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The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . ndbusy years, in Belfast trade, even attimes of general commercial depres-sion, is never at a standstill. It was only in 1809 that the worldgaped at the idea of the second 237 Oceanic—a vessel that eclipsed themammoth Great Eastern in size. Thetonnage of the Oceanic was 17,274 andher length 704 feet. The new Whit«Star liner Olympic, launched the otherday, eclipses her in every way, being860 feet long, with a tonnage nearlythree times greater—to be correct45,000. Will this newly-launched Olympicbe the lim
The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . ndbusy years, in Belfast trade, even attimes of general commercial depres-sion, is never at a standstill. It was only in 1809 that the worldgaped at the idea of the second 237 Oceanic—a vessel that eclipsed themammoth Great Eastern in size. Thetonnage of the Oceanic was 17,274 andher length 704 feet. The new Whit«Star liner Olympic, launched the otherday, eclipses her in every way, being860 feet long, with a tonnage nearlythree times greater—to be correct45,000. Will this newly-launched Olympicbe the limit ? The writer has groundfor stating that even greater—incom-parably great-er—projects are alreadyin contemplation, and the day maynot be remote when from the slips atQueens Island will glide hus^e andnoble gladiators of the deep feetlong and of immense tonnase propor-tionately. But while Harland andWolff are perhaps the premier firm,we must not minimise the importanceof their neighbours. Workman. Clarkand Company, with even less his-tory. In 1879 this firm employed 500. n n f •• - •«
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