Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
WILLIAM \. TODD
SHIP WORK FACTOR
Former Wilmingtonian Respon-
sible for Large Development
in the Brooklyn District.


son of James Todd formerly with the
Pussy Il Jones Co, has had remarkable
success He has n number OF relatives
living here. Mrs A. w. Bozla and Mrs.
NJ. S Kenton being sisters. Field Ofhcer
James Ill. Todd of the Emergency Fleet
Corporat ion is a brother lie Is now IN
Tampa, Fla.
The Eagle article follows.
The action OF Secretary Daniels IN
lifting the ban on news OF the shipping
world. makes 1t possible for The Eagle
10 give TODAY. the first facts regarding the
tremendous increase IN he work that has
taken place on the borough 5 own water
front since the beginning OF hostilitics bv
the United States.
Millions OF dollars have been spent for
sites. WAYS, buildings. yards equipment
and in salaries by one corporation the
Todd Shipbuilding Company, alone; over
5000 people arc constantly employed by
this one company. with n payroll OF 4
quarter OF million dollars a week, Just
for the mechanics while over s.. 900 600
month in business has been brought into
BROOKLYN. -Four large minc swcepers have
already been constructed from the ground
up and delivered To the government. an
other is 90 per cent complete and sixth
is 10 be delivered next month. while others
are TO follow Sclf-propclled steam barges
are TO be built and the ending OF The war
will not for 4 long time affect thiS import
snt industry, in the opinion OF William Ii.
Todd, head OF the corporation, which
operates three plants III BROOKLYN, two III
Manhattan. one in Seattle, Wash, and
one IN Tacoma, Wash
"Our company has continuously turned
down offers from private concerns 10
build ships, barges and tugs because VIC
work, said Mr. Todd, and II there IS he
slightest let up III government eonstruc-
ton or repair work, our company can Sc
cure more than its capacity Of private
work We are literally swamped with
tenders of business and are almost AZ our
wit s ends to know how to increase our
facilities sufficiently to take care OF present
and prospective contracts
BRooKLYN GREATEsT SHIP REPAIRING
CENTER IN COUNTRY.
Brooklyn through the efforts OF Mr.
Todd and his associates IN conjunction
with the borough's other shipbuilding and
repairing concerns, has become the great
est ship repairing center IN the country
The Todd firm reaches out for its business
from Canada to Mexico. and IT the
present time, the steamship Winifredian,
of more than IA 900 tons, which went on
the rocks near the mouth OF the -
Lawrence river, Is being repaired IN the
Robins plant.
Securing this oontrsct was quite a feat
and to George ]. Robinson, vIce-presIdent
Of the Robins Shipbuildlng Company, 3
subsidiary Of the Todd corporation, be
longs the credit Of having secured this
job, the contract prhoe running well over
4SOO, 900. The ship WAS first taken 10
Montreal, after being pulled of the rocks.
and Temporary repairs made, including
concreting the smashed bow and the con-
>txuctspn Of false bow. 50 that she could
be brought 70 BROOKLYN 10 he permanently
repaired.
4 still larger job IN no--t.rv sense.
although the ship i srnallcr, now under
vav in the same ward Is the repair work
being done on the oil tanker Kellogg, tor
pedoed of the american coast by s tter-
man submarine some months age The
stern Of the Kellogg WIS hit just ~ tho
ensine-room and she wa. 50 badly smash
ed that II was necessary 10 rebuild her
engines The contract price on this job is
1888. 900.
TODD COMPASYs : NOTABLE RECORD.
But it Is in shipbuilding itself that the
Todd Company has made such 3 notable
record. Taking over thc old Tcho YACHT
basin little over 3 wear ago. the Todd
Company through the efforts Of J. ;
Milne, chief engineer OF the company, and
Ernest Files, chief draughtSnlan. have nos
only made a real shlphuilding plant here,
hut have actually constructed and de-
lrered to the government four mine
sweepeTs at j contract price of S465, GOO
each, have another 90 per cent completed
TO be delivered this month and expect TO
deliver q sixth next month. This i re-
markable achievement, not only for Brook
lyn. but for any community when II i
considered that the first keel was land not
wear ago. Ten OF these rnine-Sweepers are (
20 te built altogether
Aside from this, tins plant has put the
nSchinerv in three OF the wooden ships
constructed elsewhere for the Shipping
Board, is completing tho installation In 4
fourth and will have q fifth ready by he |
end of this month and mas contracts for /
the same work OH l5 othcrs
As soon a the mlne-sWeepers have been /!
completed, Six Self-propelled steam barges !
for CARRYING either OIL or water ire to he /
built FOR tho navy and TIN. viii bring /
into BROOKLYN another 81 500 0OO Ihi- (,
plant employs from 500 - :. 500 men {
is the companv : able 70 procure them and (
Use them. and the payroll runs about
$50 900 a wteG. over s., 100000 hs.> al /
94Silt vi t4AA- E1ieitlG - liz 1LI1
people.
CLINTON PLANT NEARING COMPLETIoN
The Clinton plant, at the loot Of Gin (
ton street, is not ready to begin opera
tions vet, as all Of the construction work /
mas not been completed ALREADY how
ever, d pier costing $50, 900 has been built .
and dredging operations alongside OF the (
pier costing s75, 900, have been complet- (
ed. For this plant the Todd Company l. !
having constructed on Staten Island Il
mammoth floating dry dock at cost Of I
$500 900. while second dry dock Of the {
same proportion and also costing $500. 900 /.
IS being constructed in the same place. III
he used in one Of the companys other !
plants
Machinery for ship, constructed by tho
Todd Company Is built by the Quintard
Iron Works, located on the East river At
Ninth street. Manhattan, uhe oil
burning apparatus Is constructed by hc .
White Fuel Oil Company. located III
Washington street, Manhattan Both 81 .
these concerns are subsidiaries 0f liz
Brooklyn corporation.
In the Robins plant which is under thc /
personal direction Of Vice President .
Robinson. the biggest business of the I
company is done, and here the 5000 ,
mechanics have Il pay roll Of Sl75. 600 ! ,
week. Fifteen or 20 repair jobs are carried .
on simultaneously here and the ships are