Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-15
'U.s. NEEDS MORE BOATS
PAYNE SAYS THEY WILL.
S DRAW NATIONS TOGETHER;
South American Ports to he Tapped
for Trade, Says Head of
,4N HElA ShlppinE Board.

WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-AfiirminE
shps a S shps anS
Eether to shake hands daily" Chair.
the Shipping Board for linking the in
terests OF the Pan-American republics
], onia chain OF great steamers plying be-
B tween the two continents.
ment's Keen desire to establish. an
ADEQUATE, service to South Am n;IItia
Boards policy "hns sometimes mani,
Tested itself IL. an optimism which the
cold Logic Of facts has not %tc jnsti'e a.
board would proceed with its plans.
In explanation of why fast passenger
the South American service. the speaker
said the war delayed the building of
passenger steamers by creating an alb
!. that the repatriation of American sol
dcrs had caused the War Department
TO keep in military service many big
liners.
building Twenty-six New Boats.
eve arc building twenty-siN new
passenger ships for delivery this
spring" Chairman Payne continued.
''The War and Navy Departments have
German passenger ships but these nav
ing been made into troop ships. are not
service until recondit!oncd. The first
( of these is the Moccasin., now on its
way TO South America, and VII be io,.
fast as they can be made ready for
service.
service TO the east coast of South Amer
Five steamers. maintaining two
weekly service between New York, no
do Janeiro. Santos, Montevldeo and Bue-
nos Aires.
"southbound. these vessels Will n ,rS
coed directly TO Rio dc Ja mel srI Ine
( are all cS-German steamers Of titteen
knots speed-the Aeolus. Huron. Poca.
Mr. payne said three of these would he
ready for service in April or May.
All will be converted TO BURN rue: OF
class and part Of their cargo holds will
be REFRIGERATED TO care for the move
ment of perishable products
To Haui Passengers.
Tho board regards the passemger
mount Importance continued Mr.:
Payne. pending the recondtioning of
the five steamers mentioned aooee; ~ IS
porary service. The Moccastn VIII he
3 followed early in March by the Callao.
a ass Of one S nope" Of the 90 Vessels in
army transport service to fill the gap
and maintain for the present at least
':For the calendar year of 1919. 100
Shipping Board steamers were dis !
patched from United states port TO
Brazil, carrying total of 4ii4oO tons
steamers. with 6se.6co tons of cargo.
I'VE are planning to inauguratc a
regular monthly service between the
River Plate, Antwerp and other Euro
pean ports in February. and Will place
on this run refrigerated cargo steamers
capable OF lifting Approximately 5000
tons Of frozen beef, loading such gen
cral cargo as may be available.
Further, cargo steamers will be |
added to this service from time to time,
there being an ample reserve to care
for cargo offerings.
Vessels for West Coast.
"Following its policy of encouraging
established American steamship com
them. the board will place in service
for the west coast. under the manage
1nent OF Mcssrs. w. r. Grace e. Co. the
i Santa Theresa and the Santa Elisa. both
tthirteen-knot combination freight and !
passenger vessels built especially for
this trade. They will cali ut Callao.
nish a sailing every two weeks from
New York. \ sister ship. the Santa !
IIconora. still in the army service. will |
be. added TO these as soon as possible |
During the calendar year 1919. six
ty-two shipping Board steamers loaded
from United states port to tho, west
coast. carrying 10000 tons southbound |
and 10000 tons northbound Such adj |
ditional cargo steamers a s this business !
requires will be allocated as needed"
Sale Of ships which have been adj /
vertised will not affect the South Amer
lean service, Mr.. Payne said. He csti- |
mated that the United States fleet,
pleted. would total l,sSS ships OF oa9S,-
GSe deSdweiEht tons