The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-31
'SCHWAB STATES
NATION RELIES
ON NORTHWEST
Shipbuilding Program
Led by Northwest
Builders.
NOW HOLD RECORD
Cry Raised by Brewers
Claiming Beer Need
ed by Shipbuilders
Of Nation.
NOW HOLD RECORD

Il expect of the Pacific Northwest
the greatest proportionate production
of ships that we will get from any
| district in the United States during
the coming year" is the statement by
Charles NJ, Schwab. head of the war
! emergency shipbuilding industry, re-
ported from Portland, Ore. July 10,
| just after he had come from an in
spection OF the G. NJ. Standifer com
pany's plant.
Thus there Is given another testi
monial to the efficiency of the ship
workers in the northwest where pro-
! hihition has played such prominent
part in the increased efficiency Of the
ahipbulders who now lead the nation
for achievement in the war work to
defeat the under-sea menace ST the
Hun.
Charles NJ Schwab has not been
placed on record directly either for o,
against the use of beer for ship
workers. When the hearing was up
before the senate committee on the
war emergency prohibition, Mr.
| SChwab was not one of the witnesses.
although Mr.. Hurley and Mr.. Colby
of the shipping board did appear ana
argue for beer for the workers III
| New Of The surprising achievements
Of the shipbuilders in the Pacific
/ Northwest, where prohibition prevails,
I Portland Seattle Tacoma, Other
I points in the Puget Sound district and
! the Grays Harbor country the state
ments of Mr., Schwab bear eloquent
( testimony TO the workers and the
conditions under which they labor
when they and the nation are advised
/ that from these sections which are
free from the beer, the kaiSer's great
I est ally in this country. the nation is
I to expect the leader ship in production
icf ships necessary 70 finally defeat
/ the ieper Of Potsd am and his subserv-
! lent hordes.
1t is of interest to the nation at
! large 10 have the report in full as it
appeared IN the Seattle Daily Times
/ of July II Of the visit of Mr. Schwab
| TO the Portland shipbuilding yards:
/ Portland. saturday, July 10
! Charles NJ SchWah his afternoon told
/ Pacific Northwest shipbuitders that
/ he expected them 20 Guido the efforts
that have kept them in the forefron.
I in the nations effort to beat the L.
/ boat.
! Il expec; Of the Pacific Northwest
/ the greatest propo9tionate production
OF ships that We will get from any
1 d4SttfCi IN the hltEG states during
the coming year" he said.
! The director general of the emer-
gency feet corporation had come
! from an inspection of the G.. M Stan
differ com pany's plant which was es-
| tablishing a world record by launch
| ing six merchant ships in one day at
ninety minute intervals He had In
mind the fact that of ten wood gov
eminent ships now in commission.
| Portland furnished four. and that of
! the one hundred ships in America
ready for launching July the Fort
land district had twenty.
| But Schwab pointed Portland TO n
! higher goal by urging that the yards
/ be speeded up so that ships will he
| produced III sixty days.
"Sixty-day ships he said. will
solve our problem on the seas
Schwab told how the submarine
was outdistanced in June, when snip
production of ihe allied nations
passed the total tonnage which the
U-boats destroyed in that month, but
added that the allies need do much
II ore than hold their own with tho
submarines il they are to bring the
war 20 speedy and satisfactory con-
z, Clusiun.
Wants Twenty Ships I'm Year
Il haven't seen anywhere any
! cleaner. neater or better managed
yards than / have seen here today
he said.
Il intend to keep every one of your
yards working to capacity ! want to
do even the slightest thing that will
aid you
Schwab said it was his personal de-
sire to see the Portland steel yards
take the blue production pennant
and keep it
Il expect TO see twenty ships OF
$500 tons launched by the Increased
Columbia River company this year, "
he said. THAT means $4,000, 600
worth of business from this one yard
in twelve months"
He said he expected while here 10
announce an expansion of the North
west Steel company, whose yards are
here.
Charles Pie2 vice president of the
II leet orp 20 r a ion, accompanied
Schwab. The two reviewed a ship
workers parade.
Schwabs visit here was made more
pleasant by an incident at the Column
hia River company's yard. where he
met and instantly recognized a la
horer who had worked for the steel
magnate before Schwab had come
into prominence. This was at the
steel plant in Braddock, Pa, 80 years
ego. Schwab was delighted. He threw
his arm over the laborer's shoulder
and the two stepped aside to renew
old times.
PRISONER SENDS BROKEN