Evening journal., 1891-07-16
To CARRY OCEAN MAILS.
Preparing to Put the Subsidy
Bill Into Effect.
MANY FAST SHIPS TO BE BUzE.

They YIN Re Used as an Auxiliary Navy
Ia war Time, and Must BE American
Built and Oncered and Partly Manned
by United states Mariners.
WASHINGTON, July le The formal no
tice of the postoflice department inviting
proposals for ocean mail letting has been
issued 1t cites the act Of March g. 1891,
and is unusually explicit because the act
Of congress requires the advertising OF
''the route, which must be set forth in
full, time when the contract shall be
made, the duration Of the same, the size
of the steamers to be used, the number OF
srips each year and times Of sailing and
the time when service shall commence"
The law requires the insertion Of the ad-
vsrtisement in at least two daily news
papers OF fourteen Of the principal cities.
The conditions OF the bids, the classified.
tion Of vessels and instructions to bidders
are not made part Of the advertisement,
but are printed separately, and TO be had
on application to the postofllce depart
ment.
new Lines anu DNthNf FHtNAe
A new line on the Pacific coast from San
Francisco to Chill and TO the west coast Of
South America is proposed, and new line
from Seattle or Tacoma TO China and Ja-
pan, also new line from San Francisco to
Melbourne Provision has been made to
secure quicker service by all the old lines,
reducing the time by one-fourth to Panama
and as much as six days between Panama
and San Francisco, The service between
New York and Brazil is to be reduced to
nineteen days instead Of twenty-five and
upward as now. The service elsewhere is
reduced to a minimum by requiring new
ships and instead Of irregular and intre-
quent service on many routes much more
frequent and absolutely regular service
will be insisted on.
To Band Many Big ships
From the conferences that have taken
place there seems to be good reasons to ex-
pect that certain service will be put on
speedily. This new service, in connection
with the enlargement Of the old, will re.
quire the building Of a number Of ships
probably not less than five OF the first
class seventeen Of the second class, five OF
she third class and four Of the fourth class
with an aggregate tonnage Of 1s4 600 tons
anu AT n lfOOhNit tQcl VI iINln FNt tYN'htNt
to $50. 900 600. Il is hoped that the other
lines projected will invite still further in
vestment Of capital Newport News oi
Norfolk has been chosen as the best poini
for the upper southern coast, and Por
Tampa (starting at MOBILIZE, New Orleans
and Galveston as the best ports for thi
lower southern coast. While small par
Of the service can be put on Immediately
sxgfI Ia ls lnl af thrsa 4+nar
20 put on many Of the larger ships Thre
years is the limit prescribed by law.
An All American scheme.
Vessels must be all American built al
owned and otficered by American citizen
Ia conformity with existing laws. The
must be q the highest rating Of their re
spectiye classes known to maritime com
merce The speed is to be tested by fou
consecutive hours trial conducted by ex
perts at places designated by the postmas
ter general and under such rules as ar
usually applied in the acceptance Of yes
sells for the navy They must be built 70
prompt and economical conversion int
auxiliary naval cruisers, and those Of I'll
frat, second and third classes must be pr
pared for the carrying of at least fou
6-inch guns. For the first two years on
fourth Of the crew must be citizens Of Il
United States; she next two years on
third, and the last part Of the contral
term at least one-balf.
For Naval Purposes.
The vessels are to be inspected by nav
officers or constructors, and approved
the secretary of the navy as suitable f
naval purposes before the postmaster ge
eral can enter into contract. Each vess
44..e.r. .l.r~ % A do.
boys as apprentices or cadets The bi
are to be received up to o'clock OF Mo
day, Oct 90, next The postmaster ge
sral reserves the right TO reject any and
bids