Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-12
SH|PBU|LDERS SEEK
CLOSER RELATIONS
Representatives OF Local Yards
Attend important Meeting
in Philadelphia.

n the annual meeting of the Atlantic
Coast shiphuilders' Association. held
MONDAY in Philadelphia. rccommenda-
tou made hy Secretary Samuel king,
that an effort he made through mem
hrr4hin committee 60 hiring within the
naaociatlon every shipbuilding and re-
main plant on the Atlantic seaboard and
GuH 81 Mexico. with a view 70 securing
rlaset business relations. was adopted.
This action recognizes the claim OF dry
dook and marine repair plants that
raua in Importance 90 building vessels
s keeping thcm IN repair
with a membership comprising sub
sUtntiaIIv every recognized shipyard on
tb Ntlantic aud Gulf coasts. the as
f. s4..4tinn viii now have the Cooperation
ut many repair yards
an. labor situation came in for con
siderable attention at the conference
Monday and stops were taken TO stand
ardlze wake rates. hours Of labor etc.
hy making them uniform ia all estab-
Ishmcnts.
The reports ~ the chairman Of the
NaIuus committees reviewed important
activities of the association. ~. Birch
AL TaNl,r. president of the VIM
Cfamp a Sous Company. president "f
Tho association. and W. q. Coke. vice
aitrnt and general manager Of the
f..g 4 Jones' Co. with shpyards al
q oncestcr. y T.. and Wilmington Del
ae chairman of tho executive committee
discussed tho work ~ the Administra
I,e council in which is vested the
-tf,srntnrnt of the Association and the
administration ~ its business and at
f8ta Thty emphasized the readiness
81 th, Associaton 20 protect the in
l.r.sts ~ Hs members in conditions
Hs. .ontinualy arise in the shiphuild
rduetry with its many policies {,
tarmrd attesting 20 the splendid
anH#t SO iowa co-operation in which th'
n .a5b,rs have worked together. an,
rf.nr ont tho accomplishments 81
.rstt mutual hcncnt that have com,
Through those collective efforts.
nine committee an marine and plan
S, lraucc report that an investigation
shows that huldcre risk insurance i
t.tt we'll standardized as 20 polio,
falus rho question was informall,
ussed and iu view - what IS ho
4us dome at this time by Congress tn
L shippng Ruard and tho u
Chamuar ~ Commerce. y was deCme
uun,,e7aerv at this time q take an
Rction r, the associatiou
rbs Nt3uti, coast ShirhuildinE In
II .ttinl Roard created ~ tEroCmen
b,fu,en some members IN the asso
cituop and the Metal Trades dc
tarfnent ~ tine American Fodcratio
~ fahoi WAS described ~ its chair
u#su NHHam y smith The rurpos
.0 ths bosrd p to rrnmotc routinuit
,mpioyw,ft and unintc1uptcd pro
a.,tion th.r neue provision tha
ta strike cr cessation ~ work by en-
ro,,- - lockout Is, emploVers sha
.ur ,urinr th, lf, - thc asreemen
GlHe arr,cmcrt was executed Angus
s $3.50 II crdur. for one Ncar an
has e.r.. hoen coruru,d without d
hnt
The repcrt of the w q cox
Baseball Trophy committee wa
submitted m tho secretary VII
told 81 The donation Us 1alS IN NJ
C,Ne S. beautiful silver cup 70 I
cont.efed fo h, haeelaU clubs con
pos,d 81 ~hWvarl ,mpIoNes under cor
ditone prescribed hy tho Committe
nder thc rules Il the trophy is We
three consecutive wears ~ the has'
hau team 80 shipyard ID becomes a
permanent possession az that club
1918 the pr09, was won bv tho larla
plant of tho Bethlehem Shjphuildrr
Corporation and tu 1919 aul 1920
went o. The Baltimore Dr1 Docks ar
Shmhunding Company which has Al
nounced that ts baseball team "
asain defend tho trophy this year