The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Pay Of Seamen on Coast
Sailing Vessels Is
Advanced So.

general agent for the Pacific Mall
Steamship Company, retired yesterday
from the service of the Hartman cor
poration and today the duties per-
formed so long by Center will be as
sumed by A NJ Garland, whose ap-
pointment was announced some
months ago. With Center's retirement
the title OF general agent dies Car
land viii appear on the payroll as
freight traffic manager
A NJ Garland brings to his new
position the experience gained during
twenty-one years OF service with the
company and enjoys at the outset the
regard Of the great army of employees
over whom, by his promotion, he has
been given authority.
Garland entered the Pacific Mail SER
vice in November. 1885. as assistant
freight clerk on the liner Rio de ia
metro running between here and the
Orient. AT the end Of two years he
was asst gned for duty ashore and for
the next two years worked in the
claims department. He then was sent
10 sea again as freight clerk on the
steamer Acapulco, and two years later
Joined the City Of Panama as purser.
For four years he traded between Mex
scan and Central American ports. He
was transferred to the through line
and served as purser on the San Jose,
Sydney. Zealandia and Newport.
Before going to Guatemala as spe-
ciaI agent and attorney in Central
America for the Pacific Nail Company,
Garland was ashore here for three
years. He organized the present
claims department and for two years
acted as assistant treasurer.
As special agent IN Guatemala, Car
land had charge Of the mail contracts
and the freight and passenger b0si-
ness for the west coast. In addition
TO these duties he managed the Agen-
cia Martina Naeional Limited. a light
erage concern at San Jose de Guate-
Ynala owned by the Pacific Mail Com
land was vice president and general
manager.
Garland was sent to Panama last
February to straighten out the freight
tangle He returned to this city by
way OF New York and was sent to the
Orient on a general inspection OF all
the Far Eastern agencies He returned
on the liner Manchuria. and since then
has been absorbing the new duties of
which he takes hold today as Alex
ander Center's successor.
Sailors Pay Increased.
The pay Of seamen employed on
coastwise sailing vessels was ad-
vsnced yesterday from $40 to s45 a
month. This advanced rate will pre-
vail also on sailing vessels summing
TO British Columbia and Alaska The
pay for seamen on sailing vessels go
ing TO Mexican ports was also in
creased from S35 TO $40. The rate of
overtime pay was increased from 20
TO so cents an hour. This advance
was granted on all sailing vessels ex-
cept those the owners of which have
Joined issues with the United Shipping
and Transportation Association. which
are trying to get along with non-union
crews
VIII be Here Several Weeks.
The Standard Oil Company's largest
tank steamer, the Ashtabula, will re-
main in this port several weeks under
going repairs. The Moore & Scott Iron
Works has been awarded the contract
for making repairs and alterations TO
hull and machinery and has two weeks
IN which TO do the work. The Ash
tabula arrived August % with a large
cargo OF sugar from Sourabaya.
AnnesIey's Captain Dead.
A brief dispatch received the other
day from Montevideo reported the ar
rival there. in distress, of the British
ship Annesley. bound from Shields for
this port. Additional details received
yesterday show that the Annesley's s
distress was deep indeed. Her master.
Captain Culbert. who had many friends
in this port, had died at sea and the
vessel was so badly battered by heavy
weather that a survey has been or
dered. Her decks are leaking, her
rigging and steering gear is damaged.
and her pumps are out of order.
Water Front Notes.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's little white liner Curacao. from
Mexico. and the Pacific Mail steamer
Acapulco. from Panama and way ports.
are due tomorrow.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Alameda will sail at II o'clock
this morning with a full cargo and
about eighty cabin passengers
The City of Panama will sail today
for the isthmus and way ports.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Sonoma has arrived at Sydney.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's Queen, Captain Cousins, arrived
yesterday from Puget Sound with a
full cargo and the usual crowd OF
passengers
When the British ship Yola left the
dock at Antwerp. intending TO finish
loading a cargo for Oregon at the
river quay, it was found that she was
leaking. She will be dry-docked for
survey.
The liner Sierra from Australia, and
the Mariposa from Tahiti, are due
Monday, and late Monday night the
japanese liner America Maru should
be in port.