Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-08-05
Article 2.

~ - are famlIdF cries tAdt W IA
ind4llb.e n the minds of all liY-
insreans. reminiscent OF one Of
Lao war programs, and needed
of the main factors that con-
a TO the ending Of the war in
hi Of 1918
hardly any Of the Govern
ksbgiIt ships found their way in
aBmerce until after the conclu-
i u the war; but the knowledge
ia mart of Great Britain and our
IN Allies that renewals and re-
IS snts were so soon to come
Is American yards, led them, in
IA Of Germauy's submarine war
To- proaigate use Of their own
Isage. i0r they knew that. while
Msny was destroying their bot
Is q increasing ratio during the
.|Hs and summer of 1918, by the
HI that year American ships in
Eaaead.ng stream would be ready
Rm ten wears prior to 1914 our
ID annual production of ships in
nCan yards averaged $4,000 d.
q Ions In the period Of 1914 to
Ff because OF orders for ships
sa6 with US by the Allies, our
k4age annual output had increased
aa 900 d " t. tons In April OF
# he shipping Board began its
NJ toT the building Of the present
sIn ment-0wned feet, and the in
s1ag in American production of
.sage was so rapid that in the last
N0nths Of 1913 and the first six
2shs Of 1919 our yards produced
81 Of 4,553.29S tons.
lsIsn o. Marine Power Lacking.
ID did We accomplish this mir
B q productions First, let 1t be
q the unending glory of the
n q our nation, that we gave I'M
~ Of our treasure and OF our
& the building Of the much
a merchant marine feet sc es-
Alis needed for the winning of
Had We had in pre-war
lae vision OF what such a feet
pave meant TO us in war. we
Fouid have had to make this
NaTinae OF treasure and time,
would. in large part, have
~ q the ships ready for peace
time needs.
faiiher the sacrifice of money
81 time OF men could have re-
I'll 4 iae creation of so vast a
% short a time had we not
ing to utterly disregard one
he'or in the manufacture of
Wit the peace-time value
n ships we created.
h Fleet Badly Balanced.
Is / mean that our whole
as directed-and for war
properly-to the creation
maximum tonnage in the
| "a
anything that could
3 and goods regardless Of
construction and operation.
lie exactly right for wars
necessities, left US at the
OF our building program.
~ tonnage united in large
y, 'of peace-time needs; be-
4 peace needs, tonnage must
yea by two factors: econ
operation and fitness for
''s1es ana purposes. Our
0ve' could obviously take
factor into consideration.
s resulting in the produc-
2s as IL by magic. had the
advantage OF creating the
= balanced merchant feet
ever knew.
s' nay better understand
-. ne hken ships 10 railroad
| "hich al. are familiar A
a.s s4ey essfudy. must have
1te tnelosed freight cara
-4.1ei freight, aud larger
~ 4-+e@o5i,es aud the ike II
M -afs % carry coal and
go Tor express purposes.
s7fa}pr cars capable Of
a.yt-g types u eommo1i.
~ aaTe sixhly sre1iaI,zaa
passenger franc. day
eass Pullman sleepers
s Passenger ships.
~ o-isaee and equipment
10 merchant neet.
81 s' watn tie Govern
~ 75..-sss e1ulpnent -
-se 1872 slse. ssIns MAJ
-s's, largely o. that
gu '-e Ee2ahtyon freight
&c.,. acne u tie especial
a. railroads have
a. automobile carriage
ard rgys.-+. -