Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
HARLAN R|VETERS
To MAKE DRIVE FOR
NATIONAL RECORD
Fix 100000 as Goal For Week S
Work, Beginning on
Monday.
LED THE EAST LAST WEEK

Beginning with Monday, one hundred
gangs of rivctcrs nj the Harlan plant OF
the bethlehem Shipbulding Corporation
cpxcct To start rivct drive that will not
alone eclipse former local efforts, but may
even top the marks being made on the
Pacific coast. Because of the country
wide competition in building ships III
terest in the contest will prove the more
keen.
Some time ago. Bill Watson, boss rivetcr
M the Harlan plant, sent his men after
a record The gangs do well, and drove
la 900 rivets in the week s effort But
that was not enough to win another ban
Duet, SO the effort is 10 be made again.
Beginning on Monday the Harlan
rivcters will start what it is hoped will be
the best weeks work here, in the East
and perhaps in the country. But there
are conditions that may hamper the
effort If the wcatherman sends ram,
SO that tho rivetcrs cannot continue their
work. then perhaps the hopes of General
Watson and his army will he blasted The
the reason the rIvCtcrS were praying tor
II 20 rain today. as 1t looked very threat
ening this morning. They figured II out
hat If II did rain today and tomorrow IT
might not shower next week and thus
give them a fair opportunity to make a
record
HARLAN MEN LED LAST WEEK
The men arc considerably encouraged
because OF the fact that Emergency Fleet
records compiled for the week ending
June 20. showed that Harlan rivetCrs lead
the East IN the number of rlvCts driven
per man. But out on the Pacific coast
and particular at the mon yards. also
owned bv the Bethlehem ShiphHlding
Corpor alton, records III nveting and ship
building 60 by the voyage almost every
week and month
They arc the fellows the Harlan rivetcrs
are aiming at as well rs striving 10 in
crease .hclr own record IN rlvctIng- NhlC
the mon ward IS much larger than IIar-
lans vet the contest Will hC computed
on the number Of rivetcrs engaged, so
II at While the total of the Union ward
mi TT bc larger the output IN accordance
~ he number Of men employed might
be clover
In announcing the drive the Harlan
news said this afternoon
Some advance the idea that trench
life out there IN The land Of sunshine IS
plcasantcr than here IN the cast They
have their rainy season out there. and
even in the face 81 tins they are trimming
the eastern workmcn. They don't knock
off work when ii looks toggy, rs the
eastern men seem to think they ought to-
They wait until the dampncss actually
arrives and really forces them to quit
before they lay aside their firearms
That's the reason the boys ont on tho
coast are SHINING us here "a death. They
have been sold on tho war and the
great part they are playing III it They
know that every time they arr forced to
put up their tools II means curtaIlmcnt
of shipping production and loss Of tonnage
means that tho end Of the war is just that
much farther away.
Those westcrncrs will he watching this
drive of ours for 20O. 000 and If We fall fat
good night They not laugh, but it will
tell them that We haven't put our hearts
and hands INTO things the way they have.
1t will he another Indication that we are
willing TO let others carry the lead and
be content 10 Rct on and get a glory ride
when they are passing out the laurel
wrcaths General Watson saws his men
can put er across and the old "glncral"
knows what his troops can do. Bill SAYS
they wilt knock that old record Of ~ 900
a'kiting OF course. he admits that it
isn't going to be a cinch job, or anything
like that but he thinks his bunch is just
as good as they grow en- out on the Pacific
coast and that they'll prove II by Satur-
day July IL, when they strike balance
on the week work