The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-02-27
ONE.TH|RO OF WAR
SHIPS BEING BUILT
ON DELAWARE RIVER
This Stream Enjoys the Distinc-
ton of Being the Greatest Ship.
building Center in the World ;
Running on Schedule Time.

iiidVfiniil0 rb. It4- Moro lhUf
uue-third OF the war vessels and mcr.
chant ships called for hy the program
uf the United States government ar,
building in ship yards along the Della.
ware river, according 10 figures which
have just been made public with tn,
permission ct the fleet
corporation. The tonnage contract.
cd fOr. according 10 government Off.
cinis, has transformed the Delawar,
valley into the greatest shiphuildinp
center IN the world
W o. Ferguson. n representative
81 the emerrenc flee corporation
estimates that an army 81 about So.
600 shipWurkers win hD required tu
complete the go ships. Including wal
vessels. contracted Tor 10y the eleven
shipbuildiug plants bctwccn Trenton
aud Delaware C1ty.
work on le0 careo carriers al the
new government yard at Hog lslunt
h. progressing aud this plant b. EN-.
gaEing tu turn n 5000. 900 uddi.
tunal tons iu 1915. More than o.
25o.9oo tons Will be- the Delaware
rivers first quota TN the fleet which
t'nclc san relies ON 10 helm win the
war.
At the new %shipynrd at Bristol. paa
forty ships are contracted for. Here
more than 5000 men are at work and
IL Is expected hat 10000 more VIII
Dec necessary to complete the vessels
ON schedule.
Ten vessels are being constructed
az another new yard at Cornwells.
Pa. Tho force there Of SEQ men will
be increased To 2o0U. st q well.
known Philadelphia shipbuilding plant
more than Ga ships ARE to be turned
out Most of these are government
craft ON which more than 5000 men
are engaged. Another thousand is
needed.
Ia the big yard at Cama"n. y j..
across the river from Philadelphia.
200 men are budding twenty -four
ships. More workers are needed hero
also.
Two yards at Gloucester. y. j.. are
tui ing out sixteen ships With "a force
of about 5000 men Twice this num-
her OF s~hipworkera Is needed.
Two large plants. % q new one.
az Chester. Pa. have contracted for
eighteen ~ tweuv.siN ships re-.
%sp"ctiycl,. one plant has only ZOO
men ON the payroll and requires at
least 5000 more, according to the
government Figures The other yard
Is employing 210U men whereas. az
least 1000 are necessary Ia complete
IT. contracts.
The plant at Hog Island Is now ON .
ploNiuE about DO. 600 workers and off.
cIHls there cstimat" that at least 32.-
GOO are needed.
Work In ~ plant az Wilmington.
Del, Is progressing ON thirteen ships
ON which 2NOU mon are cmplo,cd.
This company IS in the murkct for
another 1000 workers. AZ another
plaut iu thHt city eight ship. arc he
ing butt hy Ct force 81 1000 men and
officials require 1896 more.
\ drive un'er the auspices OF tho
government b. now being conducted
throughout the country To Register Am
men iu the cirhty-scvcn trades a.iiod
with shiphuildinE. Many OF these
mechanics are now engaged iu other
occupations and II is planned e. traus-
Ter them q" h Scobolrd- without
Disturbing industry.
Labor difficulties and shortages ot
steel % other materials. il ls ex-
pcotcd. will treble the original o.,i-
mate ~ the cost Of the shiuF con
trlctod for Recent Investigation Of
the p"lawHr" river plants Indicated
that most of tho vessels being huil,
viii lee completed in schedule time.