Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-28
FACTS ABOUT OUR SHIPPING
CONDITIONS AND REASONS FOR EN-
COURAGINsi LEGISLATION.
Annual Report of the Com missioner o
Navigation. Most Satisfactory Ia
Bureaus History.


The annual report of Mr. Chamber
lain, the Commissioner Of Navigation
shows that American shining indus
80. .,,a, =, .-....a, -
$50 ~ " ny "' i'''apeii,S
OF the country during the past fiscal
year. Inc returns disclose more salts
factory conditions imam those Of any
aorlner year IN the bureau history.
me sotai doeumenten tonnage on June
81. Iss9 comprised 22.'2S vessels. Of
4.so4.."s gross tons which is our larg-
est since 1901 i ne tonnage operating
under our coast!ng laws. 2l,391 vessels
OF 4:V!o,s'- gross tons is the largest IN
our history and greater than the coast
steam tonnage 2.a'e.oll tons. TOR the
hrst time exceeds the tonnage OF all
o.her c1ai1. IN me rest or the world
St.dn! 'oh'ase eieS'h years ago exceed
g sail lohnaSe. oui tonnage register
50 ~ ioleis'i trace remains snail;
ana last year Anne lcan vessel carried
q lract'on less IMAM . per cent. If our
eSlolts siio IMPORTS, 'he sn1a!iest per
zen SiSe IN our history. Easeu on f'u-
reau 'e!;tas returns the WorM's sea
se!hs san tonnage IN the past quarter
81 century Eas e reased from l',iSa.-
s .,o l'HS y . -" ~ tons, a decrease OF
~ 'sr cent. Inc decrease IN me nj cd
S''S'ses nas neen az me average rate
eaSolhs steam t,nnage IN the same
Pei ,Su ~ LlaS iilSlSaSed from Hi,"-e,l?" tons
20 ls.es''l,I IONS. or 80 per cent. me
Pilel!"'l'illai INCREASES ~ nave heeh Nor
way $ over Iaoo per cent. ana Germany s
!.'iIs ~ PET cent. n" 'hc'eaSc 81
tle lll%u tateS iaS Hstn MY = per
~. ~ ll'e y f'.srlfah
.se.,'' .o'in+'A S'tftu lnF lore ~
,''"e on Shs - an T. AND Gut coasts
II - MI en- IN ueE"! .
/" 'tt,H ne i3Sf ieW
, 7 "a ~ s." 'M#
f5s.li.e s.t1st n age IN the nas
, VIZ hs,. =. ne n'tat States IN ca
A,n-hs 9tS3". &c mas Topped rom
-" .5,u ',t' e I'M % 'fr',. Ut! am
- N 49, u 80 .'I,' pstoW ''%lh' ny
a!!u .'Ss, and u steamships IN ior-
w. 1919 aicns gre cnhslaereo. belnw
,h,.a ~ ana spal'; an ana cnS sllgntly
'iiea' "l 'al'dn. ne report reviews
piie'ly me IeEis'ttlon OF other nations
- o.!la'' 81 'neli merchant shipping.
.i noM'i,s Nlla. lasl year European ma ma
o ,oni,o anu 'a'''l * pehue" over S-'.oou-
wv - pintiiotc u IN various loIlns. while
~ ~ oi'!teu tI'eS SleHl Only S3'o'-il.
-. .lie.! ~ ines 70 emma ana
ss i hGn zoo foiei i hcillona expended ABOUT
s 80 VIII LOT me same purpose
go ooo "it ~ 7ea.eS eHi,tiius" less IMAM
go. ~. $50 - trent o. Two or
~ $50 <,iiel !cah Steal1'sl'p nncs on
,;I, ..1i. Ho1Aee - coliilSct viii Asia
E,o,, - n,.S'i Wy s"p.ai's o. western
a ~, ol'e w ~ Gioser MAJ ana passenger
than IS nov ~ n lse, .nle rec 70 ,b i'In uays
.'!,iH - ,'oH posSiole ny lhe neaNl
ta,,i,i - - : - si'|,'i ailu lehch
~, .lheS 'n.ousn lne oueZ can'll.
i,, ~! li''e olhct nd
49, w. s'o ~ .ilSll ilitrcnan. Snip
inns says W. Nhd iiH'el!alil' apply Win
49, io !,. 70 '1le Ghlttu states:
49, ,Ia, .'isH -, ~ ~ tne 'clatlols OIL
1t ~ ~. ny; ciia!tt h1s'i'lie as uii
tiS.,rele ~ ii.e,oiial uelcise' " re,a-
t;. - q tet &c ~, ni!.l mss 70 l'Sulfif
t.l;S' ~ ~" ete1tioii9 " iiSM mar
co,,th -; - q. -Auatl tllIa ana
49, h,t - ny ilcSes'sl'S l"l
~ ii1-'.i ht'ciil.es uhueI me
g.; ~, .i,e s,.. % we li'erchanl
,,aI,, ~ 49,, - go i!.ipol % any ene
Ill .ns - - 'itS iue: nllu NJ
t; ~ =. - iiippulloihs 'tho
n,a,brds 20 1n,'tt 80. -. ~; W.. louS
,.a1,,a ~ ~ I. - 'n.io1i ny ailhua
~ ~ ~ -, ~: i!is tlt''e ~
s1-5 900 oon ;,l,,, :, a!it..teu ~ apol'o
;n,rrioat $500 p>.7sEieS' ',iiu
.r,an % . ,;, ~ Pay i.'si'lS Aol
Statas 1rho ,ran,,,a,. ~ ;
shinI;r -; ~ stl;,l l'lat , IAi.tl ie.'h
,.anrla 49, ~ +;ce ,. {, - W - iiall'l
49,, ,n, 80 ~ ut'Go 80 n,tt ~ ~
nine, IN 1873 - ~, sh;,,, f nes!'
vaaT al ~, a,iI go, ~, Wy Go ~ s
~ A,na,ic,n ,assaI. - ~ tnr;., :, ~ :
and ali snnnlioS ~. s,,n,, n.-.a, $500 49,
h.an axar,n, 5,.i, ..; e9', ~, "a He
rayas WHEN a,.. i,,,,>tnrad a,,,,nii 50 :
fnraipn ana a,,,ar;nn,c .h;a,si ~ W. :
nronosjtion - rnna,I tonpat,a .,,a.,
wou,d thnrafnr1 ~ ,,ffa,t W. "a >.s
TO a hount, ~ ,l,o,,t 90 400 1880, ,,'. =,
10 foreign 'shinnin~ and v,1n',,d ,.'.Iia,s
5A.narjran shinninr az ,,nlv ssn ono ,,yn-,
1.-The. ranort then takes ~ +h Gra
methods which have recently been sug-