The Republican journal., 1877-09-06
American Ship Building

Board OF Trade in favor Of "free trade" in
ships. The Herald says that it would be
willing to have all the rest of the naviga-
ton laws retained, so that our merchants
might be made free to buy large iron
in the cheapest market. 1t
says further
Many of the ships of the German and French
lines are OF British construction, and if our mer
chants were as free to buy iron steamships built
the Clyde as are the merchants of Germany the
profits OF navigating them would be an important
addition to the resources of our countrymen.
1t would take no business away from American
for they do not build these ships now
and there is no reason why they should oppose a
measure which would not interfere with their in
terests. SO long as the commerce between this |
country and Europe goes in foreign built ships we |
may as well share the profits of navigating them |
as to let foreigners have monopoly Of this profit |
able business.
The Baltimore Bulletin reminds the
Herald that it will have to reckon with |
Mr.. Blaine in regard to this matter, and |
adds
MIR Blaine speaking on behalfof the shipvar,is
of Maine says that the people of the United States
must not have free trade in ships. Mr. Blaine will |
make league in behalf of his position with the |
sugar growers of Louisiana the hemp planters of
Kentucky and Missouri, the iron and steel inter
ests Of Ohio and Pennsylvania the lumber interests
OF Michigan. the cotton and wooden manuactur
ers of New England and the alliance will be very
strong in Congress"
The same issue of the Bulletin, by
singular coincidence, contains the follow
ing extract from the Dublin Ureland)
Times, from which it appears we are now
in condition to compete with the Euro
pean builders of iron ships
Our shipbuilders had better look out or their
ankee rivals will cut them out on their own
grounds. Some halfdozen years ago this country
had most decided advantage over the United
States with respect to the cost of shipbulding on
account of the greater cheapness Of labor and
materials, but since 1872 the price Of American
iron has fallen nearly fifty per cent, and the pres
ent rate in North America is not much higher than
what obtains in the principal markets of Europe,
while copper is now turned out in such quantities
that it has become an article of expectation The
price of labor, that most important item in the
construction of ships, has also been greatly reduc
ed by the use Of machines, which are not employ
ed in this country. To show the progress made
by the United States of late years in shipbuilding
We may add that since 1858, when the first iron
vessel was constructed there, no fewer than 25l
ships have been built with total tonnage Of
1877 800 tons. and valued at some fourteen or tf
teen millions sterling
A revival of our shipbuilding industry
is very much to be desired but we are
not likely to see it until the shipping now
atioat finds more, and more profitable,
employment than at present.
Brigham Young the Mormon prophet
Il 4; g
week, suddenly, Of inflammation of the
bowels. His death is hard blow to the
saints, and there can be but little doubt
that the false system of morals, society
and religion which he combined and up
held, will now totter to its fall and be
come extinct. 1t has been long enough
a reproach to the country ana a blot upon
civilization
Mr. VIM. White of Wadoboro' who is nearly
s. years Old did some remarkable shooting the
other day At arms length he hit the target at Il
distance of 100 yards ten times ont Of eleven shots
If the target was a ten inch ring, the
shooting was good. If it was the side of
a barn there was nothing remarkable
about it, even for a gentleman 50 aged.
We shouldn't want to name to ears po
lite the place to which many Yankee ship
masters think that Capt. Semmes, of Ala
bama notoriety, went, when he ''passed
in his cheeks 1t is a very sultry locality.
The late Capt. Semmes was a very eX-
pensive man to John Bull. He laughed
to see the Captain burning ships, but the
fun ceased when the little bill for fifteen
millions was presented and paid.
Every we'll regulated family in Bangor
has a night blooming cereus And the
local columns of the newspapers are
howery and fragrant with their blooming
The moons of Mars can now be seen with the
naked eye, simply by reflection IN an ordinary
mirror Lewiston Journal.
So can the fool who tries the expert
ment.
f. A. Lynde, son of the late John H.
Lynde of the Bangor Wing, has bought
the Aroostook Sunrise, and will conduct
it in future
About fifty of Brigham loungs chill
dren were present at his funeral, with a
large portion of the back towns not heard
from.
There was a snow storm on Mt. Wash |
ington on Monday, and the Thermometer
at the foot Of the mountain went down to
81.
Col. John Nj. Adams Of the Argus has
been renominated as representative from
Deering.
The much married Brigham Young left
tifty-tWo widows.
Speaking of Mr.. Emery's arraignment |
of Gov. Williams for his Interpretation of |
the second resolution of the platform, Mr.. |
Dlisco, of the Machias Union, who was Il
member Of the Committee on Resolutions
says
1t is precisely the Interpretation given it by Mr. |
Madigan. Mr.. Robinson. Mr.. Lytord and other well |
known Maine Democrats who were Committee on
Resolves i'll the Democratic State Convention. The |
frauds recognized rs belonging to the rascals
who made up the Counting Boards of Louisiana |
Florida and other states. There was no disposition
to challenge the title of Gen Hayes to the Presi |
dency. Had Mr.. Emery introduced resolve, or
any other menber of the Committee. it womb have |