Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-30
us. WILL MAKE
SHIP STEEL HERE
Schwab Ready to Build
Plants to Supply Hog
Island
HELP PLEDGED BY GARY

Two or more large steel fabricating
plants to supply the Hog, Island. Bristol
and Newark Bay shpyards will be built
near here. That is one of the many
plans being worked out by Charles NJ.
schwab. director genera! of the Finer
gency Fleet Corporation. to speed up
shipbuildng.
locate as near the big Silipyarts as pos
sible the plants necessary to turn out
finished materials and equipment needed
to rush actual construction of ships
f n. Hurley. chairman of the ship
ping board. said today that Mr.. Schwab
had hoped to build fabricating plant
In the Hog Island shipyard, but trans
portation and housing difficulties pre-
vented.
Mr.. Hurley said there was no doubt
construction of the plants would start
soon. This is no time Tor long con-
sideration of any plans he said "And
then Mr.. Schwab doesn't consider things
long: he acts''
The location of the proposed plants
could not be learned but it was inti-
mated that they will not be within the
limits of the city. hut located GEN.
traily to supply the three shipyards.
Hog Island will get the turbines
necessary to rush construction on the
seventy Sooo-ton transports to be built
after the contract for fifty 750o-tonn
cargo carriers is completed
Yard Not to suffer
Although the Navy Department has
refused to permit turbines being built
for destroyers to be diverted to Hog
island. the big shipyard is not to suffer
delay on this account Schwab will get
turbines on time-eyen If it becomes
necessary for the fleet corporation to
build them.
As Mr.. .Schwab made this announce
ment at get-together dinner in the
Bellevue-Stratford last night, assurances
were given by 200 steel maEnates who
attended that unlimited support would be
given the shipbuildns program. Steel Is
to be rushed to Hog Island and other
plants ahead of all other demands.
Mr.. Schwab may be too modest to
make predictions" said Judge Ebert H.
Gary. chairman of the United tSates
Steel Corporation. but the steel inter-
ests. We know Charlie Schwab and will
fololw him to the end. His program Is
going over if II Is in the power of the
steel interests to help put 1t over. We
will give our an
Steps have already been taken to OBJ
tain the necessary turbines. Mr..
Schwab has requested the Westinghouse
Electric ompanyC and the General Elec-
trio Company to increase the capacity
of their plants. The Westinghouse plant
at Essington was asked to increase it's
capacity 40 per cent.
Must and viii
ut is up to both these companies to
supply the needs of the shipbuilding pro-
gram" Mr.. Schwab said, but if they
don't do it we will build new plants to
produce turbines. We shall have the
motive power in time. We must and we
will. I am not worrying over turbines
at all"
| Mr.. Schwab's decision Is virtually an
| ultimatum to Secretary of the Navy
| Daniels, who refused to consider the re-
quest for diversion of the turbines. The
idea originated with Admiral Bowles,
assistant general manager of the fleet
| corporation, who said that bringing the
engines to Hog Island would only hold
up construction on few destroyers two
months.
Among the guests at the Schwab din
ner were Richard L. Austin. Quincy
Bent, John w. Brock, George Burnhan,
Jr, B. Dawson Coleman, William L.
Corey, Henry B. Coke, Theodore w.
| Cramp, Alva c. Dinkey. Jacob s. Diss-
ton, George Dallas Dixon, William H.
Donner, James A. Farrell, +. c. FELTON,,
Stanley G. F'lagg, George H. Frazier,
| William C. Freeman. Elbert H. Gary.
| Eugene G. Grace, Judge George Gray.
| Frederick Holbrook, Edward N. Hurley,
A. +. Huston. George II. McFadden,
Charles Piez, Samuel Rea, J. l.. Rep
logic, Senator Sproul, Z. T. Stotesbury.
| Samuel NJ. Vauclain. Joseph Z. Widener,
Samuel D. Warriner r. Francis Wood
| and Willis King.