The New York herald., 1873-10-21

are greater than any ever seen in our porta-,s>
largest and to De the fastest IN the world-each 42S
4 COMPREHENSIVE VIEW.
To get full idea OF the immense proportions or
these ships. the writer ascended to the deck OF one
and looked down within II. 1t was simply an
empty shell, but no one ever saw more elegant
July moulded lines. The outlook was grand; tho
Delaware behind, with its broad and deep waters,
e wasee ne
the bluer splendors OF the sky lay those precious
mines OF iron whose products formed this very
nished the power to mould the into Its destined
shape. railroad runs directly to these miness
and moving here and there, planning the wood.
bending the iron, feeding the fires and making
the boilers in manifold scenes OF industrial activ.
ity, were seen those brave, hardy, pushing Amert
American ship, but by whose intelligence and per-
severance have been created, as II by magic, all
the vessels mentioned above, and many others,
which are at this moment carrying American COM
Merce upon every ocean. What American could
look upon sucn scene without feeling his heart
thrilled with American pridey
SHlPBuILDING ARITHMETIC.
Let US TAKE IL, however, IN an unimpassioned
way, ana reuuce II, as IL were to figures
The ore to build these ships cost in the mine
fifty cents per ton. BY American labor and enter.
prise this same material has been enhanced to the
value OF 5000 per ton, until finally these shps are
worth $5.O00 COO. Ii they had not been built at
home they might have come from abroad, in which
case almost this same amount Of money would
have gone from our own country into another. As
ft Is, however, the money still remains here to be
transformed into taxable property, school houses
and churches, to support our government in time
OF need educate our youth In the arts and sciences
and teach them to walk in the fear OF God. These
are facts for political economists to recognize or
HOMES OF THE sHrpwRIGHTs.
Before closing the writer cann0t help referring
to the general appearance and habits or the en-
ployes as well as to the cottages In which they
reside. In the course OF this article frequent cOm
mept has been made upon their marked lnteli-
gence and to the satisfaction with which they
seemed to do their work. II has been my privilege
andlt becomes my duty to state plainly the I'M
preston thus derived. They stand a little way on
from the shipyard and lace down upon neat and
tidy streets. AS you see no poverty or sgnal0r
without upon P me me payements you do not ex-
dwellings, which are formed Of wood
or brick. and vary in rent according
to their SIZE ana location ave one little Il frame house
kitchen, the rooms scrupuonsy clean and neat.
The kitchen contains range built into the brick
pointments was all that the most exacJing could
ask for: I asked IL the LADY present what rent rent she
It It's Six W dollars al month ont II for i've pleasant rooms
and that complete little kitchenl And my astonsh-
ment was only doubled when | found that the
house was supplied with water and gas. The rent
Tor the brick houses runs from $40 to sl4 per
month. This state of affairs is almost as
surprising as the shpyards and l asked
Mr.. Roche how he managed to do it.
A HINT OF COOPERATIVE INDUSTRY
whch Is not YET M sy enough ~ to be-
made public, afford every man an opportunity Of
possessing his own home. Ii he Is sindustrious, by
similar arrangement he falls into the ownership
OF certain amount of stock By that means he
loves mis- work, his wealth increases prOportionato
with 1t and strikes or combinations become impOs-
sible. 1t Is my desire to educate this people in
shipbuilding. To do this no body OF men are
always confined to the same work. My men do
one thing one day and another thing the next.
have no man in my employ whose place, in case he
should leave, cannot instantly supply"
JOHN ROCHE THE SOUL OF THE ENTERPRISE.
Thus have been organized and thus are managed
the largest shlpbuilding yards in America and, is
may be added, the model shipbuiding yards OF tho
world. Two years ago the grounds on which all
these workshops stand were swamps. The scene
was a dreary wilderness. An idea OF what It was
then can be formed from points lying beyond fe
now. To-day. upon these same premises, the
air Is merry with the clatter Of busy workmen-
A dozen ships are launched or under way,
constructed by men educated to the art
in two brief years. 1t Is wonderful, and
the noble, enterprsing man, who. in face OF ridi-
cule, originated this enterprise and VINO keeps IL
in its full power and dignity, IN the face OF fnan-
cia depression, without reducing the wages OF his
employees cent is worthy of the nations graft
tude and praise. All honor be to him for awaklng
the nation to the knowledge OF its own resources
His enterprise must forever rebound to the
nations glory. John Roche has, indeed, won for
his name an honorable mention in history.