Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-18 | Page 55 | British Husband Motor Resources

BRITISH HUSBAND I I MOTOR RESOURCES A recent order of ot the tho British minIster minister minister min min- ister of munitions prohibits any any company company com com- pany firm or person from assembling assembling ling or erecting any new or unused motor Internal combustion engine de designed designed do- do signed or adapted for tor mechanical traction traction traction trac trac- tion or of ot any new or unused motorcycle motor motor- motorcycle i cycle motor chassis motor wagon or of ot nn any tractor or other motor vehicles of ot any kind propelled by mechanical means subject however to the following fol following following fol- fol lowing exception Work required to complete completo contracts contracts con con- tracts placed by hy tho the admiralty the war office the minister of ot munitions or an allied government on or before the third day of November 1916 1910 For tho the purpose of ot this order tho the deemed deeme expression assembling shall be to Include tho the placing or replacing In position of ot an any part H II Massao Massae Buist an English Eng authority authority author author- ity commenting on tho order says Previous orders havo have concerned re repair ro- ro pair work and It seemed to some impossible Impossible im impossible Im- Im possible to put any moro more restrictions on the Industry The fact of ot the matter matter matter mat mat- ter however is that Percy Martin the tho new official responsible to the ministry minIstry ministry min min- of munitions for tor the production of ot all aU liquid fuel tuel Internal combustion engines for or tho the war has gone to work already to the great gain of or the services services services ser ser- ser ser- vices and taken steps to prevent an any further wa wasting of ot the tho manufacturing I resources of the tho country on useless work Under tho the new re regulations there is to be bo no wasting of several months months' output of an any factory or series of ot shops In a n factory through work which ultimately proves to he bo o of no practical use That unfortunately has occurred In the tho past