The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-22
HARDOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

There were two entrances yesterday,
the bark Paoiina from Barbados and
the schooner Margaret G from Sagua
la Grande. Both will load lumber car
goes.
The schooner Carrie B. Welles, Of
the Saunders fleet, arrived yesterday
from the snapper banks with catch
of 1900 pounds of snapers The YES
sci has broken mast as the result of
encountering bad weather and was de-
Iayed on her return trip. She will be
repaired before again putting to sea,
The schooner Ida S. Brooks. the first
of the new vessels bought by Saunders
& Co, made somewhat of a record on
her trip to Pensacola. The schooner
in command of Can't. Littlejohn left
Portland. Me-, on Oct. oath. and ar
rived here on Nov. goth. This included
trip to the Campeachee fishing banks
and the making of catch of $1,000
pounds of fish.
The steamer Tarpon sailed last
night for points down the coast. She
carried out a full cargo and number
of passengers.
The steamer Manteo, which is due to
arrive today, will take out considera-
Orleans, and teams were busy yester-
day hauling the feecy staple from the
cotton compress.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Unions Gift.
The crew of the battleship Georgia,
while anchored in the Hudson river,
recently. received from the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of the
state for which this vessel is named,
comfort bags to the number of 1000
on October 6. The bags were present
ed with considerable ceremony and
contained a complete darning kit
manicure utensils, thread, needles.
buttons a Bible, a book of patriotic
songs. and a letter written by some
Georgia mother giving motherly advice
together with the request that the
recipient sign the temperance pledge.
There is no doubt but what all these
articles were very welcome to The
sailors on the Georgia, but we cannot
help wondering and with some amuse-
ment too. what typical old man-o'-
wars man would have said if he had
been presented with a manicure set,
and are willing to bet dollars to
doughnuts, he wouldn't have known
for what it was MISUNDERSTANDING
The Virginia Bar Pilots Equipment.
Marine Journal: The Virginia Pilots
Association, which was organized in
1775, is like all the state bar pilot as
sociations of this country, equipped
and maintained in a high standard of
efficiency. The laws which govern the
Virginia association provide for the
thorough training of pilots, covering a
period of five years, and an examina-
ton before the board of pilot commits
sioners. before apprentices are licensed
to pilot vessels in and out from sea.
The rates of pilotage charged COM
pare favorably with those at other i'm
portant ports. and are established by
the state legislature, which also form
ulates the laws which govern the
duties of the pilots. and which in sub
stance are that pilot must repair to
and pilot any ship for which his SER
vices are demanded; must charge only
the rates established by law; must o.
operate with the state quarantine au-
thorities. and. in many other ways col
lateral to plotting. must devote him
self to the interest of commerce and
to the protection of the ports from
contagious diseases
Virginia pilots cooperate likewise
with the United States weather bureau
and photographic office, contributing
much valuable information concerning
the movements of vessels. which is
used for the completion of maritime
news and furnished the press through
out the country. Hamilton Roads be-
ing also a usual rendezvous for bat
tleship squadrons the Virginia pilots
frequently are called upon to give
these vessels safe guidance in and cut
Of perhaps the most strategic body of
water along our extensiveF coast, and
never have failed to perform this sue
cessfully.
The equirment of this association is
af Oh nAO
of the steam pilot boat Relief, whose