Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-14
PUSEY & JONES
TO DOUBLE CAP PAC|TY
Manager Hannevig Consults With
Mr.. Schwab Relative
to Plans.

Members of the official family of the
Pusey and Jones Corporation OF this
city, and also Gloucester, n. j., met with
Director General Schwab, at Phlladel-
phia yesterday, and discussed general
plans. looking towards the increasing of
the capacity of the local plant, and the
speeding up of the building of ships
General Manager Hannevig, of the
Wilmington plant said today, that plans
for the doubling of the output Of the local
ward, were discussed among other matters
at the meeting. Under the arrangement
now being considered, the Pusey and Jones
ward here, will by the first of February or
March. 1919, be in position to construct
at least - ships year The ultimate
extension embraces capacity here that
will result in the building of is ships
yearly This is even more than double
the capacity of the yard a year ago.
To speed up production of the Eastern
shipyards and to point out the necessity
for putting every ounce of energy and
enthusiasm into the great task OF building
bridge Of ships across the Atlantic,
Schwab, has called n meeting OF ship
builders In the East
The meeting will be held in Mr.
Schwab's office on next Monday and will
be attended by the heads of all the large
yards on the Atlantic coast
With his characteristic energy and
enthusiasm, MIR Schwab said yesterday
I'VE want speed, the Eastern yards
must cnthuse They must increase pro-
duction They must put all their efforts
into the task want them to speed up
and that is why am calling this meeting.
II want to see the wards here, AS well
Il ~, I IL Il II
coast | want to speed up the eastern
yards. and | am making every effort, 10
get production in those yards on par
with the western plants.
The Great Lakes Engineering Company,
which is building ships for the Fleet
Corporation st its yards at Ashtabula,
O.. and Ecorse. Mich, is ninety days ahead
Of its program 1t will launch SIX ships
Of 1000 tons deadweight this month.
A. c. PessanO, chairman of the company,
was q caller at the Fleet Corporation yes
terday making report of progress and
calling for more steel
The steel situation is coming along very
well, according TO Mr.. Schwab. While
the wards on the Atlantic Coast are fair
ly well supplied, those on the Great Lakes
and Pacific Coast are not getting ship
ments fast enough to keep up with their
advanced production schedule, according
TO the director general.
The War Industries Board continued
MIR Schwah. rs working with us in a
most satisfactory manner. While we
could use more steel, they are giving us
all that we could expect at this time.
There are today in the United States
$50 ways that are turning out steel ships.
They will absorb all of the resources of
the country for the present. have en-
deavored to balance the ship production
with the steel resources, including the
manufacture of engines, boilers and shaft
ing and the numerous minor parts that
go to make up the complete and fully
equipped vessel.
The director general inspected the
Pusey and Jones yard at Wilmington
yesterday and pointed out many places
where the work might be speeded up. He
expects TO pay more attention to the
Eastern yards from now on He will
not be able to be present at the launching
Of the Watonwan at the Bristol yard Of
the Merchants Shipbuildlng Corporation
early today however, as he will be IN
Washington