Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
STEEL VESSELS vs.. WOODEN ONES.
ship-BniIding aud the Coasting
Trndc-PostaI Notes.


Tradc-POstaI Notes.
WASHINGTON, d. c., December Is
fspecial.) I'm a conversation the other day
with a prominent ship-owner Of Bath
Ne. the question Of steel vessels
versus wooden ones came up. During an
ensuing discussion between ship-builder
and the ship-owner outsiders learned
great deal about the cOasting trade and
the ship-building business.
"AIl our schooners are OF wood said
the ship builder. THAT material is now
cheaper than steel. but that Is not the
only reason. Golfers are often loaded ana
discharged at ports where they cannot
lie at a wharf ah0at.- Wooden vessels
can stand the strain Steel ships cannot
The insurance people would not insure
cargOes in steel vessels, when II was
known they had TO discharge or load
when aground"
The ship-owner said he was anxious 90
find out how an iron or steel vessel could
be constructed 10 stand the strains above
alluded %. lie said that at present
he had four large wooden schOoners
nearly completed, and he intended build
ing as many more as he could within the
next four years. He stated as a fact
that the present supply OF ship timber on
this coast would be exhausted I'm about
four years and that then the Oregon
pine would be required, which would put
wooden ship-buildng on the Atlantic out
of the question.
When asked as 20 the lifetime. Of
wooden ship he said one could always
get Al for twelve years. and then. by
hauling the vessel out and making certain
repairs she would rate Al from six
ia aavon yanre 1ouuqr Tban nuof I4r
hauling ont and another six years Al.
So that a good wooden vessel should last
twenty-fOur years.
EARNINGS OF COASTERS.
Coasting vessels are now getting % per
ton freight-money, whereas. a year ago
20 cents was the rate, and money was
made then.
All Of these ship-owners are anxious
for the Boer war 20 continue. Ii means
more ocean liners withdrawn for trans
ports, and, consequently, decrease IN
the supply Of carriers, and hence i'm /
crease i'm freight rates.
Masters 1t the vessels OF the owner
with whom l talked are paid $40 per
month and 3 per cent. of the earnings /
of the vessel. When asked what that I
amounted TO, he replied Captains I.
should now make about $4,000 per annum /
why he continued, "do not the F.
young men of the country take up the /.
sea for a living? There Is demand for I
capable, strictly honest masters of yes /
sells, but, unfortunately, we have a very I
Indifferent merchant marine"
POSTAL.
J. Monroe Skidmore has been appointed .
a fourth-class postmaster at McAdenyille /
CASTOR county, y. C..
A Nrfo Tr,f-
Va; Shadrack NJ. Mealey, Lantana, Va.
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