Show GOVERNMENT BUILDING TWO OIL COLLIERS WASHINGTON Nov Indications are that the Iho New York and Mare Maro island islan navy yards will divide ido between them two big bic contracts for na naval l construction construe tion that will give gl employment to lo sev several several cera c- c I era eral I hundred men for Cor a year ear or two Tho The substitution of crude petroleum in IRr largo large e part hart for coal ab as tho the fuel for the new battleships i has made necessary the construction of n R new typo of naval na na- val viii auxiliary A to supplement the tho present pres eat ent colliers Congress authorized tho the construction of two I J not to exceed d in cost ouch each to bo be built at n navy Y yards aud and while the preliminary pre bias bs show that tho the Mare Marc is island is- is land lan yard vard rd i it is prepared to do o th the work at a n. lower figure fil than the tho Now ow York yard arll it is probable that the work will be divided dh between them One Oue of the he U i is needed on the Atlantic coast The Mare island yard is no now about to undertake the construction construction con con- of oC the two gunboats Mono Mono- tac and nd fal Palos aloa which which will probably tax it resources |