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Show , ' ' - I LJWjiJ Sidelights anc searchIightQ I ifrTBl William A. Morgan offers to Mko Shells for Navy at Government's ' Own Price. Washington, March 1. A quiet, sturdy, firm-featured man, Just past fbrty, walked quietly into the office of Secretary Daniels; this week, and offered him enough rolled brass at tno Government's own terms to supply sup-ply shell discs for the entlro navy. Daniels had never seen tho man before. be-fore. When ho was Introduced by a! congressman, tho Secretary expect-:d expect-:d him to ask a favor. Instead, he ( umped Into the Secretary's lap a veritable bonanza, slnco how to get shells for the big guns has been a ( uestlon In the Navy Department. The man was William A. Morgan, c f Buffalo, who controls and directs the largest copper and brass rolling mill in America. lie furnishes to (jlanada ninety per cent of the rollod Jrass Dominion buys outside her wn domain and to Franco seventy-fve seventy-fve per cent of all she buys outside Ier borders. Mr. Morgan is an examplo of tho bllity and force of tho American business man. that is almost dally being placed at the disposal of this country In the event of war with Germany Ho is also an example of American possibilities. Four years ago ho was tho district roprcsenta-lvo roprcsenta-lvo of Swift and Company, in But-alo, But-alo, at a moderate salary. Ho became be-came interested in a rapidly decay-ng decay-ng rolling mill and for six months lie gave an hour a day to it. When tho war came, he grasped his opportunity oppor-tunity and is now worth unwards of Seven millions. ' Mr. Morgan thinks he owes more to Uncle Sam than most men and stands ready to pay his debt. Ho slipped in and out of Washington i before anybody knew it and by tho tlmo the reports of his visit got around ho was back on tho job In Buffalo, As tho remit of his dealings with ' foreign governments, Morgan ha3 , had 'a chance to mnko comparisons and ho says America will surprise -v tho world when It comes to prompt '- action. Ho has set with tho Canadian Canad-ian munitions board for two year i nnd if war comes to tho United. States, ho is expectod to bo among tho leaders of tho patriotic Industrial forces of tho country. |