Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-20 | Page 14 | Many Plants Put into War Service

I 1 I i 1 1 MANY MAMY PlANTs PAT PUT INTO WAR MR SERVICE Washington a Jan 19 Conversion Conversion of or i industrial plants to war production Is proceeding steadily ll through the efforts o of the council of or national defense di directed di- di b by Georgo George N. N Peck industrial representative n ta ti tie e Utilization of ot the facilities of 0 o man many wood working plants on government contracts became known to today a Factories Fac Fac- tories making furniture sashes and doors have taken over the time work of ot supplying spare parts for army cbs cles relieving the overburdened o wagon waJon building plants This will enable the latter atter l to devote a greater portion of ot their production to farm wagons a shortage of at which Is threatened Additional gun sun carriage capacity has been developed eloped In the diversion di of ot labor and machinery from peace pence time pursuits pursuits pur pur- suits to the time making of artiller artillery s ories I 1 I Field FleM kitchens for tor the army are re beJ beng be- be j J i ine ing ng equipped with steel wheels in an I is effort efron to relieve c I the time shortage of sea sea- sonell s wood To speed up the thc sup supply pI of or spruce frames f rames for airplanes the o government Is building a factory at al Vancouver Barracks Car Bar racks which will bo be equipped for the t peculiar sawing of spruce logs necessary I sar sary to obtain the tho grained wood essen essen- I I t Ual in in airplane manufacture The council considers that the diver diver- s sion of or Industrial machinery from rate ate to government contracts not only saves time In the time production of or war sar materials but also solves sol tho the question of so-called so essential and nonessential i industries