Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
COMING MERCHANT MARINE.
CRAMP, NIXON AND A CARNEGIE Of
FIClAL TALK OF OUR SHIPBUlLD DING.
New Territory Across Miles of Ocean VII
Render More American Built Com
merce Carriers Necessary Activity
in Dock Yards Expected when
Peace Prevails.

Lewis Nixon, the well-known ship
builder, talked ON the triumph Of the Am
erican navy over the Spaniards at Santa
go and of the lessons to be drawn from
the victory with New York Commercial
reporter The victory at Santiago
said MIR. Nixon, docs not establish this
country as ship-buiding nation. because
VT already were established as such But
undoubtedly, it win increase the ship
builders output, and | believe the day Is
not far when American built ships will
dot the seas"
The wonderful achievement of our
navy continued Mr.. Nixon, has turned
all eyes toward the seas, and capitalists
VINO never thought of looking In that di.
reCtion Will invest their money in mari
time projects and get II liberal return.
believe the development Of the Transpnci-
lie trade VIII show surprising results
with The acquisition of Hawaii and the
Philippines there Is bound TO hc Liz
boom on the Pacific. where fortunes are
soon to be made. Ships must be built foi
this traffic. and those ships will be OF Am.
can construction? Because we can build
better ships and cheaper ships than any
othcr country in the world. We prod Ice
the finest steel and get more out of q
pound of it than any foreign competitor
Then. too, We have the American mechan-
~ WIZ SldluS unGNulcu.
u do not agree with those who say that
the results thus far attained in the wal
max, 1t necessary for us to build a great
cr navy. ! say that we have always Lcen
IN nccd OF greater navy. and the wort,
OF building II, which began in lss3-Si has
been pushed energcticaly. and / believe
would nave been carried on, cVen had " q
not added one inch of territory to our vast
domain.
''NhJf IL.
brooklyn. New York ana indiana. rh 3
nave proven themselves masters of the
seas"
Mr.. Nixon compared the two designs of
battlc ships. as now building i'm America
ana England, showing ny comparison and
III defence Of our heavy armor and armo-
m'ht. the superiority of our vessels over
the English.
"Our wurshlps excel" said Mr.. Nixon.
in armor and armament, and in machin.
cry Tor the rapidity of the handling of
the big guns.
As battleshlps are built to fight a
vessel that wants to fight. the question
oi endurance ana rapidity Of firing is of
great importance, 1t Is therefore evident
thdt IN" guns on our big Ships being
protected by heavy armament and AT the
same time capable of being handled with
remarkable quickness, have a marked SUI
pcrioritN over the heavy guns of foreign
naNies.
THE li,O0o ton English warship is. of
course, bigger than our fighters, but /,
nxno,si,.o 'o 'o' So'''h WA, she Is more
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