St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-07-13
Commodore Jahnke of Mad
isonville Yards Says
Teche Soon Ready
PART OF MACHINERY
is NOW INSTALLED
Another Shipyard Soon To
Be Installed At
Slidell
Slidell, La. July 5. l!

NO launching OF SHIPS occurred
here yesterday, but General Manager
S. Cuyler Jenkins advises work on
five steel ships progressing finely and
launchings will occur with regularity
within six weeks.
At Madisonville yesterday the good
ship Bayou Teche, $500 ton Ferris
type wood and steel reinforcement
construction, took the water as
gracefully as any ship ever launched.
Commodore Jahncke was we'll pleas
ed with the accomplishment OF his
men in their first product, and eA-
pressed his appreciation of the ser
vices of all the men from Superin-
tendent Huelius on down.
The ship yarl is modern in every
respect, and is beautifully situatea
among spreading oaks, and OH the
banks of the T:nefuncta river, wnicn
affords an ideal launching basin.
The quarters for employees are con-
veniently near, clean, sanitary and
healthful, and being located in the
Ozone Belt affords as fine conditions
under which to work as can be found
in America or elsewhere.
Commodore Jahncke says the
Bayou Teche is now drawing about
eleven feet with only part OF the
machinery installed, and that the
boat would be ready to move from
the yards in about thirty days, and
that every precaution would he taken
to deliver her to deep water port,
even though it may be necessary to
have a dredge proceed her to clear
out channel.
The Slidell baseball team wallop-
ed the Eberhard team of New Or
leans, on the Fourth, by score OF
five to two. Iceman Vogel and
Churchill worked for the Eberhards
while Lefty Verret and Cazelot op-
posed them.
The Slidell team left Friday ON
trip to Pascagoula to play the Dirks-
Blodgett Ship Building team OF tina.
city, on Saturday and Sunday.
Hon. c. NJ. Liddle has been serl~
ously ill for the past few days, but is
reported much better to-day July 81,
The Glorious Fourth was celebrat-
ed general here. Great crowds at
tended the Red Cross and Red Nen
festival and dance, given at Red Men
Hall and school grounds.
A special excursion will be made
on the good boat Lee M. Salmen to
Pascagoula, on account OF the ball
game there between our local team
and the ship building team OF Pasca-
goula. A number of our citizens
will accompany tho team, which VIII
be under the management OF Supt.
Shipfitters X. K. Jones, of the local
shin Yards, and we have no doubt
they will give creditable accounts OF
themselves. We are also ADVISED
that Umpires Shaefer, late of the
Southern League, and Henley, will
accompany the team, as we'll as the
special correspondent of the Times
Picayune.
Another Slidell Ship Yard.
Slidell has another ship yard to
its credit now. Former super1n-
tendent Andrew D. Canulette, OF the
Louisiana Shipbuilding Corporation,
has formed new company, and has
commenced operation OF the new
yard, which is located on Bayou Vim
cent, and to be known as Slidell Dry
Dock and Ship Building Co. Work
has already been contracted for, and
Supt. Canulette is now in Washing
ton, and will visit other eastern cities
arranging for further contracts. as
we'll as for supplies, and the ship
building industry VIII no doubt be
a permanent feature of this section
for an indefinite period in the future.
The Slidell baseball club came
home from its Pascagoula trip VIC
torious, having won both games
Scores, 81, 14-10. 1t is said that
some fine playing was done.