The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-05-25

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figures are exclusive Of ships under
construction for the navy department,
oil and molasses tankers. vessels con-
structed for use on the Great Lakes,
and those under 500 tons.
May Use Lake Vessels.
OF this amount of tonnage more than
100000 tons already have been
launched, about 10000 tons are sched-
uled to be launched this spring, about
Il 1000 ons to be launched during the
summer. about 100000 tons launched
next fall, more than 100000 tons
launched next winter and more than
100000 tons launched and completed
in 1918.
OF the vessels built for service on
the Great Lakes, approximately 10000
tons, a number Of these could in IN
emergency be used for deep sea com
merce.
One of the largest of the new plants
will be built for the Baltimore Dry
Dock and Shipbuilding company. The
plans call for the construction Of one
of the largest shipbuilding and repair
plants on the Atlantic coast. The
company has an option on a site at
Baltimore. The new plant will cost
more than $4,000, 900. and will furnish
employment to 1900 additional men.
On April l of this year there were
in the United States 152 shipyards, ma
rine engine, and boiler shops, and 23S
repair plants, including dry docks and
marine railways.
Some idea of what the slipbuilding
capacity of Great Britain Is may be
CLEANED from the fact that at the be-
ginning of the war, exclusive of the
plants in her colonies. she had 453
.shipyards. marine engine and boiler
shops. while her repair plants in
cluded 572 dry docks and marine rail-
ways.
Since the first Of the year orders for
ships have swamped the builders.
The Bethlehem Steel company in its
subsidiary yards is building
more than 10 vessels.
In the case Of the Hanlon Dry Dock
and Shipbuilding company Of Oakland.
CAL. on January l its employees num-
bered $50. 1t has so many contracts
for vessels now that it IS enlarging its
plant to such an extent that by June
l 1t will have $500 men at work.
To Build 1000 Ships.
On April 13, 81 shipbuilders called at
the offices of the federal shipping board
at Washington and signed contracts
for a large number Of the 1000 wooden
Of 5000 tons each which the
States government. under the
direction Of Maj. Gen. George w.
Cocktails will have constructed.
There has been leased to the gov
eminent and to the Foundation com
pany 4 tract Of IS acres Of land in the
Newark Meadows, with a frontage OF
! $50 feet on the Passaic river, for the
Of an immense shlpyard.
The Foundation company has re-
a large contract for the con-
struction of the fleet Of ships for the
American merchant marine.
Under the company's contract the
first vessels must be completed by
l of this year. After this date
the company expects to turn out one
every ten days. The second YES
sells should be finished by August II,
the third August p and S 20 on, as the
states, "as long rs the war
shall last"
Incidental to the building Of the
Cocktails fleet of wooden ships, 1t was
learned that the government is COR
the product Of big lumber mills
all over the country. 1t is understood
that the federal authorities have requi-
sitioned 3,OOO,G coo, 600 feet from the
Southern mills alone, principally
Georgia, Florida and Louisiana yellow
pine.
All vessels building in American
yards, regardless Of whether for for
pign owners, undisclosed owners or
builders accounts. can be taken over
NV this government in time Of war.