The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-10
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
wrRICAN BOTTOMS NECESSARY
ro FURTHER AMERICAN TRADE.

Exhaustive Report the Consul
a, GOree-Dakar Tells What Is
x..dcd 70 Push Trade Into south
.,ricn-schooner Orlando v. Woo
con. From savannah With bum-
,o- Reported Wrecked, Has Been
-,oated-Matters of Interest to
SINNERS and Mariners.
rho February Consular reports con-
in an interesting letter from Consul
soter strickland from Goree- -Daker on
40 necessity for establishing Ameri-
80, steamship lines if American man.
lecturers are to control their share of
,ba trade in South Africa. While the
.o,ort relates particularly to South
Africa. the Consul points out that his
observations apply to the entire foreign
,rsde of the United States.
Among the points urged with most
on,pbasis as a reason for establishing
American lines, is that practically the
entire exports from the United States
co out in foreign bottoms and that
foroieners do not take any interest in
the expansion of American trade. The
freighting is what they want, and with
,bis their interest ceases. 1t is pointed
out that the United States is almost
as near the tropical and south tenn
narate parts of South Africa as Eu-
rome is. and yet, according to the latest
estimates, has scarcely per cent. of
lis import trade. At some length it
IS shown that when Americans exported
to South Africa by sail there was a
large demand for tobacco and not only
has this demand greatly increased, but
the development of the country now
creates q big demand for rails. locomo-
lives, lumber and manufactured goods
of all kinds. Much of this demand Is
now being satisfied by English mer-
chants, who ship American made goods
through Liverpool. The competition
10 be overcome in establishing such
service may be imagined when it is
known that the Elder. Demster Line
Of Liverpool, probably the largest
freghtng company in the world, now
has sixty steamers on it's advertised
list. plying between British and South
African ports.
Regarding circulars and other lit
eIdluIt americans are SenQ1IK over
with a view to increasing trade, the
Consul gives it as his opinion that
agents to deal directly with buyers will
be necessary TO further American trade.
When such steamers al the Drachen-
fss. now loading at the Seaboard Air
Lines terminals, puts a couple of
thousand barrels of rosin in corner
of her hold, it looks like the square
rigger has hustling ahead of her il
she is to retain her position as a large
naval stores carrier. The past two
seasons have witnessed change in
the methods of exporting turpentine
and rosins from this port, owing to the
facilities afforded by tramp steamers,
which seem to offer more attractive
facilities, both as to rates as well as
prompter deliveries.
Bark fAdolph (Nor). Andersen.
which sailed from Hamburg Jan. 21,
for Brunswick, Ga, is presumed to
have been lost. Five bodies and some
letters addressed to the care of Capt
Andersen have been washed ashore at
Sheerness. A quantity of wreckage
has also--beenlwashed ashore ON the
Isle Of Grain. at the mouth of the
Thames. short distance from Sheer
ness. including portions of a ships
deck and box containing papers re-
ferring to the Adolph.
Norfolk Va. Feb 6.-Schooner Or
lando Y. Wootten. which has been
ashore off Diamond Shoals since last
Tuesday, fioated this morning by using
her own sails. The schooner had been
abandoned by the Merritt Wrecking
Company. but upon hearing of her
floating, the tug Coley was sent back
to the shoals and is expected to tow
her to Norfolk in safety.