Show OUTPUT OF STEEl I I SHIPS ESTABLISHES RECORD IN MAY Shortage of Tank Steamers Subject of Conference Between Between Between Be Be- tween Federal Officials By Associated Press WASHINGTON May 25 Steel Steel ships completed thus far In May exceed the output of ot any previous month In the history history history his his- tory of the shipping board The total output up to and Including May 23 3 was twenty-nine twenty vessels of tons toni Four steel steamships totaling tons were delivered yesterday The shortage of tank steamers particularly particularly particularly par par- for use in the Mexican trade was Wa the tho subject of a conference today between Chairman Hurley and fuel administration administration administration ad ad- ministration officials Oil companies which have had their vessels requisitioned requisitioned for trans-Atlantic trans or naval use have urged that the quickest way to remedy the fuel oil shortage In this country country country coun coun- try Is to put the ships back to bringing oh oil from Tampico Concrete tankers may be the solution of the problem Steel t tankers are being built but will require seven or eight i months for completion while the sixteen concrete tank steamers for which contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts have been let should be he turned out In much less time In addition de designs designs the the- signs are being prepared for concrete oil barges of which fifty or may be built on the Gulf quIt coast Steel barges under construction on the me lal lakes es and ana small tank construction on the me lal lakes es and ana small tank r steamers of ot tons capacity to tow I them will likely be put Into the Mexican trade With the showing of the first three weeks officials believe that the output for tor the month together with the ships hipa built in the yards of the allies nilles again will exceed the tonna tonnage e lost In the race with the submarine It be begins begins begins be- be gins to appear that the lead taken talen by the allies In April as revealed In Premier Lloyd Georges George's speech today at Edinburgh Edinburgh Edin Edin- burgh Is certain to be maintained and Increased ased from now on Evidence of the energetic work being done on the Pacific coast was given In Inthe inthe Inthe the following telegram from the Skinner Eddy company of Seattle West launched five fifty-five days from laying of keel This makes three vessels launched within last five weeks two of them in five fifty days one In seven fifty-seven days Will launch another 1 vessel about June 6 6 I |