| Show ej MACHINERY convention i cleveland ohio april 24 the enor c problem of manufacturing and supply il i ing machinery and tools sufficient for the carrying out of the government program for tt the he production of ships shells guns and aircraft raft will be the subject considered at the great war convention of the machinery tool and supply industry of the country to be held in cleveland the week of may i one thousand men who are bearing the brunt of the unprecedented demand for machinery will gather from all parts of the country to lay out a plan with the aid of government officials to keep the great program going at top speed the big war convention will be a joint meeting of four great national associations the american pan supply machinery manufacturers association the national supply machinery dealers association the southern supply machinery dealers association and the national pipe supplies association which will meet together in order to ordinate coordinate co their efforts toward one goal more ships more shells no industry has a greater responsibility at this moment than the machinery men said H W strong president of the national I 1 al supply machinery dealers association t we must have men but behind the men must be ships and munitions and behind the ships and munitions machinery more 1 machinery still more machinery we are in this fight to a finish the germans have convinced us that the only way out of the avar war is straight through and the american I 1 machinery industry is ready to carry on to a knockout the part played by drills in the game of war is shown by the computation that seventy drilled holes are required in every three inch shrapnel shell in every rifle ninety machine gun torpedo war plane war truck war ambulance bu lance 1500 three inch field gun 1280 gun caisson and antiaircraft anti aircraft gun 1200 fc carry on will be the watchword ot bythe the convention said R P F valentine president i of the manufacturers association |
