

The task of building these thousands of fighting ma- 

 chines and producing the material that is used in their 

 construction is one of the greatest problems men of 

 brain and ability have ever undertaken. In magnitude 

 it is much greater than building the Panama Canal, the 

 Alaska railroads, or any other of the government's 

 great undertakings. It has many important phases, 

 but the one which is most essential is that in which the 

 people of the Northwest and the members of the Loyal 

 Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen are interested. 



The huge task of producing the spruce has been al- 

 lotted to Colonel Brice P. Disque, with practically su- 

 preme authority to dictate the policies of this program. 

 The work that has befallen Colonel Disque is of such 

 magnitude that it requires a man of unlimited ability 

 and energy to carry it to completion. The progress he 

 has made since his arrival in Portland speaks for itself, 

 and there is no doubt that he is perfectly capable of 

 conducting this progress to a successful conclusion with 

 the proper co-operation. 



There are in this country today several large airplane 

 manufacturing companies that employ from 12,000 to 

 30,000 persons in each factory. They have their skilled 

 workmen in each branch of the construction work and 

 are able to construct the best type of airplanes that can 

 be built in the world. With all this wonderful organ- 

 ization it is utterly impossible for those companies to 

 make progress without being supplied with ample ma- 

 terial. The actual construction of the airplane is a 

 small undertaking with the proper materials at hand. 

 It is only the concentrating of many specialists pro- 

 ducing various parts of which, when properly assem- 



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