Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-15
Farmers - Haue
Ocean Delivery

During the coming year several
million tons Of merchant ships viii
be completed ready for sea service In
our new shipyards. These vessels will
give the United states n merchant
marine among the largest In the
world Moreover. we win be the only
great farming nation with a merchant
marine to carry soil products TO
world markets. Some OF the Eur :.
pean countries like Denmark. Eol-
land. and France. have made success
full use of their merchant ships I,
create world markets In high-c!as'
concentrated soil products. such as
cheese, butter eggs, cured meats,
wines, and so on. But the other great
maritime nations are, an a rule. i'm
porters of foodstuffs, not exporters,
and they pay for food with manu-
featured goods.
The American farmer thoroughly
understands railroad transportation,
and uses different types Of railroad
service to expand his markets. The
refrigerator car, the grain car. the
horse car. the live stock car, to-
gether with express and parcel-post
service. have been employed by our
farmers to deliver perishables across
the continent. and also serve neigh
bcrhood customers with choice food
specialties.
World Cemmsros Visualizsd.
Our new merchant marine VIII oher
facilities strikingly like those familiar
in railroad Transportation. and in
thinking OF world markets the Ameri-
can Agricultural can visualize our
railroads connecting with our ships
at tidcwater and taking commodities
around the world on our own trade
routes.
There are four general types OF
ocean vessels, comparable with
American railroad service. The fast
passenger liner. carrying practically
no cargo except baggage and mails
Is the equivalent of the fast limited
passenger train-these crack liners can
only find profitable traffic between our
Atlantic ports and Europe. The pas
senEer- and cargo liners running on
regular routes and schedules 10 Latin
America, the orient, and other re-
gions. is like the regular passenger
train, but carries more freight. The
routes and schedules. carrying high
class freight. corresponds to our fast
freight service by which perishao!e
commodities are shipped. And the
tramp steamer. carrying freight only,
chiefly bulk commodities like grain
| coal. cotton. and so on. following no
regular routes and adhering to no
regular schedule. Ia the common
/ freight car Of the ocean. conspicuous
| for numbers, adaptability. and econ
| omy.
Good Foreign Service Assured.
We are building ships in all these
classes and as Rapidly as possible the
! United States sh piping board will as
sign them to world trade. As the re-
| friGerator car has played ar impor-
tant part in finding markets for de-
ciduous fruit. berries. meas. dairy
products. and a wide range OF farm
produce. SO the refrigerator ship on
! the ocean will make possible extern
! sions OF markets. To overcome handl-
| caps OF distance on our own continent
! American growers have attained high
! standards in grading and packing
| their products. illustrated in boxed
apples, oranges, pineapples. lemons.
and grapefruit. Experiments IN sell
! ing such products to Latin American
and Oriental countries have demon
strated that American standard goods
are appreciated. and that now trade
can be built upon them. l;ut hereto
! fore there have oecn Uncertain vc";pI
shipping facilities-venturesom eN'
| porters could demonstrate world de-