The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16
VOL. A.. NO. -


and We are now spending something
like $3.50, 600. 900 q year Yesterday
we gave out contract for the build
ing Of a ba;tleShip which will cost s..
100000 and We have others which
have cos. that much or more. Seven
million dollars would buy all tho
newspapers OF North Carolina and
then some, but We are spending that
much on one batueship."
But you DO not have To handle
the money yourSelf."
mo. The most OF the appropria-
tons are fixed by Congress The ofn-
| GERS and sailors are paid by Congress-
| and that Is so OF our clerical fore
The regular streams through which
the money flows have their source in
| the House and Senate and are d.
| rected by them. OF course. the money
| for repairing the ships goes through
our hands. That is a large sum and
We have to decide how il shall he
| spent"
Have you enough money to run
i the navy
I'VE have plenty for the various
departments. We have not as mGch
as we would like for building new
ships and We could use more I'm the
navy yards. That navy yard problem
is vital one, and | hope we can
make a better solution OF il than we
have now.
DO We pay more for our battleships
than other nations" ?"
Il hardly think so, but we pay more
than we ought to pay and i hope We
can cut down the prices. Take tho
matter Of guns. We used TO pay i'm
mense sum for such armament. but
since we have established our own
gun factory here at Washington we
have saved on that account alone
many millions of dollars
We are now max ting pllY own now
der and are saving millions on that. I
don't meen that We save alone on the
making the powder, but the outsiders
of whom we buy have 10 fix their
prices at Somewhe near our cost OF
manufacture. / think we could do the
same with armor plate. and shall ask
, Congress to give me enough money TO
/, put up an armor plate factory and
thus bring down outside competition.
AS it is now we arc held up by the
steel trust Its managers know that
We cannot make our own ar1nor plate,
and they have us at their mercy.
When the different competitors find
, that | am going TO give contract
! to the lowest bidder they All bid cx-
acuy the same thing down to a cent.
The competitors work in collusion and
we are helpless. AS il Is We need
some cranes and other machinery TO
equip our navy yards for building
: such things and we will save there
= as much we are saving on powder
/ and guns"
3 Il am much Interested in your plan
: of turning our battleships into school,
;, for the men," said l. is Il practi-
! cale"
Z perfectly SO. j see no reason why
every sailor and every marine should
e not receive good education aboard
|. ship. / hope TO make 1t SO that every
o man who pDliSfS the VIII have
n a chance to learn a trade or profes-
d sion There is no reason why ne
y should not be an electrician, an On
: gineer, or have almost any other prac-
: teal trade. While I was at Newport
a the other day | looked over the rec
7, ordS Of the training station there. /
= found that only nine of the students
s had been 10 college before they %@re
7 admitted, and that ninety had zone
to the high schools, while ] 80 'lai
: had little education 70 speak r. NoV
I we have on every vessel a corps
s young officers who are gradual {
>. the Naval Academy and We can --
o tablish a school on every ship i
g have these officers d. the taea
d The men will bn taught readla@ @.-t-
: ing ard arithmetic IS we'll 1s rtft :
Il mar and the other fundamental I'D
: those who wish it can go H,sn~r sHi
: learn q trade
t "Wil that he a good II as
service :"
a In almost every Wy.
;, will that he a good tn ne
= men and good for he officers II
g two years after q man rer -. #.-
s napolis re begins To- forget 7 ~
I has learned there. This Wtt tAe
r him continue his stadi~e ar3 @lli
d have the advantage. as r. were T :
t POSTGRADUATE course
C besides contiHu""
Il,