The Washington times., 1915-07-05
SAILING SHIPS MADE
plentiful BY WAR

NEW YORK, July 5.-A ride on a
Staten Island ferryboat will disclose In
the transit Of the upper bay more ves-
sells with wings than have been seen in
the harbor almost in generation.
There are now (or were a few days
ago. twenty-seven sail-nine ships and
eighteen barks.
On August 5. 1914. there was one ship
at Shooters Island. one at Stamford,
and eight barks in port. two OF which
were for sale. One of them was not
sold, and is now on her way to Liver
pool with a cargo OF lumber from Gulf
port. Miss.
The war has automatically brought
back the square-rigger. picturesque
and useful tidy and patient, to what
Is now the leading port In the world 8
commerce. At the beginning of the
war mechants said this would happen.
The laws OF trade, governed by supply
and demand, are as immutable as the
laws of nature. When hostilities start
ed. shipping men said that II 1t should
pay coasting steamers better to go for
eign than to adhere to their northern
and southern routes. they would 90
foreign; 1t so happened.
So keen has been the demand for
any type Of drogher that will float, that
an antarctic exploring ship and a
schoolship of foreign navy have been
chartered for cargoes. Both came to
this port.
The honest windtammers now raising
a forest Of masts in port are flying ten
different fags-American, British, Nor
wegian, Swedish, German, Uruguayan,
Argentine. French, Brazilian and Por-
tuguese The Germans, of course. are
here for their safety. There are two OF
them-one ship and one bark. Their
cargoes are In them. and they will com
plete their charters after the war.
1t was said at the office OF J. F.
Whitney & Co that the sailing ship
good as It has been. 1t is good enough,
however, for purposes of illustration
and comparison.
1t has been said that some ships on
their first trip have paid for themselves.
Ten wears ago the Brynhilda. which
cost $4,000 to build on the Clyde in 1885,
sold for $4,000. Last fall she was sold
to the Harriss & Irby Cotton Company
trip to Bremen with cotton she Is re-
ported to have paid for herself But
this statement requires some explana-
ton; sailing ship men say They doubt
pers own the sip they credit themselves
with the cost of her This exp plains how
she pays for herself, the outsiders say.
In with the costs must be figured not
only the delays of the elements but also
the incommoding inspection by the
allies.
In a general comparison of freights
for sail with a year ago. 1t was said
at the office of J. +. Whitney & Co.,
that freights for South America. for
instance, are about 100 per cent higher.
This accounts for the number of
schooners going there.
In the deal trade between Canada
and England and between Gulf of
Mexico ports and England. freights
are about 400 per cent higher than
last summer. Coal for South Amer
lea brings to sail craft about 100 per
cent more for carrying than twelve
months ago. This accounts for
schooners going south of the equator
To Australian ports sail get about
800 per cent more freight than last
year.
Between Canada and the United
States for the small type of sailing
craft there is not much increase in
freights, except for coal. which brings
80 per cent more for the transporta-
ton.
Never In the recollection of Whit
ney & Co, has there been such a move
ment of small vessels Europeward
Only on last Tuesday Pendleton Bros
had a-fore-and-after sail for New York
from Cad'z. whittier she had made a
trip.