"In war demand is immensely expended, and the element of surprise and change, with the consequent requirements of capacity for rapid adaptation of production, must be kept constantly in mind. The enemy, by producing a more powerful weapon, may influence the design of our vehicles. At present we require more productive capacity for the heavy types of vehicles than exh before the war. With provision for the export trade—the importance of which we cannot afford to overlook—we are taking all the productive capacity in the country and adding to it as rapidly as we can. Car capacity we have in plenty, but a great part of it is not readily adaptable to the production of the heavy vehicles. But adaptation is going on all the time, and already production of the heavier types of mechanical transport is proceeding here at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, and the quality of our vehicles is the best in the world, "As far as possible standard commercial components are used in the production of military vehicles," beth.
Among the clerical and religious guests were the Rev. Fathers Len-non, S.J.; Salvini, S.J.; Wilcock, S.J.; Grootjans, S. J.; Sansoucy, SI; Lorando, S.J.; and Brothers John and Lawrence and other members of thè
Marist Order.
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