Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-10
VALUE Of OIL AS FUEL
FOR VESSELS IS CITED
L. O. Lovekin Addresses AsSo-
citation of Passenger Steam
boat Lines.
George A. White of New York
Again Chosen President and
Secretary.

4 Inc advantages or Oil over coal as
| fuel for steamboat use were explained
in an address this morning by l.. o.
Lovekin. chief engineer of the New York
| Shipbuildins Company, in address de-
| livered before the Association of Pas
senger Steamboat Lines In annual conven-
ton here. Officers for the ensuing year
| also We're elected at the morning ses-
| sion.
/ Mr.. Lovekin's address was mostly
technical, dealing with the compare
tive heat units in coal and oil and the
best systems for burning the oil. He
declared that the use of oil on ships
saved time and expense, and was much
cleaner in every way than coal. The
amount saved through the use of oil
| differed he declared. i'm various To-
calities and under different conditions
| He expressed the opinion however
/ that the price of crude oil had reached
| its highest point and if there was to
be any change in the price 1t would be
| lower.
Would Reduce Firemen.
Oil could be loaded on ships at a great
saving in time. he declared. and. further,
the services of a fewer number of firemen
would be required He said with an oil
burning ship one fireman could look after
twelve fires very easily. There is abso-
luteiy no danger from the use or oil. h
declared. and as for odor, there need no.
be any. he continued. To Illustrate his
point that there was no danger, he de-
AIRED that Ii one went into the fireroom
OF vessel and a fireman lighting
his fires with a handful of waste and
putting the fire out on the waste by i'm
mersing 1t in bucket Of oil lit would
probably scare YOU to death, but as a
matter of fact, 1t Is common &C.
curance because there is absolutely no
danger"
H. 5. Cone of New York explained to
the association the workings Of a patent
hre alarm system.
Officers Are Reelected.
The entire board of officers for the past
year were reelected, as follows: George
A. White, New York, president and sec
rotary; \. W. Goodrich, Chicago, vice
president; w. +. Hermann, Cleveland.
treasurer and Frank f. Kirby. Detroit, |
consulting engineer; executive committee, |
T. T. Newman, Cleveland;sH. l.. Joyce. |
New York city; F. c. Reynolds. Mil |
waukee; A. a. Schantz. Detroit: Fl. w. |
Ihorp. Chicago, and d. J. Callahan of
this city.
The convention is scheduled to con-
clude its sessions this afternoon.
Secretary Redfeld's Address.
Secretary Redfield of the Department |
of Commerce. told the association at its |
annual banquet last night that the |
marine interests, both on the deep seas |
and in interior waters, must more and |
more adjust themselves to the improved |
industrial conditions existing and to ex-
list on land"
Possibly a corporation may not earn |
as largely today" the Secretary said |
under the spirit which says that the |
men in its shop or on its vessel are |
worth as much to the nation as are its |
officers or directors. But it will be bet |
ter for the nation IL contentment and |
some degree Of comfort come into the |
homes of the workers.
He added that both the steamboat |
companies and the travelling public must |
have confidence in the government
steamboat inspection service, and that
the department must insist firmly on |
Of passengers.
Not a Political Service.
The steamboat inspection service, the |
Secretary declared, is not and cannot be !
political service. but Is a human one, !
having within its care and protection the |
lives of women and children. II a man In |
that service is efficient and applies him |
self Mr.. Redf1eld said that he would be |
retained, regardless of his political pref |
erences or alliances. But he added that |
IL an inefficient agent is discovered he |
would make every effort to replace him |
with an efficient democrat |
Capt. George A. White, president OF |
the association; T. F. Newman and D. c. |
Mcintyre of Cleveland also addressed the |
banqueters
Capt. White spoke on 1.-THE Menace Of |
the Seaman's Union BILL which has |
passed the Senate and is now before the |
House committee He declared that If it |
passed it would put a majority of the |
companies in the association entirely out |
of business. |