The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-30
One Vessel Ready for Launching
and Six Others on
the Ways.
NORWEGIANS BUY
INITIAL CRAFT
Waste of Sand Been Trans~
formed Into a Bee Hive of In
dustry Past Few Months.

win its first completed ship on the,
"ass, ".7.s READY Tor launching, and six
others IN various stages Of con.tr,,o-
ton. the Bullock and caIdwslI Sst-
huIlding Company, with plants IN PEI
sacola and Milton, is taking frs nlao.
with the foremost ship building CO..
Germs Of the country
" hen the Maria slips out into par
saeoia Bay, another ship viii taka hs-
pace on the ways. and when the o-ber
Stedt ships now under constructior
"is completed, others viii also be huilt
Inc Maria, now ready FOR lsunch.
lhs, has been sold to Nerwegiap f,,.
terests, Peter Danieison to be master
Of the ship.
Ihe vessel is the highest class of
motor schooner. 7b0 tons dead weivh,
operated with two crude oil anr,nes
20 morse power each, with engines for
mana cargo, anchors and sail:
constructed OF solid oak ana val,
low pine imbers. graceful in it's lines
ana with power supply TO give a speed
oi ~ miles an hour, the Maria
represents the best In motor schooners,
and many visited the Bullock and CaIa
well Ship Building Company yester5a,,
on invitation OF the managers
to see the great shin ana
to go over the plant, which ia noaern
and well equipped in every particular
TN one ship practically compIet-
CO. eae rarity sealed ard par.ly plank
ed. one half in It's frame and others In
process or building, the Pensacola
yards present a busy scene at all times
and it is an interesting experiences 10
go over the plant and 10 view the var
ious stages OF the enterprise which has
sprung up almost over night. trans
forming a waste OF sand into a hive
of industry. While most of the vas.
sells are of about the same tonnage as
me Maria. one great vessel of 1900
tons Is now under construction. and
othefs or the same type will be built
later on
The Bullock and Caldwell ship,
Buiidlng Company IL practically a new
enterprise. the initial steps having /
been taken last January making the
time in building The Maria less then
six months.
About three hundred men are am
ployed at the Pensacola ward ana
ABOUT one hundred at the yard i'm MIL
ton, Formerly the Hoodless Ship BuiId- !
ing company but now a branch OF the
Fehsacola company. where two shins
are now being built.
Ihe payro Of the Pensacola c,r,--,
pany totals something like $500 o0n q
year, and is a tremendous asset to tba
financial growth OF Pensacola. nutttna
INTO circulation here each rnontb
thousands of dollars.
one of the most interesting feat,ras4
OF the plant is the building with jta
modern equipment OF every kind. whera
The patterns for the great ships ara
HlAoe' ana where the great timbers are
cut. planed and shaped.
from the molding room. with itsi
ship models, one may follow the con.,
struction OF the ship from the tim.
II takes shape in the mind of the
builder. until It is completed and raasvI
Tor its voyage across the ocean. Tn
the pattern room one may follow thai
lines OF the ship as they are sketches
upon the floor, NAV note the dimen-
sions. and may later see the patterns. /
Vfhi"h a"e numbered. and stacked for
future use.
Downstairs the most modern ma.
chinery has been installed and ths
work Is carried on under the direction. +,
or expert workmen. The superintend.
enf, Alex Ceruti. is a man OF exnerf-
ence and initiative. and he has brought :
to bear on his work a wonderfuI
knowledge Of the ship building busi-
aess, which Is invaluable TO his en-
ployers.
The Maria, which was to havs i
oeen launched Saturday afternoon.
vii probably be launched today or /
For some reason, known only TO thea
initiate, the great ship refused yester- |
day 10 leave the ways. AS one sea
saring man remarked: When wed
aunch thirty a month. as they do up1
n Maine, We will know the reason
why"