The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-10
BIOGRAPHICAL CALENDAR
May 10.
CHARLES n. CRAMP.

Charles III. Cramp, of the William c..
Cramp & Sons ship and engine build
! ing company, was born in Philadelphia
| on May 3, 1928. His father, William
Cramp, was the founder of the ship
yard which bore his name, and Charles
is the oldest Of family of H. His
schooling was thorough. and after COM
pleting an extensive academic course
at the Philadelphia high school he en-
gagged with his father in the profession
of shipbuilding He did not cease to
study when he left school, After reach
ing manhood he devoted all the time
he could outside of business career
of more than ordinary activity to the
study of modern languages and higher
mathematics, perfecting himself in the
after not only as applied to naval
architecture, but in their general scope
as we'll Mr.. Cramp is not only head Of
the concern, but he is its naval archi
tect. and has always been recognized
as the head of that calling on this side
of the Atlantic, while his attainments
and achievements do not suffer by
comparison with the best regulations
in the art abroad. He has had to do
vessels than any other American, for
he has been continually engaged at it
for a longer time than any other
American, and he is a ship builder not
merely in evolving designs for others
to work out, but is also pre- eminent in
every department and detail of actual
shipbuilding from draughting and
model loft practrice, to superfntend
ing the shipyard work in every branch.
The great change from sail to steam,
from wood to iron, from iron to steel,
have taken place within his time and
his experience has accompanied the gf-
santic strides in steam propulsion. In
person. Mr.. Cramp is below the medi-
UNI size, but compact and we'll knit
his bearing is erect, he is quick and
decisive in movement and scrupulOus-
" neat in attire At the dinner table
or club he is d prolific and charming
raconteur, having acquired by his ex-
tensive travel excellent memory and
keen observation an almost infinite re-
pertoire Mr. Cramps chief claim to
permanent distinction rests on his
share in the reconstruction of the
American navy and the revival of the
American mefCndHt nldTIHc Early III
the history of the new navy the sec
rotary had awaited himself of Mr..
Cramps experience and skill. Mr..
Cramp in addition to building the New
Ironsides. Chattanooga and other YES
sells for the United States navy, had
performed much work for the Rus
sian government. Thus Mr.. Cramp be-
came equipped in these respects to
degree quite exceptional among Amer
lean shipbuilders. From that time on
the Cramp shipyards have nearly al
WAYS had a United States war vessel
under construction. Mr.. Cramp has
found time to urge politics beneficial
to the American merchant marine and
the Cramp shipyards have turned out
some trans Atlantic steamships to RI
val the proudest creations of foreign
skill. At work Mr.. Cramp is the ideal
executive His judgment and selection
of men is unerring He has the Napo-
leonic faculty of making the members
of his staff do things as well as he
would do them himself. He never re-
lies upon any man until he is sure he
is the right man in the right place, and
then his confidence is absolute. He has
also the faculty more rare even than
that mentioned, of inspiring the most
perfect loyalty to himself and his for
tunes.