Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-16
ARAOR CONTRAST 1T
Secretary Long Completes Arrange
ments For Supplying Govern.
ment Armor.
Price Scaled Down to 1920 Per Ton
With Addition of Certain
Royalties.
Navy Experts Consider Bargain .
Good One-"Dick" Creksr's
Conversion.

washington, Nov. 16.-Secretary John
d. Long has announced the conclusion
of the long controversy over the armor
plate for naval vessels, and an agree
.nant with the Carnegie and Bethlehem
companies for Krupp armor at $420 a
ton, with the possible addition of royalty
fees, making the maximum price $455.52
a ton. The amount of armor involved
is the largest ever placed at one time
hy the government, and is said to equal
all the armor purchased by this govern
ment UP to 1896. 1t overs the arrnor for
seventeen ships now in the various
stages OF construction, including eight
lbattleships. six armored cruisers and
three protected cruisers. The following
official statement was given out con-
corning the agreement:
The navy department has come to an
agreement with the Carnegie n Beth
Ilehem companies for krupp armor of
the first class, amounting to 24.soO tons,
fer $500 a tor The krupp process IN
wolves the Harvey patent, the validity
of which is now under consideration by
the courts. and 1t is further agreed that
the government Will assume in addition
any liability for the krupp process, not
exceeding IS. or s24,32 a ton for Krupp
royalty, and not exceeding the United
States license fee of sl1.20 for Harvey
royalty. The maximum price to the
government is, therefore. $455.52 a ton,
subject TO diminution in case of any re-
duction in the foregoing roy alties. The
bid of these companies for this class Of
armor was $500, and the price originally
asked s545.
The Midvale company some time ago
! withdrew Its bid, but il would have been
unable in any event to furnish arlnor in
due season for the Maine class of battle
ships. Had 1t not Withdrawn It's bid, 1t
is, probable that some arrangement
might have been made for the Gistribu-
ton among the three companies of the
manufacture of the armor. other than
that of the Maine class. Its bid. how
ever, was Of value in enabling the navy
department. to secure b e above large re-
duction.
Admiral O'Neil, chief OF the bureau
of ordnance, said of the result:
THE agreement 10 most satisfactory.
The terms are reduced not only to a
reasonable point, but more than rea-
scnable. We get arnor cheaper than
any country in the world. 1t is due not
only to Secretary Longs able manage
ment of the matter, but also to the fact
that the companies met him in a very
reasonable spirit. 1t is only Just that
this should be understood.
h arlnor contract overs not only
the 24ta50 n specified in the officia
statement, but also some 10000 tons oil
arnor of the second class, which ha:
not been in controversy, but has beer
dependent upo the disposal of the firs1
class arinor. The entire mount, ap-
p~roximately $1,000 tons is now made
available. Nav specifications have beer
prepared by the navy department, show.
ing in detail the tests, times of delivery
etc. There ia some change in the classi.
%fication. but in the main features til.
specifications are az they Were when thu
Hast bids were made.