Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-15

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figures are exclusive of ships under
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
177,OO0 tons 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 1913.
OF the vessels built for service on
the Great Lakes, approximately 10000
tons. q number of these could In an
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 100000. and will furnish
employment to 1000 additional men.
On April 1 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 shipbuildtng
capacity Of Great Britain is may be
cleaned from the fact that at the De-
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 fol
new ships have swamped the builders
The Bethlehem Steel company in Its
various subsidiary yards is building
more than 175 vessels.
In the case of the HanlOn Dry DOcl
and Shipbuilding company of Oakland
Cal. on January its employees mum
bered $50. 1t has so many contracts
for vessels now that it is enlarging IL
plant to such an extent that by jun
1 II will have $500 men at work.
To Build 1000 Ships.
On April Is, 35 shipbuilders called a
the offices of the federal shipping boar
at Washington and signed contract
for a large number of the 1000 woodel
vessels of 5000 tons each which tn
United States government, under tn
direction of Maj Gen. George "
Goethals will have constructed.
There has been leased to the GOV
eminent and to the Foundation con
pany tract of 50 acres of land In tn
Newark Meadows, with a frontage
l $50 feet on the Passaic river, for tn
location of an immense shipyard.
The Foundation company has r.
ceiyed large contract for the col
struction of the fleet Of ships for II
American merchant marine.
Under the company's contract II
first vessels must be completed
August of this year. After this da'
the company expects to turn out OF
ship every ten days. The second We
sells should be finished by August 1
the third August 81 and so on, as Il
contract states, "as long as the WI
shall last"
Incidental to the building OF II
Goethals fleet of wooden ships, 1t WI
learned that the government Is CO
nering the product of big lumber mil
! all over the country. 1t is understo'
J that the federal authorities have reql
sitioned 3,OOO,OOO,OOO feet from d
Southern mills alone, principal
{ Georgia, Florida and Louisiana yello
pine.
All vessels building In Americ'
Yards, regardless of whether for IL
eign owners, undisclosed owners
builders accounts. can be taken ov
IL nv this government in time Of war.