New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-12
,n. The dedication Of this memorial,

toh. The dedication of this memorial,
coming as II does under the seal and
sanction of congress. will make n great
celebration. The orator who makes
the address Of The day at the dedica-
ton will front an opportunity which. II
successfully graspcd, will give him i'm
mortality. Webster at the Bunker Hill
dedication not only made the occasion
immortal. but himself as well.
Several great names have been sug-
men. especially, have Deen suggested
! former President Taft. the chairman OF
the Lincoln commission the retiring
president. Woodrow Wilson, or the in
coming chief executive, whether lie be
Cox or Harding. II would be a great
occasion for either Of them. How
ever, these are merely suggestions. and
II Is too early yet to say what will be
done.
The Lincoln memorial itself is I'M
excelled for simple grandeur, fine
masses of lines, artistic perception,
massive Greek simplicity and. above
all, the wonderful statue by French of
the great emancipation. which shows a
marvellous fidelity to the subject and a
sympathetic and masterful conception
Of the magnitude of the work under.
taken. Washington has nothing to sur
pass the interest and charm and in.
SEPARATION TO be found In this great me
mortal"
Statue Of Merchant Marine.
The totul documented sea-going
merchant marine of the United
States on October !, 1920, con
sisted of 3,4S2 vessels o. 1l.T0S,342
gross IONS of approximately 17,562,a13
lightweight tons. OF this total the
shipping board nov owns 1927 YES
sells Of ESQ.,. 34S gross tons, equivalent
Ia 10, 8 ,8OS lightweight II OF this
total owned by the shipping board. 69.'
vessels Of 3,038,O& lightweight o
are vessels OF less than 5000 dead
weight tons each. Vessels between
5000 and 5000 de6dweight tons num-
Der LAT or 77l.T3+ lightweight tons.
The tonnage of active vessels at
present controlled by the shipping
board exclusive Of the vessels Oper6t-
ed by the army and navy and under
bareboat and time charter are distrib-
uted In the various trades as follows !:
Thirty-eight per cent in northern Eu-
ropean o per = II In southern Eu-
ropean 4 per cent in African; IL per
cent In Trans-Psciic; 10 per cent In
South American; q per cent In West
Indies and Caribbean; 8 per cent in
domestic service and = per cent In
operating between foreign ports.
OF the steel vessels owned by the
shipping board engaged in these serv-
ices $50 are operating from North At
lantic ports, 50 from South Atlantic
ports. 30 from Gulf ports, l32 from
Pacific ports. 81 are employed In
coastwise service, 53 are operating be-
tween foreign ports. 1l3 are at pres
ent unallotiad Ia any designated berth
liner service. These latter virtually
constitute the tramp service.
From Atlantic Ports.
OF the total operating on the North
Atlantic district, pa vessels are op-
Grating from the port Of New York.
IO2 from Norfolk, 10 from Baltimore,
10 from Philadelphia, % from Boston
and one from Portland, Me. The to
tai d~esdweight operating from North
Atlantic ports is 1901 ,504. or the to-
tai tonnage operating In berth line
service - per cent Of the deadweight
tonnage Is operating from the Atlantic
ports.
The total tonnage Operated by the
United States shipping hoard eSciud'
ing vessels operated by the army and
navy on October !, 1920, numbered L.
81 vessels, the deadweight tonnage
Of lO15O,759 16 vessels operated by
the army and nayy). or the l,62I
vessels owned and controlled by the
shining board on October |, 1870. !,
5Oi were cargo vessels, 81 were cargo
and passenger vessels, 10 were tank
ers. II refrlgerators, and 2 trans
ports. The cargo and passenger yes.
sells includ. two vessels chartered from
Peru on which the shipping board has
an optional agreement of purchase
Included In the total number Of YES
sells owned and controlled at October
/. 1870. ar. IA wood and composite
vessels and five concrete vessels. Al
the close Of September, 1920. W of
these wood vessels We're in active
s~aryicr aud ~ were in charge OF
managing carrtakers and withdrawn
from operation.
Recruiting for the Service.
At the time the United States rn'
tered the World wRr Their" was q
shortage not only of American ocean
tonnnge but Of men 10 man the bot
toms embraced IN the ship cnns,ruc
tion program. To meet this condition
to date the board has trained through
its recruiting service over l4.VS OH
GERS and 9}!pp men below the grade
of officer for the merchant marine
During the fiscal year ending June
10. 1890. the sea service bureau plared
on American vessels n total Of lGD.sGl
officers and men. of which number
O. 40 per cent were Americans
When the shipping board through it'
agencies first began placing men on
ships in 1917 nj the port Of New York
which is ns.-d rs an example because
il is ID. most represented. ~ per cent
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