The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-27
Great Possibilities Ahead
For Ports Having Natu-
~ raj Advantages OF
Morgan City

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Expansion Of Southern Pos
Facilities Is The New Un-
dertaking Of u. S. Board,
Now Under Way
The Shipping Bard authori'
zes the following:
| Along with the record-break,
ing production of ships for thu
war-and after the Shipping
Board has undertaken the tasl
of expanding the port and labo,
facilities of the country to meet
the needs Of the greatest mari
time commerce of modern times
This is a case Of one huge en-.
terprise begetting another.
A doubling, and perhaps treb.
ling, of docks piers, marine rail.
ways and terminal facilities in
general of Atlantic, Gulf, and
Pacific ports win probably be
called for by the swiftly increas-
ing American merchant marine.
To provide for the fullest pos
sible service of the ships, once
they are released from war traf-
|fic, even new ports may become
necessary.
Great Possibilities Ahead
These are the prospects as
they are already shaping up in
the preliminary studies of the
situation which have been made
by the recently created Port and
Harbors Facilities Commission
of the Shipping Board. Edward
F. Garry, named chairman Of
this commission because of his
experience as director Of the Di-
vision of Operations of the Ship
ring Board, wtll have before
him shortly complete data Of
the present inadequate facili-
ties. The comprehensive sur
vey instituted by the commission
will be a constantly used basis
of study for future develop
ments.
In connection Herewith the
chairman and the experts at
tached to the commission will
personally inspect the facilities
at all the larger ports Of the
country, and from time to time,
as the occasion may arise OBJ
tain first-hand information on
proposed new ports. To date
they have given the harbors Of
New York and Boston thorough
examination, and they plan to
make visits soon to the rapidly
growing ports Of the South.
Inventory Of Port Facilities
For the first time in the his
tory of port development in the
United States, under the direc-
ton of Chairman Carry, a COM
plete inventory Of port facilities
has been undertaken and is now
well along. Every port used by
ocean-going traffic has been re-
to forward to the Port
Facilities! Commission detailed
data concerning it's docks, ma
rine railways, terminal arrange
ments in general, repair plants,
and the entrances and clearances
IN it's domestic and foreign trade
all data covering the past five
years.
In addition every dock and re-
pair plant has been requested to
Fill out a QUESTIONABLE calling
for information concerning the
type of it's facilities, present con-
dition. exact location, whether
or not this location is advanta-
geous for the most efficient
Of ships, the terms,
rates and conditions on which
ships are locked, the number of
ships locked during the past
five years, the average length
Of time each ship was in dock,
and for q brief statement ex-
planning the nature of work done.
All ports where coal and oil
are handled have been asked to
equip the commission with full
information about their facili-
ties for handling the trade in
those first necessities. Here is
perhaps the most important of
Of all the coatwise trades in
,ub;ob most y,o,forY,oo ncoc have