Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-29

al Office. which Is 20 enforce the law.
Power Is not given me 70 say what
laws shah be ohcyed and what not
obrycd What ia specifically
IN tho law to which you object"
Impossible to Obey the Law
On Junc 30. Mr.. Hull wrote.
Replying to tina, PORTION OF your
letter Of June rs, In which you ask
Mat IN Il sNcc.GcAlly In The ias 10
which you object. | can answer this
IN no better way than TO state the 81,
feet It Naa'd havr in the operation Of
our steamship Eastland,
This boat is operating Tits season
from June /. to Sept \. Inclusive. 10
licensed to carry $50 people, Is
equipped with N'e pycscFvc4H for that
number. and has utcrafts ard tteSoats
capacity uHder tho las, inspection '5r
~ pcople.
To keep her maximum carrSju
capacity at tho present sE4rN no
would have to iGcrcaao her equipment
in he rata saa litc boats f6 3 pcr
cent Thss IN a physical 'suFoss'bilt,y.
II {; vcvc possible 10 psf thts amour,
81 cqg3grsra; on the Fse,iana the
ign, added "a her urp~f ae,k would
max n the l,0.Ai difficult ,a handle
- pur 't" SAVING equipment Is At
,oucd 20 rctasln as NJ gnErer..'. c@tr
carrying cagae!ty wvg'4 l~o dos.rrasos'
g. Per cea, Il o.s lra esa SEQ 'h@,
= dAgly rraucloa O, a. par cent N
carving capacity waHjt amaga. Ia
considerable during the s@aasaa 10 cp-
erNI,nk revenue
No Reason for Increase,
The yc4aifemra,s ~ 'Ae sss a,an-a
Hill relating to cert aca'o4 ucanA:
saea Aat able seaman poa3t Increase
;hr aambvF al oar cyr@ And uoeid AZ
ford al Opportunity for able scaaeN
tc @h At Arbitrary wage And i1cG ttn
ug he t=nat ftar Il ouT sTafso eoG|a
EtaHd ar Increase lG tA~ gaa&et ser
rate. AID It tartsto,y w!.l rot. 'he IN.
creased ossagAiiEE cxgsuaes As4 iAs
tact hat wo gosld De- a. 'an nsercy ~
The saCajltyss able se4ggseu @aad ren
der 81 lrt pyhs tsrabie tay aa ~ opoFatn,
IN adagtg0n. there IN 10 fpAaseg fssF A.
.rcreAso In Atesavspe eQ43pmcat an
'h3s raa
THo beat IA Constructed II s,eel
'ttvaehaa ucr raa bes err Cas-.
eAEo aaa 81 Joseph IN spps,s tleaAte1Y
c@xu and st. Joseph II argtu rtma'rgy
ca astl~s @nsth shc wijl yun 10 thgvss
taHrs Aaa tea rssaaieN She Is a, no
time In excess ~ 100 hosss AMI sAlrty,
iArrr miaases sroug aaoso. AMI at ali
times or her run IL wttA!a tea To sttty
minutes of all STEAMERS Assistance
tn case 81 sroaa!e cagla readily - se-
CURED frtaEw other steamers and she
Tsor-s ~ Chteaea. Mrhtwas c4'y, MI
2aaAet. IT. Joseph and ssssssA HAYES
/ ssacers3Y believe ID sill ho leu.
Tssra.b.s 80 oparatr thls bxsat aadtr
The s~arEaas boa ard make expenses
This wtji naturally awect tar sto~k
ard ,hr bsg.ds. Sad lin tie raxe II
greet nsAay cum ganie% ~tI reader
theiT bond issues pyac trails @ugth
lees
4 realize IL Ia yogr duty - eu!orre
The LAW. but | have tAEsg ths liberty
ot stating "a y0a ghAt W." specifically
object 70 ira, portion ot ;als las r~lA-
t4yo to !l(, saving equipment ahlc sea
m.u aAd csrflAealcd ii'choas men, and
eiye the reasons thrrc!arn Ia answer
TO your question
Great Risk, Spoken or
To this SECRETARY Rcvitsid replied
July IL. as folows
4 note tha, this Is A steel summer
service boat. running from June - 10
September :. dur'aE which period Il IL
under pfuscat rules permitted to have
lifcboats and rRits for 10 per cent Of
nli on board tof which Is Per cent
may be rattsl. and NE prtsrrsers Tor
every one carried
Your position Is. therefore. one In
" hich In ease OF serious accident Il
nigh, be a; least half hour from
help, and over twenty miles from
shore, while possibly having on board
rs many as 1889 persons for whom
there are neither lifeboats nor life
rafts do no, crilioise this. q Il al
present the permitted thinE.
The seaman's bill viii alter this In
your summer service so that your YES
sci must have boats and RATS for so
PER cent Of all on board. ha, only ca
per cent may Be- RATS and 90 per cent
must be boats"