Charlevoix county herald., 1919-08-08

Are Being Revived-EstablIsh 81
Regular Cargo Liner Services In
Trade Routes Opened Within Six
Months.
The vast expansion of the American
merchant marine In the past two years
is revealed by figures issued by the
United States shipping board. Exclu-
sive of more than 100000 tons of
shipping still In war service, the board
now employs TOO ships of 4,2SS,971
tons In general commerce.
The glories Of the past, when the
Stars and Stripes snapped from mast
heads I'm every port Of the world, are
being revived. The board has estab-
lished and now has under operation 81
regular cargo liner services In trade
routes which have been opened In the
past six months, and there are TIA
steamships of 1,351,9O5 lightweight
tons employed In the trade routes
which have been given regular cargo
liner service. The remainder of the
commerce fleet Is engaged In general
cargo and tramp service. Additional
trade routes are soon to be opened
and more ships will be utilized as
they are released from war service,
and as new ships are delivered
Reach Every Quarter.
Every quarter of the globe is now
hu linz
ices. The cargo liner service to the
Argentine and Uruguay includes IS
steamships of from 5000 to $500 dead
weight tons sailing weekly from New
York to the Argentine; five of from
1890 to 5000 tons from Boston to the
Argentine; two Of 5,075 and 600 tons
from Mobile, Ala, to the Argentine !;
four of 6,075 tons from New Orleans
to the Argentine; four of from 1900
to 5000 tons from Wilmington, Del,
to the Argentine; four of from 1900
to 1900 tons from Charleston, S. c..
to the Argentine; four Of from 1900
to 5000 tons from Savannah to the
Argentine; four of from 1900 to 1900
tons from Brunswick, Ga, to the Ar
gentine, and four of from 1900 to o.
600 tons from Jacksonville, Fla, to the
Argentine All of these ships call at
Montevideo, BuenOs Aires, La Plata
and Rosario. They carry every mag
Unable manufacture.
In addition to this there Is now a
splendid Brazil service with nine big
ships leaving New York on a ten-day
schedule for mid-Brazil, and two 9TH
ers leaving New York for north Bra
I'll every six weeks. The Brazil serv-
ice also includes ships from New Or
leans to Rio and Santos, from Will
mington, Charleston, Savannah, Bruins
wick, Ca, and Jacksonville.
The cargo liner service to the west
coast Of South America, ranging from
Guayaquil to Valparaiso. comprises five
large ships from New York on fort
nightly sailings to Valparaiso and a
steamship from New Orleans on q BIZ
monthly sailing to the same port.
The board advertises two ships from
Sew York to Egypt on monthly sail
ings, five from New York to the Dutch
West Indies on monthly sailings, two
from New York to Bombay and other
Indian ports on bi-monthly sailings,
and three to Varbelona, Valencia,
Cadiz and Seville on monthly sailings.
One ship sails for the new free port
of Danzig every month. and there is
now q cargo liner service to COnstan-
tinople from New York with two ships
sailing every six weeks.
Other saIIIngs.
Other services listed by the board
include New York to West Africa
three ships on monthly sailings; New
York to South Africa. two ships on bi.
monthly sailings; New York to Aus.
tralia and New Zealand, three ships
on monthly sailings; New York to
China and japan, three ships on q
six-weeks' schedule. and Is ships
from San Francisco to China and ia.
pan and sailing every ten days.
In addition there are new services
from San Francisco to Eastern ports
and Europe; from New York to
Genoa; from New York to Grecian
ports; from New York to London, six
Of the largest ships on fortnightly
sailings; Philadelphia to London; Bal
timore to London; Norfolk, Va, to
London; New York to Liverpool. and
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nor
folk and Galveston. Tex. to Liver
pool; New York to Glasgow; New
York to Havre; New York to Bor
deaux; Boston to Bordeaux and Bal
timore to Bordeaux; New York, Bos
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore tC
Antwerp; New York and Philadel
phia to Rotterdam; New York &c
Copenhagen and Gothenburg, and
finally an extensive cargo liner serv
| ico IN West Indian porfa