The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-18
SHIPS HAVE
GREATEST
YEAR EVER
Continues from page One,


While the movement of coal fell
of perceptibly near the end OF the
season as the result OF the car short.
age. the total tonnage OF 31.4s5, 235
net tons OF 1916 exceeded the ton
mage OF 1915 by 5,265 ,235 tons.
| frhu ptZ iron industry rnFuOur 1916
was spectacular according 20 the
report. The price was s2i when
the season opened and reached
1886 before the close. The pro
duction was more than 100000
tons IA month.
international Trade Doubles.
International trade for the full
year Is estimated al $4,000 900, 900,
which Is twice the total for 1914.
The value OF merchandise handled
IN internal commerce is placed AZ
$40. 900 900. 900 Higher prices had
something 10 do with boosting this
value also.
The report continues:
We nave been so absorbed in the
admiration Of the temporary incrcase
Of our exports 10 the countries at
war that &C have overlooked apr
psrently the more important duty ~
making permanent gains IN our ty-
ports 90 those markets to which We
must look for the future growth ~
our exports in tha; line which must
supply the future growth ~ manu-
featuring.
supremacy after the European war.
In this. the United states must play
n large part. FOR this country ~ be-
coming 70 hc the worlds workshop
and Is most powerful lender The
var has made Europe industrialiy
arc being adopted abroad and bust
ness science. factory management
personal efficiency and improved
| farming are being studied by thuu-
sands Who y few years arO. rldfculcG
such new-fanglod .notionE Al Eu-
tope is learning lesson ~ co-oper-
alton in foreign trade. To win ont
| in the coming struggle 10 viii be
necessary for American people 90
| develop Intelligent team work ne
tween government and business.
Three increases were made N the
wage scale during the sailing sea
son.
There were more accidents in the
service this year than last, but there
eas also much larger number OF
men employed
A savings plan which was ins'i-
tuted some time ago has been prov.
ing unusually gratifying The bal
ance on deposit az the close OF 1916
was 100000 more than in 1915.
The establishing OF semaphorc
system al the head Of Livingstone
channel and the deepening OF the
Lake St. clair channel and below
st. Clair Flats channel al Crosse
roint. are some Improvements not.
cd
Important Hsrbors Improved
Many Improvements were also re.
ported in all of the important har-
bors in Michigan. Minnesota. lndi'
ana and Illinois. Extra buoys were
put out and the intensity OF lights
increased where needed.
The work OF establishing the new
three-lantern system for the display
OF storm signals was completed il
| October and has proven "A big sue
cess. according TO the report.
| Nothing 10 compare with tho buy
ing movement in lake vessel ton
mage in the last IA months was ever
known. In one instance vessels
with total OF 500 900 tons changed
hands. The aggregate for the per
Tod was 6s3.770 tons.
At the close OF the year the mem.
bershlp in the association repre-
scnted 4lt vessels in all classes
with a total of 2.0l3:s69 tons There
were added during he year II YES.
sells OF the irst class. five of the