New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-19


ever, these are merely suggestions, and
1t 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"
Status Of Merchant Marine.
The total documented sea-going
merchant marine Of the United
States on October /, 1920, con-
sisted of 3,4s. vessels % II, 10S,342
gross tons of approximately 17,562,513
lightweight tons. OF his total the
shipping board now owns 1,G2T yes
sells of 6,S62, 5iS gross tons, equivalent
to 1928, 3Os lightweight tons. OF this
total owned by the shipping board. 693
vessels Of 3,O36,OG5 lightweight tons
are vessels of less than 5000 dead
weight tons each. Vessels between
5000 and 5000 deadweight tons num-
Der III or 77l,73i lightweight ton
The tonnage of active vessels at
present controlled by the shipping
] hnu ri aNslnGiEa nf fhA VngsalG nnprgf.
ed by the army and navy and under
barebOat and time charter are distrlb-
uted In the various trades as follows:
Thirty-eight per cent In northern Eu-
ropcan. o per cent in southern Eu-
ropean 4 per cent in African; II per
cent in Trans-Paclfc; 10 per cen in
South American; Q per cent in West
Indies and Caribbean; 6 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
lantlc ports, 50 from South Atlantic
ports, 30 from Gulf ports, l32 from
Pacific ports, 50 are employed in
cOastwiSe service, 80 are operating be-
tween foreign ports, 113 are at pres
ent unallottcd to any designated berth
liner service. These latter virtually
constitute the tramp service.
From Atlantic Ports.
or the total operating on the North
Atlantic district, PA vessels are op-
Grating from the port OF New York.
102 from Norfolk, 90 from Baltimore,
20 from Philadelphia, % from Boston
and one from Portland, Me. The to-
tai lightweight operating from North
Atlantic ports Is 1891 ,5O4. or the to-
tai tonnage operating in berth line
service "a per cent Of the deadwelght
tonnage is operating from the Atlantic
ports.
The total tonnage operated by the
United States shipping board exclud-
ing vessels operated by the army and
navy on October l. 1920, numbered l.
81 vessels, the lightweight tonnage
of 10, 1J0,7J9 (l6 vessels operated by
the army and nayy). or the 1927
vessels owned and controlled by the
shipping board on October l, 1890, l.
JOi were cargo vessels, ~ were cargo
and passenger vessels. 30 were tank
ers, 10 refrlgerators, and 3 trans
ports. The cargo and passenger YES
sells Include W 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
/, 1920, are psi wood and composite
vessels and five concrete vessels. At
the close of September. 1920, 90 OF
these wood vessels were In active
service and Oh were in charge of
managing caretakers and Withdrawn
from operation.
Recruiting for the Service.
At the time the Uuited States en-
tered the World war there was a
shortage not only Of American ocean
tonnage but of men to man the bot
toms embraced in the ship construc-
tion program. To meet this condition
10 date the board has trained through
its recruiting service over 1900 off,
GERS and $1,000 men below the grade
Of officer for the merchant marine.
During the fiscal year ending June
1920. the sea service bureau placed
American vessels a total of 1G0.S61
officers and men, of which number
81 40 per cent were Americans.
When the shipping board through its
agencies first began placing men on
ships In 1917 at the port of New York,
which il used as an example because
is the most represented, 30 per cent
Of the crews placed on American v,s-
sells were aliens.
For the last IL months 1921 off
GERS and men were placed on Ameri-
ships 10y the New York Office II
the sea service bureau. ~. that num-
Der co per cen: were Americans. The
percentage Of Americans 4. the deck
and stewards department is lowered
by the percentage of aliens Ia the fire
room. there being more aliens serving
in that department than any other on
board ship. OF this number 9,3ls
able seamen 4.937. about 50 per
cent Of that total. were Americans.
ASST were foreigners. A total
Of 2,96S ordinary seamen were placed
In sea service. OF this total 2.641 or
nearly 20 per cent we're Americans.