El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Oar Greatest Transport UnLoaded
By British In So Days; American
Dockers Clear Her IN 10 Hours

FIRST arrival, 10000 men and
supplies unioaded and the ship
eoaled and sent back in FOUR
days
second arrival. unIoaded. coaIed
and sent back In THREE DAYS.
Third arrival unIoaded. coaIed
and sent back in FOBTY-EIGHT
HOURS.
Fourth arrival, unIoadcd. conIed
and sent back in FORTY HOURS.
Americans seem TO have discovered
Ior the first time that this port is
nearer New York than any other OF
the sreat ports. and is thus on the
great commercial highroad from the
west 20 continental Europe. This
holds out a brilliant future for the
port In the after the war commercial
Renaissance One OF the foremost
American engineers recently said he
would Ike TO undertake 10 make this
the great commercial port Of Europe.
and he believed this would certainly
result from the American development
incident to the war. So that. besides
landing soldiers and supplies here.
America is paving the way TO making
this the first port Of Europe and the
landing terminal for the commercial
penetration Of Europe from the west.
Another Kind OF Army.
There are all kinds of armies these
war DAYS, and today saw an army OF
automobiles drawn up in brigdes and
regiments. every conceivable kind OF
motor vehicle for carrying on the
many war activities. These were am
muniton cars. tank cars for carrying
gasoline, steel trucks by the hun
dred, ambulance cars for the wounded.
signal service cars with complete
wireless outfit and all the equipment
Tor field signaling. recoguiZance cars
which ] a =
zance into the enemy country, battal-
ion after battalion Of touring cars
for headquarters and other branches
Of the service, and motorcycles for the
dispatch bearers It was like half a
dozen big automobile expositiOns
rolled Into one. and all devoted TO the
one business Of carrying on the war.
Mountains Of Repair Parts.
The commandant led the way
through Wilson avenue OF the huge
plant and then turned into Roosevelt
avenue on one side stretched away
a half mile square OF motor vehicles
in such a vast array as 10 be fairly
bewilderinE. but all line up in reEu-
lar formation like soldiers ready TO
move forward TO the front On the
other side stretched away acre after
acre OF buildings for the innumerable
branches OF the work. and between
them on the open spaces armies OF
soldiers in overalls setting up all
kinds OF motor cars. Everywhere
were stacked the masses Of knock
down" parts Just arrived from the
United States; mountains Of wheels
and sides. motors. batteries. radiators,
and block after block Of huge crates
containing the big classics Of the
many types Of war cars.
Have TO Make Parts Fit.
As the commaudant passed along he
summed mp the magnitude Of the
work. Sixty-two complete trucks and
cars have been turned out in one day
This is the record ar the start, with
monthly output Of 1900 cars and 500
and a much greater pro-
ductiou when the organization gets
under way In theory. these are all
standard parts which need only 10 be
fitted together. an easy task appar-
emily as most OF the preliminary con-
struction IS done in the factories in
America. But in fact. so say those
who do the work. these parts do not
fit They have TO be shaped and fitted
after arrival Then there are many
factories sending many kinds OF
parts. Some factories send complete
equipment. such as bolts and the
heavy wooden silIs for trucks But
other factories do not send the bolts
or stills
Can Make n Complete Car.
There is no time 10 wait for these