Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-12
MILLIONS Being SPENT

Ship Building in the Southern states
Going Forward With Wondeftui
Strides-s4OO, 100000 in Contracts.
Baltimore, Jan. IA summary
Of the main shipbuilding actlVirieS
along the South Atlantic and 9u'i
Coast from Maryland to Texas, as
given in this weeks issue OF the
Manufacturers Record, shows the
vast aggregate value of over S4ot,-
100000 in ships now building or tn
der contract. About sf75,00o,OOo IS;
represented BY work in hand at snip
yards at Baltimore and Hampton
Roads, or nearly one-half OF the To-
al. leaving 1925, OOO,O 900 as the amaz,
NJ sum representing practically ne"
;hipbuilding activities that nave
iprung up in the South since Inc VIZ:
,cgan, because but a very Unite"
mount Of shipbuilding was carries
n prior to the war at any South
r., ports eyccpt Baltimore and New
,ort News.
Now there is not u port from BAL
more to Port Arkansas. Texas. Sna:
as not one or more shipyards specdi-
| turning out wooden or steei YES
els OF varying sizes. ut some Of The
1ain ports enormous expansions are
Tanned at the older established
ards. while several new plants ina
| ill rank we'll with the cuuntfy'5
.ther big shipyards arc rapidly BENG
! roatcd.
At Baltimore ships arc under way
{ MANNED that will COS: approx
latcly $4,000. with III iEd;cation
J or much wider expansion at ar
ally date, rs some Of the large snip
ards have big contracts pending
:ll:ch arc likely TO bc closed at any
,on,ent and which will require con
/ it!crai;le extension in plant equip
| lent to take care Of them.
] IN Hampton Roads. where tn
;rcat Newport News shpyard and
! nc Portsmouth, Navy Yard arc0iocar-
ed. and new yards arc being estab-
lishcd ut Norfolk and Hampton, WON
in hand will aggregate OYER $lo0.'
900 600 in value. making this scctlnn
what has been APPLY termed inc
Clyde OF America.
~ Wilmington. North CaroiiUa'a
main seaport. vessels valued at So
100000 arc under way. CharleS&o",
.;on.h Carolina, comes quickly to The
from. with engagements Of its pres
ent shipyards, the construction o. J"
! iry,,CcE, ~ establishment Of Il ne"
liant OF largo size that has cor
"ract for steel Fabricated ships W
I ucd at. $20.DO0.0O0.
Georgia furnishes its quota at la2
,orts OF Savannah and Brunsw;ct:,
! he former having three plants with
! .,,nLracts for 80 ships valued 1t $50
| 100000. and the latter six yards. five
IF which have been established cur
! nc the past year. in Florida oota
Jacksonville and Tampa nave made
! wonderful strides in shipbu;ldins 7ron
he small wards they had, and now
hey have an aggregate OF Wor:.
building or under contract that will
.otal in value over %50,000,00O.
Alabama presents Mobile, which,
with the big plant Of the United
states Steel Corporation. promises
O become one Of the greatest snip
building centcrs in the countr%, IL
lot in the world. Here are five pants
already in operation with contracts
for over Sl5,O00.000 worth o. ST.
&C.; these will be !acEc3 - !. y"
yrca: shipyarcl.s Of the Steel COR
2oraliou. which, secured 10000 acres
Cor its plant. and is spending o'c:i
fl2 .O0O,cUO ut this poiuL and over
$1,000 1000 at Fairfield to provide the
necessary equipment ard materials
% make this one Of n" nations
greatest 5hlpTards.
Mississippi gives Gulfport. Fast2-
goula and Biloxi. all Of which nave
made great strides. especially fasca-
goula. which has contracts for as
ships-$0 wooden and IL steel. ~
Louisiana there l. an important dc
vcloprient in the New Orleans dis
trict. while oll along The Texas coas.