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 January July January to to to to June, June, Dec., June, 1916 1918 1918 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.