The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30
VARIETY In THESE OFFERS.
Y hat Many toW'S We're Willing 10
Give for an ATmor PlVte Factory.
only TK0BIsS ON COMPLETE PL INT
And Huntington, W. Va, Was the Only
One Naming the Amount for " hich Ii
Was willing to Undertake the
Work-Hampton's Onier.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 29.-In accord
ance with the advertisement issued by
the Navy Department recently. proposals
were opened in the Office of Secretary
Long to-day for the construction of a
government armor plant for the sale TO
the government OF sites suitable for such
a plant and for the machinery and build
ings necessary If the government decides
TO make It's own armor. There were
twen(y-nine bids and they covered every
phase of the advertisement.
Many OF the proposals were merely Of
fers to donate sites to the government
conditional upon the location OF the plant,
a number Of others were for the supply of
machinery.
There were only two bids to furnish
complete plant and only one of these
named a figure. The two companies now
engaged in the manufacture of armor for
the navy, did not submit proposals.
ONLY COMPLETE BID.
The Huntington, West Virginia. Cham
Der OF Commerce. offered to follow the
Specifications OF the board and 10 build
a complete plant for the sum of s3,325sO5
including site. buildings and plant.
Another offer to supply a complete
plant came from the John p. Holland
Torpedo Boat Company, Of New York
brit no figure was named; the company
simply Offering to do this FOR a sum of
money and within period less than
estimated by the Armor Factory Board
in its report"
This bid was accompanied by the ex-
preston Of an opinion that "armor should
be included in the construction of con-
tracts OF all vessels, by which policy Con-
gress and the country would undertake
the full cost OF ships and their protection.
and the price Of armor would be reduced
and its delivery expedited"
Another proposal that commanded some
attention was that of the Rearick Engi-
neering Company Of Columbus. o. This
was a very complicated proposal TO sup
ply each of the numerous buildings fur
naces boilers etc, required, as wen as
fifty acres Of lands, at sum' specified in
each particular case. A special point OF
interest about the bid was an accompany
ing offer from the Chamber of Commerce
of Columbus to donate the sum of 100000
to the Government If the plant were To-
Gated in that city.
Offers of sites for a plant. gratis or for
4 nominal sum OF money, came from
Muskegon. Mich; Youngstown, Ohio;
Escanaba, Mich: Duluth, Mimi; Ensley,
Ala; Morraine. Ohio; Winthrope Harbor
and Dock Company. of Chicago; Sheffield,
Tenn: Waukegan. MS; Detroit, Mich;
Peoria, Ills. Marquette Mich; and An
niston. Ala.
A Marionette. Wis, man offered TO do
nate a site free If the government would
build a 500 900 dock into the lake.
HAMPTON'S OFFER.
Offers came from one man i'm Hampton,
va, TO sell some land and machinery for
about 100000 and from Philadelphia
man to supply some land and a testing
machine for $4,000.
Some Of the big Western tool concerns
came forwad with offers to supply ma
chinery needed for the plant In this list
were the Morgan Engineering Company
OF Alliance Ohio and the Niles Tool
Works Of Hamilton Ohio: Bennett, Miles
&, Co., and Deieterich & Harvey, Of Mary
land
Marion county. Indiana. corporation
offered to donate forty acres Of land and
fifty wells OF natural gas.
IL will take some time to schedule all
OF these bids. but as soon as they can be
arranged they will be sent 10 Congress by
Secretary Long for the information OF
that body i'm case II desires to embark the
government IN the manufacture OF armor.