Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-06
PUSEY & JONES CHANGES.
New Plan Announced for the Gloucester
Establishments.

Philadelphia. Sept 6.-lmportant
changes in the P,1sev & Jones shipbuilding
plant at Gloucester have been made and
more are about 10 be made under the
advice of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton. Nice-Prcsidcnt and General Man
aper Piez. after a thorough investigation
Of the two wards Of that company, an
nounced Yesterday that he told the offc-
ials to concentrate on the facilities they
have in the old Pennsylvania yard and
gradually 10 turn their resources INTO the
building Of the 12.000-ton ships instead OF
scattering them over three types.
He said also that three officials OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation had been
placed in important positions with the
company. c. W Cuthcll, counsel for the
Fleet Corporation, and w q Coke,
assistant manager Of the Tenth district.
are now members Of the Board Of lr-
rcctorS. and Henry c. Barstar. Of the
auditing department. Is treasurer OF the
shinhuiIdng corporation Plant Manager
Davis has had his authority enlarged to
cover both the Pennsylvania and New
Jersey wards The government has spent
several million dollars on the plant and
il was thought wise TO have hand IN the
control Of its affairs.
MUxT CONCENTRATE on WORK.
II is understood that President Chris
tophcr HannevIg has four or ivC millions
invested in the plant. but Il would need
three or four millions more to bring the
fabricating shops and other equipment
IN 10 the capacity Of tho | | ways IN the
two wards. Instead Of the government
investing more money To bring the shops
lIn 10 the ways. the cooperation Of the ways
Will he cut down q balance the shops.
With the expansion going on at the
New York ward Camden, II Is thought
that running ! ways at Gloucester would
REQUIRE an extra 10000 or 10000 men
and that section IS not equal TO the re-
ouircments However. il has been de-
cidcd TO loan the company little moro
money. sufficient 10 develop the shops
they have to capacity And they are ad-
vised to concentrate this capacity on
single type OF ship, preferably the five
l2OO0-ton boats that the company can
build on four Of the WAYS. The two ways
of the Pennsylvania ward. capable Of
building z.OOO-ton boats. and the five
WAYS Of the New Jersey ward Tor 1000
ton boats. would give place to those for
the big ships.
Bv this plan the plant ought to turn
out II ships a wear, or nearly 10000
tons which Mr. PIez says would he
very satisfactory showing lie Is conf
dent that the new arrangements will add
to the efficiency and production OF the
Gloucester plant.
WILL STAND a RDIZE YARDS.
A far-rcachinG policy Of standardiza-
tion in individual yards, especially affect
ing those on the Atlantic coast, was an
nounced Yesterday by Mr.. Piez. Gradu-
allv. as contracts are filed. each yard Will
concentrate on one type of ship, instead
Of building three or four as IS now the
case. and which is chief cause OF the
slower production. as compared with the
Pacific and Great Lakes yards Among
the examples mentioned were the 5000
ship OF the Federal plant Newark: the
7.500-ton Hog Island ship, the 9,00CLton
ton ship Of the Merchant plant, Bristol
The Portsmouth r. II yards ard the
Groton ward New London, Conn.
would build s S0O-ton vessels.
The plants st Gloucester. ). J..
Sparrow Point Md Newport News the
Sun Company, at Chester and the Texas
Company. Al Bath Me would build oil
tankers Troop ships would be built at
another group Of shlpvards. among them
the New ork ward al Camden
Both the Gloucester and Wilmington
shipyards Of the Pusev and Jones Co,
have been placed under control OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, It was
learned today
This move IS an effort 10 standarize
the production in each ward limiting II
to one type Of ship. Ii also aims to
prevent the development Of Delaware
River plants beyond the available labor
supply
The changes announced wer made fol-
lowing g trip to these wards by Director
Schwab on Wednesday
The following appointments are an
nounced: y J. Davis plant MAJ cager
for both yards Hugh Y Ramsay, general
manager. ;. +. krause and T. T. Frank
Kelly, superintendent Of Pennsylvania
ward; Frank Brenckenridge, assistant
superintendent; H. NJ Glenn, superin-
tendent. Jersey yard, George " Beatty,
assistant; William Hawkins, superinten-
dent, middle yard; William La Dow,
chief clerk. Jersey yard.
The resignation Of George s Hoell