Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-10
ONE OF AMERICAS NEEDS.

How best to obtain an American
merchant marine, is question that in
the next few years must be met and
solved by the people of the United
States AS the people of this country
have come to demand an increase in
the American navy and the mainte-
nance of its efficiency to the highest
degree, so naturally in time will they
come to the realization of the need of
a large merchant marine as an auxil-
liary thereto. In fact this need has
already been impressed upon the
minds Of the American people to a
certain extent, the principal cause of
hesitancy in the matter being the
method by which it shall be attained.
In view of the Importance of this
question it is interesting to the ma
tionality of the vessels employed in
carrying American commerce and what
part of them carry the American flag.
In recent number of the Commerce
and Finance published by the depart
ment of commerce and labor, list of
the vessels sailing regularly from
| United States ports, is given. These
ships are the carriers OF our COM
merce, which during the last fiscal
year, amounted to S2,445, 100000. The
| list follows:
FROM New York to Europe 265
steamships. thus divided as to nation
ality: British, 11S; German. 81; Ital-
Dutch, 10; Danish, 10; Spanish, 1;
American, 6; Belgian, 4; Portuguese,
From New York to Australia, all
British, so.
From New York to Africa, ~: Brit
4 ish. Il; German, 1; American, 0.
4 From New York to China, Japan and
4 far east, II; British, 16; German, L.;
/ American, 0.
From New York to South Amserica,
4 SO; British, Al; German, A; Belgian, q;
i American, 0.
4 From New York to Cuba. West In
dies and Mexico, IL; American. 81:
British, IA; German, 10; Dutch, 81;
Norwegian, s; Cuban, 5; Spanish, 8.
4 From Baltimore to foreign ports. 49,:
y 4,
1 American, 3; Dutch 2: Russian. /.
From Boston and Charlestown to
foreign ports, "A; British, 40; German
IL; American, 8; Danish, A; Norwegian
4 Dutch, l.
From Newport News to foreign
ports. IS; British, Il; German, A;
From Portland, Me-, to foreign
ports. all British, 6.
From Passamaquoddy, Me-, to for
eign ports, 4; British, q; American, 2
From Galveston to foreign parts
249; British, 202; German. 20; Italian
az; Austrian. 6; Danish, 5; Spanish, 3;
Norwegian, 1 American, 0.
From Mobile, Ala. to foreign ports
43; Norwegian, "a; British, 16; Cuban
1; German. 1; Dutch, /; American, 0
From New Orleans to foreign ports
127; British, 60; Spanish, 20; Norwe.
gian, 10; German, 10; Italian 8; Aus.
trian, s.; American, 5; French, 4; Dan
ish, 2.
4 From Pensacola to foreign ports
"A; Austrian. 20 British. Is; Spanish
8; Italian, q German, /; Dutch, 1
4 American, 0.
From Alaska to foreign ports, 80
American, 81; British, s..
From Tampa, Fla, to foreign ports
4 all American, 3.
From Hawaiian ports to Foreign
ports. Is; British, 6; American, 6; Jap
anese. 3.
From Port Townsend, Wash, to for
eign ports, IS; British, So; American
Is; German, 10; Japanese, g.
From San Francisco to foreign ports
81; American. 26; German, IS; British
4 IL; Japanese. 8; Norwegian, 8.
From Philadelphia to foreign ports
"a; British, 80; German, IA; Norwe
\ gian, z.
From Porto Rico to foreign ports
1 81; Spanish, 21; French, 6; German, s
4 Cuban. 2; American, 2; British. /,
In the last paragraph, Porto Rice
4 we have the only instance OF. British
ships at the bottom of the last
IN the above summary there are l..