The evening world., 1908-03-06

serlous question: even now 0Hoct-
ing navigation in New York Haroor u
that small sailboat bent on keeping
the right of way can interfere with
the movements. possibly disa strously.
OF vessel costing millions.
We can aooept as an axiom in water
borne freight that the cost. other things
being equal. Is about inversely as the
drausht on which It Is carried. Natu-
rally then we shall want TO utilize tho
deepest drausht possible, and there
fore we shall sec vessels built Of as
deep drauEht as possible.
Lees ProportIonats Power
Tho larger tho vessel the less pro
portionate power 10 required to drive
her at any given speed SO we gain In
economy Of speed production and in
economy OF freight carrying By build
ing the larger vessel.
A few years ago We could not build
bigger vessels on account OF the man
driven rlvet. Now we drive them BY
power. So far a. structural limitations
are concerned. there - nothing to pre-
vent our floating and propeline at sea
any size structure that is demanded.
sized vessel, but the proportdonate cost
OF launching will increase rapidly with
great .izes. Great vessels must be kept
going and long detentions in port must
be avoided. 80 the vessels must be dis
charged and loaded rapidly. though
the express boat increasing IN sizs
and proportionately in speed. will carry
a. to-day practically no freight
Bay a Freight Depot. \
In my minds eye I can see the great
cargo vessel landing below the Mar
rows and the great pain extending
from tho hills Of Staten Island to the
lower bay az reatf reight-receiving
depot filed with railroad tracks and
warehouses and facilities for handling
freight. There Will be a breakwater or
protection OF some sort about In line
with Swinoourne Island. and inside OF
this in a great dock space. dredSed to
about one hundred feet. will be wharves
IN accommodate the vast freight
brought by the deepest vessels.
Newport News will probably be the
o+har deep-water harbor of the Allan
tic coast.
c-eat docks can be built hero under
,or hetter conditions than at London.
for example. as the rise and fall OF the
tides there requires regular dock gates
through which vessels pass only at high
tide. In New York we have only
enough tide to scour out our harbor
twice a day so vessels can load or dis
charge at any state of the tide.
It pleases the fancy to speculate as
to the creature comforts to be found
or greats hips. or course. there will
be the iailv paper. the stock ticker and
the cable office. afternoon concerts. the
vaudeville and the opera. This, how
ever we can include in a general sweep
ing statement that every modern COM
fort and refinement will be found that
Is found on land.
May Not Danish Seasickness.
Shall we do away with seasickness3
That cannot be guaranteed. though
during a far greater portion Of the time
spe mt In crossing we shall have pract'-
caliy no motion. but there are times
when suueamish stomachs will know
they are at sea.
Doubtless along the great stretch OF
decks where the ultra luxurious travel
there will be trolley cars or moving
platforms to take them to their state
rooms.
However. we must improve our
dredging outfits and prepare the har-
Dor OF New York to take the largest
vessel that the enterprise of the for
eigner sends to our shores. Unfortu-
nately. with nation now against Its
own flag upon the ocs an, the satisfac-
tion of taking part In this great de-
velopment Is denied the American
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