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Show WHO WILL BE OUR KRUPP? American Manufacturers Offer to Turn Oat the BifrCuns if the GoTernmentATill Pay Well for Them. New Yobk, November 17. Congressmen Hewitt, Hiscock, Cash, Phelps and Reed, a committee appointed by Congress to report upon the policy to be adopted by the Government Gov-ernment to secure a supply of ordnance and armor vlate by establishing on its own Territory a plant for the fabrication of cannon, can-non, met to-day to accord hearings and to do business. In reply to a circular issued by the committee to-different manufacturers throughout the country askmg if thewouW be willing to enter into a contract vsath tne Govlrnmfnt to supply material f or guns of the largest calibre, many letters were received re-ceived End a number of gentlemen were present and addressed the committee. ? . SHOULD MANUFACTURE OUR OWN CANNOK. Mr. Wm. Bispham, of Wm. H. Wallace 4 Co., said there was no reason to-day why the Government should not make its own ordnance, ord-nance, but the material should b3 imported from countries where it could be purchased cheaper than in the United States. The latest lat-est developments were that conformed steel plates were being used by the navies of the world. "Should we not be emancipated from dependence de-pendence on Great Britain?" asked . Mr. Hewitt. - "I believe," replied Mr. Bispham, "that the government should get all the supplies in the country, but our present need, is so great, and we are so completely at the mercy of the navies of the most insignificant nations, na-tions, that I do not think we ought to defer our preparations of defense a single day.", WHAT HOME-MADE ORDNANCE WILL COST. A representative of the West Point PounT dry thought that with some encouragement from the government his concern-would undertake to furnish material for guns of 16 caliber. The amount needed was about $1,0C3,CCD a year for five years. B. W. J)avenport, of the: Mid vale Steel Company, thought if 15 or 20 per cent, were added to Krupp's figures, the manufacturers might be induced to compete. " v. ; ' Engineer Morgan, of the Cambria Iron Works, said he waspregared to undertake making steeririgots of the w'elToTlDO tonsT He would require, "however, a guarantee of 2,000 tons per year for five years, t a cost of $1,000 per gun complete.- |