Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — May Revolutionize Shipbuilding. [ARTICLE]

May Revolutionize Shipbuilding.

Remarkable claims, which may have far-reaching consequences In the shipbuilding world if substantiated, are being made for a new concrete mixture,. with which it is proposed to build vessels that are much lighter than those nbwTtefiig'l)inir’Rfi3~yeriaf Wrt* durable. . Its ingredients have not been made known. The assertion is made that vessels built of the new material will be one-fifth Tighter than those of wood, and at/he same time more durable than those of steel. It appears that the discovery can also be made use of in applying a covering for concrete ships now under construction, for the purpose of giving them greater power to resist impact. ' ■ .