. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. stionably revolutionizethe manufacturing industries of Can-ada in the days to come. How Canada has developed her in-dustries to meet the need of the Empireduring this time of stress was aptlytold by Col. D. Carnegie a member ofthe Imperial Munitions Board at arecent gathering of engineers. Toqnote this authority: Canadas capacity in shell produc-tion when the war broke out wasonly three hundred and forty 18 pdr. shrapnel shells per week. Faced by thedire need of the Empire for munitionsevery available factory was turned to-ward this specialized work. N
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. stionably revolutionizethe manufacturing industries of Can-ada in the days to come. How Canada has developed her in-dustries to meet the need of the Empireduring this time of stress was aptlytold by Col. D. Carnegie a member ofthe Imperial Munitions Board at arecent gathering of engineers. Toqnote this authority: Canadas capacity in shell produc-tion when the war broke out wasonly three hundred and forty 18 pdr. shrapnel shells per week. Faced by thedire need of the Empire for munitionsevery available factory was turned to-ward this specialized work. New ma-chines were bought, or old machineswere adapted to the requirements ofthe new industry. In thus changing their factories fromthe arts of peace to those of war, theCanadian Manufacturers faced enorm-ous difficulties. There was the difficultyof getting the required machines. Therewas the still greater difficulty of get-ting adequate and trained labor. Of allthe achievements made in this industryduring the war, the development of this. Scenes of Canadian Industrial Activity.— 1. Turret lathes operating on 18-pdr. shrapnel. 2. Press department for in. shell cartrige cases. 3. Steel in course of construction for office building in India. 4 and 5. Shell shop erectedcomplete in less than six weeks and which was producing shells three weeks after the first sod was turned. May 12, 1917 HARDWARE AND METAL—Export Section 89
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