Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-01
LEAGUE OFFERS
PRIZE FOR ESSAY
ADVOCATES OF MERCHANT MAR
INE ERE PUTTING UP ATHoU.
SAND DOLLARS
Divided Among Students Who Offer
the Best Production on, "tlow to
Build UP Our Shipping In the For
eian Trade"-Competition Limited.

Prizes aggregating $1,000 are offered
by the Merchant Marine league OF the
United States, at Cleveland, Ohio, for
the four best essays on How to Build
Up Our Shipping in the Foreign
Trade" only students in high schools,
chronological school, colleges, and uni
versities in the United States being
eligible to compete. There will be four
prizes, viz: one of $500, one Of $500,
one Of 5000. and one of 800. Students
desiring to compete for these prizes
must register their names, and the in.
situations of learning which they are
attending, with the league, In order to
have their essays considered. The
names of the judges will be shortly an.
nounced, at which time the prize mon
ey will be on deposit In the Central Ma
tional bank Of Cleveland, subject to the
order of the judges who will award the
prizes. Essays must not exceed 1900
words: they must be type written, on
one side of the paper only. The au-
thor's name must not be signed tn hts
essay-only his nom de plume-which
letter. with his full n le and address,
must accompany the ,ssay in sepa-
rate sealed envelope No limitation is
set upon the method or plan that may
be advocated; it may be along the line
of protection Or free trade. The con.
tests will close about Nov. Is, and the
prizes will be awarded about Deem
Der Is, 1906.
Subject Of Prominence.
The up-building of our shipping in
40 hoe a sub If
national prominence for many years
1t has engaged the attention of presi.
dents of the United States, congress,
public men, public bodies and Of the
press, but remains unsettled while our
shipping in the foreign trade today is
less than 1t was in 1S10-but one-thiro
what it was in 1861. Two years ago,
upon President Roosevelt's recommen-
dations, congressional commission
was appointed to investigate the sub.
ject, its voluminous report being a
congressional document. The bill pre-
scented by this commission to carry in.
to effect it's recommendations passed
the United States senate on February
IA, and now rests with the Merchant
Marine and Fisheries commission of
the house of representatives.
Public Documents.
Public documents, speeches made in
the senate and house, photograph is.
sued by the librarian of congress, the
latter cataloguing the publications ex.
tant bearing upon this subject, may be
obtained through senators and repre-
sentatives in congress, and the Mer-
chant Marine league will send It's docu-
ments to all who apply for them.
The officers Of the Merchant Marine
league of the United States are: Pres
ident. Harvey D. Goulders a leading
member of the bar of this country, and
president of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress. It's treasurer, Col
]. J. Sullivan, is president of the Cen.
trail National bank, also president OF
the Superior Savings and Trust Co., OF
| Cleveland, and president of national
bank, at Canton, Ohio. For the
last two years he was president of the
national Board Of Trade. The secre
tary. John A. Penton, is one of the lead
ing publishers of Cleveland, one of his
publications being the Iron Trade Re
view.