Remarks By Elbert H Gary At A Meeting Of Steel Manufacturers

Author : Elbert Henry Gary
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656206469
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Remarks by Elbert H. Gary at a Meeting of Steel Manufacturers written by Elbert Henry Gary and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Remarks by Elbert H. Gary at a Meeting of Steel Manufacturers: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, December 9, 1918 As suggested, it now seems probable there will be no occasion to again call a meeting of the iron and steel in terests for the consideration of matters to be presented to the War Industries Board, and it is deemed appropriate, at this time, to refer to that body of men. You know who compose the Board and how extensive and important the business in its charge has been. I may be permitted to speak of the experience of the General Committee be fore the Board. Some of us have occasionally given ex pression to feelings of dissatisfaction with the agreements which have been reached relating to price fixing or dis tribution departments; but I would be less than sincere if I failed to state that all in all, from the time of our first appearance before the Board to the last, its mem bers have exhibited great ability, careful study and de liberation, unusual patience, and above all, a. Disposition to be fair and considerate. In view of the variety and complexity of the questions presented to them by us and hundreds of others, the wonder is that an organization was formed which could so smoothly and efficiently com prehend and dispose of the stupendous and important transactions which, from necessity, were forced upon this Board. The difficulty of reaching conclusions whichwould at the same time fully protect each and all of the different classes of our industry was apparent. The problem of the Board was to secure the largest possible production of steel required for military necessities by the fixing of prices which would permit the operation, with some profit, of the plants having the highest costs, and at the'same time to fix prices and make adjustments which would not allow the low cost works to receive unrea sonably large earnings. From beginning to end, the Board has been just and reasonable toward us and to the Government as well. After an experience of many months, which has given us a clear understanding of the reasons and motives which prompted the Board to act, and the President of the United States to approve, I think all of us are satisfied we have no valid reason for complaint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.