The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-14
.HARbOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

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Capt. spfvey. formerly master OF
the steamer Manteo. has assumed COM
mand Of the tug E. e. Simpson. sue
ceedtng Capt. Jack Fernandez. Cap
tain Spivey took the Simpson out yes
terday for his first trip as master, the
tug having two barges In tow for Mil
VILE, and will return with several
loaded with lumber. Captain Spfvey
II well known along the gulf coast
and has . large circle Of friends.
The schooner John Paul. recently to
arrive here, commenced discharginx
her UNIQUE cargo yesterday, which
consists of trimmings from wool hats
In bales. The trimmings will be used
in the manufacture Of fertilizer. The
vessel 10 discharging at Tarragona
street wharf, and the cargo viii go to
Montgomery.
The steamer Ravelston. which On
tered yesterday, win load a cargo Of
lumber and timber by The Keyser-
Muldon Co.
The British steamer Upcerne, 1895
tons, Captain Milliken, arrived In port
Sunday morning from Gulfport for
bunker coal, and sailed yesterday. The
Upcerne was consigned to Jno. A. Mer-
rift & Co.
The river steamer Rollo arrived In
port yesterday morning with cargo
consisting Of 124 barrels OF naval
stores. The Rollo will sail this morn
ing with = miscellaneous cargo.
The smack Caldwell n. Colt, Of the
Warren feet, arrived in port yesterday
morning with a catch Of $4,000 pounds
of red snappers ana 1000 pounds Of
groupers.
Captain Jack Hernandez took com-
mand Of the government dredge cau-
Gus yesterday morning.
The yacht Norman" Of New York.
arrived yesterday morning from Key
West for coal and water, and sailed II
the afternoon for Galveston.
State Pilot Bill.
Marine Journal: A number Of the
foreign transatlantic lines who are
large employers Of pilots at this port
have protested against the bill intro
tluced In the New York state senate oy
Senator Stilwell last month, which =
designed to abolish compulsory pilot
age The representatives Of these big
ships realise the importance Of having
skillful pilots always at command to
take these vessels from their docks to
sea and to pilot them through the
channel when inward bound, especially
in bad weather. Should this bill pass,
It would be left optional with the
masters Of vessels whether they
should employ a pilot or not, which
would practically ruin the present Ell
cient pflotage system, which Is nov
only maintained By making It compu'-
sorry for all masters Of foreign going
vessels to employ pilots.
After one hundred years Of more Or
less valued service to the public. the
income from which keeps the organ
ization together and without which it
could not be sustained. selfish in
terest would put it out OF existence
without q thought Of what would be-
come Of them and their dependent
families and worst Of all their aged
and helpless pensioners. for which
every association Of state branch pilots
voluntarily provide. The New York
Sandy Hook pilots have the largest
pension list Of any other state. ..
We would respectfully request the
committee on commerce when this
amendment to the pilot law comes up
for a hearing to ask the authors of It
what provisions they would suggest
should be made for the decrepit, help
less, and WORKOUT pilots who would
be deprived Of their support If this bill
became a law. Shift the expense on
to the state, no doubt, II they had the
power. The marine underwriters of
this port realize fully the need Of an
efficient pilotage system, and have en-
tered their protests against bill No. 80.
In fact, this measure seems to lack
support in the very quarters where
such would naturally be looked for
It should be killed. and that promptly.
Arrived.
Ravelsfon, Br Is, MacGregory, 1915.
Para to The Keyser- Co.
Upcerne. Br %. Milliken. 1885, Gulf
port to J. A. Merritt & Co.
Cleared.
Edward II. Blake, Am sch. Crockett,
4s4. for Mayaquez, with 100000 s It
lumber.
Boomberg Dutch IS. Scheltena, 1914,
for Manzanilla, with bunker coal.
Katendrecht, Dutch IS, Teenssna.
1864, for Hamburg, with 5o7, 900 8 IT
lumber; for Antwerp, with 1,o45,o00 8
II lumber.
Ucerne, Br 81, Milliken, 1885, for
Buenos Ayres. with bunker coal.
A venerable. white haired parson
received a month or SO ago several
requests from young women for a lock
OF his hair. The divine. pleased at
this expression OF respect, gladly COM
pded with the REQUESTS II was not