The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-09
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CurtaiIment Of Sea Traffic on
Account of War Causes
Much ldieness.

iC'orrcspondenGe of Associated Press.o 4
ROTTERDAM, April The transit
shipping trade Of Rotterdam is suffer
ing to Ill enormous extent In peace
times this port ranks third IN Europe
for this kind OF traffic. During Jan
1larY and February only Tst9, vessels Of
all Kinds entered port as compared
with 500 in the corresponding per.
|iod of 1911, aud their tonnage was
only S94,s5lii against 2,9s6, 6l2 i'll jan
|uary and February last year.
Tho loss is due not only to the cur
tailme1t OF traffic by sea, but also to
the fact THAT large proportion OF
the usually immense watel;-borne
trade with the Rhine districts has
been cut off by the prohibition or ex-
DOrt@Of certain goods. The labor cx-S
|changes arc consequently more crowd
ed every day With the ntlmbcr1ess I'M
employed. Groups of them are to be
seen also at all hours or the day
around. the Wfiarfs.
In addition to the suffering thus
caused TO seamam and ship-builders.
Who form a large proportion OF Rot
terdanL5 popula alton, the ordinary
building trades have been the VIC
tins both Of bad weather and the
widespread hesitation to invest money
at this time. The plumber Incidental
~, has been an exception, the rainy
weather having kept him busy ali win
ter.
Among the clothiors the nrohibition
| OF the export OF WOODEN stllffs from
the British Isles has been 81 hard
blow. together with the fact that court
functions have been abandoned until
the end of the war. and that there
lis q general tightening or purse
Estrings.
Thc trade of supplying the world
with butter subs itutes is one Of those
1tosnrofit by the war. Hol land was the
first country I'm the world a to start the
manufact ure Of margarine, produced
ifruin oleo-stearine and oleo-oll, most
ioEsthe latter. from the United States,
South America and Australasi;l. The
ldemand for butter. slErogates has
largely increased. especially for Eng
Hand. hut Britain's regulations as to
sea trade have lindered5 the arrival
Eof raW. materials. q Z was hoped Brit
ain Would see the necessity or pe1-s
Uniting these to-. como through the
hloukade lines for her own benefit,
nOtWi thstand ing that bland did not
Eprohibit the export OF margarine to
Germany Eng and, however, prohib-
4 tied tile export of lard cotton and oil
and ground-nut oil which had been
Il brought to the British Isles from
America on the way to Hol land, and
1 therefore tie butter subs titute fac
tories We're in AZ guandaTy After a
\ time, they sllcce ededzi In securing PER-
II limits for some Of the raw materials 10
come through and have thus beep able
4 to keep the orks running at their
fullest capacity
Mining, aIthoug h5 not very extensive
In the Nethe rlands, has thriVed since
1 the wa started aud especially since
1.-The German government stopped the
|5exnort Of coal. ALI the Dutch miners
3Eavailable are il full employment
The fisheries. always IAN Important
3I8trade, have taken on al fresh impetus
isince he rise in the price Of meat
4 everywhere has caused the people to
seek cheaper foods ifs. Many OF the
unemployed sail ors have now taken#to
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