The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-10
NAVIGATION IS
LESS DANGEROUS
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requiring vessels OF "A certain tonnage
TO submit blue prints showing their
construction and other information of
value TO the inspectors is answering
a long-felt need.
The Supervising Inspector General
Is charged with the uniform admins
tration of the steamboat inspectlon
laws. and IL is stated that as a result
OF the bulletins issued each month
| all Of the districts are now working I'm
more uniform manner. and the mer-
chant marine more generally advised of
the facts that should be in their pos
session.
The service is in flrst-class condition.
as a result of the reorganization of
certain supervising inspection districts.
and the work is more evenly distribut
ed, producing better inspection and
more satisfaction to the public.
The work of the central office is con
stantly increasing and the hearing of
appeals as provided by sections 4452
and 4,453, Revised Statutes. is gaining
because the central office is endeavor
ing more and more To give detailed and
personal attention to all matters that
are brought before ii relating to the
licenses of men and the inspection of
vessels. Certain important recon-
mendations have been made to Score
tary Nagel in the matter of desired
legislation which will result in a con-
siderable saving in the administration
OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS laws.
Its Contact With Business
The authority of the service ex-
tends over the material and constri,c-
ton of marine boilers. and the eouip-
nient, officers, crew, and navigation of
every private steam vessel of the
United States subject To inspection. to-
gether with certain classes of sail yes
sells. barges, and motor boats.
NO nation on the face Of the globe
exercises more rigid supervision over
its commercial fleet, equipment. and
officers than the United States.
one of the strongest resources of
any nation is the capacity of its wa
terways and its commercial fleet. The
profits Of production and manufacture
depend almost entirely upon transpor
tation competition. and without IL bins
mess would diminish. Upon the safe
" OF water transportation depends its
utility, and here is where the steam
boat-Inspection Service first makes
contact with the business interests In
providing. by an intelligent admins
tration of the laws and the promulga-
ton Of practical rules and reg1,la-
tons. condition of safety whether II
be of life or property.
The maintenance of this condition is
an important factor in the growth
OF the country. for without water
transportation the fields and orchards
OF the West. the mines of the North.
and the mills Of the East would suf-
fer.
one of the first principles of inst,r-
anee writing is to see that the object |
OF the risk is safeguarded and pro-
tected so far as may be possible, and |
without a certificate from the Steam
Service insurance I'M |
on steamer or cargo is Impossible. hut |
the service by its certificate. justified |
oy thorough and complete inspection.
makes possible the writing of a lars.
risk at a moderate premium. thus Sc
curing shipper consignee. and carrier
against the pecuniary distress attend
ant upon possible disaster.
Every plate of steel or iron subject |
20 tensile stress intended for use In
he construction OF marine boilers l. 4
rolled under the specifications of the Il
Stea mboat-Inspection Service and Il
ested in accordance with its rules and
regulations. thus insuring safe ma
erial and construction.
The rules and regulations of the ser
ice which provide for the proper adj
of the law, practically
guarantee condition OF safety and inn
nunity from disaster that is extraor
linary. and this armvof the government
contributes much toward the safety
md reliability of water transportation.
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