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Show eminent. Tha completion of this contract Iv a Arm located more than I.W miles from salt water attracted attention ail over the world. A most Interrsting phase of the development of American shipbuilding has been witnessed of lata year on the New England roast, and particularly at the Mains seaports. This was the old-tiluime of the clipper ship, end when the doom of wooden hulls was sounded It g busiInked ns though tha ness In this section nf the country had received Its death Wow. VIMi true Yankee Ingenuity, however, the New England builders of wooden ships have evolved the monster six and seven masted schooners, which ere proving their aMllly to make money In the coastwise trade even In thle economic nge, while several of the Arms which transformed their yards Into plants for tlia construction nf steel vessels lmvs originated the great steel ships which have lately onms sailing to occupy a distinct niche In the world's A ret. In the matter of building war vessels for foreign notions. American shipbuilders have Intelv made rapid strides. Tlia Orsmiie. nf Philadelphia. built several warships for tlie Russian government several decades aan. hut It has been durn ing tha past years that tha tinat notable eummlealnns of this kind I been executed. Tankas shipbuildive.have within ers that time onnetrurted the cruisers Kusagl and Chi-tnfor Japan nnd the battleship and cruiser Vsrleg for Russia, to say nothing of g number of gunboats foe noulh American nations. Them ar now completion at Ellsnhsthport, N. nesting J., two handsome gunboats for tha kf clean government- snd the Cramps hava so planned the Turkish offlnlals with the cruiser MedJIdla. which they have Just delivered to tlia Rultsn'e representatives, that thny am reported to he assured of contrast for a duplicate vessel. While American shipbuilders has not constructed any of the greet transatlantic liners save three nf the American Company's Aeet, Uncle Ram's vrarelmak-er- a are providing nil tha principal for our new commerce on the PhcIAi'. Jn shipyard at New Ct.. specially Installed for their construction, there are now nearing cnmpletlon g Ihn Iwo largest vessels ever hullt In A merlon and probably tha largest In the world. These ships the Minnesota and Taikotn although only on feet In length, are each of yi.OflO tons hurden and will coat R.Wt(n. Two other huge steamers the Mongo'll and each to cost C.OOO.OUO, are Winding at Pamden. N. J.. for thla budding ractAc trade, and still others sen hut recently completed at Ran Franriam. In shipbuilding, as In other Industries Americana lead tha world In the provision of new nnd Improved machinery. Many of tha machines are head and shoulder shove anything of the kind to he found In foreign .shipyards For Instance, at vessel-buildin- half-dnse- te ea Ret-vls- an - cargo-carrie- rs freight-carryin- Mnn-chm- ia j BY WALTON FAWCETT. or rhaji not Undo 8am give nt aid in one form or- another to Industry of alilpbluldtng? This la the which periodically bobeuptoCon- and which map become one of the of the next national JJ1 cam tha magnlltcent shipyards at Nswport News Vs, on Hampton Roads a plant which represents an outlay of lll.0U0,0XL may bo found the largest manhole-punchin- g machine and the biggest bendlni rolls in tha world, to say nothing of a revolving derrick, which can pick up and carry about a load of ICO tons end live bl cantilever cranes which hava been eoplaii in every important shipyard In Europe. Likewise, at tlia famous Cramp yard. Is Philadelphia, may ba found tha Atlas tha largest and most powerful Aoatlni derrick In the world, and many othei ' appliances which stand unique among mechanical aids to rapid shipbuilding. WALTON FAWCETT. Much in Little. l;l political Shipbuilder point to the fact that jjny of tlio leading foreign natlone lend a Cteol and Iron workers In Scot bind have suffered recent reductions In wages A New York Hie insurance company holds yk.ufiO,uw win ill of itiuuiia's railway securities . . I Um are being shipped to the Amaaua from numiicrs of ; hand to shipbuilding la one way or ,or Instanoe. by providing big for harrying the mans or for the t t0 ' merchant vessels In time of. JJi1. and they assert that If the greatest i: public would manifest a similarly i""1 'msrest the Stare and Stripe iW-.- t regain its old on the high in so far aa the prestlga mercantile marine is Wng L ready-mad- e cottages New York. E""" i The only important Independent states rites iiuiig in Afriea aie Abyssinia now and Liberia At lbs Paris municipal pawnhouse about wedding rings re deposited cvciy year. Kauuu walciiee and vJ.dW , 1 ,!! The shipbuilding yurds at SL Psteia-bui- g-, are iapnliy eouipieliog the euualrteuuuu ui a uuiiiuer of war vesseia. ,j. The population of India, according to of wuu.u the lei cni census, is .ii wsi.an. ais in nriusn teiuiury. en the Tankeee led tlie llll,bulIdcrs. but the sutMtilu-o- f tlm. Iron end steel for wood in vessel Wstriietion gaVe ,, A,Innlic tle iiiuusrry on thl. b setback, from Which It ,,PtKd7n, h2., i'nm'Ly 1,1,1 other nations lieiior Ar rJiTd n.d, nanrped the pis: of wnl'h i Vhl J1 ,ll,PhuMdlng was at Its Civil w'iV JB,ir" preceding the. the proud Anierj' .j11 yia of the T,i'-i,.illof I'f.chPfrlr.rlty Sl11 nifuruncis KpMd ni , linlVersnlly conceded "1 Mru,,vl higher freight h', srd 0" nt,r premiums than ho railed the ,LI :hJ.ro" jIP. hew- - hu fufflCed to provide work for e consid- jetr, the,DuJ1 numbsr of shipyards In simply fur rga,-theconstruction of BHelsmt tnfl.J?" for lhe foreign trada. nlshing craft in which to convey our own e,; from one part of tha country to .few vessels Dell" anther. l t? too, tha recent territorial hy ru s aeJi-tuUlIcdutaltiot.. of the United States ls Ths consular district of ilarput me vnsyeis ui Iliarbear and in i urkisn Aniieuut, Imui c.seulialjy agisuilurui and pasioiaL PK i i rlla . li i , ves- prciiding fertlgn nations wlh war Mis. There ere now In operation in the United States a total of upward of 1.JJ0 ,hip and boat building eslatilshmanu. more Uiaii wl.lch jreprent an outlay of of Russia Is the Ths Red Cross 0 ui rlcaeil ui tile woi lu, i.amig us li'easuiy. it w weU oigamxeu. and vau wwra iiuui luu uegiunuig. iw eiuuMuit .'A-J.- JrjBazxnZT orjxJ&VEBpriiPj&xz?Ja&RESZ&rTflTJ'VE 3&VZMZ JrjXJUOSK anJjHXJtNP Mrvzsp - . V in iaK theta were only 1SUM to l?,Mi Jaws lb JerusaieuL Last year in me euy tney uuuiberea at teast i,uus in au aiaiw 1. -' me actually living in Paiesune. it la estimated ui&i our manufacturer lain out auuui one uuiniiad ana inui wu- Ml MlUibll UwB tfuUIUf Ut WliM i uaiMiuviMi way without a parallel on tin. globs On of them- - unsalted seae are the Bhorc-considerably more tlmn IW establish- men til foi building aoidcn craft and 1 large Iron and steel shipbuilding plants which in perfection id equipment, advanced methods employed, etc., are worthy to rank with any shipyards in n'lnir hut Yankee nnd foreign r"r ,tl busines on 7n.rrle e ,.V, , rqunlity. . sliiphuildrvs hare , '1:,;rl,--- r.,r , '' '"iV'-' :j i. n for the foreign ibim.' .V,fl '""h'C ,".wr n.Mamd. the tremn- '' ir trade, which gjf.. forward by leaps and bounds Vi "i:; ess SSola im. A ,. .; 'v r- i.r-...- . r-n- .k c UtTlM meres and It was the Luka' shipbuilder who taught the world the practicability of launching a big vessel broadside when ; a wsterwsy Is too small to permit of tbs ordinal y endwise launching. j ; On the inland rivers most of the shipbuilding operations are embraced In the construction of the great wooden pussen- - WtfIMil mao Aa a laiMb ilf jaiNAUMM IxgaUUB iA w4 liK ikUWRl tMVMMi Mfwaa ItiW iUlitUatkMi An AtUWlM of isUlMltiU ' aiiae oi yams ui imna Our-ni-g 1UI year aaa pvuiaia, and nQVf .Mix. a kiuaii aecrean over nw previouj ngo year, in me nner grades however, espc thuo via: i in .Nus. zi to iso tha increase war cuMMdviahlv. The export of yarns hag a crtuuvtl much loss to tha facl'iTics in tli r iPniilsiy regmn. nnd In consfuene they .WmI. until h- -. ns .. . are nw restricting tlteniseivw more IS siiwiable array nf manufoctor'eand are do- - fmporiAnt race In listlleshlp building Is inrilons whlrh !.. induelrv h is assumed enr snd a fmvies which steel steel have slrucird the torpedo and havedone la interior water- - opened many of her ports to winter com- - I revenue cutter for tha United State gov- - ths home dewaad. now in nrosress between a prltate anip- - on ths Great Laka-a- a lug a considerable amount of butlneee in rn ...... .. let ine lla . |
