The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-21
OIL CARRIER ON THE PACIFIC.
IL viii Furnish oil to the Sugar Mills
Of Hawaii.

From the San Francisco chronicle.
An order has just been given to the
Risdon iron works to convert an iron
ship into an oil carrier by construction
and placement in her of large iron tanks
for the transportation of oil in bulk. This
Is the first sailing vessel so set apart
on this coast. The vessel selected is the
Marion Chilcott, formerly the British ship
vilbrannan, owned by Barneson ]. Chill
colt of Puget Sound. She registers 1911
tons and Is now on her way here from
Hilo with a cargo of sugar, in which
trade she has been engaged of late. Up
on arrival the cargo will be promptly dis
charged and the work of converting her
into an oil carrier begun. She will have
. capacity for about 10000 barrels of oil
in bulk.
The cargo will be sent to the Hawaiian
Islands and the OIL will be used as fuel
in place of coal at one of the sugar mills.
A single island order has been received
for 80 600 barr els of California fuel oil,
delivery to extend for tho next three
years. There are over forty sugar planta-
tons on the islands, and all of them are
using coal for the generation of steam
power The substitution of oil for coal
at these plantations will effect a saving
of 40 per cent in fuel expenses.
Arrangements will be made for piping
the Gil direct from the ship to the sugar
mill, where practical and for tank distri-
button by cars or otherwise in all other
cases. 1t is calculated that a ship can
make nine or ten round trips annually
between this port and the Hawaiian
Islands If the experiment with the Mar
ION Chilcott proves successful other ships
will be fitted up to carry oil in bulk and
| large business will be the outcome. 1t
Is probable that the vessels will be loaded
at Port Richmond, the terminus of the
49,
Pipe for one of these lines is now being
stretched along the 300 miles of route and
the oil will be put aboard the slip at
comparatively small coast per barrel.
that of n republic, become interesting
at the very outset the human principle
! n1ust be recognized that successful men
geek marks Of distinction for themselves
and their families. Constitutional mon
| arches offer two forms of distinction,
one a title, the other the fawning that at
tends riches; tie republic offers one, the
recognition that wealth is power and the
favning that attends 1t. It is self-evident
that In the former case the distinction of
title curtails the Importance of wealth,
the dignity of a peerage neutralizes the
vulgar power Of wealth. A title bestowed
for services to the state or to achieve
ment in labors confers the dignity and
distinction the Anglo Saxon Graves; and
mere wealth is held in check by the over.
shadowing distinction Of peerage. In the
latter case. however, riches are over
Swallowed by more riches hence the in
satfable desire Of the rich to become rich
er; and in seeking recognition for his
riches, the possessor either assumes an
arbitrary use of power that becomes ty-
raHnical or assumes superiority of living
and extravagant expenditure that becomes
demoralizing. He demands that some
snail feel the weignt of his power by his
oppression and that others shall fawn and
fatter.
Some people believe that wealth has
never before been accumulated BY indi-
viduals in previous years to equal that
now possessed by certain of the rich men
OF today That is a mistake. The yellow
skinned people had their multi-million-
aires as we'll as the white-skinned people.
Gibbon gives few instances of the
wealth held by citizens of the Roman
Empire that makes our miIlionaires ap-
pear like Lazarus seated at the gate of
Dives But this is neither here nor there
What concerns this civilization, and par
ticularly the people of this republic Is
the question: What effect will this great
wealth have on the citizens of the United
States7"
One effect is noticeable, the love of
money, the alteration of money. May it
not De asked whether the tablets have
been thrown down and the golden calves
set up? Is not the most creditable per-
son In municipality and in state, yes,
even in the nation itself that person who
has the greatest credit at the bank? If
this be true, has there not been a shrink
age in those. standards which have hith-
erto been recognized the making of a ma
tion7 In New York. perhaps more than
in any other city the evil influence of
wealth Is becoming manifest. 1t has cor
rupted the people, destroyed the love of
an honorable civic government, lowered
the standard of morals, debased manners,
sunk the ideals OF life. All energy is
concentrated in the acquisition of wealth
and the nobler pursuits are debased. 1t
10 no longer, What is such man? 1t is.
What is he worth? If a standard be set
on q people, and that STANDARD be low, 1t
is not surprising that people sink in
stead Of rise. Indeed 1t may be stated
that no people will rise higher than, the
standard which is set for them, ana to-
day the standard of the American peo-
nile seems to be the dollar mark