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October, 1914 part of the United States that would not a direct or indirect benefit from our owning many ships at sea. In order to earn the premium of the fourth year it would require 300 or 400 ships, and as nearly all of these would have to be made, what a stir it would create in this country to make them. The capacity "6% the shipyards throughout this country would be insufficient to meet the de- mand and would even be unable to make ships for our coasting or pro- tected trade, which would increase in sympathy with the growth of our for- get eign shipping, and consequently, new steel plants, new shipyards, machine shops, boiler shops and the various mines and factories which would start up with such an impetus would help to keep the people in the towns and cities, and thus give to the farmers more of an assurance that the idle multitude would not go into the coun- try, thereby causing an overproduc- tion of farming products, for it is very evident that some will have to do this if... relief is © not. 'at ~hand quickly. What Will the Outcome Be? The question may be asked: What will become of this ocean shipping of ours at the end of ten years? If it is then known to be a good thing, a bounty can be continued a few yeats longer. But there is a * fair chance, our ships so assisted, we would learn the art of much cheaper construction and operation, and might get along without further -- direct assistance from our government, as in 'the case of the trade done by United States ships on the great lakes, which at present is much greater than all the ocean trade done by the United States ships. They will have had practically a protected trade and cheap raw ma- terial to build from experience, com- petition with each other, and forcible, intelligent management, with improved appliances to quickly and cheaply han- dle cargo. They will have learned to do the cheapest transportation in the world, for, notwithstanding the fact that high wages are paid, lake ships are making a fair profit at rates only half the cost of doing the same work, with the same ships, on the same draft of water, of ten years ago. This comes from forcible, 'intelligent knowl- edge of how to do the work, and much of the same results, I think, Would come if we had ten years of such right of way at sea. The advantages of making, owning and operating our own ships, and then, through a subsidy such as this, hunting for trade both ways, cannot be seen THE MARINE REVIEW at a glance. There are so many good features to it in so many ways, di- rectly and indirectly. It should have careful, honest consideration, and not the sentiment of foreign shipowners and their agents. I think «the art of shipbuilding and the cheap- est system of operating them is now at hand, and that we may yet be among the foremost in this matter, even if we Pay more to our intelligent workers; so let us assist the ship somewhat along these lines and make 300 or 400 modern built ships trading to and from this country and we shall then have thousands of agents to increase our foreign trade with the world at large. Plans of Destroyer The Bureau of Construction and Re- pair, United States Navy Department, is working on plans for the five new torpedo boat destroyers and the sub- marines recently authorized by Con- gress. Little change is expected in the design of the destroyers from 383 those built in the last few years. Al- though navy officials are on the alert for betterments, this design is regard- ed as the most improved type. How- ever, it is possible that the displace- ment of the submarines' will be in- creased to permit increased speed and additional armament. The general tendency is to bring the submarine to the size of the destroyer. It is announced that the Dollar Steamship Line of San Francisco, Cali; will award contract in the near future for the construction of a new steamer similar to the Robert Dollar, capable of carrying more than 5,000,000 feet of lumber. The new vessel will be known as the Harold Dollar. The Union Iron Works, San Fran- cisco, Cal., will contract shortly for the huge dry dock which it is to build on the government guarantee of $50,000 worth of business every year for six years. The total cost of this construc- tion is estimated at more than $2,000,- 000. ' SUMMARY OF NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. Per cent of completion. Sept. 1, 1914. Aug. 1, 1914. ; Per cent : Per cent Name of vessel. Contractor. Total.' on ship. Total. on ship. Ship Buildin Co. 73.9 2) 66.0 924 ga Nevada vol Fore River ip Building (Co... 6... TB ; : ; Oklahoma. 6 400... New York Ship Building Co.......... 74.1 FUT 7256 69.8 Pennsylvania 53.2 Newport News Ship Building Co...... 47.2 B13 42.0 33.4 ALizOnal ee gale New. York sNayyoiMard' oo aac. on. 29:2 22.4 24.4 19.1 tk She Wandine Coo 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3 DOWNES a. Pvc. New Yor tor Diuldine «Cow >... 6. 4 ; ; ' OBBrien: eos Cue aa. Wm. Cramp CUS oan 83.0 80.9 79.0 76.8 Nicholson? (55 ...035 WimovwCramp. &: Sons.605 3. ee ek 80.2 77.8 7353 70.5 Winslow. 25. in ee Worl Cramp 3 G2 SUNSs a aii ea. oes 7365 7043 Wer) 68.4 Gushing ee sBore River Ship 'Building <Co......... 62.2 58.0 56.1 Sled EICSSON GG. soe Wew York Ship) Building Co..:....... 82.0 81.6 76.9 1655 Wacker! 0 het Ge aes Fore River Ship Building CON rik. 14.6 Led 12.6 6.1 Gonyngham: = 4% 3 Wine Crampi®c SONS io. cae ce 19.8 14.6 Lied 4.6 Porter' 274 a a aes Wane Cramp. 6) Sonsiesiicee we oo oo5 la. 3 55 9.0 25 Wadsworth: 0.4.00 Bath ron (WorksiyGask ees cc 57.0 5o07, 48.4 44.3 Jacob : Jones... 335... New York Ship Building Co.......... 23,8 20.5 14.9 6.8 Wainwright ........ New York Ship Building Co.......... 21.4 18.1 14.4 6.3 DESTROYER TENDERS. Melvilles ere New York Ship Building Co..... ead 62.8 60.8 597 57 us Sy Co. (Philad iphia), (96,4 1.955 Ga,ds * 05.5 Te A C2) 8 he ee American Laurenti Co. (Philadelphia). : S : ae eh Mien PE eae Lake Tow Boat Co. (Bridgeport)..... 89.7 89.7 89.7 89.7 C3 CL ie ON eos Lake Tow Boat Co. (Bridgeport)..... 83.0 82.6 82.3 81.9 RES ary a ae Electric: Boat Co, .(Seattleya.. 2. ie. 99.0 99.0 98.1 98.1 TA ere a Blectri¢: Boat Cons (Seattle). cso. 6h 99.0 99.0, 98.8 98.8 KeSix: cane eee Electric Boat Co. une ae. 98.8 aie TR Gi ee eee ae Electric: Boat Co. sCOumey) (0050 a4. 99.5 99.5 98.8 a Te CGS GM eae eey Electric' Boat €o.. (San Framcisco).... 94.7 94.7 94.3 : KReB i an eee ase S Electric Boat Co, (San Francisco).. 94.8 94.8 94.3 re! Tg aris eatin Electric Boat Co. (Quincy)........... DoLo 49.5 ee oe [eno eee Electric: Boat Co. (Ouincy).......... : BDa 49.5 a ae Lastias ye Electric Boat Co, (Quincy)....-.....: S258. AGe7 7. 40.5 eee OP Ger ta iets Electric Boat Co. (Quincy). .2......-. 5351 45.9 ; 2 ee Pepe eas aoe in Lake Tow Boat Co. (Bridgeport)..... 34.0 28.6 ee re T56 eee Lake T. B. Co. (Long Beach, Cal.)... 33,7 290 6 28) ea Tees eis Gee Lake T. B. Co, (Long Beach, Cal.)... 33:0 28.0 27.6 a VES ale aes, Electric Boat Co. (Quincy)........... 38.7 32.9 33:11 ¢ Pe eer ae yma fal Me Navy 8 pe oe 'ire ee tae Owner ME Mn ute Electric Boa oO. UINCY).....--.... : : ; - i Cee ha Electric Boat Co, (Quincy)........... 14.6 8.5 1233 6.9 Pele eee Electric Boat Co. (Quincy).--........ eek oe ee hee SUBMARINE TENDERS. Pulton! ea ent a New London S. & E. B. Co. (Quincy) 90.6 ao oO cae Guchaell rene Seattle Construction & Dry. Dock Co.. 52.9 44. : : FUEL SHIPS. oe Mare Adland "Navy S 4fd. 0 ates 70.0 74.4 71:2 70.6 foe cia iS Mate. Island Navy Wards (ade: ©. 459. (40:2 i384 08 MISCELLANEOUS. i 010 Boston Navy... Yardy. c. cetera r ise rs Supply Ship. i... | Philadelphia' Navy Yard.co.. 0000000. PANAMA CANAL COLLIERS. Ulysses +--+ +++++-> Maryland Steel Co......2.++- see eeees Ag eae gas ae Achilles ee eae Maryland Steel Co.....--s.cseeseeeees ; : ; forfeited, vessels being completed, New York yard. es Eoatonally delivered at Philadelphia yard Jan. 22, 1914. *Delivered Aug. 20, 1914.