Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-16
LIVERPOOL DOCKS WILL BE
ENLARGED FOR NEW LINERS
O1ctnG to Increasing Size Of ocean GreyhouHdS'
H0Tb0r Board Decides to Proceed ut once Hith
Plan to PrOIide adequate Facilities for Them.

lat the present day In Liverpool. They
had as much as they could do to man
age such Of those ships az they had az
present. There was no reason for
doubling that in the future they would
be blessed with larger number OF
those vessels than visited the port at
present
1t was almost certain tnat just as ves-
sells Of the Celtic class followed on the
oceanic and Lucanis, so they would find
vessels Of similar Dimensions following
upon the Lusitauia and Mauritania. That
/ is TO say, they would have vessels OF mod
crate speed bearing the same proportions
to the Lusitanla and the Mauritania as
the Celtic bore TO the Lucania and Oceanic.
! II that should go through # was quite
certain that dock extension Of that kind
was absolutely essential To the maIntc-
nance Of the trade of Liverpool and the
maintenance OF their proper position
among the leading ports Of the country.
Since Mr.. Holt made this speech the
White Star line. as is well known. IL hav-
Ing built two Of the largest steamships
in the world, namely. the Olympic and
Titanic They viii each have an ap-
proNimste tonnage Of $4,000 and
length OF $50 feet. The Mauretsnia and
Luatania are steamships OF 5000 tons.
and their length is 1922 feet.
MORE FACILITIES NEEDED.
high Liverpool authority said In an |
Interview that Liverpool ought TO provide |
more adequate facilities for such steam
ships as the Lusitania and Mauretania. Z
These steamships at certain states Of tides .
could not enter or leave dock. and. there
fore, had to anchor in the sloyne. having
consequently. on great many occasions
TO do all their coaling In the river Their
stores, water. Sc, had also to be sent to
them by tenders In the course OF a year
all this becomes an expensive matter 10
the Cunard company
No one can say, remarked this author '
ity, whether the projected new Cunarder
81 5000 tons would have Liverpool as It's
terminal port on this side. In the interests
~ Liverpool. however, II was good thing
The Dock Board was making an effort
to provide accommodation for such great
steamships as the MauretRnia and Lust
tania' or even larger ones. with all the
'~'osfehl Ah'lllllf~. IT was 70 be hoped
hat the Dock Board would also do some
hing In the way OF extending the Prince'sI
stage, It was inadequate for the work
required. There were very often times
when the Stase could not adequately give
accommodation for am the ocean-going
md coastns steamships which desired TO
make use Of Il.
Another shipping authority said that
'efore the advent OF the Lusitania and
the Adrlatic and Baltic y
we're the largest steamships IN the world u
he White star was continually Increasing y
h tonnage and was now building At Bel ~
asst for It's Southampton and New York "a
rade two Of the largest STEAMSHIPS Ia the L,
World. Al some future date the White
tar line might have constructed for its VI
liverpool and New York trade even larg-
steamships than the present Cedric. q,
elite and Baltic. II was but right %
hat the Dock Board should look -
head and provide accommodation for W
be steamships Of the future which o.
'ould IN n great many instances be Of
RI larger tonnage than those Of other y"
ears. ca