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The Hattiesburg News
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Perry County, Mississippi
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Secretary Meyer announces concentration of southern naval works after trip; praises Guantanamo base, eyes Gulf station, likely closure of Pensacola yard; New Orleans station's future unclear. Reported from Washington on Nov. 8.
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Washington, Nov. 8.—There are too many navy yards on the Atlantic-Gulf coast. Naval works in the South are to be concentrated. These are the two feature results of the long trip of Secretary Meyer of the navy, who returned to Washington yesterday. The gulf station, wherever it is established, will be supplementary to the new Guantanamo base. Over the proposed Cuban station, Mr. Meyer is extremely enthusiastic.
The establishment of the island base will eliminate the chance of a Panama station. The canal will simply be forfeited. Guantanamo and the Gulf coast station will be ready to guard the isthmus.
The navy secretary found a well working floating dry dock at New Orleans, and a big naval station in which there is little machinery. Conditions were unsatisfactory in the Pensacola station. The buildings are old, and probably the yard will be done away with. What may be the future of the New Orleans station, Mr. Meyer refused to indicate.
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Washington
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Nov. 8
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naval works in the south to be concentrated; pensacola yard probably to be done away with; future of new orleans station not indicated; gulf station supplementary to guantanamo base; panama station eliminated.
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Secretary Meyer returned from long trip and announced too many navy yards on Atlantic-Gulf coast; naval works in South to be concentrated; enthusiastic about Guantanamo base which will eliminate Panama station; Guantanamo and Gulf coast station to guard isthmus; well working floating dry dock at New Orleans but big station with little machinery; unsatisfactory conditions in Pensacola with old buildings.