The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-26
SPEED OF OCEAN GREYHOUNDs.

Has the limit of speed of transatlantic
Iieved that such is the fact, at least I'M
til some new and more economical motive
power shall have been perfected. One or
two ships now nearing completion may
prove to be record smashers, but after
them the new vessels ordered will be
slower craft. Not that it Is physically
impossible to build faster ships, for ma
val constructors have for years been
steadily clipping hours from the records
with their newest creations, and they
might continue to do so for years to come,
but speed is not all in international nav
igation," as the managing director of one
Of the great companies said few days
ago. The kernel of the matter seems to
be that the feetest of the great flyers
literally burn up too much money to make
them highly profitable, hence the tendency
is towards larger and slower ships, having
more elegant accommodations. Some of
the prospective new vessels, shortly to be
ordered by at least three of the grea
lines, will be eight-day ships, instead of
six. the average time of the present lead
ing craft. II is much cheaper, il is assert
ed. to feed the several hundred passen-
gers and crew for two extra days on a
slower ship than IL is to feed the insa-
table furnaces of one of the crack flyers
The American line. which owned the
Paris, which was lost ON the Man
building of two new. vessels Each
is TO be about 1000 tons larger
than the Paris, but of about seven.
teen knots speed-five knots per hour
less than the st. Paul. This will make
them eight-day ships. The reduction in
speed will enable the builders to make q
large reduction in the space taken for Goa
bunkers and boilers and machinery, and
a corresponding increase in the freigh
and passenger carrying capacity of the
ship. And there will be a great decrease
in the amount of coal consumed, making
II much cheaper to operate the larger shir
than the smaller but faster one. The saw.
ing in coal, indeed. win leave a nea
margin to be added to the profits, ever
after the more elegant and commodioui
cabin accommodations, and the two extra
! days of time consumed on the voyage
| have been taken into account. The Gu
nard and White Star lines are said I,
be in accord with the American line II
this policy of constructing larger and slow
err vessels for the European traffic An,
some of the coastwise lines are said {,
be moving in the same direction. Tn,
Ward line, whose ships ply between
New York and Hayana and New Orleans
has just ordered two new ships, each o
which will be larger and more elaborate
than its present vessels. but of much les
speed. The opinion seems to be gaining
ground among steamship men, there
fore, that the speed limit has been reach
ed, and that we shall see no commercial
| craft of greater speed until some geniu
shall have given us electricity, or lqui,
air. or something else as motive powe
stronger and more economical than steam
| --S-e-s
The salary of the Governor Of Georgi.
Is 50 900 per annum. George Odum.
17-year-old boy. has been offered a sal
airy of $4,000 ana fees as a jockey to rid
the race horses Of Mr.. w. C. whitney
The fees will be $25 for each winnin.
mount and $40 for each losing mount Thu
the boy stands a fair chance of receivin.
more for one years riding that the Gov
ernor Of Georgia gets for two terms O
two years each.