New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23

FLOWN. Conn. Sept. l5.--The
W. hin yards Of Eastern Connect
'''''n rcsrondinc TO the call Of the
q y states government, for an emCr-
wv !. Ace, Of wooden vessels and in at
~ Il the foIr great yards in that
'' shat Of tho Shin Construction
'I' r-,dins Company, at Stoninston-
sc = has already been stretched for
/" I'm. great feet Of standard ships
~, " 30 Of which is 10 90 2Sl feet
- e s'' 70 take 100000 feet Of lumber
- ! 4; :, tons Of iron. and is to cos; the
- :. uncauipped with engines.
Iii 100000 Two Of the other
r,rd,-thc Groton Iron Works, at
y, ., and tho Gildcrslccve Ship
s 'r'ss Company at Gildersieovo-
% !, participate in the government
~ Sch Of these three yards is TO
F' :, ,ro shirs, and already there is
- ,i,slry among them as TO which
sc .,l have its FIRST ship completed,
:, contracts stipu'a.e that each
-. =, to have one of the ships ready
r.s,ivery late in February. The sec
'.j st to be ready in March,
.. ,,on,e of Stouing;on are hearing
.. md Of the ship carpenters adze
3 ..v for the FIRST time since 1874,
= y. CAPTAIN Stanton Sheffield sold his
~ ,5invard at that place TO the
:, york, New Haven & Hartford
, y Company, which turned the
n-V.- N re0arr snoI. Later the
~. abandoned the yard, and last
'i- l'. 'csntoi0 Gilbert bought It and
F..t The ship Construction and
.l.. ii Company, and now iHs'" arc
!. 800 -,,s a, work 40 the yards, when
" M .S',,,rlrtendcd b. Captain A. j.
y: - Maine man, who has had wide
.s,.s,re in building wooden vessels.
ala Town HUNS with Industry
=, influx Of SO many ship carpen-
~ - Iobo~ers has caused a hum OF
-. ,5-,.-y in the quaint town OF StonlhG..
In its wn.tc-pain-Cd houses OF
,'-, .,..;o-arv DAYS. OF late years o
1.'. .L;Ji7r community of Germans has
1',.l,S,LoTs 70 work In the velvet mills,
~ ,ts proximity Of these people 10
- .s;cvards. where government work
h,;,g done. hiss caused some anxiety
-, ne oar. OF the villagers. a gov
men. Inspector is at the yard e&ch
-i.,s n. other yards along tho Sound,
1. ,,s n Ston.uC-on rs very busy
IN, over old vessels and repairing
"A soy.rptr- hulls which q rev
- since we've considered hardly
r-,k brsasirr up for junk.
Al Nognk the Groton Iron Works has
l1-cls. wooden sh.pyarts in the
TOD States. comprising about thirty
-e. and ,mr.oy.nr ut present COO
~ vJ.cb force will. be doubled soon.
s.a wards became famous under the
.e,,o1 Of the late Robert Palmer,
vss q Eap.is, deacon and believed
policy Of s,ric. honesty lie was
ryr,trLon. of tho little Raptlst
y az school q. Noank for more than
I'M wears. Last spring, when Con
,rss began % talk Of ships, c. ".
tor.s. ,fat master Of the shipping IN
'.s.rv. bought che Palmer yards and
Js.sn 70 make things hum. Five cars
q. lumber are being unioaded there
es,h day Eighteen bargos were on the
ways here al one time. The big lake
boa, Minneapolis is now being con-
,sr,ei for the coast trade. The yard
has veil equipped machine shop, saw
nh, steam holsters and many derrlcks,
Two j0-horsep5w.r StctsOn Ross heavy
,-bsr planes have been installed. A
.-.oH locomotive crane rs beng set
.2, also six electric cranes.
viii Have steel Ship Plant
l,e Groton Iron Works is now pre-
aarg 70 clean of the GrotOn bank of
e Thames River and 70 erect opposite
lT London a plant TO build steel
ms Already about 100000 worth Of
-s,erial has been Unloaded on the
.'t.on shore and T. a. Morse, son of
& r. Morse. states the company has
i'udy placed orders for new machin-
Y Tor these proposed works which
Nzl 100000. 2ir. Morse says the
z-psny has received contracts for the
z,!.ruetion OF six steel ships, built for
Kan travel and having q net tonnage
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