The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-10-15

LONDON, Eng, Oct. 9.-Wherever
ship passes through a stragetic point
in most instances the British fling Is
flying and a British company more
often than not is selling British coal
TO bunker the vessel That in a nut
she'll tells the story Of how coal enters
the tale of British success in the ship
ping world. Il tells part Of the story
Of why the British are not unduly
alarmed by our new activity on the
seas. The ordinary landsman little
appreciates how the matter of bunker
ing very largely determines the sue
cess or failure Of ship voyages. The
selection Of bankering ports, the APP
portionment of cargo space between
paying freight and bunker coal, aud
the use Of the right grade Of fuel are
the things that shipping companies
have to consider In the past Great
Britain has had an advantage over us
In this way:
Britain manufactured highly valu-
able goods, which took up compare
lively little space on the ship, and yet
paid good freight rates.
The balance Of the space available
out as ballast and fetching big prices
all over the world.
Then these empty ships, on their
return voyage, were heavily laden
with raw materials and food supplies
which Great Britain has 10 have. So
the ships went full both ways.
America also, manufactured valu-
able goods, but American ships could
not afford 70 devote ~ much space
10 coal ballast for the reason that
these ships would not in the nature OF
things, come back laden with raw ma
treials for American ports. We have
most Of the raw materials right nj
, home.
This fact not only helped British
ships, but also the British bunker Goa
business. Before the war, Britain I
splendid coal, only supplied 10 pei
coal OF the world and we, with oui
splendid coal, only supplied 10 pei
cent During the war the supply o.
British bunker coal was decrease,
and ours increased. However, thing
are gradually going back 20 the Oh
British control.
Here is brief birds eye view o
. what American ships are up hgains
!. when they voyage around the world:
|, Canadian Pacific and Atlanti
professionalism coal sold by Cana
dian bunkering firms,
Our own Hawaiian Islands-Main
ly japanese and Australian coal sol
by British bunkering firms.
British West Indies Mainly Am
eriean coal, but more often than no
handled by British firms.
Venezuela, Guiana, the Dutch an
French West Indics-American Goa
but handled by British and Dutc
firms.
Uruguay and Argentine-Engls
coal, handled mainly by British firm
Chile-Chilean, American, Austria
ian and British coal, handled by Chi
can and British dealers.
scandinavian ports-British Goa
handled by Scandinavians.
French ports-Mainly British Goa
handled by British and French firm
Dutch and Belgium ports Mainl
British coal, handled by Belgian an
Dutch firms.
Spanish ports-British and Spar
ish coal, handled by British and Spar
ish firms.
Italian ports-British coal an
British firms.
Other Mediterranean ports-AlmO'
all British coal aud British bunker
ing firms.
Africa-Nearly all British.
India-Indian and Australian Goa
handled by British firms.
China-Chinese and japanese Goa
handled by British and Japs.
Japan-All Japanese.
Australian and New Zealand port
Local coal, handled by local dea
ers.
Australian and New Zealand pOrt
spread out in the world, but from h
above survey il will be seen that An
erican shipping firms are still largel
dependent upon foreign concerns fC
their bunker coal and that the profit
from this trade go not TO Amerie
but TO Great Britain.
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