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...WPB may allow construction of the 975 locomotives they planned for in January. But this is below the 1,200 new and larger locomotives that ODT feels the railroads need this year...
...railroads cannot have any more cars at all (or locomotives either) until WPB fixes a new quota-and the best the railroads can hope for is probably 18,000 out of the 130,000 cars asked for-barely enough to replace worn-out equipment...
...WPB's decision was doubtless based on necessity-acute shortage of steel. So the railroads promised to try to make bricks without new straw. But already they have stretched their modest straw supply to record lengths. In 1942's first quarter, their carloadings increased 8.2% over 1941, but they forced ton-miles up an estimated 28%. The greater the proportion of ton-miles to the number of cars loaded, the bigger the load that is got into the average car, and the further that car is moved. In 1941 the railroads had a 50% increase in carloadings over...
...WPB this week gave steelmen a special pat on the back. They deserve it. At midnight March 31, American Rolling Mill's Middletown division broke all previous monthly records in blast furnace, open hearth and blooming, bar and strip mill departments; Weirton Steel and Republic Steel likewise turned in new records. Meanwhile other industries face complete shutdowns. All refrigerator and vacuum cleaner output will stop April 30, all small electrical appliances on May 31, all lawn mowers and toys (metal and plastic) on June...
From now on, every new building in the U.S. must have a federal license. Even if a building is already well under way, even if a builder has every last bolt and nail on hand, it will take a WPB license to complete it. Stocks on hand for nonwar building may be requisitioned for more essential purposes. On Don Nelson's desk, ready for signing some time this week, is a new order that says...