| Show WOODEN AND I- I i TONS STEEL SHIPS I FOR 1010 1019 IS THE PLAN PLAX j The fhe shipping board has decided on f fa a substantial increase in its building N Na t program for 1919 over the tonnage jJ planned J for this year and indications Y Yare are that the increase will be contin cantin r tied in 1920 c For For For military reasons the exact size f of r the future building Jay 1 ng program L no not made public From previous r. r r t of t e ts of Chairman HI I l Hurley rl Yi b however however how how- Y J ever eyer it has been estimated that that the the th a i jar construction in 1919 will be in ex ex- ex cess ceas of tons the largest amount ever built in any one yearby year ea o. nation l J by y any ny f Of Ot the tot total l tonnage next year w approximately tons will bo be c steel Thirty five of at the yards building build build- ing lag steel ships and of the ways are on the Atlantic and gulf gult coasts coast s and nineteen yards ards and sixty i ways are on the Pacific t i jf It It Is is expected that tonS tonS- tons i of ot wooden ships will be turned ou out t next Ye year ar virtually all on the gulf y and Pacific coasts l j r rAn An international aspect was given to the deliberations by the presence of Sir Guthrie the tho British member of at the ship control commit commute tee i J While White details were not disclosed it was said sald that the board was pre prepared prep I pared to construct a n. large number of passenger carry carrying InS InS' ships of high high speed for the army's use Contracts for tor two twenty-two steel freighters of n. n total total of tou toua l have boon li e boon lot by tho the fleet corporation Tho The will L be I built at San Francisco and ton Lou N N. N C. C I IThe I The ships will be he of at tho the Isherwood type Twelve will bo be of at tons it Jach- Jach each and aind the 40 Tho The con con- jj tracts Wont went to the tho Union Construe Construe- lon ion company of San Francisco and C the he Carolina Shipbuilding company of or t wl lp s tc- tc f |
