Show p. p PHILIPPICS T TO SHIP SHIP- I 1 P P. I. I Oct O.-H. O. 20 It Is Just as a aI a- a I necessary for Cor the Philippine Islands to to follow shipbuilding shIpbuilding- on a large scalo scale as s it is for the tho United States according accord accord- ing to to James J J. J Rafferty director of oC the tile bureau o of commerce and industry who says the Philippines need not only better transportation facilities IncH facil HiEs HiE's for the lImo distribution of ot supplies but to provide o for the tile Increased d general gen gen- en- en eral commerce that will Hill surel surely follow the war wai U ild sh ships ships' shou should leI be ba the slogan a n not of ot every en wideawake e civic IC commercial and amid governmental o Interest seeking tho thu development of or the Philippines de declared lIe lIe- dared Mr lr Rafferty rt Float ever every ever available avail vall able ton of ot craft wood cement or steel steal for tor us use tise in the coastwise trade not noa noton on only I for the tho present trade trado demands demand but in order that Philippine Interests ma may a assume their proper economic status after tho the war var Mr rr Rr n- Rafferty ff stated that there were eighteen el shipbuilding concerns In the tho Islands equipped to construct craft ot tons ton or l less s and that advantage e el l should be bf taken of ot this equipment and th tile the plentiful supply of timber and la labor labor la- la bor hor in iii the Islands to boost this industry indus try particularly at nt tills this time when th the need for bottoms Is being particularly p f t. t |