Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-04

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 729 ships of 4,2SS,971
tons in general commerce.
The glories of the past, when the
Stars and Stripes snapped from mast
heads in 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 ia
steamships of 1851 ,305 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
reached by regular cargo liner serv-
ices. The cargo liner service to the
Argentine and Uruguay includes Is
steamships of from 5000 to 1900 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,O75 and $500 tons
from Mobile, Ala, to the Argentine;
four of 5,O75 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 5000 tons from Charleston, S. c.,
to the Argentine; four of from 1900
to 5000 tons from Savannah to the
Argentine; four of from $500 to 1900
tons from Brunswick, Ca, to the Ar
gentine, and four of from $500 to o.
900 tons from Jacksonville, Fla, to the
Argentine. All of these ships call at
MOntevideO, BuenOs Aires, La Plata
and Rosario. They carry every mag
HIduuIdCluIc.
In addition to this there Is now a
splendid Brazil service with nine big
ships leaving New York on a ten-day
schedule for md-Brazil, and two 9TH
ers leaving New York for north Bra
zil 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, Ga, 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 q
steamship from New Orleans on a BIZ
monthly sailing to the same port.
The board advertises two ships from
New 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 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 BIZ
monthly sailings; New York to Aus
tralia and New Zealand, three ships
on monthly sailings; New York to
China and Japan, three ships on
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 to
Antwerp; \ w York and Philadel-
phia to Rotterdam; New York to
Copenhagen and Gothenburg, and
finally an extensive cargo liner serv-
Ice to West Indian ports.