New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-19

sl2l5,3s5 .l7I,4ss 1861 tIIoo27 -l.2I056l
Loss fGaln.
Onequarter OF the entire merchant marine was thus
lost during the war In 1866 the cotton tobacco aud
rice trade and Gulf ports gone The
discriminating duty OF 10 per cent had been swept away
by treaties. The tonnage which had been lost was re
placed by British vessels iron had come TO be preferred
10 wood; steam to sail The route to India had been
shortened by the sucz Canal twothrds reducing the
demand for freight carrying to India exactly
In that proportion. Besides this, the ranscon-
tineutal railroads were beginning 10 carry
IRE gnt which used to round Cape Horn IN
sailing vessels The coast line railroads have now taken
the carriage OF everything from the coastng trade eN
cept ice coal, timber granite and lime. All the inner
kinds OF foreign freight are carried by British built IRON
built for freight and are called ocean
ranps, steaming only seven or eight Enots an hour
Many 20 down every winter. The mai steamers com
PEELED to leave, they are certain time, often take
freight for ballast absolutely tree. The only freight
American vessels get is oil and its products In the
Pacific the her hand the grain trade offers ialr re-
nuneratlOu to sailing snps and Americans secure fair
share of 1t. Last year, out Of 5O6,3ll tons
carried. they carried 2i3.743 tons. And this
trade is increasing The shipyard at Bath were never
buster than they are now. Ibis years building VIII
probably reach 1000. In 1872, l4.3O4 tons were DI
Wlst can done 10 improve our merchant nlIflnef
Captain Duncan asked. He Asserted that American
foreign ones. N!ctuahug and manning are VIC
two CHIEF expenses American snlps are nsNl
to show that in foreign sailing snip. there was one usu
10 4jl2 tons ana IN American vessels one man 10 OLA
men As 10 sfeamships the Geranc Of $3.50 tons car
rles 1863 men, the City Of $500 tons 20 men
the average o,ing In British steamers one man 10 @O2
tons and in American one man 10 lOi9 II was con
tended that the wages sailors received were those when
uirfit1y' for bs er wages and masters dis
ar1S1c IeCauv nT ofbervsr when they came TO
port lower wages preyailed 80 that IN all large
ports vessels Of every nation stand on about The same
ms n I
with-taudlng and also as 10 the various chdrg~ IN
rurred in p,rt The situation then is that American
ships eau DE run more he4ply than foreign and on
the Pacific thcy are competing successfully Of
tre KIt iron has taken the place OF wood the At
antic aud o. the Iudian ocean ant the Mediterranean
Foreigners have the iron steamships they are In posses
sion nj The routes aud aye dong tue work How tnIs
country regain a foothold is the question -" have eI-
per ence" said Captain Duncan and yet present the
following recommendations With some dlhdence;
The subject o. discriminating duty should be care
fully considered section 2,5O2 Revised Statutes IN its
fullest force, aud without the luaHnCauoh c9n'iheu ID
the last half of the section; should be restored
material OF every Kind used in the construction 81
shpswooden, iron, or steel-shop,d be available to
-hpbuders free Of duty section 25l3 OF the Revised
statutes should be amended by Including cables an
cbors IRON and steel plates sheathing metal and wire
rigging and excluding the restriction as TO foreign trade
aud foreign voyagrs thereby putting coaSIns anu Tor
"Cnzen, OF the United States should be permitted to
place under the a the United states foreign steam
ana sailing ships built Of iron or steel bounty eqilya-
.ut to TIE present TAX Tor tax on American yes
sell. making fore ~ yoyages say thirty cents per ton,
should Ne granted and .aid annually 70 all American
ibcroI no.l cSnpensttion to fas lines Of Ame
steamers gong To foreign ports rom our principal
Bonded stores free Of duty all foreign going yos
Repeal OF the law 50 far az the principal ports Of
Europe are concerned, requiring three month";. ezra
pay 10 all American se4uca discharge In iOfelgA ports
. ReasOnl bic compensation for bringing home desu-
tute American seameu under Consuls ORDERS
Captain Duncan stated TO the committee that the
Office OF Slipping Commissioner cost about $4,000
year which was raised by fees He seldom had any sur
zfau Vci~ a
law under which the Office into existence protected
batn sailor dud slpONuer Il relieved the shlp-O"her
captain o. K Numiord said that for twenty seven
years had commanded -lips going our OF NeW-forK
He mad ne gu the fourteen years OF age
lie submit. ell paper IN winch he SAID mat American
vessels could nor be naygated as cheapy asortBh Ne
ses The wages OF officers and sailors were more me
nav Co. bnrJen.osae I'm sun OF 900 tons tue wages
Tor officers and sailors wouli be ia an American vessel
500 Ia a British vessel 500, IN a Norwegian 5000, aud
In Am Italian 800. lany OF the crack steam
snip. on fore "a ines paid their officers poorly Chief
engineers received little more than tue engineers on mar
PAID 90 ST. month In obedience to the law esdO-
hsnug three months extra pas American masters Ire
Quentll have pay for deserters We went 10 war
with Eng and" SAID Captain MumOrd. for free trade
aud sailors rights and came Ou ot II with socaed
reciprocity teaty wnlch was nue. nc nlhle Oh jug al
posed tWotnrds OF American seanen. We must have
some modification OF exlstlng laws ahd reduction oI
Consular fees. As TO rec prOcal treaties
into winch 1t has entered In speaking OF the cost Ol
building vessels he said that scotland was now pro
R anI ''o one O for u aI5 1os The other for
10 the Allan line III Boston lying at her pier and nearly
oa ed found with uoe In It's side and six ee OF
nearly tine .nine Tine the warwick belonging to the
Bristol aud NewIork Line, began leaking while mere III
"wser fbr buke nj Devonshire. had thrown
her the builders hands Last yo4r l0l Of these yes
which FIRE trader. wanted put uhdcr the American da.
/ A. aI mn ~ u q
owumg haa written 10 SewYoTk tuat there was htte
paying. Tue effect OF rebate in snip materials,
captain MumiOrI thought, would he 10 encourage Tue
Of vessel building IA Delaware snip yard and com
pared IN France with iron picked up in English ship
iih5 c foreign trade had SSH not s''' been PROT
| table foI several years previous 10 tue war
But ,hr most destructive blow aimed at II had been ~
England wneu 20 encouraged vessels TO prey upon he
America me chant marine. Tue carrying trade colld
ONLY BE- reEalned by another European VIZ Or by can
ceiling those cprocll treaties VITA foreign countries
Iumlords paper contained the following recommends
! uon7: .
our snfph- interest III the iotelgn carrying tr4de
| pay 70 sramen when SICK
3D. Reduce our consular fees.
81 Allow AL aucnors. chains, wire rigging canvas
ana stores loi sup use To be taken out VI bond Tor YES
ses employed ~ lIc oIeltn trade also Tor vessels en-
| ployed 9,tween our Atlantic anu Pacific ports.
o. Repeal All laws Tor carrying the mails for sea
post gt aud pay Tor 80 doing by the scale paid railroads
| on shore
the foreign trade 10 carry one apprentice for every 3OO
tons register ia the cua.ul trade, apprentice Tor
every 800 lens Register. They zIOud bOuuy
from the Government law Oi tn.s kud Will, IN the
course II few yeat,. give "a. American seIe Tor our
mercantile marine aud future navy. II the reciprocal
| treaties cane He'd
IA Dlnereuuai discriminating duties Oh all foreign
prOducts unlcs- imported under the nag where pro-
| duce1. under our own lag"
Tue committee adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
ORIENTAL STUFFS SOLD.
The sale of the property of the American