Show mexico to make powder W II 11 erect a smokeless plant at cost of COO pesos mexico city mexico Is going to manufacture its smokeless powder supplies shortly A contract has apen signed by secretary of war cosio i the gw and guillermo Guil leimo bach as of the firm of pablo bergner by the terms of which the firm will elect a complete plant at santa fe to produce smokeless kless powder both for rifles and other firearms the machinery has been ordered from the well known krupp works in germany the government intends to expend about pesos in erecting the new plant the bergner firm asserts that in two years the factory will be running some expel ts are to be am ported to start the work and lo 10 teach the mexican workmen the art of mak ing munitions the capacity of the plant will be kilos of smoke powder per year t present the can government is depending upon the foreign markets to obtain the powder necessary for the army son e years ago ammini tion was imported from foreign coun arieh S nee then a factory has been established for the manufacture of rifle and gun ammunition but the material especially for smokeless powder was imported the coming change ther etcie Is not a radical one |