New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-29
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SHIP BUILDING IN NEW YORK.

ArrprrrryD To COMPETITION, HIGH PRICE OF
LABOR, GENERAL sTAeNATIoN OF TRADE An"
THE UNSETTLED CONDITION OF THE soUIh-A
REVIVAL or THE BUSINESS ExPEcrED-A FALL
ING OFF IN THE BUILDING OF IRON VESSELS
PRYDICTE. ,-yEssELs NOW BUILDING IN his
CITY.
The ship building interest OF New ! DIRK AMI IA
vicinity has OF late years been steadily becoming of less
ipportance until ut the present time II IL almost limited
to the construction Of river steamers, tugs and pilot
bcats SIEVE Aipbulders have retired from the bus-
ness while Others weary OF waiting for contracts. hayo
converted their premises into umberyards Ihs dull
ness IN NewYork Is attributed to several causes among
which are q general falling off In the demand Tor
slips in all parts OF world the gh price Of skilled
labor the unsettled state Of the South tho competition
with other nations in ocean traffic. the enhanced value OK
real esate and the OF taxes Ia TIM, city In
order TO ascertain the views OF those neresed IN THIS
branch industry upon the condition OF shDnndng IN
NewYork and its prospects, reporter OF HE iheoSh
visited the leading builders
The officer In charge Of the American LoydT EegAtef
made the following statement: The trade has been
gradually withdrawn from Sew-fork to the Eastern
States and Canada for several reasons Tie price %
labor IL lower there than In Newiork, anu work.
men can get comfortable homes aud have moro
earning livelihood during hard times than
they can here Timber be brought down to tho
yards there easily this city, Formerly the repua
ton of tie shbuders of NcwYork cxccled that OF the
Eastern States, az the New-YOrk builders constructed
their vessels much stronger than any others and en-
ployed better material This naturally led shipping
merchants TO give contracts TO NewYork builders in
preference TO Others when the American Loyds ofco
was established in 1857 the Office copies OF the
rules and regulations for shpbuldng In NewiOrk 10 all
States where vessels built The builders In tho
Eastern States awaited themselves OF these rules Wha
they learned how build their vessels equal in strength
and durability, they could afford to make them cheaper
The constant Increase
the real estate here has tended also 10 render
this trade less profitable and the rich builders OF Now
York retired from business transferred 10 20 other
places has succeeded them.
At the Office OF p. j. OConneIl Co, shpbulders st
No. 43 sOuth-st. Capt. Wet, shipbulder from Nova
Scotia, was met. lie said that thoro large stos
of material hand in Nova Scotia yards the work was
carried on though there very little demand TOT sps
at present The usual wages for wOkmen in the yards
were 81 30 per day, and skilled workman received a.
In NewYork wages were between 50 and 81 per day.
Tbe small demand ships" he said Is duo chiefly 10
the general duness Of trade and there IL also
stock OF vessels Large numbers of vessels have
been built In Italy where labor Is very cheap and where
there plenty of good, durable oak The Italians Car,
build good vessels less cost than tho English though
the work much slower Another drawback Ii tho largo
number OF steamers which, within tho last few
years have been built in England and the Clyde.
owing to the great competition OF the different com
panies the freight have been gradually reduced
until many OF these companies carrying freight over
the great loss TO Themselves This has mate
rally affected sailing vessels. With the enlargement OF
the Pacific trade there has boen Of late demand FOR
largo sailing vessels aud II trade reviyes there is
reason 20 hope WILL then the demand for ships viii also
increase shirbuIding California has already received
an impetus The number OF vessels annually iost III u,
world by wreong rOtting and other causes Is es mated
at 5000 end the loss OF American vesscis at tho
ao Am M r eT pshipbgders With those in England
and Italy, Mr.. OCOnneu eaiu: ire II" Tor
| the protection OF hOmebut vessels seearcs I!
our ships only the coasiing trade which otherwise would
have been taken out OF cur hands also tSfntiW ING
| England, wien we carried between G,o00OO0 and
100000 tons. and England between 100000 ana
a aoat n nnye Te ~ Sir onne duTng the
past year tug-boat tho John Mitchell, and 80
steam launches for pleasure excursions third aunch
| is now building This firm is principally engaged In
Tno firm Of John Englis SON. doing business ri the
foot OF Greenpomt-aye., building Steamer for
the Charleston steamship Company Tho steamer, which
IL Of wood 260 feet long, 40 feet beam and II feat
viii DC Of LOO horse power It Vii DO ready Tor sS az
the end OF september next Mr. kngiis said ne thought
That the small demand for ships IN New-fork was caused
altogether by tLe gepefs saeSne3 St., t1a5s ara
Eastern States and Canada NeS;l"rk Ms =
| very favorable place Tor siipOmlAng. Ihou3h
pay very well az trade revived SPEAKING OF iron
vessels Mr Englis sad tat none hadbcen built ~ New.
York some lime. lie ihungt that the pubic would
prefer wooden ships again, on account OF the many
accidents which had bappened 10 mon ships, attended
gand during the last i've years, ten per cent had beou
Mr. vanduscn who has shipyurd Of the foot Of North
Sevrnthst Greenpoin has hast built two vessels SAT-
s yasnl te MIaGh, Up r. Srgiite @ Ss,s
The yacht l43 feet length OF deck 30i9
Tie steamer has an iro1 frame with plankine
OF yellow Pine. II Is lbs feet in length, water
Iine "a feet breadth OF bSaIa, and z feet
depth of mold. The draft Of water Is limited 10 feet
inches The vessel is fore and aft schocnereged, and
surface eondensing engne, ~ inches diameter Of
cylinder and 30 inches length OF stroke IBe engine Was
designed 10y Mr. Emory, enginecr OF the Coast survey,
ami Mir. Mapes superintendcd ils construction iIe
steamer viii be turned TO the Government abOJt
Juy1 Mr. vandusen attributed the duness IN The ship
building trade somewhat different causes snip
building here" he said, depends almos. entirely oi
southern States and 50 long as the politics OF the south
IN the unsettled state in which they ~
hardly produces anything, and there is no demand Tor
Northern goods in southern markets. AZ natural con.
sequence large number Of sailing vessels that carried
| freight are unemployed" When asked whether
the labor strikes had IN any manner aecteS Shll
strikes have taken place among the wokmen IN the
shp-yards for several years livery thing except COM
now cheaper IL before the rates OF freight
are low, lork much OF the best American and
only iour or ye per cent dearer than the Delaware
River. where the principal iron ship building Is now car
preference for iron ships, but that Is passing away
In the French Lloyd wooden ships rated higher than
IRON ships The system of iron masts IL most dangerous
for they seldom resist sudden strain brought 10
upon them" As instance OF this, Mr.. Nadusei
mentioned the OF the steamship Schiller the mast OF
which had been Of WOOD would not have broken uhs
C. Poillon Of 40 224 south-st is now building pilot
boat for the Cape May pilots. "Nowfork." he Ssldi
be built, though now there is hardly any demand for
them Large sailing vessels are chiefly built IN Var.
New,Hampshile" Nh. Pouon' expected that there
would soon be revival OF tho ship building trade ir1n
vessels, lie thought, very well adapted for the
North Atlantic Ocean aud cold seas though collision
hole in which IL would be almost Impossible