The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
SHIPPING BOARD HAS
729 BOATS IN TRADE
Glories Of Ancient Days of
American Merchant Ma
rine Revived.

The vast expansion Of tho American
merchant marine in the past two years
is revealed by figures issued yesterday
by the United States Shipping Board.
Exclusive Of more than $500. 900 tons Of
shipping still in war service, the board
now employs 72s ships Of 4.2ss.s71 tons
in general commerce.
The glories Of the past. when the Stare
and Stripes snapped from mastheads in
every port OF the world. are being re-
vived. The board mas established and
now has under operation So regular
cargo liner services in trade routes which
have been opened in the past six months,
and there are ia steamships Of 1851
sO5 lightweight tons employed in the
trade routes which have been given regu-
lar cargo liner service. The remainder
OF the commerce feet Is engaged In gen.
eral cargo and tramp service. Additional
trade routes are soon TO be opened and
moro ships win be utilized as they are
released from war service, and as new
ships are delivered.
Every quarter of the globe Is now
reached by regular cargo liner services
The cargo liner service to the Argentine
and Uruguay includes sixteen steamships
OF from 5000 to $500 lightweight tons
sailing weekly from New York to the
Argentine; five OF from 1900 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 1000 to 5000 tons from Whining
ton. Del, to the Argentine; four Of from
1000 to 5000 tons from Charleston. &
c., to the Argentine four of from 1900
to 5000 tons from Savannah to the Ar
gentine; four Of from 1900 to 5000 tons
from Brunswick. Ga, to the Argentina
and four OF from 1900 to 5000 tons
from Jacksonville, Fla, to the Argentine.
All OF these ships call at Montevideo
Buenos Ayres. La Plata and Rosario.
They carry every imaginable manufac-
ture.
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 others
leaving New York for North Brazil
every six weeks. The Brazil service
also Includes ships from New Orleans to
RIO and Santos, from Wilmington.
Charleston Savannah, Brunswick, Ga,
and Jacksonville.
The cargo liner service to the west
coast OF South America, ranging from
Guayquil to Valparaiso. comprises i've
large ships from New York on fort
nightly sailings to Valparaiso and a
steamship from New Orleans on a b.
monthly sailing to the same port
The board advertises two ships from
New York to Egypt on monthly sailings,
five from New York to tho 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 a cargo
liner service to Constantinople from New
York with two ships sailing every six
weeks.
Other services listed by the board in
clude New York to West Africa, three
ships on monthly sailings: New York to
South Africa, two ships on bi-monthly
sailings; New York to Australia and
New Zealand. three ships on monthly
sailings; New York TO China and Japan,
three ships on q six weeks schedule, and
fifteen ships from San Francisco to China
and Japan 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 Baltimore TO London; Norfolk,
Va. to London; New York to Liverpool,
and Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Norfolk and Galveston. Tex, to Liver
pool; New York to Glasgow; New York
to Havre New York to Bordeaux: Bos-
ton to Bordeaux and Baltimore to Bor-
deaux: New York to Marseilles: New
York. Boston. Philadelphia and Balti-
more TO Antwerp New York and Phila-
delphla to Rotterdam; New York TO
Copenhagen and Gothenburg. and finally
an extensive cargo liner service TO West
Indian ports.