, 1921-11-29
YANK VESSELS
ARE FIRST IN
CANAL TONNAGE
British Second, With japan
and Norway Third and
Fourth in Use of Inter-
Ocean Waterway.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s-ships Of
four nations carried - percent on inc
approzamately II. $780, 900 tons o. cargo
which moved through the PanamA
canal during the fiscal year enoeo
June so. 1921.
Aua-,can vessels led all others with
total OF 5.lss. 900 tons, Establishing
= nevr record by increanng the TOTAL
onnar. Of the previous high yenr
by 61s.ssS.
British ships were second nc SUI
passed even the high marx on islt.
heir last banner year. They reacneo
a total Of s~.Tss.25o IONS.
japan and Norway took third arc
fourth places with 7sS.eoo ana eS'''
$50 tons respectively. Norway crop
81 below its figures for 1918 but
,Japan SCARED 20 new heights. exceed
.ne hr last high mark by s7'z1s tons
THE, unparalleled increases IN
commerce noved through the water
-v by the four nations are attributed
nv Governor ]. J. Morrow. OF the
Panama Canal, IN his annual report
made public today. 70 composition
~ keenly developed that II required
use OF the quickest routes
ALMOST one-third OF the total ton
mage handed" the report says. was
40 strongly competitive that prompt
and complete service may have been
the determining factor in IN cnoice
of the Panama route. In many OF
,he trades served by h Panana
cannl. the saving Of distance. n
hence of time. by the use Of h canal
4. 10 great that shipping could hardly
nsrord 70 use any other route"
or the nations which shared In NOV
ing the remaining II percent OF ton
nrre. tho most important were Den
mnrk. Holland. Spain. swcdon. France
and Peru IN the order named.
Tn most important trade route
--x-ed nv the canal" the report adds
~was that between the east coast OF
the United States and the west coast
NJ South America. Others or the
principal routes were those n
cast coast of the United States to
the Far East and etwee h west
coast of America and Europe
Governor Morrow points to h
double value OF h canal to the
United States. In addition to the
ou,ck service Il gives there is, he
saia. a constantly increasing revenue
which comes to the nation o tolls
collected.
an terms OF money the Panamn
Canal the report asserts. had gross
of more than s27 ,ooo. 900; in
creased investment, additions. stock
az Of So. 900, 900 nnc gross operating
rnenses Of s24,5oo. oOoi' The excess
:. rsvenues in the last fiscal year
=. report shows. was s2.7so,ooo more
than operating expenses w1tnoul "a,
-, FOR interest on the capital
cost of h waterway.
nv Panama Railroad nc
.ors,,r to the report, had a gross rev
su,,s az epproximately 500 900 an
..S-.,.s in investment in capital ad-
a,,,ons Of $1,000, 900. while the gross
una.a,,rg ~expenses were s22 1000 600
nc "A. last. Gross revenues OF
w. Panama Railroad steamship Line
a. the same time. were so.ieo's4o
while operating ior IN u"
cal wear totaied $685. ISL.
Legislation to increase the revenue
collected from tolls is py tne
governor who points out tnat the
nresent system is TO assess toiis' on
the basis of $3.50 a net ton accord
.nr 10 Panama Canal Measurement.
.~.unless this would result in n rate OF
more than s1.25 a net ton according
10 United States rules of
ment."
"Under this dual system tolls col
,ected amounted to s11,27e.sse. which
S. 81, s37, o23 less than would have
been collected II Panama Canal rules
oniy were used" he adds. SPEEDY
enactment of a law establishing the
single standard is urged"
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