The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07
new FEATURES
IN M'ADOO BILL
Proposes That Government
Open American
Shipyards
TO BUILD OIL BURNERS
eY gibson GARDNER

ncw features have been worked out
boy Secretary McAdoo IN bis new
shipping bill. which viii be con.
sidercd IN the house soon Follow
/ lng are It's principal provisions;
!. The government TO build In
American shlpyarda.
?. The shlps 20 DO of the oliburn.
inc type. Of sire ranging from 5000
10 10000 tons displacement
;. The type 20 be standardlxed
| by government experts. 40 that tho
vessels shall be specially adapted
10 use As oolllers and auslllaries
10 the navy.
=. Shipa 20 be built both In pr.
Vate and In government owne q
shlpyards: the latter yards 20 be
additionally equipped 10 do the
work
g. The government 10 have pow.
er 20 sell. lease or buy ships.
o. The government 20 act thru a
stoekIasuina corporation, OF whose
stock the government would hold
az least 81 per cent.
7. The sum Of $4,000. 900 TO be
appropriated as a starter.
3. Regulation Of marine freieh,
rates TO be attempted thru com
mission similar 20 tho interstate
commerce commission.
9. Regulation Of foreign ships do.
Ing business In American porta
thru requiring foreign ships 10 se.
cure a license before doing busl.
meas here.
Perhaps the most important fea.
turc Of MeAdoo's plan II tho open.
ing up 81 tho semi.ahandonod gov
eminent shipyards.
Many OF these yards were Iocat.
cd IN the day OF the wooden cutter
and are too far inland and have too
shallow water Ia float tho great
steel fighting ships OF the modern
navy.
The proposed ollburning nuxll.
iarles are small enough 40 they
could be built IN these government
yards. and the passage OF this leg.
islatiou would bo a boon 20 all dis.
iricis having them
The Importance Of oil IA fuel r.
kccniy felt by Secretary McAdoo
Indeed. McAdoo Is almost prephr.
I'd To predict that seas going trans.
portation IL about "a UNDERGO a rev.
.olution as important AK that from
wooden ships 10 steel and sails TO
steam
The fuel OIL shin - quite differ.
ent from the steamship. and It's nd.
yRntaEsH may be such that the
steamship fleet VIII soon be scrap.
ped
Added cargo snaee. speed and
economy are among the advantages
% the oil-burning ship. but In con.
siderinE their uas FOR naval pur.
poses. this country IL not blind 10
the fact that the United states and
Mexico are the principal sources Of
oil supply
While foreign nations would have
20 buy fuel. Tho United States could
take It's fuel from natural reserves
within the country-a borderE
The navy needs bout so auxiliary
ships.
when Roosevelt sent tho navy
around the world. u Was necessary
10 charter more than this number
OF foro.rn vessels Ia carry coal aud
provisions The new oii.burnlnc
ships would have special facilities
'nr trnusshlpping eoni or other sup
plies az sea. and IN other ways I
would be specially adapted 10 their I
possible war use. In times Of peace /
hey would serve "a tho beginning .
~ an American freightcarrylng I
fee,. which would aid I'm building /
~ our foreign commerce.
The Christmas mail was Is TO 10 1
per cent greater IN volume this
year than ever before. according 10
reports to tho postofflce depart
mcnt
Automobiles IN use In tho United /.
States increased between 1909 and
1914 from 200 900 to 1850 600