The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-19
SOUTH AsfERrCA,s SHIPS.

With European industry stopped oy
the war demand for the manufactured
products. az well as for the food prod
ucts. of the United States must in
crease by leaps and bounds. This coun-
try can supply the demand provided
the transportation facilities can De
found. We can sell the goods If we can
deliver them. According to state
ment issued by the Pan American
Union, Washington. d. c., the situation
may be relieved to an extent ny the
merchant marine Of several South
American countries. Accustomed to
shipping their goods in European YES
sells, the exporters of the United States
have perhaps lost sight of the fact That
Brazil and Argentina on the Atlantic
and Chile and Peru on the Pacific have
lines of merchant vessels capable Of
caring for a considerable volume Of In
shipping. A
Late statistics show that these four
have a combined total OF 46S
steamers. classed as sea-going. each
Of 100 tons net or over, with total
gross tonnage of 549,267. In sailing
vessels the same countries have a total
of 622 ships of so tons net or over. with
a combined gross tonnage Of 204, ALB. or
all of these vessels. although
classed as sea-going. are not adapted to
traffic. Some OF these
lines, however. are well equipped with
a number of modern steamers which
could be utilized for oversee shipping.
Notable among these are the following
lines:
The Lloyd Brazileiro, a large COM
pany subventioned by the Brazilian
has such vessels as the
Sac Paulo, Rio de Janeiro. and Minas
Geraes, quick passenger. mail. and
freight steamers which are OF $500
tons each. equipped with wireless tele-
graph and every modern convenience,
and which have been plying between
Bra lillian ports and New York. The
company has similar vessels plying be-
tween Rio de JaneirO and southern
ports to Buenos Aires.
The Argentine Navigation company
(the Mihanovich lines) of Buenos Aires
has no less than 1926 steamers. most or
which are engaged in fluvial and coast
wise traffic, but many of which are
adapted to oversee shipping.
The South American Steamship COM
pany, a Chilean line. has fleet OF
steamers composed of some 20 vessels
plying between Vail raiso and Pacific
ports. with an average of 1000 tons
each. Seven Of these make regular
some formerly going as far as San
Francisco. These vessels have modern
equipment and fairly good passenger
The Peruvian Steamship company,
operating under a subvention from the
Peruvian government. among numerous
other vessels, has a feet of five up-to-
date turbine driven, oil-burning steam
ers. which have only recently been
placed in commission. Owing to the re-
Gently developed Oil fields of Peru
these steamers are using oil for fuel.
they are built so that coal canil
be used II necessary. They are eQuip-1
ped with all modern appliances and
and have excellent ac-
for passengers. They
have an average of 1000 tons capacity
each. and are especially fast. They
can make the trip from Callao. Peru. to
Panama in six days and from there to
New York in as many more. All could
be easily adapted to transoceanic traf-
fic.
These small lines, as we'll as others
not specifically mentioned, will doubt
less be ready to grasp the opportunity
to engage in the most profitable busi-
ness at ID. Presumably such We. sells
as are suited to the transatlantic trade
will be promptly prepared to meet the
Thus the South American
merchant marine may become an i'm
portant factor in North American ship
ping.