South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
REAL ESTATE BJHlDNG- INDUSTRIAL

, number of vessels and he falling
of in total gross tonnage through
out the country as a whole during
the 10-year period. the figures for
value Il vessels, gross income,
wages paid. and freight carried show
marked increases, amounting 10 50
percent, 81 percent. ~ percent, and
A. percent, respectively. The num-
Der OF employees. however. Increased
by less than nine percent. and the
number OF passengers carried shows
a decrease Of not quite 10 percent.
The foregoing items, for the year
1916. are. I'm round numb ers. as fol-
lows: Value of vessels. $3.50, 200. 900;
gross income, $564,0O0,00O; wages
paid, 100000, 900: freight carried.
including lghterage. or harbor
work 376.0OO.2OO tons of 1000
pounds; number Of employees. 153.-
600; number Of passengers carried,
331,60O.O0O.
The pronounced increase between
1906 and 1916 i'm freight carried.
accompanied as il was by a. falling
of in gross tonnage. is accounted
for by the fact. already pointed out.
that the decline in tonnage took
place entirely i'm sail and unrigged
craft and was Offset in considera BILE
part by Il decided increase in tom
mage OF steam and other mechani-
Cally propelled vessels, which. be-
cause of their greater speed are
able 10 carry more freight per an
mum, i'm proportion to tonnage, than
can be transported by other classes
Of craft
Decrease i'm Passengers.
The decrease in the number ~
passengers carried is due 10 the re-
duction i'm ferry traffic resulting
from the establishment of the
tube" service in Greater New
York
The vessels operating on the At
lantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico
represented somewhat less than
three-fifths Of the total number for
the United States. little more than
half the total gross tonnage. and
about two-thirds the total value.
and reported nearly half the total
freight carried. The percentages OF
increase i'm gross tonnage valus,
gross income, and wages paid-5i,
$50. 1876 and 81. respectiVely-wer
much greater for these vessels than
the corresponding percentages for
those operating IN other sections Of
the country. In respect of freight
carried. However. the increase for
the Atlantic coast and the Gulf OF
Mexico was relatively small, being
only % percent. a. against "a per
cent for the Mississippi river and its
tributaries. A. percent for the Pa
ciiic coast. including Alaska. and 81
percent for the Great Lakes and ST.
i l~rence river. Canals and other
inland waters. however, show de
crease of % percent.
The figures above given relate -
vessels which were in active OPP
Grafton during all or a part of the
year 1916. I'm addition. the report
for 1916 shows 1851 vessels, with
"a gross tonnage Of $4,000. or less
than three percent of the total ton
mage. as idle during the entire year.
The increases in number and ton
mage vessels during the 10-year
period amounted to % percent and
les percent respectively These in
creases appear for both power and
Unrigged craft, but a decrease from
565 TO COZ is shown for idle sailing
vessels. although the tonnage n
such vessels increased from 1000
TO 30. 500 The proportion which idle
tonnage represented of the total
shows an increase from 1906 to
1916 for each of the three classes
of craft