Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-09-03
PRIZES FOR STUDENTS

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Prizes aggregating $1,000 are Of
fered by the Merchant Marine League
of the United States, at Cleveland,
Ohio, for the four best essays on
GLOW To Build Up Our Shipping In
the Foreign Trade" only students in
high schools, chronological schools,
colleges and universities in the
United States being eligible to COM
pete. There will be four prizes, viz:
one of $40o, one of $500, one of $780,,
and one of $500. Students desiring to-
compete for these prizes must register
their names, and the institutions 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
money will be on deposit in the
Central National Bank, of Cleveland,
| subject to the order of the judges
| who will award the prizes. Essays
must not exceed $500 words; they
must be typewriter, on one side of
| the paper only. The authors name
must not be signed to his essay-only
his nom de plume-which latter, with
his full name and address, must &C.
company the essay in a separate
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 Dec. IS,
1906.
The up-building of our shipping in
the foreign trade has been a subject
of national prominence for many
years. It has engaged the attention
of presidents of the United States,
congress, public men, public bodies
and of the press, but remains un-
settled while our shipping in the
foreign trade today is less than it
was in 1810-but one-third what it
was in 1861. Two years ago, upon
President Roosevelt's recommends
tons, congressional commission
was appointed to investigate the sub.
ject, it's voluminous report being a
congressional document. The bill
presented by this commission to car
ry into 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 represen
tatives.
| Public documents, speeches made in
the senate and house, a bibliograph
issued by the librarian of congress-
the latter cataloging the publications
extant bearing upon this subject, may
be obtained through senator's and
representatives in congress, and the
merchant marine league will send it's
documents to all who apply for them
The Merchant Marine League of the
| CAlCSu 0LdLSS is d thoroughly TGSpOu-
sible organization, it's president, Har.
vey D. Goulder, being a leading mem.
Der 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 a ma
tional bank, at Canton, Ohio For the
last two years he was president of the
National Board of Trade. The secre-
tary, Mr.. John A. Penton, is one of
the leading publishers of Cleveland,
one Of his publications being the Iron
Trade Review. This league was
formed by men having no direct or
personal interests in our deep sea
shipping, but who are imbued with a
patriotic desire to aid in fastening