New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
THE POSTAL SUBSIDY BILL.
INTEREST IN THE MEASURE INCREASING.
NuMBER OF TRIPS MADE LAST YEAR FROM
PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO THOSE
OF OTHER COUNTRIES BY AMERICAN
AND FOREIGN STEAMSHIPS.
pr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIPusE.I


rpY TELEGRAPH TO TRIPUsEI
Washington, April 1.-The interest in the new snip
ming hin docs not seem to ag but rs Its pro
visions BECOME better and more widely KNOWN va"
ot the provisions of the bill is that certain per cent
NJ the crews that man the vessels which carry u'e
mails shall be nativeborn Americans. Another is u''
a certain number OF Naval cadets shall be IaAcn VI,
each vessel This last clause has stirred up te Nav"
spirit in the American youth, and applications lor w
pointments as cadets have already been receI'cu' ~
& we'll known that the trade Of the United states WIN
foreign countries has been extremely small OuV .i,o
cargoes carried in American bottoms nave Deeh sun
smaller There arc only twelve American Steamship
lines plyng between the ports Of the United states anu
those Of foreign countries. The OCEANIC 0te"ni'np
Conpany runs two vessels OF American register oo-
tween san Francisco and Sydney, Ausuala' StopPine
at Honolulu anu auckland They made nine trlpS IiS'
wear The same company also owns ana operates ouo
or more vessels Of foreign register III ALL 'nrVeo'
trips were made last year between san FRANCISCO anu
sydney. .,,..u
TIE Pacific Mail Steamship Company runs thirteeh
steamers of American register. Three OF then run
from san Francisco to Hong Kong via hoAohainS'
They made thirteen trips last year. seven Vi 'lo
steamers OF this country sail from san Francesca "
Panama. calling at intermediate points Inc olh9r
three run between New-YOrk and Colon. Inc s'eal'
ers of the Panama Line made thirty-tWo trips llSO
voor while those from New York 10 Colon made thirty
civ trims Besides the fourteen trips made from san
Francisco to Hong Kong, seventeen aoutlohal uiP'
were made by vessels carrying foreign nag mus
there was a vessel sailing from san Francisco for China
about once in every ten or twelve days All OF these
tb,rty-one trips would have been made by American
vessels manned by American crews had this Govern
ment AT that time been following a different policy
toward American shipping.
Under the operation of the Postal bill new activity
will soon be witnessed In the shpyards on the racine
Coast The Spreckels brothers, the owners OF the
Oceanic steamship Company, are reported 10 expect
IN spend at once 100000 in building new YES
sells for the Australian trade. Jay Gould ana
his mariners will take advantage OF the new
measure of compensation allowed by the bill for
carrying tbe mails and will try to see to 1t that
American vessels do all the business between san
Francisco and China. For some time the FIahu III
yestment Company has been running line OF steamers
from Tampa to Havana. With two vessels they Hlauo
1877 trips last year. The same company began OIL
March ] of this year operating line from Tampa
TO Kingston, jamaica, making semimonthly tHpS'
This service was begun before the passage OF the ne"
I'M but the company expects greatly TO strengthen
the line and It is probable that the service VIII DC
made weekly instead OF seml-m0ntIy. lhere u Nv
this time no line of American vessels plying between
New York and Jamaica, but last year seventy eleh'
rps were made between those ports by foreign vessels
Propositions have already been received by the Post
line If vessels to run between those two ports
The Pacific Coast steamship Company runs Two
American built vessels between san Francisco ana
Guaymas They made twelve trips last year.
only three American-built vessels now SAL DC
veen this country and Brazil They are owned by the
limited States and Brazil Mall Steamship Company ana
made seventeen trips last year. These vessels carried
mail and freight for st. Thomas Martinique Barbados
and northern ports of Brazil While American YES
, orlr made seventeen trips to Brazil last year,
foreign vessels made fftyelght. Mr.; Ihur6er, INC
Dresident OF the Brazil Mall Company mas hau syvUli
Consultations recently with POsmaSt eTtreneral Naa
maker and IL is not at all unlikely that AmerlCdn-
huIIt vessels will make monthly trips TO Brazil Deloe
long. c,a ,,oi, 7 tpo made fftv-two
twins last wear from New York to Cuba. o. these Only
twenty two were made by American built vessels Inc
CLYDE Line made twenty-five trips between New loTh
and San Domingo. The Red D. Line lauG L l.lS ~
which were by American vessels and eighteen Dy lot
eigu Twenty three trips were maze la,I Stdt LII, DO
tu7cen New-York and Cape Hayti, only two OF theih
- American vessels New Orleans has four steam
Ship lines The Morgan Line with four AIne io
buit vessels made fOrty-s trips to Fort Lim0n.
During the same time thirty-nine trips were aue ~
foreirn vessels from New-IOrk to costa hich. INC
same COMPANY with three vessels made thIrty -st1Sen
trns from New-Orleans 10 OtreytOwn, Ncaraeud. Two
american vessels of Oteris Pioneer Line made twenty
Trims from New orleans to TruXO, in the Republic on
tnnduras while hfty-seven trips were made III inc
same time BY foreign vessels - ,...
The ROYAL Mail Line made fiftyhve trips DetWeeH
Nau- ORLEANS and Puerto COrteZ, via Belze anu LN-
vnssels All the vessels Of the NewOrleans lines are
smaller in tonnage than the minimum hXed Dy tne avT T
low hut IL Is confidently expected that larger anu
faster vessels will DO constructed