Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-08-05
ARTICLE 2.
ARTICLE 2.
i. more ships. and again more
ships

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ships
ri3ge Of ships TO Europe"
4 sbjos and win the war"
| Sc are familiar cries that Will
h indelible Z the minds of all liv-
Im,rleans. reminiscent OF one OF
tsiog war programs, and needed
l. Of the main factors that con-
I'd to the ending Of the war in
Au Of 1918.
Il. hardly any of the Govern
.bgtt shiDs found their way in
snmeree until after the conclu-
II the war; but the knowledge
II part Of Great Britain ana our
Allies THAI renewals and re-
ms we're so soon to come
american yards, led them, in
il OF Geuuany's submarine war
To- proa.gate use Of their own
L.: for they knew that. while
Mpy was destroying their bot
Ihn Increasing ratio during the
d and summer of 1918, by the
81 that year American ships in
48i.ng stream would be ready.
d ten years prior to 1914 our
EAnuual production of ships in
ngan yards averaged 466, 900 d.
ions. In the period of 1914 to
h because Of orders for ships
Al With US by the Allies, our
Age annual output had increased
81 900 d W. t. tons In April or
he shipping Board began its
kfor the building Of the present
feet, and the in
q in American production of
|Age was so rapid that in the last
2safths Of 1913 and the first six
~ Of 1919 our yards produced
hi Of 4553.298 tons.
isler o. Marine Power Lacking.
IN did We accomplish this mir
|el production? First. let 1t be
y the unending glory of the
Nj our nation, that we gave un-
M OF our treasure and of our
q the building OF the much
W. merchant marine feet sc es-
eAlt needed tor the winning of
.sar Had We had in pre-war
DC vision OF what such a feet
NJ pave meant TO us in war. we
" Fould have had to make this
y Y eTince OF treasure and time,
|*s would. in large part, have
~ the ships ready for peace
zxs'tlme needs.
III f9liher the sacrifice of money
'as time OF men could have re-
~ p the creation OF so vast a
= 30 short a time had we not
" ing to utterly disregard one
hc'or in the manufacture Of
Il wit. the peace-time value
ships we created.
Hsr Fleet Badly Balanced
Is ! mean that our whole
as direeted-and for war
's pFoperly-to the creation
s maximum tonnage in the
3. 'a TINE anything that could
gu and goods. regardless of
construction and operation.
PIE exactly right for wars
necessities, left US at the
Y OF our building program.
~ tonnage untitled in large
~ 'oT peace-time needs; be-
peace needs, tonnage must
OTed by two factors: econ
OPERATION and fitness for
trades and purposes. Our
ueet could obviously take
actor into consideration
's resulting in the produc-
p' as Il by magic, had the
'lvahtage Of creating the
- balanced merchant feet
aver knew
fsa1er may better understand
I'D e. ne iIken ships 10 railroad
AZ winch al. are familiar A
Til. 'o'e So essfully. must have
h @Fe luciosed freight cara
II 4. .'a' ni1e1 freight. and larger
szsk 1-'oAooiles and the ike It
60 t1 IA -srs to carry coal and
~--e4 Tor express purposes
Ill ~. eefat9r cars capable OF
'1y4-g types Of commodi
- nave highly Specialized
w. passenger franc, DAY
aG - cars Pullman slee DER,
1A'' fNs'enger ships.
sz-t n. %. oaiauee and equipmen.
- - ''s' il merchant feet
Nd. T.. ~ Whth the Govern
al " 'a.le'at eQu pment W,
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