New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03
AMERICAN SHIPS NEEDED,
now FOREIGN TRADE SHOULD Be PUSHED.

Abe National Board of Steam Navigation yesterday
~ the Hoffman House than on the previous day.
Captain +. A. Churchman, with ABOUT q uo1ea
other members came from Philadelphia, ana Sc
raj prominent steamboat men of this city droppeu
H. that when President Fisher opened the sessor
~ noon there was not an unoccupleu chsI
IN the room. The principal business done was the
passage of resolution requesting the Lgn'aG ase
Board I, abolish the electric lights at He'll Sa ave
And substituting in their places shaded lights on
sach side Of the river. The pilots say that THESE
sas 80 are much brighter than the others IN
vicinity. After luncheon there was G Con.
discussion the proposition to ask the T foss
that engineers and pilots were competed ..
paw for several years after the war. a,ect;on
finally decided to let the matter DROP the en
OF the following President, l. fisnel, H "a
York; vcepresldents. b: D. Wood OF Ne trs.surer
Addison Lyle. Pitisburg secretaries 3 w. H 5ry
ant, kew-Oreans, and Charles H. Boyer on MGws
Y E"a1a a Is0 cGnspsssman James ss'
aaaIstisS g. Louis; " vosOqTs&w Nf pTds ST.
Phiadelpha; w. P. Henry, Buffalo; ): b I'D USyHIf'
Portland; w. Miller Samuel IL sesn cincinnati;
Bowman Mey b s rest of the
was taken up by Captain A. e of the Oregon
Towing Line explaining the has been pr-
accoIain igss,;rsting the subject for weeks and
claims that he has fully discovered the manner IN
tion brief Is tiat eno o'iueh WV SN
quarter. lie saiu'
To assert that the hole in the orcsons side was mace
f S es s M: to
On the ships side except that hole ak iset Dy tSrSe
tn; into Y n.s Would not the marks Of
be- %'' plainly scent now. then, did IT. happsS
spy Yves. IN ny nd sns at the rate of
heans for the saSrs c %sy 20 sn tHs sa to
cross OregoDs bows It vas the steamers place 10
encsr. sne did not when, the las. moment the
scnooners captain that he could not get across
Inc wind. 1t was the quickest way TO get around II
he had had ten feet .,rs ssa and was re
Instant An the cir OF tho case bear out this
theory.
He added that the chooner had been fully proven
70 be the Charles w. Morse, of Bath. one nun
dred-ton craft. bound from Baltimore to Boston
with a cargo of 200 tons of coal
Previous to adjournment IL was DECIDED Dy
unanimous vote to present President Fisher with
$500 for his services but he refused to take IT, Inc
evening session was taken NJ entirely by Congress
man Negley of Pittsburg In discussing the cues,
ton: g What shall do. with our surplus !"
The address was listened to throughout with close
attention on the part Of all and the speaker was
loudly applauded many times. Following are some
OF the things he SAID
No maritime State from the time Of the PhGnicians
down TO time has ever become strong ana dom
ipaut I'm its naval power and command Of foreign
commerce without building its own vessels manning
The history OF Holland of Italy. or of Spain furnish an
Impressive lesson of the influence OF powerful mer
maintaining their commercial prestige II our mall
%s %s you'd Ssye the
Europe flying tho American nag instead OF Few
Our ocean mail service is not only defective as 10
method. but Objectionable on account Of indifferent
services and unequal compensation For Instance, we
pay domestic postal service 1882 cents per mile
FROM New Orleans to Port Eais. and 2oor cents ,roiu
Tampa hsaRi TO Key s wa. cent:
across o the BAY we pay From to
Cuba and York Hay and from San francsco
fnsI Ions kon ue 0-l A
to Rio Janeiro three and from New-Orleans to
Honduras SO 81 cents. Millions are freely spent upon
the ovtraud establishing and supporting inter.
III the interior, while tribute OF millions . 10
compulsory method Of obtaining mail service from
ship owners OF the United states has been lately re-
sorted 10 by one department of the Government
England to secure and maintain the commerce which
sooo 600 in OF the mail service with
that The value TO her OF the traffic carried On
suez Caual pays annual income OF $l2 600 Eng
tune. q. much as we do and yet the At
lantc Ocean, double Cape Horn ana steam as.a1ce
from ok o to wss % miles '0
Our imports from, South America last year exceeded
our ports $3s 900 600 and the balance against US IN
trade with Mexico, the West Indies ana co9tra
Exchanges with Brazil Porto Rico and Cuba was the
most significant of all The aggregate balance aganSt
we have reciprocity treaty. was 100000 and the
Deficit oa5 ana amounted To mot
S25 900 The grand total OF the foreYn
e. washed by Ss Paec
India reaches annually the enormous sum I'm, Cd Cd
BATES enjoy less than per cent instance OF
Ss
about Ss upon
she collects import tax which we also pay. From
n Of h S. Gs
Every Consulate IN the United Kingdom Of Great eat
eign Consular districts, with suggestions Tor IT'S Inn
under psea ssa .yse ma
gotiaions, aided by liberal subsidies the Latn Amerl
o an Not
foodng markets with cheap manufactures England
sura industries tho farm products of India aud Aus
!raia by devoopns the channels Of communication and
Our manufactured products have increased In guam
same period our ouuTa pfodScis have
400 per cent. Still, our total export Of msrchsndis'
during the past year only amounted to $167,s949so
en- excess of exports over imports OF $7s,ss7 FAC
ton Increased from $4,000 s44 600 600
We have III operation over 300 600 estso
employing 100000 OF operatives. These establish
ents possess of ski economy and defines Il
Foreign market, take about 2ia per cent The nOar ha
onser RI. demand or facilities au TO-
tine volume OF s our exports sms ssa 10 with %
nation. OF Europe IN the Gulf port, and opioa
region. OF the American Continent Applause.
woe the greatest stimulus 10 an increase OF the mar
s al OF ns Sso
question OF National dependence. National strength
NATIONAL patriotism. National power NATIONAL honor
National pride. and National policy IL involves thu
interests OF .. classes alike the producer we'll as the
consumer Applause.
Having to compete with ambitious nations " no have
established their powerful merchant marine through
tho aid OF generous subsidies and liberal maritime avs
the United States must adopt like system to give he
shipbuiders and merchants equal chance. Tho fret
registry of English built will provide rem
edy; we have free trade now. aud simple IN ou
carrying trade. Consequently we have had Amer
lean vessels OF large tonnage tied up for years In At
lantic ports ana ut San Francisco, owing to ruinou
compsiition from heavily subsidized lines of othe
nations
Mr. Negley then made a comparison of the mer
chant marine of the United States and those of othe
countries, saying:
OF vessels Of all classes We have 500 val