The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-06
VESSEL. EACH DAY
FROM SH|PYARDS
ON THE PACIFIC

San Sanfarncisco, Nov. 4,--Fron
the shipyards oi the Pacific coast
a vessel a day newly completed 10
meet the demands OF war, sets forth
as a cargo carrier in the American
emergency fleet.
Shipbuilding activities extend
from san Pedro in California 10
the northernmost limits OF the state
OF Washington. Ilulls OF steel and
wood, and some OF concrete, many
oi them turned out in periods which
have broken worlds speed records,
are erected at these plants, and
somewhere along this stretch ot
shore line virtually every p hours
ship takes the water and the keel
of another is laid before the wave
lets from the launching have disap-
peared,
Because the Pacific yards from
the Inauguration oi the national
ship-building project have led the
country in production, their mana
gers were first 10 predict that the
industry would be The greatest
since history has been recorded.
They are in position now to speak
with authority OF the iullillmcnt OF
their prophecies l.. +, Meachem,
secretary of the Meachem and Bah
cock Shipbuilding Company oi Seat
tie, said
There were employed in the coli
struction of King Soloman's tenn
pie, according to the Bible, 1873, 800
iinen. That was the greatest con-
struction undertaken up to modern
times. War shipbuilding is the
worlds greatest industry, because
there are more men concentrated
on single purpose than ever be-
lore"
Probably no one could state ex-
hctly the number OF men employed
in the various departments OF ship |
building on the Pacific coast. 1t is
constantly changing, and 4 con-
stantly increased quantity is pro-
duced. For instance, on July l,
1916, 1920 men were at work in the
Oregon yards. Just one year later
there were 500 engaged in the
task,
A month ago there were 5000 men
at work in the yards of the Todd
Drydock and Ship Ruiding COM
pany at Tacoma. 1t is expected
that within two more months there
will be approximately l0,500 on the
payrolls. The Skinner 4 Eddy
yards at Seattle, Wash, employed
1880 men month ago. The rate
at which men are being taken on
here is in keeping with the increase
elsewhere. 1t is the same story from
Southern California TO the British
Columbia frontier. Nowhere are
the figures OF today the figures Of
tomorrow
1t is not only to the strong that
is accorded the privilege Of taking
Il hand in the building of the bridge
OF ships 10 France" More than 100
Aberdeen. Wash, business and pro-
fessional men have come into the /
plant of the Gray's Harbor Motor !
ship corporation. BY doing clean
Strong men off the ship yards.
have released many ship mechanics
and artisans for actual ship work. d
Many OF them come TO the yard aft
,r leaving their offices OF the day, }
and turn over all their wages to the
Red Cross. convert them into Lib t
erty Bonds or buy war savings
,tamps, O
Indirectly. their patriotism has d
,een an immense asset TO the Elmer
,ency Fleet Corporation. Through d
heir assumption Of these odd jobs
hey have enabled the expert ship
workers TO establish speed records. y
Almost every peace time vocation
also may be found among the s,
.eql sqof ppo IaVlo pue dn Su! d
"The Reverend Jim Osborne,
,oss rivetcr," is the way in which f
lis co-workers who gave up for h
ner minister OF the gospel TO visit
'rs at the Todd yards at Tacoma, Il
Wash. Osborne is we'll known in
he Missoula valley and famed for in
his work In the interests of the
foung Mems Christian Association. "
Another man, so big they call OF
I'm horny handed son OF SOIL is
n attorney who gave up 4 lucra ar
i've practice in an Eastern Wash j.
agton County TO help the game
long. Another IS doctor from in
small Utah town. These are but NJ
lew examples OF the hundreds OF be
rainy. educated men who have da
armed 10 and are fighting on the
ne behind the fighting front. Bt
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