During the war, Uncle Sam stretched out his long arm still farther into
the trade and business of the country, and appointed a Director of
Railroads to take control of most of the railroad lines in the land.
It was that Board which made possible the conveyance of the enormous
quantities of stores and munitions which supplied our armies in France.
Going still farther, Uncle Sam took up the ship carpenter’s axe, the
caulker’s mallet, and the riveter’s electric machine. All the ship
yards in the country were brought under the control and direction of
the Government.
[Illustration: INSPECTORS OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY