The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-10
So SHIPS TO COME
UNDER U. s. REGISTRY
Steps Taken to Have Big steel
and Fruit Fleets Fly the
American Flag.
MORE LIKELY TO FOLLOW
Steel Corporation Wants to BE
First TO Carry Flag to
South America.
MORE LIKELY TO FOLLOW

The United States Steel Corporation,
through the Steel Products Company. its
export subsidiary. yesterday applied to
have ten vessels flying the British flag
transferred to American registry. At the
same time the United Fruit Company took
the first step for the transfer of twenty
five OF it's ships from Various flags by
applying for incorporation papers for each
ship at Albany.
The Steel Cooperation vessels, which
have been carrying the products of the
company all over the world. but mainly to
South American ports. have been regis
tered AZ belonging to two different British
companies. The >Isthman Steamship Line
owned the Bantu. Santa Rosalia, San
Francisco, Kentra and Buena Ventura
The New York and South American Steam
ship Company owned the well known line
of Hall boats-the Craster Hall. Charl-
ton Hall. Howick Hail. Crofton Hall and
Foxton Hall The latter boats make reg
ular trips to the west coast Of the South
American continent. and the former boats
ply between ports OF the east coast and
New York.
At the office OF the Steel CORPORATION
yesterday II was said that the ten YES
sells named form only the nucleus OF "A
fleet which will ultimately come under the
United States flag. The corporation has
under permanent charter about thirty-five
deep sea vessels and many OF them ulti-
mately Will come under the flag. II IL
understood that title will be vested either
In the Steel Products Company or in a
subsidiary company to be formed.
1t IL thought that American registry
may be granted To the Steel feet to-day.
The company SEEMS anxious IN have this
done as matter OF sentiment for N
has In tin. port OF New York now two
ships already loaded for South America
with American steel products The Bantu
will sail for Bucnos Ayres before the end
OF the week and the Crofton Hall will
clear for Chile and Peru. via the Panama
Canal. The company wants to send the
| first ship of the new American merchant
marine out OF United States port. They
are not quite the first to come under the
| flag. but they want to be the first "a
carry the flag out
The action Of the United Fruit Com.
pany in Incorporating each OF its twenty
Ave boats preliminary to applying fol
| American registry was not explained
| Acting through the Corporation Trust
| Company yesterday application was made
to the Secretary OF State at Albany FOL
twenty-five separate charters for rs many
vessels. The capital stock OF each com
pany was put at $1,000. hut there wa
no par value to any OF the stock. Eacf
! corporation Will hear the name OF
| ship. Andrew w Preston Minor e
Keith. Hugh q. Lerich, Kenneth x. Nc
laren. Eugene w Ong, Bradley W. Pal
mer and Frederick r. Swift are men
toned az the directors In every case
They are officials OF the company. whicl
is n Massachusetts corporation. and tn
necessary New Workers to qualify.
The marine division OF the Custom
House, which Will have charge Of IN
registering OF new ships. expects a yer
busy time during the next month or ~
.t...- A.
owners and expects many applications.
is not known whether w. u. Grace
Co. will change any Of their ships for tn
present