New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-05
RECIPROCITY AND SHIP-BUILDNG.
A NOVA sCoTlAN PREDICTS GOOD RESULTS FROM I'll
cANAnIAN nECIppnCIrY TREATY.

A NOVA sCOTlAN PREDICTS GOOD RESULTS FROM TIE
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
To the Edtt0r Of The Tribune.
SIR Iron steamers that will not sink money
are not now found In the American mercantile marine
nor wooden either But the proposed reciprocity
with Canada will enable us to change all that Canadian
shiptimber through the Jealousy of British shpbud-
ers finding expression i'll the code Of British Lloyds,
has long been held as shamefuly unfair estimates Take
for one example Canadian black 1t has long been
proved superior to British oak-much vaunted--both IN
strength and durability but, where BritishoaK snip
classes ON the books OF Lloyds' Society for
twelve years. q back-birch bottom II CaDadi-
an built, classes for only four. But IL the raw
stuff be imported by British builder aud then used
I'm the construction of ship. II will be assigned pc
iiod varying according to structural Junction from
eight TO fourteen years This inconsistency In the rules
OF that famous society is due to the influence OF the
British iron interest II Is designed 10 increase tue ne
mand for IRON Ii IL also designed to increase the COLONIAL
demand for For, Notwithstanding tue numerous
dsqualifcatory enactmens OF British Lioyds against
North American shiptmber" composite vessels bult
IN the Dominion will class relatively higher than BRUSH
buut wooden ships For it was supposed by Lioyds'
committees when they made those rules that the cana
dian builder must import his non "irames' ready
nodded from Great Britain whenever he purposes con-
structing a ship on tho composite principle
Composite vessels are much better than either WOOD
or rO ~
both while avoiding disabilities OF either FOR eS
annie the iron frames allow the ship to be Duilt In
watertght compartments which cannot be successfully
ACCOMPLISHED with q vessel wholly OF WOOD. VI Tue
other hand the wood plankng permits inc coinp1sHe
bottom TO metaled aud thus avoiu lno sio ,,,
cuity besetting the wholly iron structure VIZ, iohiE
Nevertheless composite vessels AT. pu, ~ a,,anS
ninion because OF the difficulties and expenses attend
o. hinment Of frames across the Atlantic; ana
this too, Notwithstanding the TACT tnat u hs az
even when panked with the nucn-stuPettaoS ,ptaen
hirch will he els al
years or equal To the highest rated timber Ano"h W
wit, East Indian teak. ..o. a,d toughar
than Breh That is to say, the Canadian Duiiuci mo
may undertake the construction OF composso rh,te
will have lust u per cent the less iron 10 pay ioI
ns shin viii he also u per lighter and therefore,
c9teris parJus Of II per cent higher " p,,
u he choose to employ "a also rifng com.
pared to the transatlantic Ana tue H,nrtnina iinn
SeIcan or feresn metals 10 no
matter form Save only IRON d1 - hs de-
snSes 100 a re This the existing condition Of
things Add TO u tho reciprocity winch Del 70 nadisn
citizens to buy ana regse he American dag Will
be rapidly restored to its wonted position GU tne sh
way Of nations borne TOO py nS me ideally perfect
ship until copper becomes chespened that she may
be realized In that material ,,,o .n.c. ,bs
When the reciprocity treaty goes into enecI os e
American shipowner have frames rolled .. ss"d
according TO whatever model he purPoses a sSin vii
there be built under British Lloyds' tnspection tot
French or American he chooses OF al s,e.x"tbs
rules of which specify only best iron having omITa
prescriptions Of national if ha nnSon
Society is the great ruling central underwriting mar
ket OF the world When ready for sea he VIII nsvc ~
cost ~ pwIdius her st home Bhe will be launched
under the Stars aud stripes, and enro9d I, ser,biv
shrunken list to It's former importance. Gould
Hauispor1 Nova Scotia. July %. 1874