The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
DEALERS DOING LITTLE BUS
- WITH TRAMP STEAMSHIPS


..e Extra Freight Charge ON Coal
,n,ht Here-StandaEd Oil Tug
-. for Observation-Disclosures
.u Chcered Them-Matters oil
.,crest to shippers and Mariners.
r,s coal dealers of Savannah have
-. more than in former years the
-. sales to tramp steamships, which
trnes forms a very considerable
of their business. So far. this
seaeon cotton and other steamers have
,rer little coal here, and the same
= true as to yachts and other craft
|.baf are usually good customers. me
t,.tion of this withdrawal of
i |1afronage is the fact that freight rates
| - dropped to a point that makes IL
4 S1'a..srv for vessel owners to econo-
80 even at the expense of time,
nd adopting this policy, they, of
4 |,,,res find it to their advantage to
oaI st Norfolk, thereby saving the
asi i'm freight of the coal TO Savan-
Il nah Vessels rarely coal entirely here,
hut when they only lack few hun
1+ed IONS to fill their bunkers the
q ,jms saved in taking it on here rather
han proceeding VIA Norfolk Is an
Xs3vantage But this season time does
not seem to have the money value with
sfsanshp owners that it does with
the average business man.
The standard Oil tug Standard sailed
yesterday afternoon with a barge of
m for Jacksonville. From there she
Min proceed to Sabine Pass, where
peaumont oil will be loaded for New
york The Standard Oil people are
decidedly ahead of the Texas oil men
IN the marketing of this product. So
Cor :, "gusher' is of little value so
fsr as the sale of oil from it to the
mside world is concerned. The
Standard Oil is the sole owner of
American tank steamers, such as
are needed to transport oil in bulk,
and they are not working in the in
crest of any IL the Texas field ex-
rent themselves. The outsiders are en-
X.leayoring to get bill through Con-
yress as a sort of amendment to the
Xshppng laws whereby foreign tramps
Xmay transport oil from one American
&,,ort TO another, but not to carry any
6eurn cargo. 1t is claimed this will
4not defeat the spirit of the law, which
&is 10 protect American shipping against
8foreign inVasionS, for the reason that
q there are no Omerican ships to do
# this business, and therefore American
shipping cannot be hurt. Several
4 newspapers have printed this story.
\ But what about Standard Oil shipping?
y Is it not American shipping? Current
opinion is that the proposed amend
ment will strike hard proposition
when the Standard Oil forces line up
bout the capital
The wages scale for engineers on the
Great Lakes has been made up for the
coming season, and is as follows:
Chief engineers, first class, $3.50; first
assistants, 500; second assistants, $75.
Second class, chief engineers, SIPS:
first assistants, 800. Third class, chief
engineers $105; first assistants, SIS.
President Egan Cheered Them.
Referring to the failure to launch
the City of Memphis at the expected
time, the Marine Journal says:
A special train well filled with
guests of the Ocean Steamship Com
4 pany Savannah line) composed of both
ladies and gentlemen. left the Penn
sylvania abroad depot at Jersey City
E at o'clock Saturday morning, the
9Th. for Chester. Pa. to attend the
launching of the company's new steam
ship city of Memphis, building by the
4 Delaware River Iron Shipbulding and
. Engine Works. The party was in
4 charge of P. E. Lefevre, manager of
"A the line, and there was nothing left
undone to add to their comfort both
going and coming. The launching was
TO take place at 1880 p. m. About
noon a special car, containing Presi
dent John NJ. Egan, Mrs. Egan and
Miss May Egan, who was to have
Of oh sf@fsr ~ IL, IT,.
and Mrs. Henry Steel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., Miss Jane
Judge and Miss Maclean arrived from
#Savannah. Notwithstanding the fact
# mat all preparations had been made
Or a prompt launch, the tide was not
suHlclently high to accomplish it sue
VeSsfully so it became necessary to
Stpone 1t until a more propitious
ume' much to the regret of all con-
eelned This delay, however, did not
prevent Mr.. John B. Roach and his
lOlte stan from entertaining the party
the mold loft of the yard in a man.
aer becoming this old-esta blished ship
oululng concern. Everyone was made
onlIortable, although the weather
oulslde was extremely cold. After
Wo hours spent in enjoying the abund-
aHt least provided and the impromptu
9oVidl entertainment to fill in the time
Hdt Snould have been taken up with
le launching, everyone pronounced
e event happy one, even if the
uaH feature of the programme was
1ndVoldably postponed. We have sell
uvNn peen present on an occasion
"nere everyone enjoyed themselves
ie IMAM at this launching party,
"nch was due to the hearty good cheer
"splred by President Egan, Manager
7leNfe and John B Roach, who had
r Dear the heaviest part of the dis
Happointment.
\ leat which will arouse some in
test IN shipping circles will be at
~" "pled in the near future by the lit
\ at Sdcht Maid of ratucka, now lying
a. n tne Yards of the William Skinner
iHuock and Shipbuilding Company,
80 lhe Baltimore American The
a, voSeI VIII go from Baltimore to Hon
S''as' uias' and possibly to Venezuela, by
4 10y oI the Atlantic, under her own
4 SoaNI While this feat has been per-
4 lined ~ iieu by many other vessels of the
,, e Oh the Maid of Patucka, ii is al
ayS accompanied by more or less
|ulIser' The vessel will go by the in
~ route to Beaufort, N. c., and
oin mere by way of the. Atlantic to
west, thence to Cuba. and from
by way of the Mexican coast
honduras. Should clear weather
4, sa 'ountered the trip should be made
-, ~ uays, but in rough weather the.
,oyase would be rather a hazardous