The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-07
PENSACOLA PLANT LEADS THE COUNTRY.

The Pensacola Shipbulding company leads the
entire United States in the shipbuilding indus
try having made and maintained for the
entire month of November an average drive of well
forty rvets per gang hour all boats, incud-
ing the three in the wet BASIN
In making this record. the company becomes not
the foremost yard in the SOUTH the foremost in
the United States. There is other record by any
yard that compare with it. according to the cur
issue of The Rvet, which
1--WE have done the thing have tried long to
do. We have gained the have longed
much We have learned the craft we have
worked long to master. We are-Shipbuders
There better anywhere. The in this plant
be proud work for company which, by the
absolute loyalty of the men,-has gained foremost
place among the great shipbuders of America.
Three ships. 972, s7S and s74 held for four con-
secutive days. average Of 100 riyets gang
hour for all gangs. 974 Friday. November 81 drove
of ia rivets gang hour for the eight
hour Such records these. while the best by
no means the only ones. Record after record came
in Gang after gang gained ground. Ship by ship
the average has been climbing Rveting alone
is not all that have done. During the past months
we have gained entire month in our erection Mr.
Stewart, each month, assigns erection schedule
which is submitted the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton for approval This schedule is high as is at
all practicable, for the erection Mr.. Stewart
can promise the Emergency Fleet corporation. the
better will rating be with them. Weather con-
dtions considered. Holidays counted and
in unusual times, the conditions of health are
considered. The schedule is made high as is
sidered possible. And we have beaten our schedule
month On November 81 work had been done
which ordinarily would not have been accomplished
until the last of December In other words,
giving the Emergency Fleet Corporation, plus thirty
three per cent"
The Pensacola shIpbuilding plant has challenged
the world The established by the Pensa cola
plant proves that the workmen of the best and
that their training is ranking them with any yards
in the world. But it proves more than this. The
Rivet says that the schedule sent by the manager
Mr. Stewart to the Emergency Fleet Corporation is
made high possible, and that weather and
health conditions taken into consideration. The
ship yards goes prove
that the Pensacola shipbuilding plant has of the
best locations of any in the world.
The situation surroundings of the Pensacola
shipbuilding plant ideal. And with the splendid
spirit of cooperation which has been generated and
the conditions which obtain there is every reason
that the Pensacola plant will continue to
ships in record breaking time.
Editoriay, The Rivet says. IF will but
tinue with the enthusiasm and cooperation shown
future will also materialize. We have
tended that the in this yard could build ships
and buid them with the best, even though at times
there seemed to be but little which to base this
optimism. With products the seas and those
ships the yard, have just for pride and
need fear no comparison with the work of any plant
in the country. The recent happy the
"Cushnoc' oldest product, is but increased proof
of our ability and the worth of our output"