 billion rubles, gain OF 2S7 per
cent over 1880 and 6S.6 per cent over the origi-
nal ttird-year schedule; the lumber industry
as billion rubles gain Of 1875 per cent over
1880; light industry-7.6 billion rubles, an in
creAse Of 1870 per cent; the food industry--52
billion rubles, 1854 per cent growth. Industry as
q whole fell below the control figures annual
progranD for 1881 which had been set at fig
ure far in excess OF the Ffve-Year Plan
Especially high gains in production we're regis
tered last year by the electrical industry (615
per cent? and machine building industry (4o
per cent?. Certain branches of the latter indus
try recorded even greater gains: tractors CHS
per cent?, automobiles GAO per cent? and ma
chine tools C73 per cent?. The 1881 output in the
oil, electrical rubber and machine building in
dustries exceeded the original schedules for 1882
49, the last year of the Five-Year Plan by
considerable margin Output in a number of
other industries, including coal and peat was in
excess Of that set by the Plan for the third year
The iron and steel industry alone failed to show
increase over 1880.
Output Of Consumers Goods
Despite the fact that the main emphasis was
still placed on heavy industry considerable pro-
gress was made last year in increasing the sup
ply Of consumers goods, such as food clothing
and articles Of general use. AS stated above, the
output Of the food industry totaled So bill
hon rubles, an increase Of more than rs per cent
over 1890, while that Of light industry, including
the textile, shoe and leather, rubber and soap In
dustr1eS, amounted to 7.6 billion rubes or IS
per cent over 1880. Due to an insufficient supply
Of raw materials, the cotton textile mills had to
run at about 40 per cent below capacity. AS
result, the output of cotton textiles remained
about stable Cat 2.3 billion meters, while that
OF cotton yarn showed an increase of only 8 per
cent 100000 metric tons as against $4,000 in
1890. Woolen cloth, with an output of 1927
million meters showed an increase of 8 per cent;
silk goods, with 1875 million meters, OF "A per
cent.
In spite of the limited growth in the output
OF textiles, the supply of ready-made clothes in
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in the clothing industry amounted to 1s billion
rubies, or So per cent over 1880, while that of
knit goods reached 400 million rubles, gain Of
29.5 per cent. The output of rubbers was 81
million pairs an increase Of 81 per cent over
1880 and double the 1918 output; that of leather
shoes was n million pairs, IL per cent over 1880
and four and one-half times the 1913 output
Q6.9 million pairs, including l1andicraft produc-
tionD. Shoe production closely appropriated the
goal set by the Five-Year Plan for 1928 go
million pairs) and considerably exceeded that
set by the Plan for the third year go Million
Even as regards soap, about the scarcity Of which
there has been SO much comment, the output In
1881 was nearly double the 1918 figure $4,000
tons as against $4,000. However, the supply of
consumers goods still falls far short Of meeting
the demands Of the population. The output of
consumers goods still falls far short of meeting
the demands Of the population. The output Of
consumers goods this year is scheduled to show
an increase Of 20 per cent over 1881, while by
1887 1t is expected to amount to from two to
three times this years output
Difficulties In Iron and steel Industry.
The tagging behind Of the iron and steel in
dustry was due chiefly to the failure OF the trans
portaticn system to deliver to the metallurgical
plants regularly and on time adequate supplies
and raw materials, to an extreme shortage of
engineers and techniclans, and TO the great diff
ficulttes involved in maintaining and increasing
output at 8 time when many Of the old plants
we're Ia process Of being thoroughly overhauled
and expanded Irregularity In receipt of mate
rails such as coke, ore fluorspar, magnesite
tire-clay, dolomite, and limestone y especially