The sun., 1891-05-03
NV FOR A MERCHANrNAVY
mr GER omAx 0oxHsRw a.
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u,rhss says that Unsussiassst
= c.,,.t Cespste with The rretest
r. sx.ss.,. ef E.gisnA asa Other I.essk
WI T. Hughes OF tho Ward line o.
IA Havana and Mexico ID not only
@s.,s,.IIy we'll Informed respecting the
u,.. ,rsaa to which he has devoted his
n~p".hs Ia an enthusiastic believer In the
10 a, American shipping. No amount oi
nu. dstsrs him from wor king for tho com
,.yiysl oil our ocean commerce. ana
n..ss, IA IA called upon to mako dozen ad.
49,. an tho subject or 70 spend winter In
s.s,,eton urging proper Legislation. he
,s,,. rnd,rtakes Whatever task seems likely
= bspsnt the cause.
~ ,ons talk upon the subject for TIE Sun
..M that after the war the lrst difficulty
~, AMERICAN shipowners encountered was
u..ncc.ssrul W.. introduction OF iron In place OF
W. A sbipbuilding material. England being
w. ,,me better fitted to produce iron ships
S,.v vora Thanks to the efforts and pluck
va ~ notable men. We have developed little
.,,,,,. our capabilities as builders OF Iron
H.. until to-day we can build as fine ships -
-. atom in tho world. and In the matter OF
,.,.tI,ty and finish perhaps better oneA 1t
~, bs asked, ,hen. why we aro asking Con-
~. N help us. because the American capi-
40. Inst interest In shipping. and was lured
.~sr 10 investing In railroads py the popuiaS
r,. I'VE cannot compe'e With the brItisn ana ,,
Snst Snta% n" enn compete with them. start rs up
md md tos,er o Us as tnsy were fosteied, and NJ, ",
VII vi ~. only y, compete With shem' but We Will
W.T. W.T. Hug Hughes @ explained that ENGLAND created
liberal Ss Kind Of b4ldles., She .aid to eorpo;
TH norts III such and such q speet Now,
SoW much do you re uire to help you carry out
his en- errrise' Aud she pail WI what -, tnoy s re-
auinen atno.s porIs s sho i = iuay reduced the sub
sdy until. PERHAPS. shc tmok 1t away entirely;
Tnsn 81 s;arcI now lines and MTeSelorea.
tnsIncss witt, SOM ether country. The result
Sas that she brrnInc the great manufacturing
,pS I shp,rt H.: 'oUntry that she is. and. 80 to
s~ak, gobbied Tho trade Of tho world.
hO,nS Ia rp 70 es the the re re- ecp We have the
ee q sonT,Sr, tor, f. the T05W4 wfS
greatest manufacturing nation On the enrth.
Why: D.clu.o our manufacturers have been
proiec,e % Taa Tair1a IS tbnn tnnn bayyy IVY
been protected. Tbey have hed valuable riehts
oi Way given 10 th'm. and have hal land
ara Is =. he Government has endorsed tneiT
up until ,o-da, they are CAPABLE OF taxing
ca'e o. Themselves. few years ago We mad
nG IN 1o .ow ,ssmnny naps e. % b1.s bSsys
one Of the Greate.t rXpert marine archltects
that Encian! ever had. is destined to be one
Of tte finest in the world. There is no dim-
Guilty in Ieriing any reasonanie sums .otsd by
Congress tor tho increase OF that navy. What
caused this e. ange IN popular sentiment Th0
education OF the people to the necessity OF
Mr.. Hughes has been making some calcnla-
ito upon the ,ii'eot advantage OF American
shins TO The pe"pl. 10 American Iorts II He says
be the iuest meet OF Yankee, shins ailoat. that
they cause the expenditure yearly in the city
Of New York. for crews wages. pilotages.
counting commissions OF any kind. or extra
ordinary repairs; but purely and simply
moneys sxnended Gr Whas ths ships 80 t9
pay rolls fol. crews wages and labor employed
on shore being about .$55O.0O0. You will say |
that foreign ships also also sEsnd %aonSy no S, when %
spend as II tie rs possible In tho foreign port,
and us much as possible In the home port.
They 1ever dock do. ( their ships over here Their
as little as possible over here. or only such ar
tries as they can buy cheaper than at home,
bSn,S our own s shs xs would dnsS seSnd
City Of New York, &C.. to run from New York
W.ud 10 II the first nsfs
alone Of about slO0oO,OO0. and the cost Of run.
ming each such ship. which is about tsS:OO0
pund or month 6e
. In nut hell" Iir. Hughes says. American
the sse sn%Dss s Ins rs
!ortiGn lines receive. 1t Is false that Great
Brita rays no subsidies. She pays the Pen
pany f2b5.OOO per annum for . weekly service
TO ono set o, T. Orts and q fortnightly service to
another. Tho Norrh Atlantic lines get three
ND ihros renHe pound for opu bulFsr i ei1s ma
matter. This amounts 70 sl2,OOO q trin Be-
sides all these steamships are under contract
with the Admiralty under what is known IS
they receive twea,y shililngs per gross ton
when when they bn.e 10 mail contract and fifteen
- He says that not alone is tuere this comps-
tition with subsidized foreign lines, but that
"a ,nnning u steamship company one must
poi ony pay dividends. hnt allowance must
be made for wear and tear and for the deprecl-
ation OF valn"s eon-eauent upon the constant
u. npronTemcnts that are making In ,shlpbuild-
ol = n onhecr tho remarkab BILE changes he sees
,onirontinst "slc. mship ownor to-day: Only
rns lev ,hou years nso ,omp!nnd marine engine
To-day We hn . h" triple expsns sion. which is
'ntlrelv su, cr'rG'n;: the compound. The
luadruple which Is to succeed the triple, is
ba iron. What have we in the iuture? Iyen-
ppre to prophGsy that mt no very distant day
ni9s and engines viii be Dnilt of aluminium.
'mc r,cis, n"Ii VIII DO knocked out BY stored cleo
!, There are many, rorts and some countries
IN ne. our lag has ,never been seen. Mr..
.oms ions wnich ,iav' never cen our flag can be
,Hnetted ,HDt , t. honori. We have developed our
,mr ,"r ira1r s nm1-t 70 its utmost. Let US send
an,erlcna In iron aEd steel. do .iGned by Aueri.
nn aa.a ofaIns Iuilt by American mechanics. nav.
ne Dpodyca. y american u, seamen. and losdsd with
~ sii Know practically. and not theoretically
II Il W 70 this time all they know about us Is
rsat ry na,yc nave read In books-that we are the
'lli y wec ONE the.n all 10 our shores. and that
~ ,;,s s,e gag, willing and able to do business