The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-25
.HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
|eHIPPINe TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

! Two steamers entered yesterday con-
signed to the Keyser- Muldon Co. and
as result work in the bay win pick
up a little. as both are to load cargoes
of lumber and timber. The Queens
wood came from Victoria and the Al
cana from Tampieo.
The Martha Russ. which arrived here
several days ago. took bunker coal yes
terday and proceeded to Mobile for
cargo.
The steamer Glenfruin has sailed
from Rio Janeiro for Pensacola to take
cargo.
The tug Simpson. which put into
port Tuesday night, bound from Mobile
for points down the coast, reported
passing the wreck of small schooner
off the mouth Of Perdido Bay.
Several of the river steamers are
due in port today, to start out on their
return trips Saturday morning.
~ Certificates for Wireless Operators.
Wireless operators, under the new
wireless ship act which will so into
effect July 1, who do not already pos
sess a certificate from a foreign gov
eminent which Is a party to the Berlin
radiotelegraphic convention. must be
provided with a certificate from the
department Of commerce and labor, to
qualify for which the operator must
understand the adjustment of ap-
paratus. correction Of faults, and
/ change from one wave-length to an
other; also, transmission and sound
reading at a speed of not less than if
teen words a minute American Morse
and twelve words Continental, Ave
letters counting as one word. On this
certificate the operator must make
oath TO faithfully preserve the secrecy
of all messages that come to his knowl-
edge through his employment, and
such must be ready ct hand for the In
speetion Of customs or ether ofiicers
before the ship departs from United
States port. Examinations for those
wishing to obtain certificates will be
held at all the principal navy yards
and certificates will be valid for two
syears. subject to suspension or revcca-
tion by the secretary Of commerce and
labor for cause.
Great BPitain's Hand on the Throttle.
Marine Journal; In 1908 an Amer
lean corporation was formed. with
capital stock and bonds aggregating
$40, 000, 900, which purchased about Ia
100000 gross tons of foreign (chfehy
British) steamships. II their owners
wished to-and they did not-they
could not under our law, place them
under thg American nag. The Bfftish
government forced the company to
make contract with tt, to this effect.
that the British ahips thus purchased
should remain British for twenty
years; that they should be managed
by a majority of British directors;
that all Of their masters and officers
should be BFttoRs; that as many of
the crews as possible should be Bril-
tons, and wherever possible. members
of the British Royal Navel Reserves;
that "a rnoietys Of the new ships built
for the company should be and for
twenty years remain British
II the United States had passed the
necessary laws for the protection and
encouragement of American shipping
in foreign trade, that s17o,o0o,ooO and
many other millions Of American cap
ital, would be invested In American
capital, would be invested IN Aneri-
can, rather than IN British and other
foreign ships today:
From ST. LoaIs to New Orleans.
Announcement Is made that about
September Is q steamboat line will be
established between St. Louis and
New Orleans to make regular trips be-
tween those two points and to be
known as the Strechfus Steamboat
Company. with Capt. ID. w. Wtsherd
as franc manager. This will be the
first regular line of packets on this run
since the Anchor Line went out Of
existence In 1895.