Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-02
CHANGES At THE YARD
General Superintendent Som
mers N. Smith Resigns.
TO GO TO PHILADELPHIA
MIR. G. L. Clark, superintendent
OF Construction, May
Also Leave.

MIR. Somne1r n. Smith has resigned
ais general superintendent of the New
poa't News ShfpbmiNdilng and Dry Dock
Company The resignation was ten
dcred to President c. b. circuit yes
feiday morning to ttIke effec, at unee,
and ut was accepted.
Thele WIS no ficGiun tlr.t fbr.9ug.lt
about the resignation. MIR. 'math hal
contemplated sscveuLng his copneltion
with the &smpany for some tima IN
hisi'sr that he might devote his Time 10
q prvrnte enterprise he owns i'm In I.
'North. In Nebruary last he rendered
luss resignation 10 President Orcutt, but
Hns company refused no accept it.
- Since then Mir. Smith has pllr. chase
a contributing interest in the Neatie &
Levy Ship a;ni 'tngiLe BuISlins Com
pany. OF Philadelphia, and at the am
nu;li electhm OF offlcs,rs. which VIII he
elected vice president und general man
aSe! or tile con:p,siay. This is ON. OF
i slNe oldest shhpbuilufng pianEs IN Am:r-
a aea. having been er,ta hi sE'si in 1898. 1t
~ 80 ga on TIE De aware river. Gov
ehs aDout SIX atTes IF N,I:u un,i S VA
ued at u 100000. For tweary v,,rs
VIZ. s'lih h WAS cCnMectvkl with rh;e, IN
uustry: which is generally known MS
Nh, u.s,, iosIn Works: He entc:ci tire
WORKS stS an apprtsni;ict. end rose, t, n.
nhe general manager Seven wears ,rn
uic severed his connection with th. cam
pInS 10 come TO Newport News ,nd
t 1ake uhe manhgemcnt of the p.ant here
mis- was done against the wishes or
Alr. Nenfie. the senior memIher If mo
i'rm, who was II is said, very much a.
aacheu to Mr.. Smith. On several ,cca
SONS MI. Neatle approached Mr. Smith
a.tn otsred to sell him his interest in
Ternis. Mr. Neatle di,tl last january.
NUT MFRS Nexlfie, one Of the executors
under the Will wishing TO carry out her
husbands desire, approached Mr. Smith
ahn again offered 10 seil him the CON
TROLLING interest. Terms were agreed
upon. l'he papers communicating the
deal arrived yesterday morning Then
Followed Mr.. Smiths resignation.
This is the story In brief
mat Mr.. Sommers N. Smith Is am ex-
PETIT shiDbu!lder no one will tl:S,plme
Ills management Of the complny's af-
dairs here has gwen entire satisfaction
40 the Stockholders. Not only Is he q
builder of ships, but Mr.. Smith posses
SEES the executive ability necessary TO
the successful management of a large
plant. AS n citizen MIR. Smith is uni
,Sersasly esteemed for his gentlemanly
hearing. BY his departure for the
Quaker City Newport News loses an es-
timable gentleman. AS yet Mr.. Smith
: has not determined when he Will leave
for Philadelphia. HIS connection with
the NewpeRt News Shipbuilding and
DRY Dock Company ceased al the close
of business yesterday and Mr.. Circuit
ds now in charge. but MIR. Smith will re-
main for ten days until all of the bust
ness is settled UP.
No official information was given out
yesterday as TO who would succeed Mr.
Smith, but 1T il understood that Mayor
w. A. Post WIN be selected to manage
the plant. When seen last night Ny n
rs'rr'rrr fr,r aIhe Daily Press Mr. Post
said he had no statement to make.
l'ne a,rnJunctlnent THAT Mayer POST
VIII assume the mama cement Of the
plant win be received with grasiication
by hi:, many friends AT present Mayor
Post is the consulting engineer for the
company and is now enga Sed in prepar-
Hng the plans for the mammoth dry
dock a more capable man to assume
the responsibility cou1d mo-: be found.
There Will be other changes at the
yard. Ii is said on good authority tfia'
MIR. George Z. Clark, The superintendent
in the near future. but Mr.. Clark vii!
not go with MIR. Smith to Philadelphia
as has been stated. He has not made
known his 1Nans for the future.
It is understood that Mr.. NJ. v
%. Doughty, superintendent OF the hull
depart mcnt. has received an offer from
TIM. NIisliam Cramps 4 Sons SHIP and
Engine building Company, or i'nESidel-
phia but after an interview with Tres
ddant OrcuW yesterday ii is said thai
Mr. Doughty has determined 10 remain
hsre He is regarded as one OF The best
equipped shipbutlders in the country
and tale company is fortunate In iel'h-
ing his services
the tank testers, WHO left the yard
Thursday BECAUSE their request for
hfsther wage4s had not been granted re-
n,rrnetl Ito work yesterday. 1t is under
stood that a satisfactory Agreement was
reached The members of the commit
tee appointed to walt on the sene1al su
perinttandsn. deny the statement mace
fby one of the tank testers that FOREMAN
Archibald Shankln treaced their re-
quest with indifference. On Nns o, ,i,t',
~, nd rhey s,y that Foreman Shanklin
w,as, considerable and did all he c"u'd Tor
them.