Show r They Feel Nations Nation's Production Pulse on Western Visit Visit 1 7 T a 5 j 1 H w S 'S 4 1 r 4 1 fr z 31 I 1 t 7 a c sS j S 5 S wW IEN HEAR OF SALT LAKE LAIE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION UTION TO W WAR R PRODUCTION PROGRAM William M. M Jeffers left I F. F W. W Dale Clark and Lieutenant Colonel David E E. E Donley a Utah Ordnance plant Utah Industrial Growth Impresses U. U P. P Head William M. M Jeffers' Jeffers Party Sees War Plants Inspects Railroad Properties in S. S L L. Ships tanks guns uns and ammunition are being produced in unbelievable volume William M. M Jeff Jeffers rs president of the Union Pacific Railroad company said in Salt Lake City Thursday Accompanied Accompanied Accompanied Ac Ac- companied by high ranking company executives Mr Jeffers is making an inspection tour of railroad property and visiting I war industries t along F- F the e. e line n I Th The U UP P president added ammunition ammu ammu- ni on onto to ui the war production list I after he pe inspected the Utah ordnance ord ord- nance pl nt with hi his party which was conducted through the buildings buildings build build- i ings gs by Lieutenant nt Colonel Davia David David Da Da- Da- Da vid via E. E Donley plant executive of- of of of- fleer The tour of the plant started started start start- ed shortly after 1030 a. a m. m Impressed by bys 5 L. L The railroad offic officials als who left Omaha July 9 via special train to look around and get the pulse of production were were greatly Impressed impressed impressed im im- imi Im- i pressed with Salt Lake City's phase of the war production pro pro- gram Among those in the party are F. F W. W Charske New York City chairman of the railroads railroad's executive executive executive tive committee and Dale Clark Omaha president of the Omaha National bank and anda a U P director During the day the visitors met with Major General Kenyon A. A Joyce commanding general of the Ninth corps area The visitors particularly Mr Charske and Mr Clark were impressed impressed impressed im im- im- im pressed over the growth of Utah industrially The party spent most of Wednesday in Ogden visiting the Ogden air depot at Hill field Davis county the Ogden arsenal and nd the Utah general depot Sees Rail Expansion Mr Jeffers Jeffers' also noted during I his Salt Lake City stay the large number of additional miles of railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road track which h has been built to serve the various war plants He said the number of miles of new road in the country would amount to several hundred The only disturbing thing Inthe in inthe inthe the the- war production program as Mr Jeffers sees see it it is a shortage of steel There is only one way to Increase increase In- In crease rease the amount of scrap and that hat is for the railroads s which are the big reservoirs to conduct an intensive drive to clean dean up the scrap iron so it ft can get to the steel mills which are working on ona ona a a. backlog of only 45 days as asserted asserted as- as the executive Lauds Production What has been accomplished in the war production program is is almost unbelievable A lot of people peo peo- pIe plc were cri critical ical They didn't think we were doing enough But I there is no question now but wh what t ships tanks and guns are rolling off the assembly lin lines lins sin in unbelievable unbelievable unbelievable able vol volume me He said the railroads are handling handling handling han han- a tremendous business He said there is a shortage of labor But were we're getting along pretty well weIl and I haven't much to complain complain com corn plain about Mr Jeffers pointed out there is nothing like train and bus travel rationing in prospect ct for the immediate im irn- irn mediate future He said continued expansion of our armed forc forces s may make it necessary to curtail some train accommodations ons to the p public pub pub- b- b lic lie because the armed forces must be moved first At S. S F. F Meeting l The railroad chief again expressed expressed ex ex- pressed concern over the scrap iron situation He said it isn't a question of price because right now this scrap crap is priceless He just recently rejoined the party after presiding at a meeting in San Francisco Monda Monday when the scrap steel collection campaign was discussed Mr Clark said his foremost Interest in interest interest in- in terest at present is selling war bonds War War Bonds Blast ad Al Axis s Plans Plans- |