Quartermaster textile requirement in the United States. Men picking up cotton from a field. Equipment in cotton textile industry which produces most of Quartermaster requirements. Textile being produced in the industry. A woman beside the equipment in the industry. View of several textile industries.
Quartermaster procurements in the United States. A map shows classification of Quartermaster coal regions. An oil well which produces petroleum for the army. Equipment at the plant. The Fuel and Lubricants Division at headquarters through which petroleum procurement is directed. People working in a Fuel and Lubricants Division office. An officer in one of the purchasing offices who, on directive from the headquarters, will procure products. A ship at a port. A supply contract form enables the materials to be in the custody of a supplier until shipment. Facilities and equipment in the industry. Petroleum stored in cans in the premises. Huge equipment in the industry.
Modernization of a living room in the United States. Interior designer Catherine Howard speaks about remodeling of a living room. She says that every woman likes her living room modernized but puts it off for the reason that it is not affordable. The interior designer says that the living room could be modernized at a very moderate cost. View of a living room furnished in 1920 with old style furniture, a center table, a fireplace mantle and wall hangings. The fixtures like the fireplace mantle and a hanging lamp are changed. View of the room emptied and walls covered with a plain wall paper. Book shelves are placed in corners and curtains and venetian blinds are put on windows. A plain rug is spread on the floor. Modern couches and a center table are placed on the rug. Table lamps are placed on tables beside the couches.
Firemen campaign to prevent fires in the United States. Firemen move in vans with equipment to douse building fires. People standing on the side of a road. Buildings on fire. Flames rising from the buildings. A fire officer shows a rusted stove pipe and stray electric wiring. The Fire Chief says that most fires occur in buildings that need repair. He says that they have been calling on property owners and examining their premises and advising them to correct the errors in the buildings to prevent fire.
Laying of pipelines for transportation of oil in the United States. Laying of oil pipelines by men on a field. Welders follow pipe-stringing crew. A welder welds the pipes.
Laying of pipelines for transportation of oil to refineries in the United States. Workmen load pipelines aboard lighters to transport them to a work barge where they can be welded joint by joint. Welders weld the pipelines on the barge. A welded joint is cooled with water and given a protective coating of paint. A river clamp is bolted around each welded joint to add weight to the line and further reinforce the joint. The work barge moves ahead and another joint of pipe is welded to the end of the line.
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