Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-01-26
prooIcss Of the Newprt News
Ship Building Co. ana
City in Generai

no the FISHERMAN &FARMER
When Coils P. huntington
..ad ont to make Newport
SI the greatest ship building
r nst Of the world .'e did not
miss the great intentions he set
f f1r+D to do. This PANT known
IS the Newport Nsws Ship
Winding and Dry Dock Com
n,nv is to-day the m psf modern
a.tob1;shment of its kind IN this
country we look upon it with
nride as 1900 COMES and finds 1T
mole prosperous than ever be-
fore.
1000 will go out 50 it is pre-
,ic,c1 with great work behind
it. There has been no pains
SCARED to gain the very best men
Tor this work; among these
works their are no finer mechan-
;cs and these are at every post OF
dnty to look after all important
narts of these modern vessels.
When we look about us and see
the great dry docks and large
buildings naturally some one will
ask what it cost, $12,5ooo,ooo
have been invested here. In
every shop there are modern
machinery OF latest type and any
visitor upon entering the gates
way will first come to the Jolners
department There they find a
large 3 story brick building 800
90 the first and second floor
for Joiner work proper. In this
DEPARTMENT is where the beauti-
ful work is done for the ships
such as births, lockers and all
officers cabinets are shaped
carved and placed i'll the ships,
making them like palace. In
this work Mr.. Johu Lowry has
full charge under him MIR. Robt.
Staples is his foreman. In this
branch Of work will be found a
corpse of selected mechanics as
the country can afford. The
third floor of this building is
now occupied by pattern makers
where the patterns are made for
all foundry work, both in iron
and brass. The visitor will
proceed onward when the next
building is reached they will see
the greatest machine shop in the
world to day. It is 500 feet in
..nSth and 100 feet wide III this
department there are lathes
shapers, drills and cranes. In
this building is where the great
engines are built to go in the
ships, it was there the powerful
engines OF the Kentucky and
Kearsarge were built. Leaving
this they enter the boiler making
department where they Will see
the great bending and punching
machines used to construct the
monster boilers for these ships
Going from this they enter the
blacksmith shop where the
sound of steam hammers are
numerous they can stard by and
see these parts being formed
suitable to some angle or for
some portion Of the ship.
Centrally they find the power
house where steam and electric
power goes out to all parts of
the yard and IS put into action
on the ship for testing purposes
and for constructing same. Leav>
ing this they behold the mon
ster dock when completed will
be the largest in America. Co.
lag along further they enter the
sheet iron shop where iron is
cut is various shapes and forms
as easy as saleslady would cut
a piece of velvet the great shears
and punchers makes it interest
ing to the visitor. Now we enter
the last building going this dis
ectlon which is the ship shed
where the 81 loot bending rolls
tho largest in the world, can be
Seen in operation bending and
forming iron for the hulls Of the
boats.
1t was when Mr.. Huntington
made his irst step that the PEG
pie of Newport News gave him
credit for the vast amount OF
work he has done. To day near>
ly 5000 men and boys find em>