The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-30
'1HfIR DAY NOT PAST.
,ssals Are Still Seen on Every
d Sea.

gone over DOully 10 steam,
me has steam triumphed
a of securing monopoly.
rmmer still goes down to
-, packet, saucily defiant OF
.r,l rival that swallows the
ot the population of a town
1t still pokes its nose in
into every part of the seven
aAes every port Of any con-
h the hemisphere. Its car
varied as in the days when
united mistress of the seas.
F., pressed it hard, with never
team has Kissed across its
aud night, stealing away
-ae millions of tons, pas
the tens of thousands.
atfooted it, crashed into it,
stolen its very friends
lade rich. Steam has done
more, but despite all it has
is all it can do, steam has
nd in driving the sail from
So, today, the windjam-
with us several thousands
.y If much of it's former
ure, but it is, neverthe-
I.y a fighter as in the days
US we're on it's side and it
clean pair of heels even to
Hut steam. And it has
ith progress. 1t has in
image. 1t has added hun
.4 wards to its sail area. 1t
tm wood to iron and steel
4 spars; and of late years
team by employing steam
sails, thereby cutting in
.vr of the crew, reducing
SEES materially, and max
.uitahle than ever before
at charters that would
tor its steam rival.
EEIGHT RATES.
tie chief reason of the
3D.. of the Windiammpr i'm
the body blows which it
the course of d hundred
re many cargoes that do
hustled to market in the
-ble time in steam bot
cargoes go by sail, and
ave in freight what the
10 carry them by steam.
are tied up III the Clyde
scores of steam vessels,
arrying trade over a year
q vet to have their first car
u their holds. They can
..rs at a charter profitable
- item IN commission, be-
95i. the windiammers have
1der their lowest possible
are taking out from Eu-
~ the uttermost parts of
very cargoes they were
Ut to carry-coal, hard
ait, what not. The wind
t without innings of its
title to the death.
# The merchant marine sta
World shows a surprising
Iling vessels engaged in
worlds products to mar
the steady decrease of
as since 1868, when the
rs for example, had nearly
I'd registered windjammers,
yessel being one engaged
de and an enrolled vessel
se trade.
-am and sailing vessels of
rs of the several countries
LIoyd's Register for l904-5
w steam and nearly II, 900
wis, with net tOnnages, re-
,f seventeen and a half and
For this country there
. over two thousand sailing
and and a quarter steam
treat Britain, twenty five
and almost nine thousand
MERCHANT MARINE.
rading authority on the
urug, the Repertoire Gen
bureau eritas, includes in
cement all sailing vessels
1e net, thus bringing the
IA portion of the world S
line to nearly $4,000 yes
rnmnage of eight millions.
aIntry still sends forth its
great measure by sail is fur
. ny the fact that last year
-Ht collected a tonnage tax
-F. sailing vessels coming
p p0rts, a similar tax being
amost a thousand more
Naut marine of this country
RS 80 sailing and 34S steam
aged in foreign trade. OF
vessels So are square rig
irkS, So barkentineS and 2:
9rigantines. All over the
bIg and barkentine have
If favor, and sailing ships
ilt today are either square
irko.
stored windjammers of ours,
representatives. of their kind
Yer, poke their noses with
icy can get a charter, ano
good money for their own
e lie died, not five years ago.
no owned twelve square-rig.
ade a fortune out of them
rs estate is adding to these
the same way.
ruTND NEW CARGOES.
many of the old trades arr
them, the windjammers have
eargoes by the aid of science
ton, In the days before
% was dreamed of, the sail
did not dare to load will
f. more perishable fruits o.
and when they did they
ro make port with a hold o.
'f Now quite a few have
plants, and bring w
dNobean the most spollable
Injuries. Among thes'
-rs is a line of brigantines
ogoanut ships that go to thu
Il there stand off shore ant
calgoes brought out to then
the Indians, make almos
e as steamships, on accoun
Ny weather that sends then
ward port with scarcely o