| OCR Text |
Show GREAT FLEET IS EDISON'S SCHEME WASHINGTON, Nor. 19. Thomas A. Edison, chairman of the naval consulting board, and Henry Ford went to the shipping board today with suggestions that may provldo an emergency fleet of steamers almost overnight. Edison suggested that the government govern-ment take over all the American sailing sail-ing vessels afloat and convert them Into twin screw ships wherever practicable. prac-ticable. Mr. Edison offered a simple solution solu-tion of previous difficulty, the twta screw. Ho explained that Uieae could be so placed as to neutralize the effects of the vibration. It wai said many of the ships could be converted con-verted probably in as short time as thirty days. Many vessels of from 700 to 1500 tons could be made into steamships with little effort, and be given a speed ranging from ten to twelve and twenty knots. 'Ford offered to turn his automobile automo-bile plant over to the shipping board. He suggested that It might be put to excellent service In making small parts for boilers of engines. The shipping board will conduct experiments ex-periments immediately along the tines suggested by Edison and will consider Ford's offer as well. |
