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Show H It is understood tlint General Goctlials is un- H, willing to undertake the job of hatching out n I-------II flock of wooden jitney merchantmen as the ship- I ping board desires. He hns concluded that sucli ships would soon be shaken to pieces by the vl- 1 bration of their engines and that the only thing J m to use is steel ns structural material. There is no doubt that standardized steel parts for ships J can bo prepared almost ns quickly ns wooden i ' parts can and it is certain that shins would be H i ' , (' far more serviceable. The shipping board, made H ! J " up ns it is of men who know nothing about shin- H! i ' ping, was doubtless dreaming of tho good old H ; ' days of tho clipper ship just as many members H , .'i ,, of congress have been dreaming about the good B' . j old days of tho volunteer army. Hi. Kt RBr ---l |