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UNITED 

GOVERNMENT PR

WASHINGT
UNITED STATE

OFFICE 

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TABLE OF 

Introduction 

Training program 

Studies and investigations 

Legislation 

Administrative organization 

Rules and regulations 

Vessel construction 

Longrange program 

Present construction 

Construction differential subsidy 

Operating differential subsidy agreeme

Lines presently subsidized 

Discontinued subsidy agreements 

Supplemental applications 

Additional items of subsidy 

Labor standards 

Aid to vessels over 20 years of age 

Insurance 

Litigation and claims 

Exercise of regulatory functions 

Formal docket 

Informal docket 

Special docket 

Agreements under section 15 Ship

Interstate tariffs 

Foreign tariffs 

Transfer of vessel registry and sales to 

Government owned lines 

Laidup fleet 

Terminals 

Financial statements 

Appendix ABalance sheet June 30 

Appendix A1Summary of income 

1937June 30 1938 

Appendix BAppropriations transfe

October 26 1936 October 31 1933 

Appendix CResults of operation b

1937June 30 1938 

Appendix DShip construction progra

Appendix EAbstract of formal de

October 25 1938 

LETTER OF 

UNITED STA

W

To the Congress

I have the honor to present her

Maritime Commission for the ye

is included also a summary of ne

December 31 1938

This report is submitted pursu

Marine Act 1936 as amended wh

shall at the beginning of each re

gress which shall include the res

of its transactions its recommend

all receipts under this act and 

tures were made

The results of some of the Comms

mendations for legislation will be 

completion The accompanying 

ties of the Commission for the pe

UNITED STATES MAR

INTRODU

The United States Maritime Co

the Congress that rehabilitation of 

definitely under way The long a

chant fleet has been checked the p

ward has begun Prospects for the 

place upon the seas commensurate 

world power are the brightest in ma

Prior to 1938 the Commission co

ocean mail contracts and a thorou

marine problem The Economic S

Marine was submitted to the Congre

after the Commission undertook its 

additions and replacements for ou

program

On January 3 1938 the Commis

contract signed for construction of 

of the calendar year 1938 found 52 n

gross tons under construction upon 

junction with private operators or f

The Commission sefforts to impr

routes vital to our foreign commerce 

initial sailing of the good neighbor 

America and the granting of an op

American President Lines for the t

services operated by the former Do

Improvement in relations betwe

going personnel during the past ye

progress of the American merchant m

agreements by members of the Ame

and representatives of the maritime 

ness to work out mutual problems 

adherence to and strengthening of th

voluntary arbitration will remove a 

the men and investments in the ind
2 REPORT OF THE UNIT

Training Program

The Commission is part

program for training merch

authorized at the last Cong

Island in New York Harb

Bay and Fort Trumbull Co

ing stations could not be s

the present enrollment in th

389 licensed and unlicense

anticipated that when full 

3900 unlicensed personnel w

The Commission has ava

the Coast Guard to adminis

ing at least 2 years expe

adopted by the Commissio

parties including representa

In addition to providing o

enced maritime personnel 

training system in cooperati

candidates are selected to f

ship as cadets or cadet offic

The Commission sreport 

of citizens of the United Sta

submitted to the Congress 

Merchant Marine Act 193

Studies and Investigations

The Commission recogn

lems in domestic as well as 

survey of intercoastal and 

submitted to the Congress 

The problem common t

market vessels purchased a

the domestic trade by the 

exclusion from the subsidy 

foreign commerce

Removal from service o

corollary to the problem of 

previously announced in co

in the laidup fleet that the

cial or military auxiliaries i

beyond even these potentia

removed from the market

Privately owned tonnag

Sale of old vessels for oper
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trade would mean competition with 

detrimental to the industry It w

new construction contemplated by 

obtain a higher price for such tonn

would conceivably have equally u

approval of transfer to foreign regis

from trade with this country new

released for operation in direct com

ices Careful study is being give

Commission sconclusions will be re

such recommendations as may appe

The Commission is directed by 

Act 1936 to study and report to C

the relative cost of construction or r

vessels in shipyards in the variou

States together with recommendati

compete for work on an equalized b

The fact that no ocean going me

the Gulf or Pacific coast since the W

compute relative costs on the basis 

under two recent awards for constr

gressed sufficiently to provide a ba

Continuing records of the cost of 

ing purposes are maintained by th

on these major items of cost indicat

in the purchase of steel machinery 

proximity to the source of supply 

differential the delivered price of m

cent higher for Pacific coast yards 

percent for yards located on the Gu

Using wage rates in repair cards 

comparative purposes due to the d

tion there is an estimated labor d

Atlantic over Pacific shipyards wh

mately 10 percent under those on th

any other factors including ove

ered in reaching any definite conclus

Plant rehabilitation costs depreciat

naval construction work climatic c

labor and volume of business play 

the final cost

The entire problem is receiving 

As soon as an accurate analysis of 

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made recommendations as 

on an equalized basis will b

Legislation

Many important amend

mission sactivities were e

Public No 705 approved 

proved June 1 1938

The legislative modificat

mendations of the Commi

administration of subsidy 

cussed in some detail unde

report

Two new titles were add

of which title X set up a M

of mediation This Board 

plan for the establishment 

maritime labor relations by 

The Commission was a

Mortgage Insuranceto 

secured new loans or advan

tion or reconditioning of 

domestic or nearby trades 

forms have been issued a

have taken place with pote

beep filed with the Commi

Recommendations for le

to report to Congress are 

submitted for consideratio

Administrative Organization

Joseph P Kennedy res

February 17 1938 to assu

of St James Rear Admi

designated

term was filled

chairman

by the

and

app

general counsel Commiss

26 1938

The staff of the Commi

employees of which numb

in the Washington office 

district offices of the Comm

San Francisco and Londo

mission s properties inclu

increase during the past y

the Commission slongran
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enlargement of the technical sta

for new ships and to supervise th

ship yards The number of aud

creased in connection with the c

The task of certifying to the 

factory employees transferred fr

poration and the Shipping Boa

only 12 positions still await final 

Rules and Regulations

Under the power granted by se

instructions in other sections of 

various rules and regulations to 

functions vested in it by the Me

The Commission has also ado

tions to facilitate effective admi

issued in the past year with res

agreements alone

General Order No 24 adopte

prescribed a formula for the rev

the basis of a 20year life expec

purpose of assisting in the de

employed in the business and i

reserve provisions of the act

In connection with the foregoin

the auditing of the books of subs

adopted General Order No 2

Operating Differential Subsidy C

Following recognized govern

adopted rules and regulations f

practice before it For the per

198 other qualified persons have 

before the Commission

A complete codification of all d

and legal effect issued or prom

predecessors prior to June 1 19

general counsel and forwarded to 

with the provisions of the Fede

has also brought up to date the 

and navigation laws authorized 

Congress in 1928 Upon comple

to the Congress in revised form 

enacted
6 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

VESSEL 

Longrange Program

The development of a lon

additions to the American Mer

210 of the Merchant Marine A1

is directed therein to create a

fleet providing service on all e

able for conversion into transp

emergency They must be o

United States insofar as prac

protection for passengers and 

perils

Extensive investigation by 

office disclosed that roughly 

trade was carried on Americ

rapidly approaching obsolesce

striking witness to the dangero

A preliminary canvass of r

vessels in the subsidized flee

new vessels of various types a

dividual companies to undert

mate to about 60 ships within 

Faced with this definite ina

than a small portion of the nec

of disruption of our foreign 

tension and warlike activities 

with the construction of new 

Working in close cooperatio

stated need of at least 500 m

national defense purposes pla

our merchant tonnage The 

included as replacements in 

provided for to a far greater d

Accordingly on April 29 

minations previously adopted 

the President

The Commission having consid

Merchant Marine Act 1936 and t

and the present circumstances re

long range program previously ado

FIND AND DETERMINE that the 

Merchant Marine Act 1936 and th

cannot with respect to construction 

able time under the provisions of tit

It is not possible to predict 

the next 10 years Internal d
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such as the shifting of agricultura

the development of new industrie

resources and various other econo

dislocate the present channels of 

foreign field are further complic

policy of those countries with who

of imports barter and trade agre

trols and countless other obstacle

may be adopted at any time

It is difficult therefore to specif

which should be furnished on a de

program Frequent changes in 

themselves emphasize the existing 

mentioned above however vesse

and speed satisfactory to meet t

trade area

Present Construction

The technical staff of the Com

designs for two cargo ships know

porate modern principles of car

these ships was adopted by the 

Navy Department requirements 

mission to many qualified experts 

the field of marine transportation

These ships as well as those bei

under the constructiondifferentia

proof as design and engineering re

rated in the designs are the latest 

the types and arrangement of ma

mended in Senate Report 184 as 

Twenty C2 cargo ships charac

in the previous annual report to 

struction for the Commission sa

allocated to the following routes

Service between North Atlantic ports an

Service between North Atlantic ports 

ports 

Service between North Atlantic ports a

the Bordeaux Hamburg range 

Service now operated by the Americ

Atlantic ports India Australia or the 

The Commission expects to tak

ship in the spring of 1939 thus term

ship construction in American yar

The 12 C3cargo ships for whic

construction contracts are prov
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space for vessels of this typ

dry cargo and 2000 of liqui

them with a sustained sea sp

are Deadweight tonnage 

over all beam 69 feet 6 inch

approximately 27 feet 3 inch

given

investigation

special

of

attention

living condit

and 

the rooms will berth two men 

for more than fourman occu

The Commission is also dev

types of cargo and passenge

construction has already beg

habilitation of the American M

ships into Pacific coast serv

comprehensive building progr

routes serving this area

The details of the ship cons

are fully set forth in appendix 

In addition to the 37 vessels 

by October 31 1938 the Com

ber 1938 aarded contracts 

lehem Ship Building Corporat

for each of three combinatio

operated by the Mississippi 

prise the first group of C3 ca

equipped with steam turbine p

ing Dry Dock Co and 2 b

Calif the other 4 will be op

completion by the Sun Ship B

tion of two vessels to the Moor

each marks the first construc

yard since passage of the Merc

In making this award unde

sion found that existing ship 

provide adequate facilities for p

emergency

The estimated cost of the

increasing to approximately 10

calendar year 1938 for the co

The eight replacements for 

consist of the S S America for 

vessels for the American Expo

ger and cargo ships for the Mis
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ConstructionDifferential Subsidy

The Commission has already descr

survey the procedure followed in sele

pal foreign shipbuilding center that c

competitors of the United States Line 

reasonable foreign cost of construct

S S America

In the case of the Export ships 

foreign shipbuilding center not only b

in the trade served by this company 

of shipbuilding and rearmament prog

all construction for foreign accoun

Commission in arriving at a foreign 

nous Data assembled by the oper

foreign representatives concerning ac

assistance was offered by the vario

Department as well as the Commisss

in reaching a figure of approximately

able foreign cost

With some modifications due to the 

dations the same evidence was utiliz

Shipping Co vessels

Determinations of a like nature w

with respect to the cargo ships being 

in order that prospective purchasers 

construction subsidy afforded them 

to a recommendation that constru

various types of ships be determined 

mission This would facilitate the 

plans by the various companies de

programs

OPERATING DIFFERENTIAL 

On July 1 1937 the Commission 

subsidy agreements with 16 steam

contracts were executed with 2 othe

present 13 companies are receiving G

148 vessels with a gross tonnage of03

Subsidy agreements extend for va

upon the age of the vessels concerne

replacement in a long range program 

service operated by each company 

construction will be briefly summar
10 REPORT 01 T1111 UN

The circumstances lead

program of those companies 

upon the termination of 

thereafter

Lines Presently Subsidized

A

This company operates 

Atlantic United States po

In accordance with the rep

ment 10 new ships must b

which operate 011 3 of t

Express service is maintain

pleted in 1930 and 1931 O

requirements of this compa

contracts with the Bethlehe

construction of 4 new cargo 

Americ

Formerly Do

One of the most serious p

Latter part of 1937 was th

transPacific and roundth

Steamship Line Inc Ltd 

mission in the sum of appro

ship mortgages on the ves

reduced to 7500 0 by ap

S S President Hoover

Despite the constant end

sending members of the staf

of the company in San Fra

reached by the end of the y

sion accompanied by the 

staff proceeded to the we

extensive financial readjust

by the Dollar interests in 

temporary operating differe

executed in connection wit

Steamship Line Inc Ltd 

by the Commission under d

It was recognized at the 

alleviate the more urgent dif

an adequate longterm sol

deteriorated during the pe
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August 1938 most of its vessels 

no longer meet accruing obligat

In view of the virtual cessat

flag passenger line operating th

Commission was faced with the 

to slip into bankruptcy or arran

working capital and funds requi

accordance with standards of t

Navigation

On August 15 1938 an agree

whereby the Commission acquire

common stock of the Dollar L

Stanley Dollar and the Dollar S

liabilities as endorsers or coma

by the Commission

This adjustment plan was co

Commission as majority stockho

selection of the management 

tion advanced 42500 0 for w

loaned an additional 42000 

were necessary to protect the 

Governinent mortgages Those 

preferred ship mortgage coverin

The operating subsidy cont

for a period of 5 years The ro

clude one from California ports t

the Hawaiian Islands and a ro

via the Panama Cana returnin

exception of the S S President 

13 combination passengercargo 

completed in 1920 and 1921 I

the operator agrees to develop a 

the Commission beginning Janu

Grac

This company operates a fleet 

ger vessels constructed within t

North Atlantic ports to the w

Panama Canal Zone As the co

which is well within the 20yea

no requirement has been trade 

The operator has submitted for 

an application for an operating 

VenezueIa and Colombia service 

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by transfer of three vessels fo

Line in the intercoastal trade 

Navigation Co had operated 

was purchased by Grace Line 

the temporary operating differ

to the buyer with the understa

give immediate consideration 

vessels to be placed on this rou

Government in settlement of 

Panama Mail Line

Lykes Bros 

Although the operating dif

services operated by this com

Indies European ports both 

ranean and to the Far East 

pelled considerable curtailment 

comprise this subsidized fleet 

part of the Government swar

provided for a comprehensive 

years with the condition that f

for the first group of 5 vessels 

contractor in default The da

provision of the subsidy agre

January 31 1939

Mississ

This company operates a se

New Orleans and other Gulf po

America The subsidy agreem

combination vessels for a perio

of three combination vessels a

present fleet The Commissio

struction of three combinatio

December to the Bethlehem Ste

Moore M

Operator of the 

The American Semitic Line 

and ports in Scandinavia Ba

Seven vessels of which four are 

presently engaged in this trad

operating differential subsidy 

from time to time in view of t

operating the American Repub
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recent addendum to the tempor

1939 at which time the contrac

steps to work out a replacement 

sion under title V or section 714 

as amended under penalty of reli

respect to the American Republic

subsidy payments accruing during 

of the temporary agreement from 

Moore McC

Operator of the Am

The successive steps followed b

initiation of service on the Goo

Republics Line is treated in the 

Commencing January 1 1939 

vessels engaged in this service w

agreement for a period of 3 yea

America Lines Inc a wholly ow

mack Lines The 3 passenger 

schedule from New York to B

The outports both North and So

ships In the event that new c

Commission for substitution of 

trade they shall be included in t

of hire satisfactory to the Comm

New York Cuba M

This company operates six v

between New York and Havana 

York Progreso Tampico and Pu

agreement lasts for 5 years on lin

Oriente a combination passenge

With respect to the remaining 

April 1939 from December 31 

ment tonnage or purchase of suita

largely to the unsettled condition

volume of this operator sbusines

Oceanic S

One sailing every 4 weeks is m

ilfnn terey on the route from San 

Samoa Fiji and New Zealand 

were constructed in 1931 and 19

subsidy agreement did not provid
14 REPORT OR THE UNITED 

Pacific A

This company operates five 

coast ports and the east coa

Canal or the Straits of Magel

was extended from time to t

ducted for a longterm agre

tractor would agree to const

under title VII and furnish t

to finance this replacement o

mission has authorized execu

subsidy agreement upon com

ing contract has not yet been 

Sea

On October 14 1938 the C

ment with this company wh

North Atlantic ports and sou

extension to 12 years in the e

of three new cargo vessels of 

are executed prior to April 14 

to obtain the additional fina

takings

South At

This company operates six 

between South Atlantic ports 

ports Although the operat

vides for execution of contrac

sels three of which are to be 

ator contends that the trade 

presentday construction cos

replacement provision of the 

Commission to April 1 1939

Unite

This company presently ha

senger vessel to supplement t

many via Channel ports now 

S S Washington S S Preside

The subsidy contract on this 

maining routes to Liverpool 

seven merchant vessels whi

for the replacement of tonnage 

upon as yet The contract 

for 5 years in the event that p
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of new vessels and the contract 

December 31 1939

States S

The Commission has devoted c

ment of steamship services from 

the present time the only immed

Co and its cargo service from Por

has signified that it would not b

replacement of old tonnage the 

extend for a limited period of 15 

mission would prepare plans for 

building of new ships whether 

Commission itself

The following tabulation sets 

differential subsidies for the perio

lrenrul operatuigdilferrn ial su

company

Nn rican Ihmnnn5 Tam Inc

Anmuean 6apnrt La Inc

1mer enn 51311 Line Lol

uerie nSouth frcan Lae Ire

idonne a aubbcan Iav

gat ion Co

flat more tailStr annbi n

Dollar tvmship Lacs Inc Ltd

Grace 111e I sttcce nr 0 1

law 0 d nnbhean Mean avi

Fat inn o

Prna 0100 arc

LOkvs era 8103111 1110 n Inc

IUalsppi Slipping 0 18e

InureSIcl nrtnark lane Inc

formerly American Scant le tine

New1 lSark h uba lnil Ste unship

n lnr

Oceanic lenranpu

110110 reenonr ere 1l lane Inc

So el tlmltie Neaul hp

to nr

llela van

I tin eel dales lines n

J aly 1 037 

3 1

br of1ccr

eg201 

30

19

211712

214430F

S1

0

45610

3741

J

1 u 

324

41 343

74 31

11 50

6 1

27 4

119 190

loud 792 87

Audits of the accoun s of each 

ment has expired are presently 

amount of subsidy due that has 

the amount of profit each made 

Commission The majority of 

in 1939
16 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

Discontinued Subsidy Agreements

In the Commission secono

Marine which was transmitt

forecast was made that it wou

lines then enjoying temporar

ments in a longterm program 

factors which led to the withd

sidized portion of the foreigntr

America

This company advised the 

until it could straighten out 

both from the standpoint of th

that we operate without a s

temporary subsidy agreement 

shall have been fully comple

in a service between North At

were thus eliminated from the 

Ame

During the course of negotia

Inc Ltd in the summer of 1

the American Mail Line servic

dent type from Puget Sound 

complexities of the Dollar s

entered into a 6month tem

agreement on September 26 

90day extension was granted 

the opportunity to work out 

the Commission In June 1

the president of the company 

agreement as operating result

by the statute would not be a

profitable basis Since that 

extended negotiations with re

the Puget Sound area with a 

service to the Orient Cons

industrial and banking group

have investigated the possibil

trade Up to the present tim

gested has been satisfactory to 

American 

The application of the Ame

term operating differential sub
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pang would undertake at once 

passenger cargo vessel on cond

given a subsidy in the south a

pany operated three cargo vessels 

in 1925 and one passengercarg

service between New York and 

pany also furnished without su

the same destination An app

subsequently received from the 

determined that it would be ne

on the adequacy of the service 

before any longterm subsidy 

Considerable effort was made b

merger between these two com

appeared to offer an insurmount

In the spring of 1938 a public 

Washington This was followed 

mission and on August 5 1938 

this matter denying the request 

for an exclusive subsidy and gra

for longterm agreements prov

completed within 6 months and 

Commission also stipulated tha

he agreed upon between the lin

return cargo and the maintenan

American South African Line su

that it would not accept a subsi

Baltimore 3I

The application of this compa

five ships on a service between 

Hamburg via Channel ports wa

cember 1937 In view of the m

and other maritime interests in th

a hearing at which the protestant

their case It developed that 

money even with the annual p

mail pay Under the terms of t

Commission could not grant a su

than 450 00 a year The com

risk further impairment of its ca

provide an opportunity for the 

owned services operating in this a

The Commission therefore gran

porary agreement during the c
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completed by the Baltimore M

vessels to the intercoastal trad

company indicate that the new 

met with considerable success 

owned lines in the bay area t

Baltimore Mail Steamship Co 

Colomb

One of the major problems 

early efforts was the simplific

Caribbean area Negotiations 

lines for many months resultin

its good will to Grace Line In

of the Agwilines for operation 

As matters were still pendin

Steamship Co exercised its righ

settlement and Sled suit in th

forfeiting all subsidy which h

6 month temporary operating d

terms of a settlement agreemen

bian Steamship Co agreed to 

with prejudice The Commiss

pany as unamortized excess c

and the S S Haiti in America

the rnortgage indebtedness of 

Commission further agreed to 

ary 1 1937 to June 30 1937 w

of 261 379

Easter

Under the terms of the ag

Eastern Steamship Co Inc in 

on routes 15 and 52 the comp

agreement in the event that t

pany a longterm operating d

operating differential subsidy p

Act was restricted by the natu

pany chose to repay the mail 

June 30 1937 which has been 

suit in the Court of Claims fo

sequent negotiations with thi

whereby the suit pending in t

prejudice The company agre

satisfactory to the Commissi

Boston to Nova Scotia and Ne

Commission on its part releas
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company 800 0 including 10

the temporary subsidy agreeme

This company filed an applica

sidy on the New York Bermuda 

the Commission to defer action

Supplemental Applications

Eighty three supplemental a

the Commission for waivers exc

under sections 803 804 805 a

great number of these applicatio

ules elimination of ports of ca

number of voyages to be perfor

remaining applications granted 

tion from statutory imitations u

of stevedoring or terminal opera

association with foreignflag sh

rental of office space from a sub

the Commission to promote eco

detriment to the Merchant Mari

In all cases involving performan

to which the Commission gave it

to ensure that all revenues obtain

in the operator sgeneral funds 

Additional Items of Subsidy

During the course of negotiatio

contracts many of the companie

subsidy computation of certain 

mentioned in section 603 Mer

were made also for a countervail

The Commission reserved for 

tion on such matters as subsid

indirect competition depreciatio

of construction in the United S

expenses and passenger subsist

of cost as an element of cap

Marine Act 1936 the Commiss

puting depreciation on subsidize

given to the higher cost of cons

respect to the other items only o

data to enable a decision to be rea

that final consideration be postp

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Labor Standards

Section 301 a Merchant Ma

to investigate employment and 

ping and to establish after app

manning scales and minimum 

and crews employed on all typ

differential subsidy Minimum 

were set forth in the Commissis

21 1937 in which it was also st

minimum manning scales and 

to all ships

A committee was designated 

ments of each vessel in the su

steamship lines operating on t

ceeded to the Gulf and is pres

Pacific coast Based on its re

issued minimum manning scale

has virtually completed the rem

The Commission early recog

quarters was an integral facto

working conditions on board s

construction could not be met i

limitations of the ships the C

fiable commitments be incurre

report the quarters on 68 vessel

reconditioned at a cost of 74

ships range from 334 to over 

Aid to Vessels Over 20 Years of Ag

Negotiations with a number 

operating differential subsidy a

of these operators would soon 

limit prescribed by the Merch

the operation of a vessel excep

It was apparent that it wou

in the short time remaining be

operators would neither be w

struction nor able to maintain 

these old ships were subsidized 

to section 605 b found it in 

vessels of six contractors durin

ing subsidy agreements upon 

respective contract relating to 

A number of vessels attain

1938 These vessels were op

have not as yet complied with 
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struction provisions in their respe

mission has therefore withheld th

for the operation of these vessels 

they become 20 years of age

INSU

The determination of the opera

to the difference in the fair and re

operated under the American and 

problems As the insurance mark

age is obtained throughout the wo

in cost to the American operator 

largely into a difference in the 

important factors which must be c

terms and conditions of the polici

repairs and extraordinary conditi

trade

Increase in the cost of ship rep

matter of grave concern to insu

Commission The Commission s

in the United States indicates tha

in hull valuations were made in 

same situation has prevailed in f

greater increase in the cost of rep

In the beginning of 1938 the Am

acting on the Commission srequ

500 0 to 4000 on any one 

Commission in view of the prospe

building program

In order to increase further its p

the syndicate added 16 compan

totals 93 including 37 foreign com

United States

The Commission agreed to pe

ance to prevent the accumulatio

the participation of strictly Amer

two thirds of the capacity of the 

shows the participation of the in

in different markets

June 30 1933

Oct 26 1936

Oct 25 1937

Oct 25 1936 

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struction provisions in their respe

mission has therefore withheld th

for the operation of these vessels 

they become 20 years of age

INSU

The determination of the opera

to the difference in the fair and re

operated under the American and 

problems As the insurance mark

age is obtained throughout the wo

in cost to the American operator 

largely into a difference in the 

important factors which must be c

terms and conditions of the polici

repairs and extraordinary conditi

trade

Increase in the cost of ship rep

matter of grave concern to insu

Commission The Commission s

in the United States indicates tha

in hull valuations were made in 

same situation has prevailed in f

greater increase in the cost of rep

In the beginning of 1938 the Am

acting on the Commission srequ

500 0 to 4000 on any one 

Commission in view of the prospe

building program

In order to increase further its p

the syndicate added 16 compan

totals 93 including 37 foreign com

United States

The Commission agreed to pe

ance to prevent the accumulatio

the participation of strictly Amer

two thirds of the capacity of the 

shows the participation of the in

in different markets
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The General Insurance Fun

lished by authority of the Me

Government slegal or equitab

underwrote

6

a total coverage of

832 000applied to 22 privat

37 vessels in the Governmowne

tion of over6000from t

Although the Commission h

on which it holds mortgages t

of total hull insurance which 

mately evenly between the Am

the Commission sannual que

owners indicate that approxim

indemnity insurance was place

tion of this business has been 

years

In addition to participating 

limited extent the Commissio

cies deposited by mortgagors 

vessels and certificates of insu

risk furnished by subsidized 

during the period under review

LITIGATI

In addition to its many dut

tion of subsidy agreements the 

with the investigation of all c

and subject to the supervisio

ducting all litigation in which 

During the period under r

over 44000 were dispose

imately30000 were adde

net increase in the number of 

involved of approximately 10

Included in this number 

foreclosure of the Governmes

under the amendment to the B

out of vessel operation or as in

construction contracts Claim

total 20000 Although 

Government has been successf

Continued progress has bee

to whittling clown the numb

which have accrued over a 20
REPORT OF THE UNITED S

40 to 25 for the year ending Oct

tf138356 84

In its first annual report to the 

a resume of the oceanmail contra

1 1937 and stated that the rema

Commission were held by the D

Munson Steamship Line Gulf M

American Line Steamship Corpo

Although progress was made t

these contracts no final agreeme

December 1937 with the result 

the United States Court of Claims 

ance with the provisions of sectio

Act 1936 At the same time two 

Steamship Co Inc and the Eas

their right to rescind the settleme

and file suit in the Court of Cla

total amount of the claims asser

ceeded 825 000 The Com

about dismissal with prejudice of 

imately 86000 as noted belo

The American Line Steamship 

suit with prejudice in connection 

to the Commission

Payments made by the Commis

and the Eastern Steamship Lines a

report dealing with operating diff

The claims of the Dollar Steam

of approximately 86000 we

completion of negotiations with th

differential subsidy agreement in 

The United Fruit Co holder of 

40 bad constructed six vessels in 

Merchant Marine Act In nego

Commission sstaff for settlement o

of ocean trail contracts the comp

to the unamortized portion of the 

vessels referred to above in an Am

Much evidence was presented 

differential in shipbuilding costs 

were constructed On Decembe

Court of Claims for 10000 

conferences during the early pa

reached by the company and t

prejudice of the suit in the Cou
24 REPORT OF TN UNrrim 

Commission of 8314 448 52 

mission sbest estimate of the 

of constructing the company s

foreign yards

The settlement of all the cl

by the Attorney General of th

dissatisfaction with the term

thereon made by the Commi

the Commission which has 

General pertains to the Mun

the Gulf Mail Line holders of 

The Munson Steamship L

vessels of approximately 14000 

coast of South America Th

ruptcy in June 1934 since wh

appointed by the United Stat

trict of New York As the 

mitted under date of Februa

negotiations were conducted 

an equitable solution Beca

Bankruptcy Court ordered th

The Commission immediat

protect the mortgages held on 

principal amounted to 2500 

525 000 Steps were taken 

Panama Pacific ships would be 

As a result of a series of co

Munson interests and the C

agreement were approved wh

pany agreed to interpose no o

by an admiralty receiver pen

ings at which time the Com

vessels the suit in the Court 

and the Commission paid th

which sum 8315 000 represent

EXERCISE OF 

The regulatory powers dut

shipping acts which were ve

chant Marine Act 1930 reu

through addition of section 4 

coastal Shipping Act 1933 

extended to cover every com

merce as defined in section 1 o
IMPORT OF MU UNITED S

effect of automatically requiring 

rates on 30 days notice instead o

Under section 4 the Commissio

either maximum or minimum 

charges are unjust or unreasona

Lakes were exempted from this ne

During the period under revie

tuted by the Commission on its ow

ings to determine the lawfulness 

portation between points in the 

Pacific coast European Conferen

dividends in connection with rat

the Great Lakes practices of tw

unwarranted reductions in their r

in the Brazilwest coast of Unit

between the Dollar Steamship C

Many of these investigations 

Inter Island Stearn Navigation C

and economic studies In the lat

company sproperties of its inv

factors important in determining 

carefully examined

In Docket No 507 the Comm

the practices of the Y K K K L

rates established by the conferen

transported from Brazil to the Un

After a hearing before the entir

stability was necessary in the t

lines were undercutting to 50 cent

which rate was not shown to 

influenced other carriers in the tra

revenue from transporting coffee 

that such practices created con

our foreign commerce

After the hearing the two c

practices join the conference a

ference rates

Formal Docket

Sixteen formal complaints we

tuted upon the Commission sOwn 

pending on October 26 1937 H

proposed reports issued

In 12 cases the parties appea

argument Of the 256 cases pen
26 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

cerned complaints respecting 

carriers engaged in both interc

in all except 7 of these cases 

posed reports issued thereon 

receiving consideration

Final reports containing th

promulgated to carry out the 

22 cases and 10 cases were disp

Carriers and terminal oper

practices as a result of the Cs

The practice of allowing exces

the Port of New York was fou

of section 17 of the Shipping A

sion found that the common 

coffee to North Atlantic port

New York and prejudicial to th

Informal Docket

The Commission maintains 

versies involving transportatio

formal complaint There we

period under review Six wer

or

views

abandonment

on the merits

following

1 was

the

t

were pending on October 25 1

Special Docket

In instances where carriers 

transportation are unlawful a

unlawful rates they may est

rnents and may make applicat

to make reparation to a reason

Applications for such autho

was unreasonable and are con

plaints and answer thereto a

They require careful considera 

in effect granting rebates to fa

Four special docket applicati

period covered by this report 

76 additional applications R

denied in 4 others and in 1 

waived Fiftynine of the 76 a

of legally applicable tariff rat

by a Gulf intercoastal carrier 

actual shipments did not take p
REPORT OF THE UNITED S

Agreements Under Section 15 Shippin

Under section 15 of the Ship

water and other persons subject 

approval by the Commission a 

plete memorandum of every agre

other person subject to the act t

regulating rates or controlling r

competition allocating ports o

sailings or in any manner providi

ment If such agreements con

unjustly discriminatory or unfair 

commerce of the United States or 

mission is authorized to disappr

approved such agreements are 

antitrust acts

Careful attention has been giv

Conference agreements in par

closely to ascertain if the interes

being duly recognized In ma

have resulted in carriers removi

proposed agreements Failing 

action has been initiated by the C

Commission instituted an inves

agreements of the Pacific Coast 

Similar procedure bas been ado

lished by conference agreements 

were undertaken into the activit

ference or pooling agreements w

tices were opposed to the public 

have been adjusted informally 

terminate the particular activ

injurious

During the period under revi

This number includes modifica

agreements At the end of the p

agreements 127 of which were c

Interstate Tariffs

Common carriers by water in 

provisions of section 5 of the 

amended by Public No 705 app

to file their actual rates Propo

mitted to the industry and com

and public were invited at confer

final revision is under considera
28 REPORT OF THE inrum 

During the period 11689 ta

ined 6 of which were rejected 

with the Commission srules g

tariffs Owing to the above m

of carriers did not fully mee

their schedules

Over 400 letters were sent 

ployed or in the schedules s

errors were rectified Under 

Acts of 1916 and 1933 200 sp

authority to make rate change

Commission stariff requireme

granted in part and denied in 

Of the 10 special permissio

of 228 considered during the p

passed to the files without act

the order in Docket No 459 

by common carriers including 

mission has disposed of all b

were suspended upon the Coms

Foreign Tariffs

Under a regulation dated Ju

in foreign commerce are requi

ules showing the rates and cha

tation of property except car

mark or count from points in 

cluding Alaska or the Canal Z

be filed within 30 days from th

During the period 10461 r

above order In addition 193

riers covering homeward and o

Examination of the foreign 

revealed practices and charges 

udicial to the stripping public 

ily made the necessary correct

Commission Among the ma

assessing of charges for the iss

ment of prima facie excessive 

too stringent provisions in co

applicable in all wises it is fel

the intercession of the Comms

diary

Nationality Number of vessCIr to

Brilish 1 

Cana Ilan 

Colombian 

Costa Rican 

Cuban 

Creek 

I onduran Cl 

Italian Mexican 

Netherland 

Nicaraguan 

Norweian

Panamanian 

REPORT OF THE UNITE

Statement showing nationality num

Maritime Commission for trans

sec 9 Shipping Act 1916 as 

Oct 25 1938 inclusive

1 Includes S S Leninfw

2 Includes 8 S President Poorer hulk

Under section 300 a Me

of the Commission is also re

document of a vessel of the 

mortgage whenever a change 

vessel s name or other cause 

this same period the Commis

marine documents of 92 vesse

GOVERN

During the past year the C

of five steamship lines under 

providing for temporary ope

an actual cost basis

The Commission is required 

Act 1936 as amended to di

However conditions during 1

of any but the American Rep

The cessation of service by 

Chesapeake Bay ports to N

tated rearrangement of the A

in order to afford shippers ade

of these vessels by new cargo 

maintain a weekly schedule of 

vessels were transferred from 

third was withdrawn from the 

The tabulation of operatin

forth in appendix C indicates 

year The principal contribu

average voyage revenue De
REPORT OF THE UNITED 

the Commission with respect to 

economies in operation have b

requiring the managing agents t

thus minimizing turn grounds a

savings were obtained through 

expenses the consummation of 

more recently the berthing o

Commission spiers in Hoboken

As recounted hereafter th

formerly consisted of a 1Oknot 

Atlantic ports to the east coast 

of C H Sprague Son Inc h

and cargo service by addition 

vessels now named S S Braz

The remaining Governmentow

charter by the Commission dur

America

The sailing of the S S Bra

inauguration of the good neig

America and brought to fruition 

tration and the efforts of the 

service to Brazil Uruguay and 

The lack of adequate passe

area has been n matter of off

Believing that the time clemen

struction of new ships would de

promises the Commission bega

more than a year ago

In November 1937 the Unite

mission that tlic three Panama 

the intercoastal trade because 

increased canal tolls and propo

sidized service to the east coast 

trustees of the Munson Steams

with four combination vessels 

to reach any accord with the va

reorganization on settlement of 

company

Extensive investigations and 

the United States Lines Co a

mittee were carried on over a 

were advanced by these group

pendently or jointly but the m

in the mind of the Commission 
32 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

It was felt that the United S

attention to its transatlantic ro

for replacement of existing tonn

the chief obstacle presented was 

under section 77B and the remo

in the proposed plan of reorgani

sary commitments The Comm

quire the three Panama Pacific 

Line Steamship Corporation

Details of the transfer were w

company in connection with th

of Claims for1980 728 25dam

ocean mail contract on route F 0 

dated June 9 1938 the Commis

all claims and dismissal of the 

three vessels of the American Lin

S S Virginia S S California a

credit to that company and the U

of988900 This sum represe

mately5000 1 and the owne

book value on April 1 1938 of a

20year life expectancy

The higher valuation placed o

and the known rise in construc

that the transfer price was fair

The Commission immediately 

these vessels along with the 1

managing agent for the east co

were also obtained and contrac

accordance with the needs of the 

made were the enlargement and 

the installation of a builtin swim

ment of crew s quarters and o

for modern steamship travel

Bids were received from two co

sels one to begin with the first sa

Until that date operation was 

After consideration of the me

Commission awarded the charte

the high bidder at a basic charte

operator had a number of 13 kn

mission agreed to permit the sub

and at the sane time made arran

Commission s10knot cargo vess
REPORT OF THE UNITED ST

maintained with fewer ships An 

ment covering the cargo service w

LAIDUP 

Following a survey and reclas

the Commission sLaid up fleet 83 

calendar year 1937 The Commis

113 vessels should be removed from 

to new construction but retained 

tion for use in a commercial or a n

Steps were taken to concentra

James River and New Orleans 

tenance charges As the cost 

located in Seattle to New Orlea

Commission offered to sell these 

satisfactory bid for one vessel wa

During the past year three ve

one vessel was sold for 853 000 

the foreign commerce of the Unit

a second was selected by the Com

chant marine training ship and 

one of the Governmentowned lin

In the period under review th

returned to the Commission throug

with the terms of the purchase a

machinery of this vessel having b

Commission place no restrictions 

for3800

With the exception of the four e

at Solornons Island Md the bu

tonnage which is classified and loc

9olomons Id

tort Eustis 1a

New Orlean 1 a

Seattle WasI

Grand total 

TERM

A thorough examination of the 

mission from the Merchant Fleet 

Bureau revealed that the termina

tion had not been adequately sur

an independent expert was empl
Terminal

Reven

1937 

Boston 65711 

Brooklyn 111 000 

Hoboken 1 80 544 

Philadelphia 162 500 

Norfolk 120 

Crauey Island 3 500 

541 223 

34 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

maintenance charges necessa

result of estimates submitted t

program was approved invo

mately1200 0 The all

first 3 years being somewhat 

November 1 1937 to Octobe

gross revenue which occurred 

results for the past 2 years is s

Revenues and expe

50 percent sroi s revenue minimum renta

Inc expired Aug 31 1948 am aas not renew

00nmd aiun This covers the period of 6 months from N

Navy letu Uneet May 1 1908

3 Maintained by Lessee

In connection with the ope

by managing agents on an ac

terminal facilities utilized by 

of reducing stevedoring and ca

their terminal operations led t

tion of the Hoboken terminal 

North Atlantic Terminal Serv

At the present time one of t

the requirements of the Gov

three together with storage s

been leased to private compa

previous terms

The four remaining termin

the Commission are operated b

negotiated some years ago 

covering the Philadelphia term

tract has not been executed

FINANC

Acting on authority granted 

Act fiscal year 1937 the Com

certified public accountants to 
REPORT OF THE UNITEI ST

15 1937 and the statement of in

October 26 1936 to April 15 1937 

undertaken the company examine

of the Commission and other sup

method employed

The concluding paragraph in the 

In our opinion based upon the exam

this report and subject to the foregoin

companying balance sheet and related 

present in accordance with accepted p

tained by the Commission during the 

April 15 1937 and the results of the o

1936 to Apt II 15 1937

The balance sheet of the Comm

included in the appendix to this 

submitted by the firm of independ

Repayment of the constructio

transferred to the Commission o

Shipping Board Bureau Mercha

during the past year In accorda

ocean contract settlement agreem

application of credits to mortgage 

sion and ineases for extingu

term indebtedness The balance 

on October 31 1938 was 552676

notes receivable on this date was

The following financial stateme

Appendix ABalance sheet tun

Appendix A1Summary of in

period July 1 1937 through tu

Appendix BAppropriations t

October 26 1936October 31 

APPE

Balance she

a

General fund 1h the Treasurer of the United St

Securitico depo kith tPc Trcawr 1of Pw iite

Rcbttnclt m di ahl tyfund enntnbulioll 

Accoun and interet receivable Toss rresen a for coll

Notes reee vohle lers race es

Seen nd be rlloi tgages on vesele

C 1 11 action loans 

1111 sa 

Unsecured Ship sales 

Less reserve for collection losses 

Miscellaneous 

Less reserve for collection losses 
36 REPORT OF THE UNITE

APPE

Balance sheet 

Mortgages and miscellaneous securities

Contracts for sale of vessels

United States Lines Co Inc 

Less amounts received to apply on dow

Fleet at aPpraised values

Passenger vessels held for operations fr

agents tugs operated by charterers a

Hlactive

of the laid

vessels

up fleet 

Reserve for marine insurance

Outstanding claim

Contingencies

Deferred credits

Unearned marine insurance premiums o

Miscellaneous 

Net Balance worth as at June 30 1937 

Adjustments July 1 1937 to June 30 193

Other than profit and loss 

Profit and loss

United States Shipping Boa

Merchant Fleet Corporatio

United

25 ed Statesariti 

Maritime Co

mission Oct 26 1936 to Jun

30 1937 

Adjusted net worth June 30 1037 as at J

Excess of expenses and charges over Inc

to June 30 1938 

Stores suPPlfes equipment and automobile

Terminals and training stations at nominal 

Shipyard and housing projects at appraised 

Ground rent estate Hog Island 

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses 

Total 

Accounts

Deposits on

payable

sales and other contracts

Retirement and disability fund contribution

Reserve for payment of claims

Claims under protection and Indemnity 

Unclaimed wages salvage awards and u

Reserve for ocean mail contract settlement M

Commitments 

VoYages n progress

Unterminated voyage revenue 

Less unterminated voyage expense 

Net worth as at June 30 1938 

Contingent liabilities

Suits pending or in litigation and claims 

sion as successor to the predecessor U

Merchant Fleet Corporation as at Oct 

Suits pending or in litigation against the Co

Court of Claims as at Oct 31 1938 

No liability attaches to the finds of the C

may he rendered by the court in the above 

payable only pursuant to act of Congress an

Treasury should any of the suits be settled 

thereunder would be paid from the general fu

Total 

1 Of this amount 3133 001 357 06represents 
REPORT OF THE UNITED 

APP

Summary of income and expenses and 

Operation of vessels revenue 

Laidup fleet revenue 

Palestate operations and rental revenue 

Interest on notes and accounts receivable 

Profit from Male of assets

Ships 

Surplus stores 

Miseellaneous 

Total revenue 

EXPENS

Operation of vessels expellee including repairs a

Expenses of iiaeuve veeeel in olv of man

Expenses of ai li 8 oats in custody of Un

mission 

Managing agents compensation 

Seamen straining expenses Coast and Geodel is 

Laidup acct expense 

Beal estate operations and rental expense 

Terminal repairs 

Operatingdifferential stlbsi ieo 

Construction differential subsidrec 

Races of mane insurance claims over earned p

Uncolleettble receivable 

Depreciation on vessels

Active fleet 

Iuaet ive fleet 

Gains in valuation of fleet other than depreelat 

Equipment placed on board or remoi 01 fro

Miscellaneous areea

General admimstiat ire expense

Salaries and wages

Fee and expenses 0 prote tonal servicre

Traveling expenses and t ranspoi anon

heat of Moo and o areho ns

Telegraph telephone and cable

Advert no

Other adminietratix c expense

O219

June 

Appropriation transfers to United

States Maritime Commission

Transfers from C R Shipping

Board U S 1tercbant Fleet

Corporation and U S Shipping

Board Bureau 85

11

Transfers from Post Office Depart

ment foreign ocean mail appro

priations 16 2

Transfers from State Department

appreciation of foreign enrreneres 

Transfer from G S Treasury

Great Lakes Exposition appropri

ation 

Transfer from Department of Com

merce printing and binding ap

propnation 1937 

Transfer from U S Treasury Great

er Texas and Pan American Ex

Apprptiattionappropriation sh 

ship mortgage

insurance fund

Total 104 34

Total expense and charge 

Eaeess of expenses and charge o er ineom

AP

Appropriatloas transfers collection
38 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

APPEND

Appropriations transfers collections 

31 19

1 Disbursements are shown in italics

Oct 2

June 

Collections

Construction Ship sales notesloanreceivable notes receivable 6340

199

Miscellaneous notes receivable 5

Interest on notes receivable interest

on deferred payments of insurance

Cash

premiums

payments

etc

on sales of vessels

194

Sale of other assets 

Operation of vessels revenue 6 2

Real estate rentals 4

0

Insurance premiums loss recover

Construction

ies etc

progress collections

23

87 S Lines 

Receipts in liquidation of receiv

ables arising out of ocean mad set

tlement agreements 

Federal ship mortgage insurance

fund receipts 

Miscellaneous 3

Total 1

25

Disbursements General administrative expense 1 22

Operation of vessels expense 0 09

Inactive vessels expense 

Laid

Real

up

estate

fleet

operations

expense

repairs and

23

betterments 2

32

Insurance losses returned premi

ums etc 23

Operating differential subsidy pay

ments 

Construction progress payments 

Foreign ocean marl contract pay

ments 4 12

Foreign ocean mail contract settle

ments by credit allowances 

Dollar Steamship Lines Inc Ltd

repair loan 

Steamship American Legion 25

percent of purchase price 

United States Maritime Service in

cludes transfers of 8261 000 to the

Procurement Division and

470 00 to the Coast Guard 

Seamen straining expense Coast

and Geodetic Survey 

Miscellaneous 19

Total

summary

12 95

Total appropriation and appropri

ation transfers 10

3511

Total collections 18 21

Total appropriation transfers and

collections 122 59

Total disbursements 12953 

Excess of receipts or disburse

ments 

Balance available at beginning

of fiscal year 

Available funds 109 64

38 REPORT OF THE UNITED 

APPEND

Appropriations transfers collections 

31 19

1 Disbursements are shown in italics
Operating

profit

loss

to

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mission

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Abstract of formal decisions 

Embargo on iron and steel articl

ship Line on iron and steel artic

found justified Proceeding disc

Storage of import property 1 U 

ing excessive free storage of imp

be unreasonable in violation of s

As a reasonable regulation for 

time allowed on import property 

of 10 days Sundays and holiday

Respondents not shown to be 

the storage or delivery of impo

volved in this proceeding

R Hernandez v A Bernstein 

plainant found unfairly treated 

of Shipping Act 1916 in that 

vessels when same was avail

ordered as to the measure of cos

Bloomer Bros Co Inc v L

Freight on pulphoard boxes pa

New York N to Pacific co

but not unjust and unreasonab

shipments Complaint dismisse

Sugar from Virgin Islands to 

sugar from the Virgin Islands to 

but not unduly prejudicial Re

Ocean Dominion Steamship C

and United States ports ordered 

of American Caribbean Line In

Act

Philadelphia Ocean Traffic Bure

Wharfage charges at Philadelph

transported by railroad found n

the port of Philadelphia or othe

Beaton Lines Inc v Norfolk 

includes report in case No 44

Hampton Roads Va and regul

shown to be unduly prejudicia

unjust or unreasonable Wharfa

rail carrier at port of Hampton 

by water subject to the Shippin

as a rail carrier and subject to th

dismissed

Commonwealth of Massachusett

711 The report embraces case

green coffee in bags from Ports in 

and Boston Mass found to be 

discriminatory Defendants found to he opera

portation of green coffee in hags 

York N Y and Boston Mass 

unjustly discriminatory unfair 

States to the extent that they m

Armstrong Cork Company v A

719 Defendants tariff provisio

coverings with roofing and build

Oregon and Washington found 

canceled

Intercoastal Segregation Rides 

459 Common carriers by wat

lots by submarks or according to 

other designation Such delivery 

granted or allowed in connectio

intercoastal tariffs In respect 

with eastbound shipments in ce

violation of their tariff rules
REPORT OF THE TINITED STA

Practice of certain respondents in mak

grade without charge while assessing a cha

was and is unduly preferential and preju

Provisions of socalled segregation rud

and Sled by respondents other than She

declarations in shipping instructions and b

to submarked shipments and susceptible 

ments when applicable alike to all classe

Assessment of a charge in addition to 

shipments on carrier spier according to d

shippers or consignees do not request or 

or by other designations found unreasona

Exceptions to the application of the 

beyond via a rail or water route delivere

general shipping mark found unduly pref

In respect to delivery privileges acco

ential of ntixe lshipments and unduly pr

Just and reasonable rude for applicatio

portation prescribed iu lieu of condemned 

In the Matter of Fares and Charges fo

and Baggage Between United States and Pu

1 U S M C 739 This ease involved 

Rico to give frequent and proper service 

accord cruise privileges thereto Subseq

was given and therefore on motion of d

proceeding wasdi

American or it Go v Iguv totes Inc 

carbon flout Jacksonville ila to New 

rep Inninn wan a anlcd

I u tc0 pp by IT A 

714 It uo found that through Autom

corporation and neither 0 coniniou can 

agent certain topp rV ILO were 111 oh

the form of toe I dividend n an imltc mt

Steamship o 1 ir practice enabled tiR

less Than the rates which would tthcrw ie 

Shipping e 111111 It was 1111 1119 fou

relate uud r section 11 Great lakes c

standing t ioereu the rail on mt111 toin

purview of etion 1J but was not filed iu 

Since A 1 T i no longer m eNHIPI 

refunded relate made in the form of die 

tices found t be utility fid fe been d

found 10 be mllecetry

altar 1lot on lyric mint 1 1 S M 

tion found detrimental to the conuoc1 CO 

r

nteicoaslal joinor rrut nnTonne 1 

estr iction in connection i nth the partici

in through rout and joint Ja for int 

Atlantic to Pacific coast port found not 

canceled and proceeding dicontinued n

schedule in conformity tit 1he t uie

In re application of 11altirnn elint

vessels calmed l i it to acccood INude 1 1 

Mail temu Co for permussum 10 Oil

lutes herein r rile C ors pru t r at I

et al 1 1 S M C Any quantity 

factory products from Atlantic and Gulf 

unduly prejudicial or nura outbie 1I 

Tlestbwond I nee coastal toles Illan c 

C Proposed cancellation of inteoas

4ancouver Wash justified Proceed

vacated

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