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Works, according to the terms of the contract, is to turn over to the
Remington Company the use of its highly organized mechanics at
its plant at Eddystone, Pa. The Eddystone plant of the Locomotive
Works is one of the largest near Philadelphia. New buildings will
be erected which will cost approximately $750,000. As compensa-
tion, Baldwins will receive a royalty of $1 on each rilie turned
out and the building and equipment at the fulfillment of the con-
tract. This will mean a profit of one and one-half million dollars.
Do the directors of Baldwins count the cost of lives?
Baldwins are said to have received many sub-contracts for the
manufacture of munitions from other concerns. Some of the olii-
cials of Baldwins who will profit by this death-dealing industry are
conspicuous members of the Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
They are noted for a sort of spectacular piety and charity and were
large contributors to the campaign of Billy Sunday, when he went
to the City of Brotherly Love. When they fill their well-financed
pews at church on Sundays will they feel no guilt of blood? Will
the sawdust trail of Sunday and its converts take from them the
blame of abetting murder and spreading means of death?
“War daily is adding to the prosperity of Philadelphian working-
men and Philadelphian manufacturers who are turning out supplies
of every war necessity imaginable for the Allies," said the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger, a paper fulsomely pro-British and employing
editors of British birth and sympathies. According to the Ledger,
the Fox Gun Co. of Philadelphia received an order for one million
gun barrels. The Ledger says that fiscal agents of the Allies, in
many instances, have offered to finance manufacturers in new equip-
ment and enlargement, provided they give the assurance of prompt
deliveries.
The J. G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia, which was engaged in
the peaceful manufacture of cars and trucks, is said to have closed
a contract with the Russian Government for $1,000,000 worth of
steel shells. While the company has been manufacturing field
kitchens and field hospital ambulances for the Allies, it has been
turning out, according to the Philadelphia Ledger, ammunition wag-
ons and big quantities of shrapnel.
“The expansion at Brills, it is said," says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, “contemplates the installation of a score or more furnaces
in which the steel is heated to a temperature of 200 degrees. Each
of these furnaces, it was said, would have a capacity of 40 billets of
steel. With this equipment the company would be able to turn out
large quantities of shells daily. Where Brills lost out in orders
for car construction this spring and summer by the business de-
pression lasting over the winter, they are said to have recouped
richly through wariorders. Six months ago the Brill shops were
working about 50 per cent. of capacity with about 1,600 men em-
ployed and with work sutiicient to run at that capacity for six
months. A cut of ten per cent. in’ salaries of oliicers and salaried
employees was made and the working day was shortened by closing
at 4130 instead of 6. Conditions are now reported reversed, with
about 3,000 men working full time and sutlicient orders piled up to
keep all hands busy many months ahead.”
The steel business in Pittsburgh has boomed tremendously be-
cause of war orders. One concern received an order for $25,000,000
worth of steel equipment. Steel mills in the Pittsburgh district re-
ceived within the last week in June orders for projectile steel which
was offered at $31 a ton, but latest sales are said to have been made
aggregating 75,000 tons. Early in the year steel of this grade was
at $38. According to the IronAge orders from 60,000 to 70,000 tons
of round bars for shrapnel and for gun barrels were placed in Pitts-
burgh the first week in June.
Tin-plate mills in the district also are receiving foreign orders for
quick delivery, enough having been booked, it is reported, to keep
mills in operation the remainder of the year. The MeKeesport tin-
plate company has begun construction of a twenty-mill addition to
its plant, and the East Canonsburg Tin Plate Company has started
work on a twelve-mill addition. ‘
-Among the companies which entered into agreements for the fur-
nishing of munitions, according to the Iron Trade Review, is the
Crucible Steel Co. of America, which is reported as having booked, V
through J. P. Morgan & Co., for $150,000,000 worth of shells.
The General.Electric Company, of New York, it is said, has com-
pleted negotiations with the Allied governments, through I. P. Mor-
THE FATHERLAND
gan & Co., for the manufacture of shrapnel and high explosive
scales on one of the greatest scales undertaken by any American
corporation. The total value of the order, it is claimed, will amount
to at least $100,000,000.
According to a director of the General Electric Company the con-
cern is in a position to turn out shells at an enormous daily rate.
These shells will be manufactured in the company's plants at Sche-
nectady, N. Y.; Harrison, N. J.; Pittsfield, Mass.; Lynn, Mass., and
Fort Wayne, Ind. Charles Steel, a partner of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
is a director of the General Electrical Co.
One Shell, Cost $14; Human Livcs ?
While the reports of many war orders have not been confirmed,
it is said on responsible authority that the American Locomotive
Co. has actually concluded negotiations with the British Govern-
merit for the manufacture of 5,000,000 shrapnel shells. Half of these
are to cost $14 each, and the rest $12.50 each, making a total of
approximately $66,250,000. A .
According to the New York Tribune the American Locomotive
Co. also concluded a contract to furnish the Russian Government
with $65,000,000 worth of shrapnel shells. Half of this order goes
to the Locomotive Company and the other half is divided ‘equally’
between the New York Air Brake Co. and the hVestingliouse Ail’
Brake Co. ' .
The Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. is said to have equipped its
plants at Franklin, Pa., for the manufacture of 300,000 shells.
The Wheeling ‘Mould & Foundry Co. is said to have sub-con-
tracted for machining steel bars for shells. .
Negotiations were begun early in the year for an $83,000,000 Ord“
for shrapnel and howitzer shells to be placed by the Russian GOV-
ernment with the Canadian Car and Foundry Co. According to the
terms which were scheduled early in April,.sub-contracts were to 116
let by the Canadian Company to American manufacturers, to the
amount of $21,724,000.
011 June 27th W. W. Butler, of Montreal, vice-president of the
Steel Foundries of Canada and the Canadian Car and Foundry C0-r
arrived in New York on the American Liner Pliiladelpliia, from
Liverpool. Mr. Butler said that he had closed the $80,000,000 order
in Pelrograd and that the various plants whichlhad been engaged
would begin manufacturing 5.000.000 high-power shells immediately.
The 5“0j00“”3Ct5 to 00 Placed in the United States, according to
the specifications, were listed as follows:
Hydraulic Pressed Steel Co., Cleveland 0 . . . . . . . . . . . .. $475000
American Rolling Mill Co., Middletowii, O . . . . . . . . . . . .. 930.000
Barney & Smith Car Co., Dayton, 0 . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1.121000
Page Storms D709 Forge Co., Chicopee, Mass.. 202500
American Car & Foundry Co., New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95v
D3300“ MfZ- C0-. Dayton, 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -
Federal Pressed Steel Co., Milwaukee, .VVis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.350000
Northern Electric Co., Montreal, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 275,000
Ilgniteddleag (Co., New York ......................... ..
S00’ "18 Omputin Machine 0., . . . . . .. 5. v
“"13 .P0“'der C0-. Kings Mills, 0.-C....1.).a.y.i.o.n.'..0 ..... .. 130.000
A‘i"”.‘0a“ T009 & Sl3mPlng C0-. Bridgeport, Conn . . . . .. 57:500.
Mlchlsan Brass & Copper Co., Detroit, Mich .......... .. 2,400,000
A‘“e"C-3“ Brass C0.. Kenosha, Wis ................... -. -375.000
A00’ Pam Mfg Co.. Detroit. Mich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 650000
Vermont Farm Machine Co., Bellows Falls Vt . . . . . . . . . . 550-000
C0“.50003t90 MlE- C0-. Toledo, 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 550000
R001“ H000 Ammunition Co., Swanton Vt 15000
‘V0000: Barnes C0-r Bristol, Conn....’. . . . . . . . .. . 35000
Lavigne Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich ............... .. 21,000
Draper Co., Hopedale, Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14000
P000 Mfg“ C0-. Westfield, Mass . . . . I I H 41000
The Yale & Towns Mfg. Co.. New 3?Eiric'ifiiy' ' ":1" 000
Ameiman P0‘Vd5" VV0l'kS C0-. Boston, Mass:..'... 50-000
C070"? S0"?“’ C0I‘D0ration, New Britain Conn . . 52000
Horatio Hickok Co., Burlington, Vt...’ . . 175,000
U’ S’ steel P.r00“0t5 C0-, New York City . . . . . . . . . . .. 340-000
Meade. Morrison Co., Boston Mass. .. 000
Cmck" w“"e1“-F C0-. Ampere’. N. .:I:I:::::.....:I:.. 450,000
Elan 1000 W0rk?v D3Yl0n, 0., and Brownell Co., jointly. 630000
00200 Englnewmg 03-, Levis, Que . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180000
D3300“ M‘? C0-v Dayton, " ' " 132000’
%V0’0e50" Mlg- COW Worcester, Mass . . . . . . . . .. . 430500
B000 0 smrms D’0P FOYEC Co., Chicopee, Mass.. . .. 50r000
B Qke & Johnson Co., Waterbury, Conn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 22000
”d$9l>ort White Metals Casting Co . . , , , . , , , , ,, 360,000
orbin Screw Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v 100000
Total. .....................................
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