The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-09
PENSACOLA AND IT'S GREAT PLANT.


Another great vessel will be launched on next
Tuesday at the plant Of the Pensacola shipBuilding
Company. and under the auspices of the Pensacola
which viii include Pensacola and the management
and employees Of the plant.
From time to time the charge has been made that
the people of the city and the people who
part of the great shipbuiding plant, not close
enough in their interests. But if this charge
ever true. 1t cannot be maintained for each day
the community and the plant drawn into closer
union, not only in a commercial way, but through
social contact.
1t is not too much to say that the Pensacola Ship
building plant has been the greatest one factor in
Pensacola development and the fact that the people
of the plant and those of the city being brought
more closely together. means much for the develop
ment of both.
When Mr. Albert spoke in Pensacola before the
joint meeting of the various business organizations
he stressed the fact that the test of city its
popularity with the working people. Here in Pen
sacoIa all working people, Pensacola boasts
no wealthy leisure class. But Mr. Albert spoke truly
when he said that the appeal city makes to the
working is the acid test.
1t is to make Pensacola pleasanter. happier and
more wholesome place to live, that the community
service has its chief aim Much has been accom-
by the community service. But the great industrial
plants after all. the chief factors in Pensacola
progress.
During the world the people of the community
and of the various industries concentrated here
too busy to have much time for recreation. Now we
not only have time to play but we need to play
and to put lots of vim and vigor into that paytime
Ito make it worth while.
One of the first steps in the community service
program of play, is getting acquainted with
other. And to that end the program of Tuesday has
been arranged, that the people of the city and of
the Pensacola Shipbuildng plant may come closer
together in the pride they take in the launching of
the great vessel. which will take the water nearer
completion, 1t is said than any other vessel ever
launched at that plant.
In this connection it may not be out of place to
quote here from the current issue of The Rivet
which, in speaking Of records established at the ship
yard says:
There be no argument that the Pensacola
Shipbuilding company is gaining high place in the
its yards the Emergency Fleet corporation has
shpbuildng industry In setting standard for
its yards. the Emergency Fleet corporation has
placed II rivets per gang hour no per cent
efficient.
The Hog Island shipyard has been conceded
to be one of the most efficient plants in America
Its output has been enormous and for a.
year it has held first place among American ship
building plants Recently they have advertised
themselves as being 9l.9 per cent efficient.
basis of AZ rivets per gang hour For the three
weeks ending November ~, 10 and &c they drove
respectively. ss509O i096229 and 933, 4sS rivets
IA total of 2.9I5.2s6 for the three weeks. with
g total number of 1880 gang hours. This made
an average of 1856 rivets per gang hour. For the
weeks ending November 81. % and December s.
this plant drove respectively, 95.0s5 1855 and
5000 rivets with total of 6262 gang hours
making our average 458 per hour as against
their $50 per gang hour.
With these records at hand the latest avail
able at either plant. Hog Island attains effie-
iency OF 9i9 per cent while boast 100
per cent If we compete with Hog Island
we can compete with any concern IN America
PFRPIEXING SITUATION