The Washington times., 1906-01-10
GROWING DEMAND
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
American Manufactures in
Our Own Merchantmen.
Gives Expression to This Imperative
Necessity Which Is Engrossing
Attention of Congress.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. l0.-CoI,
Robert J. Lowry, president Of the
Lowry National Bank. Of Atlanta, Ga
and prominent financier OF the South,
was in Baltimore yesterday to attend
the annual meeting of local financial
institution IN which he is interested.
Colonel Lowry is one OF the foremost
exponents Of Southern commerce in his
native city and is vitality interested in
the srip-subsidy bill, being a warm adj
vocate for 8 strong American mer-
chant marine. He goes to New York
today, but will be in Washington next
week to have a conference with Senator
Gallinger, who is chairman of the com
mittee which has charge Of the ship
subsidy bill.
In October last Colonel Lowry ad-
dressed the Maryland Bankers Assc-
citation at Annapolis by request OF its
president. His subject was The Re
lation Of the Banker TO the Public" in
which he dealt with conditions in the
South, the part the banker takes I'm
shaping such conditions, and the i'm
portance of the banker in keeping in
touch with public issues which directly
affect the progress Of the country in
the lines Of politics. education, indus
try, and commerce.
Referring yesterday to the ship-srb-
sidy proposition. which is now a public
question Of prime importance before
the people, Colonel Lowry said:
Appeal for Own Ship.
coupled with the digging of the Pan
anna Canal. we are deeply interested in
the building up Of a strong American
merchant marine. for we do not want
to see cur flag become weIl-nigh ex-
unct upon the high seas and have all
our foreign freight carried by alien
ships. We are a great producing coun-
try, and we want our products carried
in American bottoms direct from our
ports TO all foreign ports; we want 20
advertise the Stars and Stripes at the
mastheads OF hundreds OF merchant
men on our seas, and we want to do
our own marketing without calling on
poorer nations than we ar to carry our
freight for us. We have mare coast
line than any country on the globe
and some Of the finest harbors to be
round anywhere, and our shipping faci-
Mites, instead of being the most ample
are the most inadequate
We believe that A s+rons r,or,...
marine should follow in the wate 80 =
strong navy, and we should make great
er preparations for the neeessitfss of
commerce, Ii seems to me. than for the
itOS NSo4titS U war. Our coast line. not
only needs to be protected. bat in needs
20 De put into active use. and shin sl,b
Sloy Is a measure which will TEND TO
hbe our coasts with merchantmen and
buld up a foreign commerce second to
none in the world"
South Is Prospering.
Colonel Lowry says there is more
money in the South than In years He
says that instead of the South going to
New York for money, as in the past,
the conditions are reversed. He said the
State Of Georgia alone this year would
raise 100000 bales of cotton. which. at
nearly $50 a bale, means $50. 900. 600. OF
the entire output OF Georgia cotton be-
tween sOO, 900 and 100000 bales will go
into fabric netting three or four times
the value of the cotton.
Colonel Lowry said that there are
scarcely 10000 foreigners in Georgia and
that the population in the main is OF
native Georgians, who till the soil and
grow the crops which have made the
South famous The planters. said the
colonel, wear better clothes, have larger
and more productive plantations and
have more money TO spend than in
years.
Colonel Lowry goes TO New York to
attend the annual directors meeting of
the NeW York Life Insurance Company
he being q member Of the board.