Evening journal., 1918-05-30
Steel CHEFS With
SCHWAb At Dinner
Director Says Emergency
Fleet MillLaunch 250,OOO
Tons This Month
DECLARES THE SHIP
PROGRAM SATISFIES

Fni1fAbELIfiihf Pa May ou.-A no-
Esble assemble OF steel magnates and
hlpbuilders gathered TO greet 1.-THE
Master shlpbuilder OF the world,
Charles NJ schwab, as the guest OF
i1nnr Of the dinner given by w. II.
Q ner, head OF the Bonner steel Com
patr IN the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel,
ast night.
Besides Director General schwab and
Charles Plez, OF the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. and Edward n. Hurley,
hsirrnan OF the Shipping Board, there
we're seated at the guests table, James
J. Farrell, Ebert II. Gary, Senator
Doles Penrose. Samuel Res, George
halss Dixon, Charles II. Markham,
Ienator William c. Sproul, Z. T. Stotes-
hurry. Charlemsgne Tower, Joseph g.
butler, Jr., John Cadwslader, ]. A.
Campbell. b. Dawson Coleman. Henry B.
soxe, +. Dewitt Cuyler, Judge George
tray. Charles e. Harrison, q. Z. In
ierssll sidney W. Keith, Willis l..
ling. Randall Morgan. Arthur Z. New
lold. George Wharton Pepper and J. l..
lepiOgle.
practically the entire roof OF the no
sl was reserved FOR the 300 guests by
T.
he Rose Garden. The decorations were
peonles, but the doors were closed
Shen the diners were seated, and what
ranspired in the banquet hall was a
Arefully guarded secret.
"The shipbullding program is com
sg on tremendously" Said Director
ieneral Schwab before entering the
lsnquet room. The Emergency Fleet
corporation will put into commission
5000 ions this month. Tomorrow /
% 10 Newark to attend the launching.
I the plant Of the Submarine Boat
iompany. Of the first fabricated ship
b be turned ont in America. The race
on. The submarine boat got ilrst
Hood 70 is up 10 Hog Island and Brls-
bl 10 strain 10 the utmost Il will be
merry competition.
Il shall soon be with you in Phil
lei 5hia. The whole corporation Is
moving up from Washington over the
Weekend ] shall be here Tuesday
horning again. go to Washington
Wednesday and return here the FOL
bwng day"
Concerning the shortage OF Fabricated
Heel and motive power for the ships,
le had no fears. and said:
Il expect 10 build two more large
sbricating plants near Philadelphia to
mpply Hos Island, Bristol and the
lubmarine Boat yards at once. Every
bbrlcating plant. every Industry, every
hst producing source is going TO pc
,rought 10 its supreme production. It's
,olng 10 be a great game with every
nan. woman and child in u.
..The Westinghouse turbine plant al
,sslneton will be increased to a 40 per
loht greater output. Il Is up to botn
ne General Electric Company and the
Westinghouse Company 20 meet the de-
nands Of shipbulldng II they don't dc
we will build new plants to produce
turbines. We will have the motive
lower in time. ! am not worrying
iver turbines at all.
Mr.. schwab admitted that President
Traylor had brought 10 his attention
he difficulties under which the plant
Tor wooden ships at O0rnwells IS labor
nr since Admiral BOwles limited that
tard 10 five ways. but said he was not
hsmlIiar with the conditions there
though strongly In favor OF the gen
,rsl policy OF keeping all plants Tor
Eooden ships busy even II the location
mas not the best.
Earlier in the day Admiral Bowles
had said tnat he would heartily well
rome a Congressional Investigation OF
bic action in the matter.
While on his trip 90 the Great Lakes
Mr. Scbwab let contracts for i2O moro
largo shlps Of 1900 tons capacity. lie
rave ,nstinied praise TO the work OF
president NePland and the New YORK
Ebinhuilding Corporation, and said:
Il am going TO enlaree that plant u
tau have ANYTHING 70 wants for eNpan-
ZION. shall enlarge 10 by i've Ways
IN additional fabricsting and a plate
ind angle shop. This will mean TOT y
an extra outnt TO the extent OF ie
thips year. or 10000 tons.
70 speed up the work, / am goine
ko establish a competitive interest,"
among tho various plants and their
shipbuilders.'
Admiral Bowles said yesterday that
the sleadiness OF the men at Hog Island
shipvard was seriously threatened by
the failure Of City Councils to appro-
prlate the Sii5.O00 needed for the eXten-
sion OF the island road. Another re
uucsl was made three days ago. ant
Yesterday Director Datesman replied
that he hoped The appropriation woulc
20 through Councils on June 6. Tht
extension ought 20 be completed, h'
said. by July T. City Councils has fail
ed also 20 make It's appropriation Of
$4,000 for Kidding the district OF th'
mosquito pest, he said, though tho
other agencies sharing in the worl
have done so.
on - visit TO the Bristol plant Ad
miral Sowles said he found that theil
supply OF material was considerabl,
better in proportion than at Hos Island
The special purpose OF his trip was tI
complete the laying out Of the monel
for the housing proposition there. Tit
old Cape May. which has been sur
rounded there with expensive piling a.
rooming house, he said, would b'
abandoned for that purpose for a time
Two moro dredees have been secured
one from Buffalo and one from New
York city, TO deepen the river there IL
time for the lsunchings, and the Ad
mirsl has no fears about the water be
ing too shallow
The tweuty-second keel was laid yes
terdsy at Hog Island, that for thi
Scholaire. and iis tons OF steel wer'
placed on Il the FIRST day.
All difficulties between tenants snt
landlords in West Philadelphia repre-
sented by some 200 complaints, CROWN.
out OF alleged prohteerins have beer
smicably settled through Admira