The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05

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s-e ~-x-s 6s1a~~-f@S e.t ships FOR the
f-~ 81 months ~ tbs year were
..1..stt gross tons Is against suhma =
-2-. x4-ktnrs 81 less than 1000, 6oe
tees
In July and August the ship out
pu, has been heavily increased by the
greater production of American yards,
while the submarine losses have de
creased
Americas trern deus development
a. a shipbuildinr power was shown n
the com partson NJ tts produ -51Gr -
far this year with th~ egsres ~ -
best previous year whEsa WAS t3f8
when its total tar-a-a 81 saagnzEl
vessels deLFv@-@tt w. @s3,a1S r5n8
less than -s-a rrcdac$tar. 10 isy7sar II
this year Ter Yards, csost CT t.eu'
new and ortw new arriving a. a3a
production finally nave 3ass@ess iii.
British yards n UaonFaIE efIt 55lf7e AZ
though Eugsar1s roeAl <2r cs1e Yea4
- far II greater than America 5 y
-thA time the year Ia ee-e 4 szeEezc.
oAou1d be in 1rst place
Nay Relieve Situation
Ae1aEt Of 4 TREMENDOUS ennns@e
nav devoted To carrying coat> tn
fanD Amer1cxn army AT the front
omd. . our European allies Is like
uA1D 0cen By the shipping board
m che capture OF two big coal
oay by the allied drive in Eu-
Hupa. III The Germans have not
Destroyed the mines by dynamite
e1runtput can be used 10 fill the
a1nAaA needs abroad. and the
AnkAcnn bottoms now moving
AnneEscnn and Weleh coal To
. Ezncec1n4bct transferred to other
sKxire-
pxsnuaatng tncreaeed tonnage fro
eastern chip yards, Charles PieZ. vic'
president and general mana gsr=of II
4 Enargsncy Fleet corporation. toda
a- explained their failure SO far TO me
the high records of the west, saying
1T must be borne in mind that II
yards on which we place dependent
are new yards created within a yea
and barely yet through with the wof
of construction. and that the old yard
not wholly devoted to navy work. st
are loaded up with requisitioned ton
mage, representing many different siz'
and types of vessels
There is not a single old yard q
the Alta ntic coast which Is devote
wholly TO the construction OF a sing
type of vessel. Tankers. cargo al
passenger vessels are found in OF
yard. multiplying the problems
management and putting heavy hrakt
On the output.
These causes are fast disappea
ing. and there is developing in II
east a spirit that the west coast re,
ords shall not go unchallenged
The eastern yards are showing "A
ready gradual Improvement in on
put which will be considerably IL
creased as they get into their stride
Labor shortage at some of Il
Yards, which has delayed productio
ts being relieved by housing project
and the entire east should soon stan
shoulder 10 shoulder with the west
its production"