New-York tribune., 1918-05-31

gov WIZ DO tn's for me. won't you?
and yo9 can only answer, 4 will"
MI. schwab followed Mr.. Carss and
ness with which Mr., Carse had
credited him.
Il am happy to tell you ALL" said
Mr.. Schwah, chat in this month of
May we have completed-not launched,
but eompleted-250, 600 tons of ship
ping, which is the equivalent of two
ships like the Agawam for every work
ing day Of the month. If you will
soon be completing 100000 tons a
month. You will help us. won't you,
Mr.. Carse?"
Mr.. Carse promised.
"And l see in the audience Mr.
Stone, president Of the Hog Island
Company" continued Mr.. Schwab, "and
! know that he will take his hat off
to the Submarine Boat people for the
great work they have done"
| And Mr.. Stone removed his hat and
was compelled to ascend to the speak
ers' platform and submit to some
mesmerizing remarks and passes by
Mr.. Schwab apropos of that 100000
tons month and Hog Islands con-
tribution to it.
"You will begin to give us ships in
August, won't you, Mr.. Stone? 2" And
tied
Sohwab Hugs Edison
Then Mr.. Schwab 1nslstea Oh .nv..-s
A. Edison standing up while the master
shipbuilder hugged him and showered
him with compliments. Other captains
Of industry came in for Tor their needs
of praise. Mr.. Carse got his. Henry
r. Sutphen, vice-president of the Sub
marine Boat Company, was denoted by
Mr.. Schwab as the father of the fabri-
Gated ship, and Mr. Sutphen had to
blush and stand for many pleasant
words.
A. C. Pessano, chairman of the board
of the Great Lakes Engineering Com
| pany, the man who offered to build
hundred ships at such low price that
Mr.. Schwab voluntarily raised it, was
quoted as saying that he was an Ameri-
can who loved his country and would
build the ships if he didn't make a cent
Of profit. And when Mr.. Schwab in
sisted on pointing out Mr.. Pessano to
the audience it is no exaggeration to
say that tears rolled down the cheeks
OF the man from Detroit.
C. M. Worden, general manager of the
Submarine Boat Corporation, was not
overlooked, nor j. j. Scallon, the yard
manager. AS each was mentioned, with
his we'll earned allotment of praise, the
crowd gave him full measure of cheers.
The dispenser of awards of merit did
not forget to proclaim the Submarine
Boat Corporation as the first of the
fabrication plants to launch new
style ship.
Praise for the Workmen
AS usual, however, Mr.. Schwab had
the lions share of praise for the men
who. work on the ships with their
hands. He insisted that it was i'm
portant that the country should under
stand that the men who work on ships
and in other war industries are play
ing as great part as the men who
SO arrange matters that the toilers
! should have their decorations of merit
just as the soldiers have them.
Or. Charles A. Eaton, the official
enthusiasm arouser of the Shipping
Board, followed Mr.. .Schwab with a
time had come for Americans "to quit
passing the buck and begin to pass the
bucket" to put out the world FIRE. "If
! America" he said, "has anything under
Gods sky to be proud of it is the two
great shipyards of Newark and Hog
Island. There has been. nothing like
them and what they have accomplished
since time began"
Mr.. Scallon is fonder Of caulking
than he is of talking, but he. too, had
| to say few words.
After the launching luncheon in the
administration building Mr.. Carse, in
presenting to the youthful sponsor of
the ship beautiful diamond-set wrist
watch, described the war as a contest
between the. dreamer and the brute.
One of the dreamer's dreams was the
fabricated ship.
Name Chosen by Mrs. Wilson
The Agawam has the honor of having
its name chosen by Mrs. Woodrow VIII
son. 1t is an Indian name, meaning
"Great Salt Meadows of the Atlantic
Coast" and is appropriate, because it
was IN these meadows that the ship
was born. Some twepty-seven steel
mills, fifty-six fabricating plants and
two hundred foundries, machine shops.
etc, contributed to the construction of
the vessel.
The Agawam will have a displaee-
ment OF approximately 1900 tons when
loaded to the Plimsoll mark, and
deaa-weight carrying capacity of about
$500 tons. The length of the vessel is
S43 feet on deck, the moulded breadth
being 46 feet and the moulded depth of
hull 2S feet inches. The maintained
speed OF the vessel at sea fully loaded
Will be at least 10h knots on a mean
draft OF approximately % feet.
The main machinery consists of
Westinghouse steam turbine, operating
at $500 revolutions per minute, driv-
ing the single screw propeller at nine
ty revolutions per minute through
Westinghouse balanced floating type
reduction gear. Steam supply to the
turbine viii be furnished by two Bah
coek and Wilcox marins-type water.
in the ship before launching. as
The auxiliary machinery of the ves-
sci vii be most ,eomplete, including
duplicate electric light plants, refrig-
numerous systems, forced draft blow
er, evaporatoy.. heaters. cargo handling
machinery, windlass, capstan, steering
engine, auxiliary condenser, etc. Fuel
oil will be used, this fuel being carried
II, compar rtments Of the double bottom
OF the SKIP in sufficient quantity to
more than cover the round trip to
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