New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-20

Aanc builders Half the world laughed at the builder
OF ne Dunderberg and prophesed that his vessel would
clad IN the world and her builders both of hull and
machinery also live and ready prove the asser
revelation IN shlpbuildlDg IS we did when we nitro
soe Te a a 5s the Gn ms line Of
ASA ana africa class which proved failures for il
many years subsequently that this British bniIdo.
came up TO the American standard Of speed. Then
again startled the world and revOutonzed the whole
system of naval warfare by the introduction of our IRON
clads to say nothing Of wooden vessels of the Wabash
ana Hartford type, These facts show pretty coneu.
sVey THAT we have not always followed patterns and
mar we have ideas OF our and the energy 10 deyeo
posing they did NOT h SIa G Sr GPs sup
US IN the event of which would their ports
ana our depot OF supplesi We would be in a sad pre-
dlcament Yet no one seems TO have considered this
point; IL our shlpyards and machlne-shops 60 be
closed, and the science of ship ngne build
Ing banshed what would become OF In the event OF
intestine troubesl For several years portion OF
people, who when they rcbeed had no ships kept
us at work with all energies and 10 build
vessels ana machinery to subdue them Suppose at that
time England had been engaged in war; and we had
would have been The resultf TlI ~" go .-IIl
At the meeting OF the Special Congressional Committee
the Decay OF Commerce the shipowners' Assocation
OF the State OF NewYork. through It's representatives
took strong grounds In favor repeating prohbitory
law, and an impression has gone abroad that the AssOei
alton represents the majority Of American shpowners
In numbers II does not in point of fact Association
largely represents the foreign shpownng interest The
following are some OF the names OF the members with
fled with: Francis Alexandra aud John D. Alexandra are
largely interested in the French shipping trade Henry
Becker, In German vessels: R0deTick W. Cameron, a
Sc0tohman, and agent aud owner In British
vessels In the Australian trade; John G. Dale,
British subject, and agent OF the Inman line
OF steamers, with all his energies and sympathies
listed IN establishing English commercial lines firm
and enduring basis; A. L. De Vertu Frenchman:
Henry w o. Edge, German, and interested In foreign
vessels EgisO p. Fabbri Italian, aud controls vessels
largely interested in German ships; James b. Boyd, part
ner OF the firm OF Boyd Hurken the latter partner
being the President OF the Association largely interested
aud sympathiZinR with British shipbuders; SuTan DE
Wiser. Fren ;hman; David X. De Wolf. English. With
interests In direct trade with England and the Colonies
II. j. De Wolf & Co., of which the same be saids
Christian +. Funch, German with his interests all In
foreign ships; Adoph f. GOdeffrOy. FRENCH Herman
KoOp, Gerinan Francis Mcdonald Englishman:
George Mackenzie, an Englishman, and agent Of the
French line of steamers; Robert Macke English agent
J. b. Phillips & son. largely engaged the
consignment OF foreign vessels; VIM. Salem, German
Frederick G. Schmidt, Wm. +. Sehmidts son. both Ger
mans Gustav Schwab German one OF the North
German LOyds Company George SlOcovich,
Italian; F. W. j. Hurst Englishman and agent of the
National line steamers whose ships largely owned
by ship builders; Richard Irwin, Kunhardt d Co., man
ayers and agents OF the Hamburg American Steamship
Company; Chas Luling, a German and large ship
owner; A. Meincke, German; Louis Myer, Ger
man; Oelechs Co., German, and agents OF the North
German Lloyd's (Bremen) Steamship Company; Einn
Ruger and William Ruger, charterers Of American ships
in the German trade &C.. Ambrose Snow and Alfred ID.
Snow Daniel Star said TO be foreigners O. L. Tap
scott many OF whose ships changed their nag during tho
war; James f. Ward, dite; Geo. L. NOss, German; Chs
L. Wright largely in the English trade.