New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
GROWTH OF SHIPPING.
,-or.RIE PROGRESS SHOWN BY CON-
MISSIONER CHAMBERLAIN
.,rrRTcAN TONNAGE NOW PRACTICALLY
.- THE MAXIMUM FIGURES OF lsel-
CONSTRUCTION AWAITING LEGIS-
LAT1oN BY CONGRESS.
LATIoN BY CONGRESS.
rRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

CONSTRUCTION AWAITING LEGIs-
LATToN BY CONGRESS
rRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
--.,-srou Nov. S.-The report Of Mr.. Cham
".~ -be Commissioner Of Navigation says that
70 I.s. fiscal year has been the third successive
- notable prosperity and growth In American
-.,4,z exceeding the two previous years Inc
So, and nature % work under way or projected
a. .htpvards promise an even s1ea'eF ei0"NA -'
=. current fiscal year.
ne ,o.n to,nsge has now practically attained
A~ $40 maximum Of 1861. The figures Of 1901
,s,.d with 1861 show an increase II coaellns
asess from 544 tons 10 i,6S2.sso tons t1Wo-
- ~ This increase being on the Great Lakesl
"-..ss IN foreign trade vessels from Z4so'Ss4
w" 20 5q5 tons and a decrease in whaling and
p0-S ,,ossals from 3SS375 tons 10 6l,S40 tons y.
- tonnage -20l tons are wooden vessels
~ e1I O-7 tens are iron or steel IN LIN
SIC p+-si, launched 1.440.coo tons OF steel YES
.sls -.. .-. -yra,rv-
~ -. ~ 2s7 tons and Hawaii with siNty-1our
- ~ - z I4s tons. In the Philippines 2Sf" yes
:. no 81 tons (ot which lag vessels OF 5000
seI = = .+ae-o vessels) are under American protec-
90 T-,-1 Congress has so enacted the FhlilppIhe
- - o-A not vessels OF the United States:
.9Sto,Ipb registered American vessels increased
~ ;, the wear American vessels carried
,a- cent Of exports and imports the sinai
-oa,-sge in the history OF the cOtnUS' +--e
-. o,aan steamers in foreign trade Is 100 SINAI
heet - o-s-es with that Of foreign nations Ine
..ch NJ the four large British and German
-, corporations exceeds the American Aoet
q tonnage mileage and business
~ - -or,ege built and documentec N 1he Oi1leu
---as ., The last fiscal year COMPRISED -'0o4
= IQq s2a gross IONS An analysis OF ln4s eO1s C-
O- - -. ,-inred IL July. The steel Fesse4s tii-eI
ton wa - ,I,5er contract ii the current fiscal
O0- -, -,rcb exceed similar tonnage built II any
.o,,e year The bureau is advised OF eighty Ii-i'o
- merchant vessels Of 355.045 gross TONS 10 DC
1oz A. about SS5 Jea GO. Besides these seventy
80 naval vessels OF 2Sl14S tons dlsp4acelnel-1 a.
s,,5i-g a. contract prices Of s1s.envto- ID TINS
D1-l---.s .or- ,lsu-s with capital Of about
&c n,o .o a,,nlov.ng about forty-six thousand men
are engaged
WAITING FOR ACTION BY CONGRESS
~. b,,nsins OF ten Transatlantic steamers pre-
,.t,v rests on anticipated legislation oy Con
s-.ss Six for the Atlantic Transport Line ar
5r1IstnC from the same plans used IN oulIclns
.-.e-,e-s n England for the same company Inc
..-s,.- ooe1 Of q steamer OF the Minnehaha type
VII he & s4s 500; the British cost Sl.ls,2a Inc
A-,e-:cau cost CT the smaller transatlantic cargo
steamers will be s29a aO for which the British price
ranges from sSS4, 900 10 s486.eoO.
TIE difference in wages on American and foreign
vessels is considered IN detail In illustration the
uaTrou Excluding master) Of $50 men on the 81
T,,s IS 81 800; Of IT men the British oceanic IS
esY and of 500 men on the German Kaiser WI
helm der Crosse s7.-15. The German Is the fastest
steamship: the American is the smallest
The report contains detailed statement OF the
toreign voyages Of American vessels last year
showing that the American flag was seen nl0cI'
cftener OF the North Atlantic during PRESIDENT Iei-
.e-sou's Embargo CsCsO during the cruises OF
the Alabama than present Foreign shlpplns ID
tbs Pacific trade has doubled in three years
The purchase of the Leyland Line is considered
Is evidence that American capital is willing 10 IN
vest IN ocean steamships; that there is an adFan-
tare 10 American exporters In American control OF
ocean steamships even II not under the American
Tag and that IN the coming Development OF ocean
TRANSFORMATION facilities the union OF trunk rail-
road lines and steamship corporations VIII De an
important factor. Including the Leyland purchase
American capital owns fully 60 600 Of steamers
under foreign flags which n actual carrying power
exceed eli American vessels now engaged IN foTeisn
trade The War and Navy departments also own
issE gross OF foreign built transports and COL
,ers By various special acts. ffysix foreign built
vessels CT ls1E gross tons. have been admitted TO
TesTs las pnrchased ss 90 tons Of foreign built
steel steamers. while since ISL there nave oeeI
steam vessels Of all kinds.
The principal foreign and american ocean ma; HsI
the present prices OF steamships British ocean
o9lR 81 Ess ines 'hAh American contracts u.'oe' '7
Of American shipping and also tables illustrating
the growth Of British and German shipping. II
vii not be printed for distribution until December
COST OF SHIPS HERE AND ABROAD
The following letter recently addressed 70 the
Commissioner e- Navigation by B N Baker, pres
ident and principal Of the Atlantic Transport
Line, shows the present difference in the cost
Of building ocean screw steel steamers IN the
United States and Great Britain
Atlantic Transport Line
Office OF the President,
Bslrfuacre- October Il. 1901
Dear Nr Chamberlain: Referring 10 my letter o.
Marcr Is. 1871. and replying to your request with
regard 70 relative difference n cost OF SHIPS our
company at present have q contract for TWO S!9lpS
with Messrs- EarIand * Wolf, Limited; Be4fast
Zone o. which viii be completed very early IN the
spring and the other little later, say during the
summer Of exactly the same size dimensions end
al particulars as TWO ships have contracted
for with the New-York Shipbuilding Company, o.
Camden The cost OF the English oulIt sEl-p, q -
as possible we having just completed Two o.
exactly the size, dir1snSlonS ana speeCJ, WI
be about E2S2 9so s1.4191 800. The same iden1ca1
snip, but the works Of the New-4 ork SnlpDIa1t@o ~
ing Company, VIII cost US q little over 1870
gl s4sS1D. IN addition 70 this We are bu1c1ng W.
steamers with the Sew-York snip oCild-Hg, CotL-
pany, OF smaller dimensions for whlcn we nave q
contract al $4,000 each Cs72se51- Also Two snlps
Steel Company, sparrow's Point. for tIooVco eacn
ts7es eo We have two ships of ident,cay the same
detail, delivered in the last tWeIVe ulotlL-Ss
built by Messrs- Harland & Wolf, Bellsst, one ..
which cost $4,000 (so34, 5oo) and uiS oliiei
Elisa5n fs4s6pGl)- Yours very truly -,.zS
g N BAKER, President