The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05
kaek Of Reliable Communications
handleaps Our Merchant
Marine. Says Bank.
AmEalcA NOW DEPENDS
On COMMERCIAL RIVALS


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tAnts es has hecoms IN many re
speets ihe eenlrf 81 the worlds trade
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ealaf8anleafion. independent Of other
HNftHuHI if'rfesis the vast sums We
ave lnfeefed Is sur new merchan,
Hiafine anH sac organizations FOR for.
essn euisl eiCe wlu never Yield fun
talas "a y Investment
Ne enilFe eoSt 81 an American en-.
~ stsiem which would give az direct
fsagaunieatlou Nith the principal
fpnfimefriai uaiions ~ Europe. South
An riFa and the Far East. would be n
fstliNfHtiseiy small sum compared with
fhe cost Of The npwly built American
pes hant marine u would give the
eunfuerce % the Jailed states what n
peeslr aud what tee commerce OF the
elder countries already has. The
spending - thousands of millions ON
meuns u transportation for American
ffasle = doubtful prospect as long as
this country has no proper facilities
Tor the agents who spread that trade
and ns long as thr ships which carry
u can communicate only with the con-
sent ~ foreign nations or through for
elen owned encles
Would Relieve Congestion.
"a certaln reglons present cable fa-
cillties are - cor -ested that apart
from national considerations. new
American cables would serve press.
Ing international need. The most
acute need Tor additional cable fncill-
ties at the present time is In the Pa
clfic ocean. While over the north Al
Iantic cables traffic has practically
ouadrupled since 1913, In the same pe-
roo racine thDie tfhthc mas increased
nearly nine fold. Proposals for the
laying Of new Pacific cable have been
considered tentatively. The cost of
the new Pacific cable is large sum
OF money. but the $40.OOO.O0O which II
a estimated Japan and the United
States will expend upon each of their
newest battle cruisers. would probably
sufice TO duplicate the entire existing
plant.
"The experience Of the last Ave
scars has conclusively demonstrated
that the amount of business which 10
available for the cables is limited only
nv the physical capacity Of the lines
and the ability Of the operating com
panies to keep rates at q point wnicn
sfu attract business"