The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-16


helped towards making this section
of the shipbuilding one of ideal To-
cations.
Another matter that should not
be left from this story is the fact
that we subscribed over $4,000 IN
the last Liberty Bond issue right
here at the yards,-not counting the
many of US who subscribed at our
homes,-and in the War Drive, we
made up $4,000 alone among the
men and offide girls, whoi gladly
gave without a question.
Mr.. H. X. Settler, vice-president
and Chief Engineer is our boss here.
We use this expression more as an
affectionate term than otherwise.
He is everywhere and anywhere.
Stout hearted, decidedly capable and
one of the best men in the business,
and more to the point, he knows
how to handle men, and he does it.
Every man in the yards know him
and is his friend.
Mr.. E. M. Philpot, our construc-
ton engineer, naturally possesses
marked ability or else would not be
on the job. The men esteem him
and regard him highly. Our gener-
al ship foreman is Mr.. ]. w. Weaver,
a man Of the highest ability in his
line and much credit is due him for
the efficiency of our big plant.
Mr.. Con Coleman is our yard
superintendent. He is one of our
big shipbuilding family, and has a
voice and interest in everyone.
We have a band here of thirty
pieces, and it is good one, on sew
eral occasions we have used the band
in town celebrations, and at the
launching of our ships.
We have had upwards of 1900
men on our payroll, but we are not
carrying that many at this time,
but we number easily a thousand
men. Weather conditions are ex-
cellent. Everything is sanitary.
Splendid climate. House rents not
above the generl as found elsewhere.
Merchants of the city tender our
yards and men with courtesy, and
are interested III the success OF the
yards, as well as the men aid their
families, Many of the men formed
acquaintance here that rebounded
to their good.
In conclusion, we are not making
records. We are only doing our
very best. Fash one taking it upon
himself or herself to make the
wheels go round smoothly and reel,-
larly and steady, and with such fine
men to work under as the gentlemen
mentioned above, there can be no
raj dissatisfaction and there's none.
That's cur record.
In addition to this record as told
above, an additional feature should
be included. During the yard work
Of ship construction, there has been
no fire risks. The element of fire
has manifested itself in many yards,
causing much loss of valuable prop
erty- and other branches of loss, but
in the yards OF this city, the effic;a II
ey of the Fire Marshall, Michael
Kallaher, he has reduced these risks
far below the normal averages o.
general shipyards He has made
record of 100 per cent in fire re- -
tons, not only for this city, but fc-
the entire state.
Records that are kept IN govern
ment files, rank the Morgan City
yards as one Of the best inthis res
pect, as no fire or loss from fire has
ever been made against it. Usually,
statistics are hard to properly cat
alog in shipyards on fire damage
but the records were SO clear per-
tanning to the Morgan City yards,
that no delay was encountered, and
much praise was accorded to Mr..
Kallaher by government records on
the high standard of efficiency in
his management Of the yards.
(Signed) EMPLOYEE.