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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
MARKETS
Ask Roises
For Police,
Firemen
Trmes san CorresI.oadsnt

. BATTLE CREEK, Aug. 5 City
commissioners viii decide Monday
night whether twill he necessary
i0 ask the public for taxes m g.
cess of thc 15-miN limitation 10
protect The vital services Of the
city particularly tho police and
fire departments
At "a meeting Yesterday Police
Chief Harold lIaun and Fire Chief
Charles 4. CrOSicr told Mayor r.
II Barry and Robert AEnew. com
missioner ol public safely that a
boost OF 50 weekly in the wages
OF - classified patrolmcn and FIRE
men was necessary II adcqua te
protection Is 10 be given the city.
AS a result Of increasing wages
paid In defense plants and the
draft both departments have
failed 10 fill II vacancies and fear
they may lose more men.
Chief llaun pointed out that
with the arrival soon OF the oath
infantry division. traffic would in
crease IN. the City and create a
much greater hazard than at
present The city has gone %
DAYS without a fatality.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Retailers LIST
Sales Decline

The strongest influences on com
parative trade levels OF the past
week with the same week a year
ago is the fact that during this
period Of 1941 there was a sharp
anticipatory buying wave prompted
by rumors OF shortages in silks
and hosiery and the then imminent
excise taxes on furS and FUR
trimmed garments and jewelry.
Diversified stores in central To-
cations registered declines around
8 per cent against last year but
did have the advantaga of the pre-
viouS weekend coincidlng with end
of month promotions so that the
abnormal July ending minimizes
the importance of that drop Dun
and BradStreet report.
Neighborhood stores and those
observing late shopping hours are
up 10 g per cent ahead of the
same week a year ago and also
ahead Of the week previous.
Heavy clothing in both male APP
parel and garment stores continue
with the poorest showing which
ranges up 10 p per cent below
last year but this group continues
restricted promotional effort be-
cause of prospective scarcities
Accessory departments in these
stores, however, are even or a
little better in both comparisons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
DETROiT@Sssa s ls5TiMES
M. s. Rukeyser
Military Warfare
Tied To Economics
M. S. Rukeyser

Amidst total warfare il difficult 10 segregate military
fare
production of supply which
the fighting depend
Recognizing dependence high prod
ucty the side the Naz high command seems TO
be making odblooded weaken United Nations
cutting of the flow energy The Uboat At
ntc Coast directed especially oil tankes and the Naz
strategy the south designed shut off
side. board warfare Washington
and similar British organization London have been making
careful studies guidance United
Nations bombers bent concentrating their efforts destruction
the vital industrial activities
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Detroit Produce

APPisE-s- BushrI baskets ana hu ,rs,..
:, No -, J - Duchess g, zs-in mn. sis0n
AVoCADos 49, California. eats ~
- 2sa4. ripe stock lower
cANTALouPEs - California A,neo,,
-. ' ~ we Sss,, Jumbo crate, Us IS N.
HoNEYDEws-Ariz oDs Jumbo &C. 81 IS
% standard Is 81 1873 standard -.
~ ~ - - a 20 Cnhfmna, Jumbo 9. Iew
tsloupe crstes: jumpo 2zs s. 50. jumbo
GRAPES Arkansas. 4-q,. bass., Moor.
Early, ztp BOZ California Displsys IuKs
Thernpson seedIess $3.50; Ref M,larss
W $50 IS. f-w 81 Rihiers 81 s5as
LETT ucE California saBnas District.
~" - angeles erstes iceocrg type 5 dozen
NJ 3OHb few higher best mostly IS a.
aozen So 30. best mostly IS 25a5SO
ONlONs-5o-lb. sacks Michigan Ia
No feno~s. mediums. best, sI6iIo,
q 8 No Yellows 2-3-inch size showing
decay 500 7sc. Jumbo' str. yellow Ber-
nrudsE. 81 Oklahoma. Round whf<es me-
Gums, ~ California US Nm. J Sweet
Washington. u. 8 Commercial ewe~s spar.
,sh :. S-ineh sise sac. US No. Sweet
~ ~ s-s-,nch s'z. 81 $50 so: Texas.
PEACHEs-B Blu. baskets. q p No =.
Georgia and South Carolina EIbertas a..
" ,nch and up. $50 a.,nch snd Isrser.
Condition 81 q ss9 9 s f Ken zee? 7s
J = in. min. U s No. .. few ripe. si.75
y ] go - IN. min 81 SIS Georgia Bellies
] p in min. 81 Michigan tn. Baskets ana
hu crates. large sizes. rs III so: I 2. in
min, 81 California box. Hsles 35-eo.,
81 IS ~ 50
PEAS. Colorado BIZ. baskets pole va
PoTAToEs--1e0- IN. sacks. T.. q No. I.
washed Long Whites, California 81 3sG
so Washington, - JfZ5; Idaho san
% Idaho, y. =. No. ] washed Triurnp hs
best. ~ 7sN Sd: fair. 81 sou IS: u 8
No ] unwashed Cuhblcrs Maryland, 81 90
n2 Michigan. s1.s5n2: fsir quality.
rs Long Island. 2l5n2. 20: New Jer-
scy. 81 90T2 large size 81 1902 rs New
Jersey, u. 8. No. !, unwashed Chippewas
81 10. Michigan unvashed Chippewss 81
n215, Kansas and Missouri Cubbiers far
quality washed. 81 5eT1.T5.
SWEET POTATOES - Aiabsma TIT.
umIfhs,- u. Ma bs basket. 81
TOMATOES Hufhouse SD bp shef
and Ohio. 35ds 0c: Michigan ~
az. basket, generally ripe. 25msoc
WATERMFLONS-Ceo Missouri and
oklshoma. per melon. CsnDonbsns, 2s-2s
lbs.. 5SHs5c; $3.50 lbs. s5d75c. Cuban
Queens 1920 lbs, 32hc; "a lbs showing
rorue spots. s0r 26 ms. s0c far quality,
45e- Thurmond Grays. rs Ibs- 5su's5c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
BUSINESS
Market
Mixed i'm
DuIITrade

NEW YORK. Aug. S CUP).-
Stocks and bonds opened narrowly
irregular in quiet dealings today.
Cotton futures slumped & 10 IL
points.
Weakness in cotton reflected
liquidation prior TO the govern
ment cotton crop and acreage
forecasts.
Most initial changes in the stock
list were narrow. OF the first Al
leading shares traded, II were
higher. Il lower and Is unchanged.
National Distiliers was an early
feature. rising - To a new 1912
nigh at 244 Sears r oe bu C k
eaSed a TO 53h, while Montgom-
cry Ward was up u at 29%
Rails were slightly easier. South
ern Railway opened at l4i2. off II
and later advanced TO l4s4. Small
losses were made by Santa Fe,
Union Pacific and Atlantic Coast
Line American Viscose steadied
at 20, unchanged. American Air
lines was firm AT 81, up Il. Pan
American was unchanged at 17S4
Aircrafts were about steady.
Electric Storage Battery eased
y point 10 81 y following IFS hall
year earnings report. Oils had
small gains. Standard Oil Com
pany New Jersey) firmed !. 10
6ls. Standard of California was
up II at 2l7s and Shell Union Oil
also gained n 10 l3%.
United States Steel opened al
IS q. of Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Race Between Have Nations and Have Nots

And regard the attempt delneate the
between the have and the have nots Zimmerman de-
clares:
I'VE what part play national nd
Affairs their their
binders Above ALL discard
things coal
installed the
which nterprets functional recprocas
social obctes, arts-ect
biological institutional
From functional
develop
dmy conceived detectives. dsconcertediy
Resources viewed that light living
men In the service of Energy rather than matter supplies
the living Hence placed
the determining
utilization the shape architecture the
increase and hence the allmportant mainland ratio
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
BILLETING OFFICERS

Capt Edwin c Reynolds. post
supply officer and Lieut.. John Ku-
bias OF the recruit reception cen
ter today were appointed billeting
officers under the new post orders
requiring AL military personnel 10
obtain approval of a dwelling be-
fore renting n.
Col George 7. Shank asked the
cooperation of The personnel here
M settling up the billcting lists.
IN the daily bulletin Colonel
Shank stated HAT all renters
among military personnel must CO.
operate IF rents are 10 be kept
within proper bounds and adequate
housing provided
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
DETROITERS PROMOTED

Two Detroit soldiers were
among the men today receiving
promotions in the post headQuar-
tiers personnel section. Lieut.. Col
George r. Shank. Fort Custer
commanding officer. announced.
They are Thomas NJ. North, 4175
Yorkshire road, promoted 10 SER
Eeant and Robert l.. Bondy. 1047
Van Dyke, 10 technician fourth
grade Herman j Robert. Bay
City, also was promoted to rank
of sergeant Charles A. Harris.
1888 Brush, is NOW a sergeant IN
the post military police company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Modern Resource Pattern Lacks Security

In light OF warfare the standard
industries" Erich w. thinner
the of North Carolina takes fresh
telnesS And speaking of the strategic value of its
forms Professor Zimmerman pointed
The modern lacks
also security the the mechanical ociden
with vegetable civilizations natural
Hoods drough insect eteatnough their frequency and
the both the
modern
modern industrial
onai development erected relatively basis OF
daring As the
system civilization smoothly splendor dazzling; but
at the first shock of earthquake il topples down.
"A vegetable civilization, the other like giant
the dden safety could
decisive defeat hands Japanese
hardly ripple the the
China
thousands
and Rom have bled TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
EARNINGS

Link-seit Company and subsidiaries for
the Sir months ended June 10 1912 report
a net income Of 81 Ole SIS federal income
and excess profits provision OF 500 600 for
possible future inventory price declines and
contingencies equal. after preferred divi-
dend requirements. 20 81 % a share on 6p7.-
SIS shares OF the common. This compb res
share IN Sss 1872 shares ~ The common IN
the first sra months of 1871.
Continental Diamond Fihre Company and
wholly owned domestic subsidiaries for the
six months ended June 80 report net
profit OF S22s Oss. after 1855. 500 provision
for federal income and excess profits taxes.
and $50, 900 for contingencies. Or 80 cents
a share. Adjusted net profit for six months
s5ss 600 Tor federal taxes and $50. 900 for
contingencies was x345,6s5, or ~ cents a
share.
Seeff Paper Company fes the stx months
ended July reports a net profit of xh37,
$50, after 81 $50, 600 provision for fedora
and state taKes or 81 90 a share on the
common, against revised net profit Of
$3.50 ,bsS. or Sln1 on the common, after
1927 ,s35 taxes IN 1871 period
Eiectric storage Bsttrry Company and
wholly owned subsidiaries for the EiI
months ended June 30. report net profit
of 1892 5p3. after provision Of 81. U2g.sl
for federal and foreign income End excess
profits taxes. The above net ~ equal to
Sl.03 share e0T $40 shares Of the
common excluding treasury shares. THIS
compare with net profit Of 81 66i i56. or
when federal and foreign taxes on income
were 1000 1On
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
10 MONTHS DELIVERY

Kaiser promised that the first
cargo plane would roll off the
production lines 10 months from
the day that production plans were
completed.
He expressed qualification al
the support given him by the
WPB. and said that the confidence
and attention and speed which
they gave 10 his proposal Is
worthy OF the attention of the
nation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Farmers Market

FRUTTE- Afpies. Duchess fancy s. ~
~ No l. So IS No t"c INV Nv
? 81 iO11 "a. Blackherries fancy. s. %
o. crate. No. l. Sa450 CantalouIe.
40 l. So s0Ga bu. No. 2. 81 Chcrries'
sour No ]. 50 y 8 80 got crate Huckh.
berries. No. l. Sd7.5o 2s-qt crate
No Sc Esriy peaches. 81 50 bu NO.
I 81 s0u2 Early pears. No Np
. 90 bu Plurs fancg ~ hu 40
S2a2 ~. No ? 81 a. Baspberries red
IFTTtiCF AND SALAD GREENS
Head lettuce fancy - nu No. /, 81 20
al rs. No . 7Sc u 81 Leaf lettuce No.
81 n 4Sc su. Romano No. J. 80 bec
NJ Escarnle No. l. anEsoc ~ No
soc Endive fancy. 81 90 hui No. ]. 7ac
M1 - 40 ? soc.
VEGETABLE GREENs-Collsrfs 10.
! 4oe csc bu sorrsl NJ !. - soc eu
Turuip No : 81 a 75c bu. Mustard No
! 500 Use bu Cabbage greens No. j.
S0a 7sc bu Kale 80. / 3oN soc bu.
Swiss f'hRrd ~ ! aOd Goo bu
VEGETABLES MISC -- Asparagus. No
] s0ca 81 % duz hcw No. 2. 30 ''c.
Romsr beans fancy s. Is bu No l.
Sl.5ea2 WAY besnE fancy - - hu
No J. 81 IS AS, " .ai
green beans 10 j. - - e !. % M ~
2 -sc Round green beans fancy So io
D27 m. No. :. 81 1872 Is. No 2.
81 % Horsebeans No. J. S2U2 5u bu
Kcntnckv Wonder brsns No $50 -
~ Lima beans No T. 3o3 So hu
Beets 40 J as Soc doz. hchs Beets.
topped 80 2 Tae 81 bu Broccoli NO
sf9225 hu CAbbagt No T. a0n
6Oc eu Red cabbage. NO J. h"c 70 81 bu
curry cabbage 40 l.. sou sc hu car
RIOTS 30 - usoC d1z bchF carrots
t0uosc 80 I 81 D1 ~ hu NJ. 2 7Tr
csuliflover 40. J 81 75@2 hu.; 80 2
t1Hl %. Ceirry fame soc doz. D. hs
cshtmes NJ :. 81 30 hu. 40. . 81
Sweet corn fancy. 81 25 a-doz sack 40
s3c0Sl no 2 6oa7sc cucuuhcu
fancy - j0 uu No. T. 5.c1 81. 40. 2
$50 is 81 1919 ul Kohirabi 80 ! 500
80 COZ brhs Leeks 40 slNi IS dog
hshf Ort1us drF 30 9uC fsi 50 90
rack SO = 70nsor; green 80
~ SOC s sez s Zen. o otr P EJ ,o
e. pecE basket Plrsiey root $50
f0H lhc DOR hrhs Peas 80 So 56' Il
- Peppers bot Nr Zoe 81 bg sweet
ti 800 hu Nt - Alc EAdlshos red
ftrr. 80 ffg hrif No ~ F1r
80 i0C l1nE white 80 ao E,1
a. ncns Ru'abaEas $50 81 bu
SQUASH Table ,'f Queer So 3sa 81
har-nu lfalsn squash Sc. i1,ftA
Irek haske $50 2 fnr Tomatoes f.nr,
-if e'r i'.'t basket go $500 ur
ochs 'urrius '9ppeo fancy So uu
EgCs-1srr, us 50gI3 sq-aoz case
pnII TRv i've seps heav, breeds. q
2so ~ seh1rns 2aa 25e ur1Is-s
rrfri ~ alr. lertorr "a 2Gc Do
CIuCAGo
CHICAGO Aus .fESt CHEESE
Twins - daisies prints sn.
ionrnorns 81 21.c
LIVE ollTEY Mar.c' .rrcelar TIM
tess IS 90 hc0s 1sr2- .srrcu
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Hayes ; Months
S43,O59

Hayes Manufacturing Corpora
ton and IT'S subsidiaries for the
quarter ended June 80 report a
net profit Of S13,O59 after federal
income and excess profits taxes
equal 10 5 cents a share ON So DOC
common shares. This compares
with net profit OF S76.045. or 10
cents 4 share on 774.S1l shares IN
the June quarter Of 1871 and
S73.52S. or 5 cents share on
SIS 600 shares for the March
quarter OF 1912. So.
Net profit for The - months
ended JUNE 30. last. was S162 ] IS
equal 10 10 cents a share, against
q net loss Of S107 COS for The l.
months ended June 80. 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. .

School officials announced today
that the 1928 school term for
the city'S children viii begin Sep
tembcr g, though teachers wifi be
required 10 be al their posts a
day earlier for conferences. Some
relicf from the crowding OF classes
experienced last year is expected
As soon as new Sl9S.000 Urban
dale School building is completed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
SAGINAW Markets

SAGINAW AuE = fUPt - Todsys pay
ing prices TO growers for teams
Pea beans. 50 10 hight red kidnevs 50
Dark red Kidneys. 50 C.R.C. yellow eyes.
Sc Y C crHnberr,eE 81 Gre dark
crBnberries So 50.
Wheat. 81 0pTIii. oats. ss2p s3c: rye.
81 - 6pc fix-roved barley 81 ~ n ! 30
huckwheat 50. p da.25. corn. $50 poe coy
beans 81 a5G147.
Prices furnished hX AZ lchiran Rean CO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
GETS WPB POST

James H. W COnkln. assistant
sales manager for The Clark
Equipment Company, has resigned
90 take a WPB post m. Washing
ton, a was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Detroit Poultry

NHIEHI WtHFI Hens q mao n" 70
F-t.rr Ec-F bs and ur fsr ...ts
fHr end f1r rock FrrirErrs Pos and
vi Ifr r0Ck nr0Hers 81 fn frs 2fC
iscFffu brolers 1a lns. ur
T1CF Nrrtr' sfraft Current ferr
tic.. .11trgralts. - SOC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
FAR UNDER ESTIMATE

Despite Vandenbesg belief that
the committee would be forced
to a sales tax. the committee was
reported to be standing two 10
one against IFS inclusion in the
bill. Refusal 10 adopt sales tax
admittedly would result in I h q
total of the bill falling far under
the treasury recommendation Of
SIS. 700 600 600.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Men Turning TO Destructive Art of War

With the whole world aflre have
from natural including produc
better goods the material uellbeing
10 q destructive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
rITTSRi RGH

PITTSBURGH, Aug 2 GNSl CATTLE
Receipts 20 market sthsdy Steers,
choice SI3 % stlf IS medium and good
So ~ 1880 common, 500 ~. Heifers
me dium sno good. Si20IJ so common.
S1Uu12 heiftrs medium % good Si.n
~ ~ common. SIC so 70 n cows. medium
&C. good s. 7s1S.75 Canncrs and cutters.
- 1871 20. bulls good 20 choice S11 q 20
II so common % medium 50 81 r. 10
gHEEP ID Receipts 100 market strafy
60 strong chpiCt lamhs nonr medium a.
arud 81 12 common lambs - ~ OF
dyes, s. . So, Wethers, S5.75 6.2j,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Livestock Markets
CHIC AGO

CHICAGO Aug 7 UNS) HOGS Re
ceipts 10 900 market steady top SIS
bulk. S1i. 5ON - 80. heavies. Sl4 aOHl4 10
mediums. Sl4 6Oa15. lights Sis 8Ou15
light lights Sl4@14 go packing sows
Sl3. sou 1s,i5. pigs S13n13.75.
CATTLE Receipts, ! 300 market steady
Calves receipts. 400 market STEADY Bee
steers. choice Si5H $40. medium $40 81
% 10. warnings $40. 500 10 30 Butchers
heifgfs STUU Is. cows, 50 j07f Z, bulls
80 90 r., calves. SSal5 so. feeders 81 ~
y ID stockers steers, SI0ul3 COWS ant
hetters $50 Il
SHEEP Receipts 1900 market steady
lambs Si4mls 20 common s12u14
yearinEs xi1 Is 70 2j, feeders Sl2W13
ewes, Siu623.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
RAILWAY NEEDS

When the committee which he
heads resumes work Tuesday. Tru-
man said he probably would call
railroad and other transportation
men 10 testify lie and the com
mitfee members want 10 find out
how much steel the roads need 10
maintain their systems and rolling
stock. Truman said.
The U-boat campaign. testimony
showed. has resulted IN virtual
blockade al tho Panama Canal.
through which many Steel-carry-
ing ships moved 10 the West Coast
West Coast ornaments and ship
nlants GOT about 100000 tons Of
their steel by way Of the water
route. As a result western rall
facilities are now strained To the
limit and must be kept in the best
possible condition.
Truman SAID. he did not want
the roads 10 get into the shape
they were IN during the last war
particularly because they arc DO
inC such a good loh now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Dividends
Crown Cork and Seal Co.

Crewn Cork and Seal Co. I'M
has declared the regular quarterly
dividend Of Ssh cents on the pre-
ferred payable September Is to
holders OF record August 81.
W. a. Sheafer Pen Company
has declared an extra dividend oil
. cents and the regular quarterly
dividend of so cents on the COM
mon. both payable August Is toI
holders of record August Is. The
Same extra was paid in preceding
quarters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Says President
Foresdw i. ).
Steel Shortage
Gano Dunn's Report
of Ample Output
Didn't Fool Him
By ELLIOTT HAYES
In,.raat,on., News seryic. stan Write


WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 QNS)
President Roosevelt foresaw the
present steel shortage and per-
sonally pressed for an increase in
production in spite of an official
report that il was not needed, ac-
cording TO testimony brought out
today at a session of the Senate
Truman committee investigating
war production.
Disclosure came during testi-
mony of William A. hauck. chair
man of the WPB clearance COM
mittee which decides what steel
producing facilities should be
expanded.
Hauck said that Gano Dunn.
former government official. had
made a survey of the steel Situa-
tion and reported that no addi-
tonal production was needed.
Despite the Dunn report, Hauck
said that he had insistcntly urged
that the output be increased.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
Detroit Stocks

sairs HAN Low - .Or en- se
Nilh ELLLr lao a. IA A. a.
upHrr Pct 700 81 - -
DIVIDENDS b. tbs furrg piBg tahlr are the
afnuuuts drciurrd paid - FAR this wear.
uuirss otherwise Noted. a-Liquidating di,f-
dend. bon RECOMMENDATIONS. sI-Ea dividend,
s-~tnck dividend
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
EAST BtFFAIO

FAST FALo, Aug ms .-- HOGS
- Receipts $50, market active 1O-15C
higher. Epod and choice $50 22o lbs.
$500 comparable weights true ked ms
SIS. COZ - IS. 240-300 his. .75d15. 40
rough ana Weghty sOVs, Sl3 % q - 90
CATTLE Receipts 25O market more
active than early. steady 10 strong. mod
erately covered steers and heifers. includ-
ing Canadians. SI2Hl2 so scattered lots
DOWNWARD 90 Sl1 and below cows, Si0. II
20 10 IS; cutter ana common. s. sou So
Gamer So 65m s %. strongweight sausage
bulls 90 SO. lighter. averages. 50 Is n ] ] 30
CALVES Receipts, 100 Nealers fuiy
steady pOou and choice largch SIC, com
and medium Sll boa 10
SHEEP Receipts 100 odd l0ts good
90 50 10 native fprinr lambs steady NSlA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
New Iron Ore
Route Approved
For Michigan
Alternate VIII Lessen
Reliance on 500 Locks;
Cost Set at 20 Million

WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 (UP).
The War Production Board to-
day had announced approval OF
program for all-rail and rail-water
iron ore transportation routes as
<ilternates for the existing all
water -'oute via the Sault Ste.
Marie. Mich. locks.
Officials said creation of the
new routes long advocated as
means of carrying ore from the
Great Lakes region in event the
locks should be sabotaged or
bombed would cost between 500
10000 and $50, 900. AS much
as 100000 tons of iron ore
could be moved annually by the
alternate routes. il was said.
The WPB program includes i'm
mediate construction of ore yards
and docks AZ Superior, Wis, and
Escanaba. Mich. possible dredging
of additional channels in the Esca-
naba harbor, and immediate i'm
provement of railroads operating
between Superior. Mich, Escanaba
and Ironwood, Mich.
500 LOCKS BUSY
WPB officials said the improve
ments in Escanaba would make IL
possible for that port 10 handle
go. 900. 900 tons of iron ore a year.
The Office of Defense Transporta-
.tlon has estimated that 10000, 900
tons can be moved by rail annually
from the Duluth ore-producing
area 10 furnaces in Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
approximately 81. 200. 900 tons a
ore will go through the Sault STD
Marie locks this year and a
larger tonnage will move next
year Officials said that move
ment Of this ore by rail would be
extremely expensive" and would
tie up railroads which should be
moving other war goods They
pointed out that many furnaces
are located on lake front sites and
are not equipped 10 receive iron
ore by rail
WJB estimated that maximum
of 5000 tons of steel would be
needed for the project. which will
be fcderally financed. II is ex-
pected 10 be- completed by the end
of this year.
BOATS HEAVILY TAXED
The program was worked out BY
a special committee under Edgar
Is. Stern, chairman of the WPB
transportation committee. The
committee pointed out that the
ability OF Great Lakes boats IN
handle the iron ore movements
Was being heavily taxed" and
VIII he huriened even more as
Great Lakes vessels are trans
ierred for use on the seaboard or
IN iransoceanfc service.
The committee SAID tha. the
second method of shippiny ore
would provide insurance against
possible interruption Of traffic at
the 500. * well as create "A
potentially useful second traffic
route" The time for Great Lakes
vessels 70 make round trips would
be shortened by establishing the
railroad facilities between Fsca-
naba, Superior and Ironwood il
SAID.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
WEST COAST PLAN

In the rest Of his testimony.
Hauck dealt with his efforts 10
assure steel for the West Coast
long before Axis submarines cut
the supply route through the
Panama Canal. and his attempts
to get the steel industry TO work
out program for 100000 addi-
tional tons of production yearly.
He would not admit directly
that army and navy officials had
not foreseen their need, but in
response to questions about re-
ouirements submitted TO him he
said:
''Of course. they were all
under the actual need. as they
are today. Such data ~ I re-
ceived l did not find very use
fui."
Hauck said five new integrated
plants that will produce steel from
raw ore TO finished product" are
being built, one Of them by Henry
J. Kaiser, West Coast Shipbuilder.