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Newspaper
Green Bay Commerce
Location
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1917
Page
10
The postmaster general urges postmasters and employees to push high denomination stamps for postage. Use a 2 cent stamp instead of two 1 cent stamps for two cent letters and a 0 cent stamp for ten cents on parcels. Public cooperation will save government costs and reduce handling of stamps. Businesses mailing large quantities are urged to adopt this practice.
Washington prepares a song book for soldiers heading to France after Maj. Gen. Bel praised the benefits of singing for marching, camping, and inspiring troops in battle.
More than 1,000,000 tons of structural steel including bars plates and shapes will be required for the 100,000 freight cars for American and French railroads. Contracts will be placed with American car manufacturers by Daniel Willard head of the Counc il of National Defense transportation division.
New Orleans Commerce reports that Mississippi valley chambers are coordinating with the New Orleans group to secure from the Federal Shipping Board a regular steamship line via the Panama Canal between New Orleans and Pacific coast ports of the United States.
Japan has become a major buyer of American ship steel paying record prices. Before the war steel came from England and Germany. Japanese shipbuilders can pay the price and earn huge profits due to low labor costs and efficient operations. The government subsidizes 34 to 32 a ton for ships built in Japan. On March 31 there were 32 steamers totaling 650,950 tons under construction.
Government regards the New York canal system as a major war logistics option capable of moving up to 10,000,000 tons per month. Schnectady cranes can lift ninety ton locomotives to barges, and Detroit automobiles can be shipped by water directly for Europe without crating.
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