The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-18
SOME STRONG SPEECHES
BEFORE COMMISSION

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positions. To this / have no objec.
tion. but it seems to me for the pro
lection Of life. to include property, and
to protect underwriters, they should
have gone one step farther and added
Load Line. known on British ships as
Plimson mark, which in my opinion
would be more along the line for
which these avs are intended. than
| ali the others put together for every
practical man is well aware that 80
/ per cent OF the American vessels load
| ing dead weight oargoes today, is over
loading his vessel against his own
| Judgment for the sake of the profit
he may derive himself, or be able to
pay his owners. and that wnen these
vessels encounter bad weather they
have no bouyancy and are practically
unmanageable. ana large portion
OF disasters at sea, in my opinion, are
attributable to Overlooking, and |
earnestly hope that this commission
win feel they are justified IN making
recommendations on this subject as
well as for protection.
Col W z. Kay was next called on
for an address. The well known and
popular lawyer responded with one
Of the best talks OF the day, He stat
ed that he was not a marine man. had
never engaged in shipping OF any kind
ana knew very little about ships, but
il his very next sentence he was deep
Into hge question Of how American
shipping can he improved He found
tie trouble and had his remedy 10
offer and his was one OF the best. most
| interesting AMI logical discussions OF
the meeting Col Kay pointed out In
many ways the trouble with American
shipping. and, among other things. he
said.
The fathers Of the republic legis-
lated against the Introduction into
our system OF foreign built ships and
the discriminating duty they applied
for awhile accomplished The desired
purpose, With the advent Of steel
Iconsfructeu vessels the whoie ques.
tion Of shipping materially changed
13,a shia are "a Il y tho Amer.
can flag in competition with foreign
ships, we have got to appeal the legis.
lation against free ships or make
some bounty on tonnage mail subsidy
0 diifferential duties to build up a
sy stem Of shipping at the expense of
cur people. fer il is clear that ship
for ship we cannot compete in the
markets Of the world for freights and
il order to ny our flag must do SO at
a premium paid to ship owners.
The American people have found
al avenues Of agricultural, commerce
and manufactures SO much more proht
able than to engage n ship building
and operation that they have hereto
tfere chosen to send their exports in
foreign bottoms. ana this condition
will continue until either bounty
IA some form named is given or ship
ping is made free or with the system
which makes the manufacture Of ships
81 much more costly in the United
States than in foreign countries is
wiped off our statute books.
AS at present foreign shipping is
a luxury that The citizens Of this coun-
try cannot afford and whenever we
withdraw a premium which legislation
may place the system Of shipping will
fall
Following { ol. Kay several Of the
visiting delegation spoke among them
geing MT w. b. stillwelI. Of Savannah
Capt Swan. sQf Fernandina. w S.
Tison. Of savans& and others
Mr. F. D. Aiken. SKho is also well
posted on shipping geSeaIaIly also in
lterested the commission ana others
with a thoroughly instructive address
Mr Aiken disagreed in some instanc-
e.. with what Col Kay thought was
the trouble and the remedy for an in.
crease in American shipping and he
lDointed out some Of the troubles that
n, had experienced as a shipper
4 Among those attending the meeting
We're several sea captains. whose yes.
sells are now in port. and several Of
them were called upon anu delivered
short addresses.
! Senator Martin then announced that
the commission was ready and anxi-
ous to hear from any other person
| present and be thanked those present
for attending the meeting, thanked
the different speakers for the informa-
tion that had given and the kind
OF biz they favored
After the meeting the members Of
the commission together with mum
Der OF prominent citizens adjourned to
the Phoenix club. where the visitors
were entertained.
! MARINE COMMISSION WAS
RENDERED a LUNCHEON