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LIN TO BUELD SHIPS AT COST PRICE Bolhlelieni Steel Will Moke Ot ter to Uncle Sam. BIDS ON 16 INCH NAVYSHELLS No Chance For Profit In Them Under Present Tests, Grace Says—Pooaible Explanation of the Prices Made by an English Firm Which Bids Under All American Manufacturers. Speaking recently before the Terra pin Club of Philadelphia, Eugene G. Grace, President of the Bethlehem Steel Company, said In part: In u peculiar seuse Bethlehem Steel serves the American people. For example, though we have been able to obtain in Europe almost any price, we have adhered, in our charges to the United States Government, to the basis of prices established before the war began. We agreed—if the Government would abandon its plans for u Federal.plant— to make armor for our Navy at any price the Government tticlf might con- ■ aider fair. / Our ordnance plants are at the dis posal of the nation at a fair operating cost, plus a small margin, thus saving the Government investment and de preciation. One of the special needs of the new navy is sixteen-inch guns—guns sixty feet long and capable *f hurtling a 2000 pound shell with such power and accuracy as to hit a 50 foot square tar get ilfteen miles away. We lias'e undertaken voluntarily to construct, at a cost of $4,500,000, a plant fitted to build sixteen-inch guns. Under no .conceivable circumstances cun orders which we may receive for tills plant pay even a fair return on the Investment. Considerable comment 1ms been made upon the fad that a British manufac turer recently bid los.-* than American lnanufacturors for sixteen and four teen-inch shells for the bavy. 1 aifi unable to slate the basis upon which the English bid was made. It should be remembered, however, that this bid was for a specific shell, sam ples of which are being sent over for tost—a test not yet made. Two years ago we took an order for 2400 fourteen Inch armor-piercing shells at n contract price of $7»»8,000, to be delivered within a certain time or we hud to pay a large penalty. The only speclti'ntlons for making these shells are that they shall be of a certain size and must pierce armor-plate at a certain velocity on im pact. It is impossible to foretell the exact conditions of the tests. We bad made large quantitles of shells in the past which bad been accepted. But in placing this particular order the Department altered the angle at which the tested shells must pierre armor- plate. The result, however, 1ms been absolute inability on our pint to pro duce in nn.v quantity, shells which will meet these novel tests. In fact, we know of no process of proje-^ile-nmk- ing through which it is possible to pro duct* in quantities shells which will conform to the requirements. The result in that up to new on that contract of $7*18.000 we have put into actual operating expense $-147.881.. and have been penalized for non-delivery $405.714., n total of $04:1.025.. with no receipts whatever. Such was the oxperiem e in the liglH of which we were called upon recent ly to bid for sixteen-inch shells. We bid on these shells at approxi mately the an me rate per pound ns that of a fourteen-in h shell contract of one* year ago upon which the Gov ernment awarded contracts. We have not the slightest Idea what profit there will be in the making of these shells. We do not know that there will be any. There is no certain ty that it would be possible for us to deliver a shell to meet the test. For officers in the Navy to assume that any bMf made under such condi tions is “exorbitant" is utterly unfair. We bid on the new l ait tie cruisers sums which Navy department experts, after examination of our books, found would yield a profit of less than ten per cent. We agreed to assume risks for increased costs of materials and la bor, that made It possible that these coniracts might yicld’Tio profit what- vVe iiuve determined to make this offer to the American Government "If you will build two of the battle cruisers in Government navy yards, we will liulld the other two at the as certained cost of building the ships in the Government yards, without add! tional expense or commissions of any kind. We Will also contract to have our ships ready for.service ahead of the Govewiment ships." Farm Drainage In Georgia GEORGE A. CRABB, Junior Professor Of Agronomy. Land drainage improves the soil structure, improves ventilation, in creases the available plant food, pro motes the action of beneficial bacte ria, permits greater root development of. crops and increases crop yields. Where the land is rolling or hilly un derdrainage decreases surface erosion by removing the water through the soil instead of permitting it to be re moved by surface overflow. Land drainage should be done to some extent on the majority of the farms in this state. It is a form of permanent soil improvement. Two main classes of farm lands in the state that are much in need of drainage: The overflow lands alojtg the streams and in the swajnps, and the lands already in cultivation that are too wet for mnximirth crop yields. Overflow and swamp lands .must often be handled in drainage districts because of the large areas involved. Lands already in cultivation may be drained by individuals through use of tiles. The fall and winter are the times of the year to plan drainage of wet areas when the farm labor can be used to good advantage. Co-operation in drainage investiga tions has been established between the Georgia State College of Agricul ture and the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. The farmers of I Georgia can secure advice and help j in the drainage of their farm lands by writing to the Agronomy Department of the State College of Agriculture. C. W. Russell Roofing and Tin W o rk Guaran teed. Special attention to out of town work. Peters St. Bell Phone Main 1430. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCATj APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to cure it you must take in ternal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Infernally, and acts directly upon *he blood and mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It was proscribed by one of the best phy sicians In this country for years and Is a regular prescription. It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tile mucous surfaces. The perfect combina tion of the two Ingredients Is what pro catarrh. Rend for testimonials, free. K J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, price 7Rc. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Why Nut Have Perfect Lenses? Improvements and better ments in glasses are just as frequent as in anything else. Until a few years ago all lenses were flat, because no one had thought of a better way to make them. Today nearly 90 per cent of lenses fated are Tone lenses, curved to 'ollow the shape of the eyeball. Tories give a perfect range of vis ion from every angle—the edges do not confuse you when looking from the corner of the eye. Let us demonstrate the many ad vantages of Tories made by us. Children’s First Duty. It is tlic duty of children to ho ohe- j diont to their parents. Of all the ertfa- i tures we are acquainted with, ruau-J g kind are the longest, before they be-* 1 S 2oni8 capable of Shifting for thorn- If sehres; and it sCems to be the design I jj of Providence iu hooping them do many years in a state of dependence upon their parents, to train them up to obedience.—Price. Duggan & Bookout, 53 W. St., Atlanta MM) Queen Mantel & Tile Co. 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Good for jju young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. ^ The costs run beyond the amount ap propriated by Congress on the basis of the cost estimates made a year ago. And because shipbuilders could not alter the inexorable cost facts and re duce bids to eurly estimates of the Navy Department, the prices are called "exorbitant.” It would be a real advantage to be relieved of this lmvaT'cpnstriietlon. The profit from it eumiot possibly amount .and the responsibility is euor- mm Have you ev bee.i burned out by Firer If you have you know the feel’tig of despair that sweeps over you when you rea ize that the savings of a life time have £one up in smoke. You know the dreariness of the .future when you content- o rite starting all over again at your time of life, ifou know tAt grayness life to your family when they ■"e suddenly reduced from affluence to poverty. You know that it is easy to get down but a hard matter to get up up again. 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