Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-10
RIVER PLATE TRADEsMEN
ROB ]. S. SHIPPING BOARD
Consider American Vessel Goose
With Golden Egg and Act
Accordingly.

United states shipping Board has
been dcfrnuded OF many thousands
OF dollars through practices which
amount 10 systematic Fleeing" OF
Shipping Board vessels in the River
| Plate trade. according to reports 20
the hoard by Captain G. j.. Garden,
special representative of the Shipping
Board emergency fleet in Buenos
Aires.
captain. CardenA ivceompanied by
CAPTAIN OF Engineers. L. e. Farweli.
arrived here month ago 20 tak..
charge and protect the boards inter
"sts When ! arrived here" hn
said. ship chambers. rcpairmcn and
others connected with the shipping
/ industry seemed to be in Il general
nEtceneht TO mulct the Shipping
l'onrd,s vessels TO the limit.
Tho Shipping oiiard is rich they
said We viii &c, what we can
AccortiinEiy. the. board was charee |
lVr Things not received. and over
| cd To this port To take charge. In
receiving my orders. was told shat
While The hoard appreciated tho fee:
that. expenses of ali sorts were high
in iiucnos Aires aud Moutcvidco.
sun. it felt that there MUST be some
ming wrong when their vessels paid
snrii prices. for instance. as 81 u
Pluck Golden Goose.
seems mat tho practice was
when shipping Hoard vessel APP
Il a
us desire 10 enter. for those who had
hopes OF scliinl; the vessels supplies
t. prepare for pluck!ng ui the
golden goose, Tho result was tina;
when tho vessel cleared. bills we're
presented to the steamship agents.
a ,'i promptly paid since IT was ship
pi1@ board money for every con
,,r:vabi" item at prices basel on
nothing except desire to Obtain
easy money.
Gu Our arrival pu, qulrl, and et-
aec' i. stop to all this. We now have
AZ Shipping Board vessels calling a,
tniS port. report directly 10 us We
nohc having tho Eight TO authori..
purchases OF supplies or expenditures
Tor REPAIRS. An repnirs at prcrcu,
must he made according to spcciilca-
non AMI under bond. Every bill must
nave my signature before /: will ~.
lild. ana the result Of this has been
a saving Of rs much rs 80 per cont
on many items. Conditions formerly
Were 80 bad that have c."n nru,.!
ihh: ln acme eases food waS :h,.wu
tN"tboard In order To Great" Z. sitU;,-
AI" so that purchases could be
During the first four weeks OF the
"Up"rviSions provided by the now ar
Judgement II was officially estimated
mat n saving for tho Shipping Hoard.
which means for the United states
government, OF $4,000 for food alone,
ana H2'.on0 for repairs was made. As
result OF this campaign at least OIL.
arrest Is expected when certain
SNIP arrives Ia New York
Th"ro are twcnty-threc limos ,,nsor
~" shipping Board. which have yes
SsIS calling at ports in this jurfgdIc.
non. Ihcrc arc on an average %,
iW"hty-tWo vessels on hand ut aii
tlih'S the average cost for main
'"in ing these is from $500 To $1,000
each per day. Before the war am
American "Cssel on the i;!vcr iinjc
WIS Curiosity.
.f,,.. 90.
"niccs Of it's own 10 take charge OF
ITS vessels IN ports throughout tu-
world. continued Captain Garden, "it
Was usually necessary 10 cntiust tnr
care OF - ships 10 established HEcm-
rIeS Many of these Steamship,
agents had already for years been
the representatives Of foreign ana
POSSIBLY competing lines. The re-
SUIT has been that in many cases
American vessels have been hc,G
hack while other ships were given
the preference, causing tho expense,
Of American ships to noun, up
through port charges ana los, Tim.
In all River Plate ports, losses
great as vel! as those through over
chh rgcs for supplies. repairs and so
forth. Their" Is one ease on record
whcr" AN American ship was hr:r
NJ Tor months for repairs and charEpS
iotalin" about 100000 were ptl,i ~
against her But we are seeing 10
II now that Shipping Board vessels
get into port ana get away agaIi.
without unnecessary delay. Tho sav-
IN" 10 the Shipping Board from this
attention undoubtedly Wi!l he scv
erai hundred thousand donars an
nua.ly.
AGENTS who have the interests OF
other nationalitics more at hear.
nan American are coming To learn
that they are not entitled TO more
IMAM II Legitimate profit from Amcri-
can vessels ana must handle them cf-
iicien,ly ii they want American bus.-
ness"
CAPTAIN Garden and his assistant.
CAPTAIN Farwcll, are officers q! the
United states Coast Guard. detailed
on Shipping Hoard service. DurInE
tho war Captain Garden WAS port cap
tain of New York. and had charge or
loading more thHn $4,000. coo tons ~
hifh explosives. making record. /:
| IS said. "t never having had an Acct
dent or lost 4 man