The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-01-14
WAR PRODUCTION
ACHIEVEMENT

America is armed and ready for
the supreme battle test of 1914.
Behind is historys greatest sustain
ed production achievement.
After outproducing all the Axis
countries combined by the margin
of 3 to 2 during 1913, the United
States has, for the new year ahead,
a production schedule 25 per- cent
greater.
Seventy five billion dollars worth
of ornaments are on the unannoun-
ced blueprints for 1914, as against
go billion dollars worth in the clos
ing year.
Aircraft alone accounts for the
bulk of the upturn. On the grount
and on the seas, the arms program
Is at it's peak or near it.
Many War Production Board ant
War Manpower officials, along with
leadrs in management and labor, ex
pect drastic cutbacks in production
even while American troops advance
into the bloodiest fighting OF the
war.
Thus the turn of the year bring
production into new phase--som
think the next-to-last phase, the pro
longed pull before victory and demo
bilization.
The cutbacks may erase eight t.
ten billion dollars from the 1914
schedules, it is forecast, and may
leave 100000 workers temporarily
idle.
However, if the invasion of Europ.
runs into tough going, WPB's to.
men say, the schedules may go up in
stead of down.
In a few highlights, this is the
record to date:
A warplane is delivered every five
minutes, night and day. A heavy
bomber comes off the line every AZ
minutes. Mass production is under
way on the new B-29 super-bomber;
It will roar into action early in the
new year. Capacity of 10000 planes
monthly is expected in June.
The Navy has more than 500 war
ships--half of them, including 4C
aircraft carriers, were built this
year. This doesn't include the thou
sands of auxiliary vessels, nor the
program for $4,000 invasion Graf,
which are now one-third built.
The Merchant Marine has beef
doubled in two years. The rs mil
lion tons of ships built in 1912 ant
1913 exceed President Roosevelt:
blueprint for victory" goal by {
million tons.
BY last fall, the Army had enough
rifle and submachine gun bullets tt
fire 1000 rounds at every Axis sol
der; enough Army artillery ammu
milton to fire II shells at every Axis
soldier.
Total OUTLAWS for war, including
soldiers food and pay, had climbed
last month to lac billion dollars
since the defense program started
In June. 1910; So per cent of it was
spent in 1913.
Aircraft will amount to As pei
cent of the whole 1914 munition
program. Already America is out
producing the AAlS III WdEpLducS :
to L; is more than matching the out
put OF enemies and Allies put togeth
er.
IT the cutbacks come in the pre-
dieter severity. WPB foresees tina
even while total production will b.
going down, some plains will stan,
idle. some communities suffer pay
roll declines.
Also the beginnings of restored CT
william production will take up soms
slack.
For civilians. 1914 may be thu
leanest year of te war, although
pressure for increased civilian pro-
duction is mounting daily and somt
restoration IL planned. The plans art
not only limited In scope but will b.
Slow In fruition. It's as hard to re
tool for peace as for war.
II will take time 10 search out
plants which can make civilian
things without drawing worke 1
from war plants in the Reighbor
hood.
However. there will be manufac
ture OF durable goods which have
not been produced since early in
f942.