Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-30 | Page 1 | Independent of German Goods

INDEPENDENT OF GEHRMNG0'0DS Many English Factories Turn to Making Articles Formerly Imported. LONDON', Nov. 29. (British Wireless Service.) F. G. Kellaway, parliamentary secretary to the ministry of munitions, in a statement regarding the turning- over of munition factories to tho production of peace materials, says the problem facing fac-ing the British manufacturers is not nearly as serious as that which confronted con-fronted them when they were asked to turn from peace to war production. Three munition firms at Leicester, Ilkeston, and Nottingham and three at Loughborough are taking up the manufacture manu-facture of hosiery needles. Imported from Germany before the war, Mr. Kellaway said. Another Leicester munition plant will produce hose suspender fittings, also formerly Imported from Germany. There are several case3 where manufacturers who were producing airplane motors will make engines for motor cars, while one concern which made sheila is turning to the manufacture of shoe machinery. At Newcastle-on-Trno an airplano firm will take up the manufacture of house furniture and will give work to 5000 per-sony, per-sony, while another factory in the same town will change from the making of guns to the buildlns of locomotives a now industry which will give employment employ-ment to 5000. A firm at Burnley, which was manufacturing guns, will make electric elec-tric fittings; a Sheffield plant from the manufacture of shells will turn to the making of files and springs, employing 1000 workmen. A plant which has ceased the manufacture of copper bands for sheila- will turn out dairy utensils, while another whieh was engaged in asscm-! asscm-! bling airplanes will devote its activities I to tlie making of iron valve?.