Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30
ONLY ONE BID FOR
HOG ISLAND SHlPYARO
New York Corporation O'iers bq'-
100000, Which Chairman
Benson Will Reject.
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Washington. Oct. 3O-ODly twD bl -.
beth If which were rejected wtrt
coived today by the Shipping Boord for
tho great Hog Island shipbiuldifg Tl
near Philadelphin.
The Barde Bros Steel Corporation oi
New York bid fist 81 ,0OOOOO and tht
New Jersey Machrcry Sch ge of y sw-
ark bid ~. 2gs, $50 tn" plat cost tn'
government s7O.Oo ~ vi u was bum
during the w.sr th. sas 81 regarded bN
Chairman Be son as - titcly nadtpunte
The Barde company oher was the
only bid which had bees submitted WheA
the board tnft 20 receive the tenders
| After this bid bad been oT" cd the Ne"-
ark Conpany admitted - offer
The Hog Island plant, located near
ph,ladelpbia and tine la get of ITS kind IN
the world. cost the Cove uincnt approx
mately so OO0 900 wncn II was construct
| ed during the war
| Failure of The board "a receive an nd
vontaueotls offer for the yard probably
will result in the property being leased by
the shipping board Chairman Benson
has stated that such a proposition was
under consideration.
Before the bid was opened notice was
given bv attorneys for Frank NJ Ieller'
ri philadelphia that litigation Affecting
the title To the property was pending IN
the courts Of Pennsylvania, two slliN
against the American international or
poration in which the Shipping Board y
Ioined and another suit against the COT
poration alone. The notice said the suits
would determine whether the common
wealth of Pennsylyania would grant tItlF
20 the land TO Mr. Zeller or 10 the Amer. :
can international Corporation which
conveyed the land 10 the shipping board
Philadelphia. Oct. 30 During The
present week the American Intenatlona
shipbuIiing Corporation, which operate'
| the Hog Island shipyard, delivered ION
ships 10 the United States Shippinf
Board. These were the cargo carTiei
brush: naval aircraft tender Wright
named after Wilbur Wright, and tn
army transports St Mihiel and Camorai
J In addition the army transport hatea'
, Thierry was given her official trial
: So far i12 ste ! ships have boon t'lrne'
over 10 tho government There are Gvp'
+, mon still employed at Hog Island fittlni
a out the remaining ten ships, eight 2
= them army transports and two carg
. carriers These will all hive been de
i AFPfefl NnpfkEF hlkgi tHhA1As = 49,
. tho transfer Of the last ship the contrao
Y of the shipbuilding corporation with IN
shipping board comes 70 An end.
e Washington, oct 30 Sealed bids f.
4 the purchase Of Hog Island shipyard 9
Philadelphia we're 10 be opened today .
the Shipping Board Terms q the "a "a
require that certified check for 81 ,0oO,Ul
accompany each offer and that All bidder
~ te Americans or req. esentatlves Of Amer
can interests
The board will give tho bids early co'
,r sileration, Chairman Kenson said toda,
nr and will not necessarily await the appoln
10 ment Of the new shipplf board.
le Hog Island shipyard. built At a cost
" the government of approximately So
600 900 covers 946 acres with waite
or frontage Of two miles Il contains - mt
- OF railroad tracks. q miles Of roads,
ne shipbulding ways, steamship piers.
II warehouses and large number q buli
Sc ings and considerable quantity of m
ne chinery and materials.
IS Sale will be consummated, haIrrni
Benson said. only IN case the offers
ng celved make disposal If thc prop. :
III advantageous 70 the government
ST possibility OF leasing the yards IN tnc eve
Of OF unsatisfactory offers Is being considers
he declared