MEMBERS OF VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION IN ANNUAL SESSION AT NEWPORT NEWS
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Alexandria Man Is Unanimous Selec
tion for Head of Virginia
Press Association.
AN M AI. 1VWQI F.T IS HELD
State's Writers Are Giiosts of New
port New* Shipbuilding and Pry
Hock Company. Following lyspec
tion of Great Industrial Plant.
[Special to The T:rv-s-Pisrat<?h ]
NEWPORT NEW?. VA . July IT.?
Officers pf 'he Newport N? >''5 :~h;p
buildlnc And Pry Pc ^ Company ten
dered "hr m -? ? * he r ? of '1 \ ircinli
Press Association a b.irvi'"' a* the
Warwick Hotel this afternoon cloelhjgf
the twenty-seventh annuo! meeting,
which has been one of unufuil social
activities. Interminaled with rw busi
ness of rather ar. .-v.'.'Ortart ?a-'irf to
every member of the association
The main business of the elov.e ses
sion was the e'.ect n ?" f "*? ? " " e
repott of the nominating committee
beirc ?.a>ie t.t .r..- ? .? " ? ? rs
A"s \ a r.i "' a v ? - . p r e s' d ? r. - s Waiter F.
Addison of l.y :hburs F. A Ander
son. c-f y..:. \V > ~ reia- '. f New
port N?* ' w \ I.an i. Blarristor.e.
Janes L. Kir.* -f FarmviHe treasurer
? i \v Eire.- cf New . ast'e historian.
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F. : ? -rial Assoc . W
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rhar. tresvill*
t expressed 5- - apprr ?[?
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> ? U--lion, and sh? was
po'.r.E -? -a ? rV: {or th- upbuild in.: of
The a.-.-o r Ar e\- ? v- ?a:-r:r
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meeting arrUd the i*r -
v c adored tv the
A?s lion However
wr called for Vtr
s'.v .r. Congress to
? :er r.avj ar.d a mer
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of ? : ? - ? S< ' to
Permit V: - : ? vr: ; ? rr.--n w .-.rVt
inembers of t)ie association Thl& will
jrlve th- V:rt: .i iatson addvd
strength t-.r r.<? .-? ?.-? ; ?
is r e p r f ? ? e r. ? ? ? .
election of I ? ? ?
andria, u. v. :?
paper i;:ri*t ! in*mis -
press flu')- v- tr.' ? ; ?????:<????
to the member.*Mp of th. Virginia as
sociatioi
fnher rfs'li-jt.o- ? aflrpt'-'l embraced
approval of ?tate ?!0 in tl flt'ht
against tut - i ;'. . ... a ni' v<ir.'-r.' -a:
tloner] by th? ? ? '< Fe'ie: tior. of
I^bor. ai;d ?h' indorsement o{ -li'- Na
tional F.ar \j--o' at :f- t > ? ;-j* for
Blmplifyirig J 11 pror'-' tri'? i r; the
various, courtf. Th-- f-1 ? u*i? ? t.; ?
nient and Development Ortrar ,za'ion
was approver] in its plans "
the l<u>iness nrt'l ind;istri;.l 1M?* r.f ? -
South, and Vlrph.ia ? spe'-lull
pniTOHs m?i; r.s? oin km
??\ i.it iik. *?? ni*\ \itii
A tour of ih* fihlpjard tm<l*i the per
sonal escort of Vice-President llorno
L,. FerffUMon :> nd ofneials of th?- ?
pany. ocoupin! the morning ? r .it. )
after an hour's rest the m-int>r rs r..'h
ererl in the Warwick Hotel for :i.r- han
' rjuet, the length of which ? ni(-?*d the
jtyopofed ii\ ? r rirl?? to he abandonerl
Host Mr>rii*-r !. Ferguson Introduced
;ji Colonel W P. Oopeland as toas!tnast?-r
j; Harry I. Houston fandidat? for
Speaker of the Hoiiji-. was inti r?dur-ed
and said he was sorry he ?;ould not dive
into politic.", but contented himself by
telling Morir-H ? n .Colonel Copeland
Mr. Houston paid htr lespc-rla to f'-cre
tary of the Navy Paniels by sayinp
"Nero cruclfled thf .lews, but Josephus
Par.ie's jttcift?vl ;he rro\vj?."
President Barrett complimented the
cltiser.s of Newport News upon their
entertnlnment of the visitors, and Vice
Profider.t Ferguson, of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Pry Pock Com
pany. was Introduced after John Tem
ple Graves had spoken alone the same
line as his speec*# last night. Mr.
Grave? prefaced his remarks with a
happ> 'compliment to the oratorical
talon: of Harry Houston, and said some
i!:n he expected to see Harry Houston
Fitting: alortMle the other wits and
statesmen in Washington.
The following guests were seated at
the speakers' table. Homer L. Kerpuson
John Temple uravef. \V. S. Copeland.
George I>. Greene. Harry S. Houston. I
CharK s K Hnsbrook. Norman Hamil- J
ton, Westmoreland Davii, Rev. H. G. i
Lane, D 5 ?t ">r.e. J G. A Montacue and
F.<->b?-rr >. Barrett
PROPOSAL TO STANDARDIZE
WAREHOUSES FOR COTTON
Subject Dl?cu*sed nt Conference of
Federal ltr>er\e Hoard and Lend- j
In* \ fn \ orb Hankers.
NEW YORK. July IT.?A proposal'
-o standardize warehouses and ware
?- -. u - - receli *. ? for coitor. and other
? i
sta; "e commodities ts beinc conside-ed
by nt embers of the Federal Reserve j
Boa.rd. officers of the New York Fed-j
? ral Reserve Bank and the b.sads of
several leading New York banks
The subject was discussed at an in-,
formal meeting here yesterday attended
by four members of the Federal Re
;fMe Board. Although no action -was
taken. It learned to-day that the.
conferees expressed th- v.?-w that a.
str:r.e of warehouses .-'r.ould be estab
lished ur.ler private ownership and
uniform State laws, so tr.at receipts
would beco?.? i. standard of acceptance
by barks *-<*. be Immediately 7* lis
countable a- th* Federal reserve ir.-tl
tutions Ir. some Ssuihtrn States.,
notably Lou..-'?.r.a and T'xi'. it was
said warehruses are ur.de- State su-i
p. rv.fion W. *r O ?* ?s
The r rot ' .:.?ri:-?t.or. plan it,
ea'. uiate-l *" '??r bar.V. ? a resources i
more ?.e\ hie and ej.-- = ?- th- in- >
teres' . f t":.e f rm-r linkers point'
out '*??' th?-re was r?ed a war*--!
i house rece.; t ?? c ? instantly)
a~cept*d .r. a-.;, bar r. ?'-.roujrhout the;
country That ? d ?? *'. a r'. -1 t* be essen-j
t'.al to letter f.r.ar. :r?r f ? r.e crops, 1
The New York bankers Informed thtj
F~de:?l Reserv- ' P- ?embers that'
ar.y plan approved * tr.elr Southern)
correspondents would be acceptable. '
Members ?f the ccr.f *-rer. :e expressed
the belief that th? ctttr top could
be f.nanced this year without taring
the country e resourt-s despite the
j*b?*nce of the usual large supply of
' f e . ir r. ban klr. sr -3f
MRS. KOEHLER IS KILLED
WHEN CAR TURNS OVER
Mile i?f M?-ollhy I'fnrnf lipnlnn
I)<*nIli In \ 111 rimoblle Vrcld'iil.
(Itli^rx llaill> Injured.
?.-."?'ia: to Tv e Tir.-.'>-D!spatrh ]
WTNTHFSTFf. VA July 1T ?r- -n
.re M-An a v>. ?? e >? /.-??*
r; - ? . v.l v.-a; v. ? = f . *k. t. a la ? i" ? ou.* ?
ViI le- pike ..?? ' da- ."a: . ?-.*-r ?
Hill. Bhehardoah Countvl nluneeri ir.tn
i eai'r.y :r a r .' ? f;rer ? ' ? a ? I"
She 'ilerj ihitantly. Mr. Xoehl^r wai
?/.vAf/.Jx ' ;t ar.': bruised >''j j'
bo'l ? vd nor': ???)?..; b?. r *-? ?* ? ;
1 (riclliftd Mr# F H. H'jhl. alto o
Sharon, had several ribs broker, bot
co' a r fra',ir*-d a: i ; ?'? a ?
injured Internally. Mr. Buhi't thoul
and nprained The 'hauteur %? : : . ?
r.M injured, a'.tho r'r.
!n the far v a s <? a -s ? - * ?;* :?v. ? ?
w?nl i'> the side of tb?- .".ad
T :i<? r i e> ? r d rn'd't ' ' ? ? ??
'.<*?? r ?? a r d ?? .me d.?? a - ' ?? ??* a >
r:.?-r. r'-ar1 ' < irr.' ar j 1 ?
h*aw ' ar
Mr> Kf.-eh! ?? -'s r.'-rV a ? r ? ok ? ? 7 *
body a as. t?o a: urider*aV
S'rahburtf aid ? ? ?? i'>jr<d ?/.???? ^.*
In r a f ?> j r ^ r J < r ? a : ?}'?*'
1' 1 O'Brien !? or. h. ? v a '??,
Phnr'.n to take Ihe body of Mf>
1'? 1 r d th'- 1 njtired ?
1 ' 11 e f ? , r Kund* ?>
l-'iljgttit *? I? < ai?lur?d
jfip'-f ial t- The T . rr;< <? I ? *ia t *. r. ,
I'ETKIt-J .VA J 'J 1 > 17 ' ?
T- >? 1.. ali r ? Willi" !'.' '"Oh the ?.eK?
airc'ted ir. J:. r.mori'1 on tie 'h:-*;'< '
Htealin^ f.e . ^y;,! hund ? ed d'/ilarK
?.f fh'-'k* fr'.rr. a r.~r'r ?
named ^^ntk of Hfj. -.rf, /
wits turned <.vi-r to . 1 ? 5'* ?- a 1' ?
it Ie? of i h) e e! t ? or T: . * >a
mode ,.!<? is'.'ipt r>n J'rida) rr,o.'f
was air?>te(| m A 1?-?anOrla ?
will bi^ liioupht ha'k "> l*e*?? >?>,>;r / ?
morrow to t r 1??1 for ? r !eior/>- v.
which he le, '.harr*<1
DOES COVE1HT 1ST
OWN MERCHANT 101?
If It Docs. Then It Must Not Expect
to Get Something for
Nothing.
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY
Homer Ij. Ferguson Tells Virginia
Press Association Something of
the Difliculties Which Surround
Shipbuilding Business.
NEWPORT NF.frP, VA . July IT ? j
Homer L. Ferguson, vice-president of j
the Newport News Shipbuilding anrt|
!
Pry Pock Company, addressing the'
Virginia Press Association at the
banquet held here to-day, spoke as'
follows: |
The main part of my remarks has
already been made durlne your visit
to the shipyard, where you ha\e Just
been, and where you have seen the
many reasons why this community is
powerfully in favor, both of a mer
chant marine and a war marine
Our weekly pay roll of $75.<>00 to
SS'j.PO"' sneaks more eloquently than T
can of the value of our industry to the
State 1 v~ou!d point out in this connec-j
tier, that practically alt of this money |
comes from out of the State, and is dis-!
trlbuted in the State to the citizens of
Newport News and vicinity, who. in
their turn, probably represent almost
every county of Virginia North Caro
lina and other surrounding States, as
well as other portions of tlu L'nited
States and every European nation, j
We are probably the largest individual
employers of labor inside of on-"* fence
in ?J-.e .-'outh ami. I think, the lamest
employers anywhere of skilled colored
lab" r The com puny has been in active
operation about twenty-rive years, and'
its b ginning was marked l>y.the build
ing of dry dock No. !. which was at
thet time made laree enough, after a
conference between C. P. Huntington
^ml the Secretary of the Navv, to dock
our first battleships of the "Indiana"'
class To ir.dicate the erowth of ships!
since that time the- battleship Pennsvl-i
vania, r.o-.v lying at our ; i.-r. cannot
ever, be docked in our largest dry Jo'-k.:
but has to he sent to th- Norfolk
jiavy-Yard. The growth in the char-J
acter ?.r. . dimensions of shr icts tie- '
ces.-itated very considerable <stl.i\s in
plant, a-.'i even now we are cor.-Merlnc
extehr.ons to meet the incr--;. - ni de
nial.:- for larger ships and ijunker
const ruction. A few years aeo a
freight ship which required fifteen
months to build is now built ;r, r ine
months. :r.d the present battleships,
which would have required four c>r -iw
years jio build, are now built in three
years. This ,hns in turn meant a con- j
sidcrablo extension, not only of fa
cilities. but of organization. You have'
been shown around the plant by a num
ber '"?f our heads of departments, and T \
assure you that a more extended ao- i
uuaintance with them would convince
you that our supervisory force is the
equal of that of any industrial estab
lishment you will find.
WOKKIXO CONDITIONS
VERY SATISFACTORY !
Our conditions in regard to our work
ing people arc very satisfactory, and
I do not think there Is a more eon
tented law-abiding or hard-working
set of employees anywhere ihan ours.
The company is not unmindful of its
duty in a large sense toward all of
its employees, and In this connection
1 best to point out that our present
employees, numbering 5,830. are set- '
ting the same total weekly pay as did
T.Soo men ten years ago. Two years i
neo the company voluntarily reduced '
the number of hours from fifty-four 1
and fifty-six to titty per week, and, of !
course, only fortv-eicht hours on all '
Government work. On the whole, we
teel that the change has been l>ene- |
flclal, cerlalnly to the men. On the 1
'.st of January the company inaugurat
ed a retirement scheme, whereby em
ployees \Vho served the company thir
ty years and had reached the age of
sixty years, and those who have served
twenty-five years and have reached the j
age of seventy years, may be retired ;
on approximately one-fourth pay. For |
several years we have collaborated
with the public school authorities of j
the city in thf operation of a splendid
system of night schools, and also have
ftt the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion night drawing classes, so that no
boy who enters our employ need sac
ritlce his chance for an education. In .
fact, we require all of our apprentice '
boys to attend night school two nights
per week during the school term.
In regard to our colored employees:
A few years ago the company under
took. the maintenance of a colored
Young Men's ^Christian Association. !
which has a splendid attendance and j
the support of the best colored people '
of this town. The results have been
most gratifying, and are indicated by J
the fact that our ability to drive rivets j
ha- during that time been Increased !
by probably 15 or 2ft per cent throueh
more regular attendance upon work j
of the boys.
SlllPlll IIilJIXG HAS
NOT HE EN PHOriTABI.K. i
Contrary to the opinion of many, \
shipbuilding has not been profitable in I
ibe United States. This company has
been one of the most prosperous, but
I assure you the dividends paid have
been m< ager and often missing.
1 recite these facts because of the i
widespread notion that in some way j
or other the shipping business in this ,
country is a monopoly, and the ship- _
building business is a monopoly, and,
being both old-fashioned and out ot
date and monopolistic, the remedy
sometimes proposed is that of free
New Chief of State's Editors
HOIJUHT ft. MAItliKTT,
ships In Ihe coastwise trade to wake
us up. I want you all to know from
your own experience and observation
that we, your neighbors, here in tho
rotate of Virginia, are engaged to the
best of out- ability in an honorable
business, and that we are as much
alive and on our job as some one else
would be.
our primary interest In a large mer
chant marine in that we want to build
a part of it. We have further inter
ests, however, as we do a very lar^e
repair business. Wo also employ a
great many men who require soa train
ing, and it is necessary for us to oper
ate our own ships both on their trial
trips and when they are delivered.
When a battleship iroes on trial, for In
stance, we form a crew of approximate
ly 700 men. almost exclusively from oui
own employees. Also when many of
our boys finish their apprenticeship
they (to to sea for the purpose of com
pleting their education and experience
so that in the matter of personnel we
f . .
I
' arc closely tied up with a marine afloat.
The economic value of an Industry
such as ours seems certain, but there
is a further and higher value which
should appeal to all Rood Americans.
At the present time even our own
meaner shipbuilding facilities are hlgh
, lv appreciated because that Is the only
Way l?y which we are obtaining ships
of peace or ships of war. The defense
of the nation In tltne of pcace In com
merce and in time of war require that
we should have within our borders the
facilities to provide u* with such means
of defense. The argument that our
ships should be built abroad, there
fore, falls to the ground when viewed
In the larger national sense.
Adam. Smith says In his "The Wealth
of Nations": It may be advantageous
to lay some burden upon foreign, for
the encouragement of domestic Indus
try. When some particular sort of in
dustry Is necessary for the defense of
the country.
Thomas Jefferson says for a navigat
ing people to purchase Its marine afloat
would bo i\ stranpe speculation. as tha
marine would always be dependent
upon the merchants furnishing them.
From a purely buslneEs-.?tandpolnt
does or does not the shipbuilding and
the ship owning buslnofs require pro
tection In one form or another? You
have been Jold very often that things
ran and should be done as cheaply In
the United States as abroad. 1 would
call your attention to the fact that this
j applies only to manufacturing but not
to building. Ships are built, each to
Its own specifications and for the Indi
vidual requirements of owners. JUst as
houses ure built, whereas shoes, auto
mobiles. steel rails, and similar things
are manufactured. If any one wants to
develop a method for manufacturing
| ships a large and lucrative flfld lies
before him Another Interesting point
Is that shipbuilding In the United
States ranks as about the twenty
fourth industry, whereas In Great Brit
ain it Is one of the llrst three. The
iContinued on Tenth P.igte.)
That Tread
Is Double-Thick
Those Grips
Are Deep and Sharp
That Tire
Is a Goodyear Fortified
And Your Tires?
Are They Like These?
Have They Goodyear Extras?
Let Us Find Out
We argue for the utmost in a tire. If
others give it they deserve your favor.
It they skimp their tires they don't.
Profits are small now, competition is fierce.
Tire prices have dropped fast Only mam
moth outputs can cope with present condi
tions. So these are times to scrutinize your
tires.
What Extras Cost
It will cost us $1,000,000 this year to
make our All-Weather tredds double-thick.
M nhy anti-skids are merely regular treads
rna de rough.
Goodyear Fortified Tires contain five ex
clusive features employed by no one else.
They contain other features which are rare.
These extras will cost us on this year's out
put $1,635,000.
Our latest improvements, just added this
year, will cost us $500,
000 during 1915. So
it means something in
these days to biiild max
imum tires.
one loose treads. One means extra-strong
side walls, one extra fabric protection. One
makes the tire secure. One involves much
added rubber.
Our double-thick All-Weother tread means
extra wear and enduring grips.
These things save our users many times
their cost to us. They gave Goodyear tires
top place?have held them there for years.
This year they are adding thousands to our
users;
What Extras
Save
One extra combats
rim-cuts, one blow-outs,
' Fortified Tires
i Rlrti-CtlU?by oar No-RltirCut feature
I BUw6i??k-by our "Ori-Alr" cure
Fortified J Loh*e Tfrehdi?by mnnv rubber rivets
Aeainit
\ thick All-Weather tread.
Price Savings
Despite these extras, Goodyear prices
have come down and down. This year s re
duction will save our users about five mil
lion dollars. And that was the third reduc
tion in two years, totaling 45 per cent.
Consider these things. Most of them
are hidden features. Tires which lack them
look like tires which have
them. But there's enor
mous difference in the
average service. The
only way to get all these
extras is to ask for Good
year Fortified Tires.
Any dealer will sup*
p'y you. {i5ai)
akron.ohio
"Goodyear Service Stations?Tires in Stock"
linldwin it ItioUh, tub I5H7 K. HI.
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H. A. Klfin.br. . . 1 1201) W. lUmnl SI.
C'licmi C'oiupiiny ;..... . . TIrV I';. Mulh Si.
Mayo Automobile Sitpply CW ."Wn NV. Itnlml Hi.
I>. A. Prentiss I?ni NV. Itroiul SI.
Richmond Kloctrtc (Jrtntge ; o::r? \v. ItroiMl hi.
M. I). Stone Motof' t'o IHU7 W, Itroiid St.
r:tiinn:i Auto Supply Co lr.. Main SI.
Virgin!.* AUttt & Supply Co (Hl.VI:) W. Itroiul St.
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