Arsenals Reorganized to make Parts: Two Heavy Models Built Mokden, Jone 20, During the last few years much hag been written about the enormous economic possibili of Manchunia of the great future which lies in'wait for thie territory.
'So fax, the economic development of Manchuria, however, has. not Stited the' great expectations ivhieh have been expressed, is, therefore, very pleasant to put on record tht quite recently rear forward stride has been made Which augurs well for' the future thowld serve aa an example to the whole country, namely, that the oduatrnl 'Works' ansocited with ihe Liaoning 'Trench Betar Arsenal has "recently completed its frst fotortruck' and) after thorough tents, put the model in production:
About three -years ago. it_was generally felt in Manchavin tha the country, above all else, needed rear fom wars, and that the time had fare For taluk, more at peteetal of military] aggrandizement, undoubtedly of great to him and, indirectly, to Thanks to Toast. pos: sible to keep' warfare beyond the borders of the province. But, with peace declared between the North, And South, it was felt thay the output of the Arsenals was much Inrger than needed, and that at least. a proportion of their excellent equipment and machinery could be sed for some more useful purpose than making guns and shells, The idea was favourably received by the North-Bastern authorities Yea by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, fand, the necessary permission baying'boen given, both Arsenals were, a certain extent, reorganized for the production of articles useful to domestic industry.
The Mukden Arse generally known as "The Bi centrated its effo facture, with great success. Var forms of steel castings are being mace for the railways and domestic market, and also high quality steels, such as toolsteels, ete., have been moecessfully manufactured, Trench Mortar Arsenal, the Dixecfor-General, Lee Yi-chun—¥. Lee—conceived a more original and ambitious programme. Well a quainted with the poor transportation facilities existing in China, he [suggested that the Arsenal he was, in charge of should be allowed to manufacture motor-trucks, to meet the ever-growing demand for these [vehicles with goods manufactured the country. He illustrated his idea by a pun in Chinese, "You know," he said, "that all Chinese want' to ride in a motor. car, tso tien-che," as it is called Citerally meaning "to motorcar." If you use anoth character for "'tso," pronounced in exactly the same way, it translates make motorenrs.") I want the Chinese people to understand that when they tained, and Gen. Lee was granted a sum of Mex, $760,000 as capital for the undertaking. set to work, organize Works associated with, Lisening Trench Mortar Arsenal," obtained the services of an experienced American truck designer, Mr. D, F. Myers, and entered into contracts with leading automotive works abroad for purchasing parts that. could not be manufactured at the:
After two years' work the first truck has now been completed, and the following details regarding its construction may be of interest.
'The trucks,—two types are being made, Model 75 and Mode! 100—are specially designed to meet the local requirements in China, that is they' are specially adapted to the existing. bad roads. Speed has, therefore, been given second consideration, atd the parts of the tracks are specially designed to meet the severe' strains likely tobe imposed on i8]them by the rough roads of Chin Especially the wheels and axles are much sturdier than on any foreign truck on this market, Various data:
Model 75. Model 100
For the industrial production of Pye Small Arsenal," the Liaoning oral weigh ona 8500 12,00 Bower Vino bap
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