Eureka Reporter | 1917-07-20 | Page 8 | Ogden and Eureka Men in Shipbuilding Game

ogden and I 1 eureka men in shipbuilding game having obtained contracts contracts tor for the construction of ten wooden ships the I 1 atterson mcdonald iiii company of seattle which was organized by adam patterson of og den and alex M mcdona mcdonald ld of eure ka are hurrying the construction of ship shipyards ards in seattle with a view to getting building under way in the near future A seattle news paper received in eureka this week pu published blushed a four column cut of the ship yards under construction and accompanies the picture with the tol iol lowing owing article the beginning of a great ship building plant is shown in the pic pie ture tur a plant that will give employ ment to many hundreds of workers it will also help to wake the eat marginal way district one of the port s leading shipbuilding centers the plant is being constructed on a 25 21 acre ere site recently purchased from thomas carstens through john da vis co the company has con tracts for ten big wooden ships and Is now busily engaged in driving pit ing tor for its plant the plant when completed will represent an investment of and it will be equipped for both wooden den and steel construction booso so that the new plant could have proper railroad facilities john da vis and co began a movement that re resulted s bulted in breaking the capt last mar gi ginal nal way terminal deadlock the transcontinental railroads now have a franchise under which they will build immediately into the district