Daily British Whig (1850), 11 Jun 1915, p. 6

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PAGE SIX WHAT CANADA IS DOING IN SHELL MANUFACTURE --ime e-------- Brig.-Gen. Bertram Gives Some Interesting Details. NINE MILLION SHELLS BEING MADE BY 2 247 FACTORIES | IN CANADA - And Between 60,000 and 70,000 Arti- sans Are Fivployud--The Weekly Wage Bill Amounts To a Million | "Dollars. Toronto, June 10.---At a lunchéon | given at the Royal Canadian Yacht | Major General Hughes. He needs no apologist. To the Minister of Militia and to him alone belongs the | credit of initiating the work for the| | ieunization of the manufacturers in ada in a 'way that they were ne- Yas SE i before in ome particul- ar industry. pioneer of this work in the Dominion { the members of the Shell Committee are simply the means by which he is carrying out this effective work and| complete shells, all 1| parts entering into the construction splendid service for the Empire. say nothing of the zeal and enthus- iasm with which he mobilized, equip- | ped and despatched 33,000 men from { Canada in seven short weeks after | the declaration of war, {then has sent across the equal number. seas Club to-day in connection with the | magnificent achievement' and only in annual meeting of the Canadian Ma- nufacturers' Association the princi-| slightly lesser degree will the credit accrue to him for showing the way pal guest was Brigadier-General Al-| to the engineering firms of England, exander Bertram, formerly of Dun-| das, but now of Ottawa, chairman of | the Dominion Shell Committee, By special request General spoke on the work of the important! organization over which he presides. He said.: It is with pleasure that I respond | to the kind invitation of my friends of the Canadian Manufacturers' As- sociation to tell them something of the development of certain Canadian industries during the past few months, Little did I conceive, and I am sure neither did you, when you held your last annual meeting that twelve months later I should appear before you as Chairman of a Commit- tee appointed by the Government to superintend the manufacture of] munitions of war. Everything at that time looked peaceable. The war clouds had not gathered; indeed, did not even appear to be gathering. To- day, however, Cahada as part of the British Empire, is engaged in the greatest war that the world has ever known, It is not the lot of every man td be able to go to the front The man who stays at home, provid- ed he bends his energies in the right direction, can render equally as effec- tive service in the cause of right and justice, as represented by the Allies in this war, as the man behind the guns or the omnes who are actually serving in the trenches. Thi mark applies equally to the employ- er and the employee, In this connection may I make one brief citation from a recent state- ment by a man who stands high in the councils of the Empire, a man whose name is revered by every pat- riotic Britisher, I mean Lord Kitch- ener, Only the other day the Sec- retary for war, from his office at Whitehall, sent out this statement to the people 6f the United Kingdom. "I have sald that I would let the country know when men were want- ed for the war. The time has come, and I now call for 300,000 recruits fo form new armies. Those who are engaged on the production of war material of any kind should not leave their work. It is to men whe are not performing this duty that I appeal." y chief object in addressing you to-day in my capacity as chairman of the Shell Committee, is to let the people of Canada know what the Do- minion is deing in the manufacture of munitions of war. It is surpris- ing what little knowledge men have of our work; men of ordinary intel- ligence who, through the public press, should certainly be cognizant of the situation as it exists to-day in this country. For instance, I read in an Ottawa newspaper last week a long editorial written by a gentlemen in his office which is situ- within two blocks of the head- arters of the Shell Committee, tell- g the Government what should be done to organize the manufacture of Canada. Although we have been at work for several months, and so far have produced and shipped 650,000 shells, evidently it has not dawned upon this gentleman that the Govern ment, as well as the manufactorers of the Dominion, were alive to the necessities of the situation and were doing thelr respective parts loyally and enthusiastically, Credit To General Hughes, 1 am not here as an apologist for ANNOUNCEMENT! BIG REDUCTION IN Clothing aw 115 Pairs 0d Odd Pants -- Regular $2.50, now only' $1.85 2 made by 'Mig. Co, Li nt Si ular $1.25, now only WEL Bertram | which no. war { day the | came the request for | Ireland and Scotland, as well as oth- er portions of the Empire, to the ma- nufacture of those munitions without can be successfully You all read the other stirring words of Lloyd | George at Manchester; I am glad to know that the factories of Britain are now being systematically organi- zed for the production of ammuni- tion, even after the lapse of so many months, General Hughes was the first man in Canada to grasp this idea. Shortly after the war broke out the Minister received an order from the British Govérnment for supplies of arms and ammunition. Contracts were placed for these both in' Can- ada and the United States, and then 200,000 shrap- nel shells, unloaded, in equal num- bers of 15 and 18-pounders. Canada possesses in the City of Quebec a mo- dern plant for the manufacture of shells, but ite capacity is limited. It can only produce 75 shells per. day, which we now see was-quite inade- quate to meet the demand, There was only one thing to do. The Minis- ter of Militia convinced the idea of utilizing the engineering ° factories throughout the Dominion for shell manufacture, and to seeure the co- operation of employers and. employ- ees in the engineering trades to take up this patriotic work. As a manu- faeturer myself I am free to confess that it was with some reluctance that we responded to General Hughes sug- gestion, even though at that time many factories were practically-idie: Several manufacturers met the Min- ister in Ottawa on the 2nd Septem- ber. At this meeting there were also present Col. C. Greville Harston, Chief Inspector of Arms and Ammu- nition for the Dominion, and Col. F. D. Lafferty, Superintendent of the Dominion Arsenal at Quebec. We discussed the whele situation freely, and after hearing explanations by Col. Lafferty as to the manufacture of shells and their component parts, and the examination of drawings and specifications, which were fully ex- plained by both these officers, we came to the conclusion that the ma- nufacturers of Canada could and should engage in this work. carried on. The Shell Movement Organized. Accordingly the following week, at a meeting called by General! Hughes at the Dominion Arsenal at Quebec, a committee was appointed to organ- ize the movement throughout the Do- minion. The members of this com- mittee are Messrs. Thomas Cantley, of New Glasgow; George W.. Watts, Toronto: E. Carnegie, Welland; Geén- eral T, Benson, Master Gemeral of ordnance, J." W. Borden, Chief Ac- countant and Paymaster General; Col. Marston and Col. Lafferty, the latfer four representing the Depart- ment of Militia and Defence. I had the honour to be named chairman of this committee. J accepted the of- fice, because I felt it to be my duty. I had the additional satisfaction of knowing that there were associated with me enthusiastic colleagues who could do their utmost to make the undertaking a success. In this 1 have not been disappointed. 1 can- not speak too highly of the splendid work of my assediates. Col. Lafferty' undertook the tech- nical instruction of the manufactur- ers, while to Col. Hartston was allot- ted the equeully important duty of superintending the examination and inspection. Before the end of the month we were fortunate to secure the service of David Carnegie of Lon- don, England, as ordnance ser. You may realize how fortunate we that Mr. Carnegie, who is oné of Ihe to recognized 'authorities on fileeh. aba munitions of Nal, a wad is years I at Woolwich Arsenay i low of the Royal ality, mmiitgs, and an AetvS, Demi member 'the a airnesi sinee September last has been on the work day and BEML. ix "Made In Canad Canada" Shells General Hughes I press upon kept 30 Saif Men's Pine as @ | fac | te makers in Canada; ; reg-| General Hughes is the | That in itself is al undertaking. were in this respect when I tell you | er ominio of EE i in acturers of having to import iis refined cops per, and I can assure that within three of four months, we expect to be making in this country, | from the mative product, all the eop- per bands required in the production of shells. At the outset our work was lar-| gely of a formative character. We wanted Canadian steel for Canadian shells, Heretofore none such had been forthcoming. Col. Cantley was entrusted with this work and him for having rapidly installed and equipped a plant for producing the first steel made ip Canada for shell manufaeture. It %was agreed to sup- ply free of charge to those manufaec- turers who would undertake the | work of finishing and assembling the the component | of the shell. In this way many of | the smaller manufacturers It was further decid- | ed to eliminate unhealthy c¢ompetit- | ion by paying uniform prices for the | same article. An inspection com- | pany was chosen to deal with all] shell components, thus relieving the assembling manufacturers of the res- ponsibility of inspection, while at the | same time satisfying the Shell Com- | mittee beyond question that the com- ponent parts of shells were correct in every particular before the finished article passed into the hands of the Government Inspector. Orders For 9,000,000 Shells, Starting with the first order for 200,000 shrapnel we have since plac- ed orders aggregating der shrapnel; 18-pounder, 60-pounder high explosive shells. addition we have placed orders for 100,000 cartridge cases, 5,000,000 fuses, 2,000,000 primers, and 1,000,- 060 frietion tubes, Before awarding a contract care- ful investigation is made as to the ability of the firm to carry out the particular work assigned to it. If there is any doubt as to the plant being unsuitable a competent inspee- tor is sent td report upon the state of the factory. You will quite un-| derstand that in order to safeguard the interests of the country the com- mittee had to stipulate that contraets placed would be subject to cancella- tion. Each manufacturer adjusts his own machinery to the particular work assigned to him, and is furnsh- ed with a set of inspection guages/fs a guide in making. the manufactur- ing guages required. The prepara- tion of gauges and their distribution and use involved conshderapl i But we get it done and dpng well give you an idea of a rtain fea- ture of our work I may niention that the ingpection of the various com- ponent parts, including the analyses of material, and physical tests call for the employment of over 300 in- spectors, besides several chief in- spectors, Most of the inspectors are experienced machinists and fool- makers, The final inspection of the finished shell is carried out by nearly 300 examiners and district inspectors under the direction of Col. Harston. Such an army of inspectors emphasi- ses the care which is being taken to produce satisfactory results, and which have been highly commented upon by the officials of the War Of- fice. Upon Col. Harston also devol- ves the actual proof tests, these be- ing carried out at a certain place, the average number of shells fired daily being 300. As soon as the shells have passed examination, and have have been packed ready for shipment the manufacturer receives his che- que, - daa 130 Firms Making Them. In no one single establishment in Canada except the Dominion Arsenal at Québec, {s the complete shell made. One hundred and thirty firms from Halifax to Vancouver are en- gaged in the work of machining and assembling. Others are occupied in the manufacture of blanks, bullets, discs, cartridge cases, buchshet, pri- mers, tubes, tin cups for shrapnel, grub screws, sockets and plugs, steel base plates, and boxes. From an ennumeration of these various arti- cles it will be observed how exten- sive the several operations are. the present time no less than 247 factories are engaged in this work in 78 cities and towns inh the Dominion. In Montreal alone 35 factories are employed. Toronto has 28, Hamil- Dominion from coast to coast. Prac- tically every province of Canada is participating in this enterprise. The manufacture of shells in coun- try is giving employment to between Sh.008 and 70,000 artisans while the kly wage bill easily amount 10 000,000. From these figures 5% ii a what at the shell-making iu wl wel un he Se nLIng man The ¢ in the you of this, | the | country is under deep obligation toi were re- | lieved of the financial burden of car-| | rying a heavy stock of the raw ma-| and since | terials, and which very largely con- an | tributed to the success of this huge 9,000,000} shells, consisting of 15 and 18-poun-| 4.5 and | In| At! ton, 17, and so on throughout the son THE DAILY BRINSH WHIG, HIG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915. | onty. buted think I think you will agree with! me that the valve of having such an, mdustry in Canada far outweighs | any monetary consideration whieh may be named. | We have endeavored to discover the ability of the various manufac-| has been most gratifying to find not! only a readiness to produce ammuni- | i tion but an eager desire amongst all to assist the committee in carrying!§ The cordial co-op-|fi out its duties. eration of both employer and emplo-| throughout the strenuous which are now involved. I wish to| emphasise here in partieular 'that the backbone of the whole situation | is the mechanical ability of our work- | men who have done wonders in de- veloping methods of manufacture! which have hastened the production | of the finished material. I could] speak upon this subject for a much longer period, but 1 do net wish to weary you. I am sure you will give | | the Shell Committee credit in having, | done its best in this national crisis. | E will say this, and I am sure every | H one of my colleagues of the commit- | tee will concur, that in our work po-| | litics have had ne place, and we have! been given an absolutely free hand. 1 | This is a time of national emergericy | in which every true Briton must do! his part according to the ability with |§ which he has been endowed. in the | patriotic work in which we are en-| gaged I am sure that all those asso | | ciated with us, the manufacturers] as well as the workingmen of Can- ada, will do their part loyally and enthusiastically until victory has | been achieved. I close, as I began, with Lord Kitchener's words: "Those who are engaged on the production of war material of any kind should net leave their work. It is to men who are not performing this duty that I appeal." A General Review of Country District and Local News. "Ice Cream Bricks," Gibson's. A man seldom exhibits his temper till he loses it. "New Taleum Powders" son's. The cuddlesome winter girl kes the hot weather. "New Taleum Powders" son's. Figures may not lie, but figures of speech are often misleading. "Page and Shaw Sweets" at Gib- son's. ¢ Civilization ds what compels the savuge to work for his daily bread. 'Page and Shaw Sweets," Gibson's. If a man doesn't enjoy his work it's time for. him to-get anothor job. "New Talcum Powders" at Gib- son's. And the tightwad who has more money than friends is glad of it. "Page and Shaw Sweets" at Gib- son's. Thé majority of men are like clocks--either too fast or too slow. Did you ever get so lonesome that you wanted to Howl like a dog? "New Talcum Powders" at Gib- son's, Whether the gatie is worth the kerosetie or not depends on what the game is, wa "Page and Shaw Caramels," Gib- son's. Most people are not on. speaking terms with their own consciences half the time, "Kodak Films" at Gibson's. 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