Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1907 — Win Bids on Battleships. [ARTICLE]

Win Bids on Battleships.

Washington, June 20.—The Newport News Shipbuilding company of Newport News, Va., with one bid at $3,987,000 -and the Fore River Shipbuilding company of Quincy, Mass., with a bid of $4,377,000 are the successful bidders for building the big 20,000 ton battleships.