Deseret Evening News | 1900-06-18 | Page 5 | New Warships

Nii mw WAlt III I ii Thorel lr I Washington ton June Jun I II IIII is II shown by II ship builders In the pros proa competition for tor for tor tM the I In n new warships Besides tb the Cramps I Iron Works and aDd the Newport Nw company compan the Nestle Neall and Levy Ivy Ship and Engine company and nd the New NewYork York company are expect it ed to enter the competition Thore are five ve bal battleships and an six annoyed to be built and wt wIth 1 these Stats Inter ted no Ii ia that the bids bid will be as low a they thoY think they can go 10 goThere There willi mill be a large Jarp number ot at bid for tor contracts th lImO three protected cruisers to lie be eo co t The Wil WIIlIam lIam R It Trigg Trl company ot of Richmond Va The Tho Bath Iron Works Lewis Nixon of N J and other firms are expected to for tor these contracts The circular pr prescribing the armor mor for the new tI I will be Issued to today today day It will Invite bids bide on for tor toni of armor annor Bids will be opened at the nn navy department on August Augut II hear Admiral ONeill say that the cit clr cular will not Ian cell for tor Krupp armor Jut but armor annor of the heat quality so 10 thAt should Improvement any on the Krupp be mall made this government can an take ad advantage vantage of It