. Electric railway journal . nity to record the appreciation of the di-vision for the splendid co-operation it has enjoyed from and other commercial concerns have rendered invalu-able aid. E. S. Harkness, of the Standard Oil Com-pany, assisted very materially in connection with trans-portation matters. On the division staff at Washingtonthe manager has been ably assisted by W. A. Mellen,formerly associated with the Capital Traction Company;H. H. Easterly, associated with Mr. Drum; Cabot Stev-ens, of Stone & Webster; Edward P. Smith, formerlywith Harris, Forbes & Company; G. W. Wells, formerlyw
. Electric railway journal . nity to record the appreciation of the di-vision for the splendid co-operation it has enjoyed from and other commercial concerns have rendered invalu-able aid. E. S. Harkness, of the Standard Oil Com-pany, assisted very materially in connection with trans-portation matters. On the division staff at Washingtonthe manager has been ably assisted by W. A. Mellen,formerly associated with the Capital Traction Company;H. H. Easterly, associated with Mr. Drum; Cabot Stev-ens, of Stone & Webster; Edward P. Smith, formerlywith Harris, Forbes & Company; G. W. Wells, formerlywith Stone & Webster; and H. A. Nicholl, generalmanager Union Traction Company of Indiana. financial advice in connection with the makingof loans was greatly appreciated. Mr. Nicholl was incharge of the Hampton Roads district. The division alsoextends its thanks to its loyal office staff for the wayin which it assisted in the work done during the pastfew months. 12 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 53, No. 1. January 4, 1919 Electric Railway Journal 13 Electric Railways Help Win the War How Electric Cars Were Purchased, Electric Roads Extended,Steamboats and Railroad Trains Put in Service and HousesErected During the War to Stimulate Production at Our Shipyards By A. MERRITT TAYLOR Manager Passenger Transportation and Housing Division, United States Shipping BoardEmergency Fleet Corporation WHEN the United States wentto war, enemy submarineswere rapidly destroying theworlds mercantile marine, and it wasat once apparent that the winningof the war was largely dependentupon the building of ships in whichto transport our men, munitions andsupplies to the European battlefields. The United States Shipping BoardEmergency Fleet Corporation was es-tablished by Congress and endowedwith the authority and funds tobuild the ships. Great shipyards wereestablished; others were problem was to get men to theshipyards to build the ships. Many of the 203 shipyards on theAtlantic
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