The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-10-16
Pleased With Local Progress, U.
S. Maritime Will Under
take Additions.
LIKE GOVERNMENT WORK.
Officials of Local Shipbuilding
Company Visit Improved Ter
ritory and Predict Great Re-
suits for Future Brunswick.

made by the local shipbuiders during
the past week, is the announcement
from the United States Maritime Cor
poration of extensive additions to its
former plans. The entire nature OF
the many problems discussed by the
officials who arrived from New York
City yesterday were not revealed, but
it is nevertheless assured that several
more contracts will be undertaken by
the company to further meet the gov
ernment's demands for a greater mer.
chant marine, which means an addi-
tional outlay of several hundred thou
sand dollars here.
Besides the six massive steamers
which the company will build in the
near future, many steel ships will alst
be constructed by them at the ''bac
river" yards, where a vast number of
men are now engaged in dredging,
pile-driving and constructing immens
elevations upon which the foundries
saWmills and ways will be situate
In fact, from short distance tn
great number of men and quantity o
equipment closely resembles a small
city in itself. Besides these, rail
road is also under CONSTRUCTION, which
will lead directly from the main rail
way out OF the city to the shipyards
and also to the open sea coast on the
east side of Brunswick
Thomas Hampton, vice president Of
the company, stated to a News re.
porter last night that he was very
much pleased with the manner in
which their plant is progressing, but
added that it would be several weeks
before the actual dimensions of theil
establishment could be seen or ap
preciated.
Regarding the report received from
Washinton last night that approx
mately five hundred coastwise ant
ocean-going steamships of $500 tons
or more, were Communicated by the
government yesterday, M. l.. Snider
treasurer of the company, stated that
in his opinion, all such were freight
marine which are now being built ir
Brunswick Mr.. Snider also added
that he was pleased to hear from New
York last night that the consolidation
of operations on all shipbuilding yards
controlled by the Bethlehem Stee
Corporation were ordered to co-ordi
nate and expedite in the work pro.
duced by the increased volume OF gov
ernment demands, which means that
every shipbuilder for the government
today will be treated with equal con
sideration.
A. G. Lampke, legal representative
of the company, is here also. and it is
quite certain that large amount o
additional business will be consu-
mated within the next few days.
A great number of houses will also
be built by the company for their
workmen, which will be sufficient
said Mr. Snider, to adequately provide
for all men and their families
"The management Of the homes
will be distinct from the company's
operating department and under
separate control. However, all en-
ployes of the company will not be en-
aged without that necessary provision
of properly caring for them?
All of the officials are agreed or
the point that Brunswick holds the
very best advantages for all kinds of
shipbuilding and that wonderful
future may safely be expected for
this port