Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-11 | Page 2 | New Navy Cost Nation More than a Billion

NEW aNEW NAVY COST NATION MORE THAN A BILLION Statement to the Senate Shows That Repairs on CompI Completed ted Vessels Call for The fl-The new navy has cost the United States for construction and for repairs on completed vessels II These figur figures figures- r s' s were supplied In a a. s state state- ten te- te n merit rw rd d to the Senate by the Sec etar Y of the Navy In response to a a. I. I X n. n adopted by the Senate in Feb- Feb t iary 1 11 The facts are all given In InI I f tabular ar form fohn without explanatory text l 1 I i to the tho expenditures made on vessels now afloat there are several ships in course of construction These Include the Kentucky and the Kearsarge on each of ot which an expenditure of or has been 1 authorized authorized and t a and the Illinois l I Indiana I do ic iceo anc and Alabama on each eo of which an expenditure ex cx- of is authorize i. There also are several smaller vessels In course of construction which will bring the total up to a considerable extent when the vessels vessels ves yes sels eels are completed The statement covers the period from V. V t t t t t fe t k k I I V V. V THE THI NEW NA NAVY VY V V Total for construction 3 V Total for repairs 93 t WHAT WARSHIPS COST V. V I Oregon Massachusetts J JV V- V Maine tf V. V Kentucky V. V Kearsarge 6 Illinois 1 t V III t Indiana V V. V Alabama Alabam V V. V to V. V P. P M P. P f. f t b arid and begins with t the building of the tho ra taW Chicago Atlanta arid and Boston s o Of lh the tha completed vessels the Oregon cost cst the tha greatest amount The Massachusetts l is second in of cost 60 17 l The cost of the Maine was 1