The process of concentration of the industries in the Ural region is being successfully carried out by the Bureau of the Metal Department, through the organization of district and circuit officers.
Outside of the combine only those mills remained where production is merely organized: the Moscow works “Metal,” “Electrosteel,” “Scythe,” “Aviation Outfits,” and the Satatov mill—“Star” (Zwezda). These works are temporarily in the immediate charge of the Metal Department.
The Gomza trust during the entire period of its existence, up to July 1st, 1919, has produced 69 new locomotives and repaired 38 old ones; it has produced 1,744 new and repaired 1,040 old coaches; it has completed 670 small cars; 261,327 poods of axles and tires; 7,543 poods of switches; and 118,659 poods of various locomotive and car parts. The table given below representing the output for the first six months of 1919, as compared with the same period for 1916 and 1918, of the Vyxunsk Mining District, gives an idea of the work of the Department of Metallurgy of our largest trust:
| Output in Thousands of Poods | Ratio | ||||||
| I | II | III | IV | IV:I | IV:II | IV:III | |
| January to June, 1916 | January to June, 1918 | July to Dec., 1918 | January to June, 1919 | ||||
| Standard bars | 86,7 | 91,4 | 74,2 | 133,6 | 154 | 146,1 | 179,9 |
| Roofing iron and billets | ... | ... | 37,3 | 37,3 | ... | .. | 100,0 |
| Sheet iron and boiler plates | 112,1 | 59,3 | 3,5 | 10,9 | 9,7 | 18,4 | 321,1 |
| Plough shares and mould-boards | ... | ... | ... | 7,7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pipes | 225,4 | 125,0 | 56,4 | 61,1 | 24,7 | 78,8 | 108,2 |
| Wire | 255,2 | 106,7 | 4,9 | 22,6 | 8,8 | 21,2 | 455,1 |
| Nails | 114,9 | 117,4 | 79,3 | 51,4 | 44,8 | 43,8 | 64,9 |
| Pitchforks | ... | 2,8 | 3,7 | 1,0 | ... | 36,6 | 27,2 |
| Shovels | 6,6 | 6,0 | 4,5 | 2,2 | 33,7 | 37,3 | 50,5 |
| 800,9 | 508,6 | 263,8 | 327,8 | 40,9% | 64,5 | 124,2 | |
It is apparent from the data given in the above table that the total output for the first six months of 1919 was almost 41 per cent of the total output for the corresponding period of 1916, and 64.5 per cent of the total product for the first half year of 1918, and 124.2 per cent of the last six months of 1918. The figures expressing the ratio of the total output of metal for the same periods are respectively—91.4 per cent, 120.6 per cent and 153.2 per cent.
Taking into consideration the extremely difficult conditions of production, the results may be considered satisfactory.
If we turn to the production of another of our trusts—“Central Copper Works” (Centromed), we note that during the period of October to December, 1916, the main Tula factory has produced 73.4 per cent of its capacity, during January to June of 1919—89.9 per cent, and finally during July and August of this year (1919)—about 87 per cent. The Kolchugin works have produced the various articles of their manufacture during the same periods in quantities which amounted to from 16 to 48 per cent, 30 per cent to 77 per cent and 20 per cent to 36 per cent of the quantities it was scheduled to produce, while the samovar factories have produced 44 per cent of the scheduled output.
The mills entering the association of the Central Aviation Works have produced 36 per cent to 180 per cent of the quantity they planned to turn out, while during July, August and September of 1918 this percentage ranged in the various mills and branches of production from 26 per cent to 120 per cent.