Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-17
PROSPECTS
AT QUANTIc0
Animation in Little Prince
William Town Increases
Daily
SHIPS ARE TO BE BUILT
International Steel and shipbuilding
Co. Will Construct Ways and Lay
Six Keels shortly

Quantico, Virginia, June 17-Ac
cording to the Quantico Times
the new. newspaper of this city
one of the largest shipbuiidine
plants ON the Western Hemisphere
will beferected at Quantico. Actua
work upon the construction OF ITS
buildings and ways will be started
Immediately. Within very few days
the building contractors will have
gathered enough carpenters for this
work and will have secured their
building materials from the lumber
mills, so that they expect to have
this plant ready within the next few
weeks.
The International Steel and Ship
building Company, with a capital
stock of $2,5O0,O00 is the gigantic
concern behind this plana. 1t has
among its members some of the big
gest financiers on this continent and
its officials have stated that they in
tend to make Quantico the city with
the largest shipbuilding factory and
yards on the Atlantic coast.
These men have searched from
Maine to Florida for suitable site.
They selected Quantico because of
the NATURAL facilities in this city fol
their plant. 1t is to be located on the
tract offifty five acres extending from
Little Hunting Creek to the minia-
ture bay formed by the indentation
in the river bank above the city.
These men have purchased this land,
have perfected their organization,
have let the contracts for the build
ings and ways, and all is now ready
for the contractors to- begin their
work.
The firm of Kaucher, Hodges and
Company, of Memphis, Tenn, which
has done extensive work in the erec-
tion of shipbuilding yards, grain ele-
vators, and similar constructions, has
been given the contract for this work
f. G. Hodges, one;of the partners in
this firm. has gone over the location
and plans of the company, and is
now getting together the mon and
material to start the building of the
plant. He told The Quantico Times
that this city has a superb site for
such plant and that it excels any
thing else he has seen in all his ex-
perience.
This firm will erect the shops, the
mouldloft building, and the office
structure for the company. A time.
limit has been inserted in the con.
tract to hurry along the construction
work.
The main: shop building to he erect.
ed will have length of 500 feet ant
width of 200 feet while the mould
loft structure will have a length Of
800 feet and width of IS feet.
, Mr.. Hodges says that this wor(
will require at least 200 skilled work
ers, practically all Of whom will b.
brought to Qauntico because of th'
fact that this city now has more
work than it has men to perform tn,
labor. He has sent out hurry-cal
to other shipbuilding cities for work
ers and is supervising the selection
this great factory.
The plant will have frontage o
2,4OO feet on the Potomac River be
tween Quantico Creek and Little Hunt
ing Creek. Ways for the building o
ships will be constructed along thi
entire frontage.
The International Stee, and Ship
building Company also has entere
into contracts for the supplying Q
machinery for the, construction ship:
which machinery is valued in tn
neighborhood of s25O,O00. Additions
buildings and equipment will be az
ded later.
In order to secure an early equir
ment, it has taken over the entir
plant furnishings of large boile
and boat company in the South
This is to be moved to Quantico s
once, together with its office fn'
large number Of skilled workmen.
The company secured the servi'
ships to be turned out which will co