The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-31
Pensacola Shipbuilding Company
Quietly But Surely Max
ing Great Records.
FIRST LAUNCHING
BE IN SEPTEMBER
Policy Of Company Has Not Been
to Make Promises But to
Show Concrete Results.

Not the least interesting phase OF
this tremendous world struggle Is the
industrial development In this coun-
try, which has reached Its height in
ship construction at the yard OF the
Pensacola Ship Building plant. which
is under contract to the Emergency
Fleet Corporation for the building OF
ten steel cargo ships. five or whicn
will soon be under erection at one
time, the keels OF four of these great
sea-going I.eviathans having already
been laid
The PansacoIa ship Building COM
pany has set the pace for ship con-
struction in this country, the firsr
foundations for building having been
completed about the middle or Febru-
airy, within sixty days thereafter ae-
tual construction work on the first
ship having been under way This
is said to be the record accomplish
ment as to actual performances of any
plant in the country.
The first launching will be about ths
latter part OF September, at which.
time. no doubt. the public will he in-
vited to See the great ship slip from
the ways.
Perhaps one reason for the spirit Of
cooperation which exists at the Pen
sacola Ship Building plant and tho
record time which has been made Is
the fact that the men at the mead ~
this great industrial plant are them
selves workers. A. G. Ketier. president
and John NJ Sweeney, vice president
and consulting engineer. may be
found at any time during hours -
with the men. in the great ship va
aiding by advice, information or
tual work, in putting through the plan
that mean speedy and reliable COM
pletion OF the immense fabricated yes-
sells which are 20 carry overseas ths
wealth of democratic America 70 horl
foreign allies. Other officers who ara
active in promoting the work Of the
plant are Paul p. Stewart, general
manager, and w. l.. Wilder. auditor.
The fifth executive head Ia Fayette
Soule. vice president. in charge OF the
eastern district. with headquarters ir
Washington.
Officials OF the company, In speak
ing Of the record work at the Pensa-
cola Ship Building plant said: "Tha
policy of the Ship Building company
has not been to make promises, hut
through what has already been ae-
complished. enough progress has been
made to draw some comparisons with
this and other ship yards.
"The site selected has been devel-
oped into what is now a model srlr.s
yard, which is meeting the enth
tic approval of all who have vis'
or who have heard OF its splendf.
OF constructive work. x.
"The ground enclosed cover
acres and has been laid out w
present buildings I'm locationsf
provide for future enlargement
plant. with the expectation
eventually all parts, such as
machinery. fittings, etc, will n
ricated on the grounds here
with the location on thS
east bank OF Bayou Chico. compfete-
" landIocked, free from high tides or
Troublesome storms, ships c.1 ro
moored here without any risk of dam
age during the process OF outfitting
and completion after launching
"The ships are erected on p con-
tinuous slip of about 1000 feet i--~.
from which the vessels are lannc.eT
sfdewise- The material going into
construction on the stocks Is placed
in position by gantry cranes, which
operate along the whole length OF the