Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-18 | Page 7 | Bids Are High for New Battleships

BIDS ARE HIGH FOR NEW BATTLESHIPS By Intprnatlonal News Service. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Navy flrpart-mmt flrpart-mmt offK-Uls tonight expressed the belief be-lief that two government navy yards will build battleships Nos. and Jj, anthor-ii-ed bv the last cnnKresfl. Bids for the ronslru, Hon of vessels were opened to-rjnv to-rjnv at the navy rjepa rt men I T hre.e prl -vale r-orporatiorif! uuhnnlted bids and Ihe government navy yards at New 1 ork Philadelphia and San Franclaoo turned In estimates. All of the bids by the private pri-vate ,-orporatlons were high. Far-l, i-orporatlon al?o sent a letter with lis bid explainliiK that various omissions omis-sions would have to be made from the departments contract, which would make the price mill hlKiier. The limit of cost ,.t' t,v ronereps for the vessels is S..S00,-Oiifi S..S00,-Oiifi each exclusive of armor and armament arma-ment Officials expressed doubt that any of the bids of Ihe private corporations would come within that figure, when the additional cost under the chances they specified is considered.