San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-11
JAP QUAKE MAY
|PROvE BOON TO
| BOAT BUILDERS
6ome Tonnage Lost in
Tidal Waves May Be
Replaced at Once.
NOT MUCH ACTIVITY
6hipyards Hope Congress
| Will Authorize Construc-
ton of Cruisers.
NOT MUCH ACTIVITY
b. j. c. ROYLE.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Sept. 11.-Cohsiderablc
conversion and repair work is OK
I,ected TO be received at American
hipyards as a result of the japanese
disaster.
Many marine builders are awaiting
Nth considerable anxiety the results
IL the tidal waves which accompanied
he japanese earthquake and fire
nd the full toll of the marine losses.
1t is probable they think that some
{ the lost tonnage may be replaced
Immediately.
In the meantime, however, many
I the yards are turning to other
ines to keep their workers busy.
Some of the yards are engaged in
abricating steel. while others have
Undertaken large contracts for car
building and repair work for the
railroads.
In the Philadelphia district such
york is being supplemented by con-
racts for hydro-electric equipment,
Including turbines and water wheels.
The Newport News Shipbuilding
nd Dry Dock company is utilizing
Xlu0N OIL inc DJtO at WYNN 49,
baking locomotive repairs, fabricating
OK and coal cars and manufacturing
automobile wheels and electric tur-
ines.
Steel forgings and steel brass bronze
nd gray mallelble iron castings are
eing made for commercial. purposes.
In the San Francisco bay region
PISS than dozen of the score oil
hipbuilding companies that were ac-
i've during the war are still engaged
shin construction and repair work
nd are doing that only in connection
18th other activities.
The Bethlehem shipbuilding plant
4 addition TO completing construction
( half dozen government submarines
fabricating sheet steel for oil
torage tanks, making structural steel
pr bridges and has just completed
lrning out an order for twenty cars
pr the San Francisco municipal car
mes.
Make Steel Pipe.
The Union Construction company,
mother big factor on the Pacific, IS
baking steel pipe. structural steel
Or bridges and has just co pietcd
slarge floating balloon hangar Tor
10 navy.
The Hanlon company in addition
b turning four passenger ships into
lmber carriers. is making variety
{ ship, machinery for commercial
imposes.
The Los Angeles Shipbuilding COM
any is making box shocks and has
lrned its activity largely toward the
lmber industry.
The Southwestern ShipbuildinS
bmpany is making steel pipe while
,e Pacific Coast Shipbuilding com
any has turned part Of its plant
ITO chemical works and is fabricating
bbcr packing. -.
Although the government is 10 sell
battleships and battle cruisers for
rap under the terms of the disarma-
lent treaty, shipyards have not given
hope OF large future government
Dntracts and regard their ventures
ITO other fields largely rs stop gaps
ntil the next session of Congress
ltlines more definitely its program
naval construction.
Shipbuilders hope that money will
appropriated for the construction
number cf cruisers of the fast
out type such as the Omaha and
re Milwaukee recently completed at
le Tacoma yard of the W. II. Todd
hipbuilding and construction COM
any.
Officials of the Todd company as
Prt that Congress may approve con-
nued construction 1J00-ton cruis-
IS on the West coast as these are
ermitted under the terms of the
sarmament treaty.
1t is also pointed out that subma-
ne additions may be authorized and
lat airplane carriers may be added
ithout limit.
One of the largest navy vessels
-er built is an airplane carrier on
hich 1900 workmen are employed
fthe New York Shipbuilding cor
Dration.
Cities where government navy
ards are located are making vigor-
is protests against reduction of APP
,opriations for such yards and con-
duent reduction i'm working forces.
1t is regarded as improbable that
le seven United States destroyers.
hich went ashore off the South
alifornia coast. can be salvaged and
e replacement Of these vessels will
Nquire an expenditure of at least