The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

And still they come! Within the
past few days, Secretary Palmer of
the Chamber of Comerce Of Morgan
City and Berwick has been working
along lines which have developed
far enough to indicate that another
shipyard to be devoted to the build
ing Of government ships will soon be
in operation in Morgan City. This
latest addition to the government
shipyards assured for Morgan City
and Berwick is the expansion Of
local shipbuilder to meet the require
ments. Secretary Palmer has now
drawn all the loose ends Of the mat
ter together and has apparently tied
them into . hard and secure knot.
While he has requested that names
be withheld for a short time, the
public may expect full details in .
day or two. While this latest acqui-
sition may not be on as large . scale
- the yards to be put in BY Janse
Bros. !, Boomer, Crane 4 Howe, or
the Union Bridge and Construction
Company. it is being planned to con-
sFuet not LEGS than three ships st >
time.
With the three new shipysrds
alone. Morgan City and Berwick are
destined to enter = greater com
mercial sphere than has eveF been
hoped for by the most optimistic: II
is assured, however, that tie install
lation of the enormous shipbuildine
operations will guarantee CORES
ponding increase in all lines Of
commercial endeavor. The Chamber
Of Commerce Of Morgan City and
Berwick is being flooded with in.
quiries from corporations, institu-
tions and individuals concerning To-
cations here. The eyes Of the nation
gre beginning to be drawn to the
South, to Louisiana and to Morgan
City and Berwick. The result Of the
decision Of two great shipbuildina
eonceEDs to locate here has created
= widespread advertising which or
6inary methods and thousand, VI
le)lafs WDula hays hsen years il
hsinsile shegt.
Wide-a-wake business mea ~
property oypeFs hoye taken tei,
ears fron ~ Ssa1nd and ~ PIN
ming to meet the situation. Prepsgts
sgaeqs viii yseelt la9ds and iai|d
Inc lots are doing quick su4s il
| asithnetie il working spt hqw the,
cen best meet tie aitqltion ~
fstsstsll q nssh - psslills i.
chaos ipte vaicA tae cen4slity VII
10 thrown On ths adysnt q =,
thepaands Of Rsepls wae vim y
brought ipta these eeNqpAitiee b
carry on their share ef q1ipbuilding
Vheps sFp thapsands q rssilsae'
.ites which vii! prehaAlF b put TT
iinsaediats services tsf sent ~
persieA TIA desl.na vill be elsr
nous and only . gs9elal beAlip(
leeq &ill 1eein q take carr pf !
situation. TAefe il, perhaps, I lii
fancy on Tie part Of . few eUler
lafsuainpfesSd pr I llirtIiI tosbi "a :
cause they Mey think that - M
Of the shipyafds VIM Be Of sAF
auratisa. These my east sside tA1i
fears. While the government pl9a
at this time call fdf - many leipa ?
can b bNilt il - nepths, ts ceu
Germs undoubtedly win eontilae. Ah
buildine Of skipS in thsse locd yald
taF ssPeEstiepA Mr. ~, 4. Ca!lE
bell, representative Of the Ateaa
/ falaya Shipbuilding ConpaAy p
name to Be used BY lanse Bree
Boomer, Crane I Howe, u Rel
viek; Aas given opt the statemsn
that this company j. plepniNg fo
per1nanent operations. The repre-
sentatives Of the Union Bridge 4
Construction Company have give
out the same infoynation. Wit
these statements before propert
owners they nay rest aasured tn