New-York tribune., 1921-10-25
Puget Sound Makes
New Ship Sailings
Record i'm October
Fourteen Steamers Depart
for Britain and Europe;
Heavy Shipments of Lum-
Der, Grain, Flour, Fruit

The largest monthly movement OF
products of TIE Northwest to Europe
will be recorded during October in the
sailing of fourteen large steamers from
Puget Sound to Great Britain and Con-
tinental Europe, according to infornna-
ton from the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. These ships. flying the flags Of
SIX nations, will carry about $4,000 tons
Of lumber, -four, wheat, apples, canned
salmon and other freight.
Lumber continues to be the most
important commodity shipped from
Puget Sound. By the end of Novem-
i Der a total Of 30,000,000 feet will have
been sent to the Orient from North
Pacific ports since midsummer.
Japan, now experiencing a building
boom, IS the principal buyer, with
emma also generous purchaser. High
prices for Japanese lumber, together
with the limited output from the island
OF Hokkaldo, Is said to be responsible
Tor the country's increased consump-
tion.
Indicating the powerful Japanese
NIPPON fusen Kaisha Company Gill
cnaiienge efforts of American transport
*ftHNASobo ~ E0IH supremacy IN
tne North Pacific carrying trade,
the Seattle Office has announced re-
placement Of present freighters with
newer and faster carriers. The frat
ol the new steamships. the Toyooka
n Maru, arrived in Seattle from Hong
hong. CHINA, after lessening the
running time across the Pacific three
Gays. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha
company will assign nothing but twin-
screw tnTHin c~fv.
ships 70 the Yokohama Seattle run
hereafter, thereby cutting sailing time
from nine to sixteen days On October
oV the speedler Tokiwa Maru will re-
place the Delagoa Maru at Kobe, and
otGer changes are to be made.
The Shipping Board 535-foot liners
aHocated to the Pacific Steam ship Conn
Eaay made the run from Seattle to
hooe IN ten days, or two davs fastsr
IMAM the trip had ever been made be-
lore by any passenger vessel. The
facHIc Steamship Company now op-
crates i've fast vessels between Seattle
and Japan, China and the Philinnines
ana the Nippon gusen Kaisha has an
nouhced intention of speeding up it's
passenger as well as freight service
IN competition.
Navigation Company's Lurljne' the
new treighter Manulani arrived in
seattle late in October to load canned
goods, lumber and -four for the
hawallan Islands. The Lurline ia now
undergoing extensive alterations which
VII make her one Of the finest pas
Senger carriers on the Pacific. The
hatson Navigation Company recently
established direct steamship sarvice
between Puget Sound and the Hawaiian
Islands, and Is finding trade brisk both
from tourist and cargo standpoint
Frank Waterhouse & Co. Northvest
general agents for Furness, Witty g.
Co, have announced that the British
corporation has placed fifth steam
ship IN ITS line between Seattle and
Great Britain and Continental Europe.
Heavy cargo offerings are responsible
Tor the increase in service The new
vessel is the Barrymore In Seattle
she viii load for Liverpool and Glas-
Cow. She IS a thirteen-knot ship. The
Eastern Prince, the second vessel Of
the new service, arrived here October
10 and will load for east coast ports
of Great Britain. The Monaghan
Prince, the first ship of the new serv-
ice, loaded at Vancouver, B. c.. and is
row on the way TO England.
Seattle representatives of the Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantiuue, the
French line, are advised the second
carrier in the company's European
Puget Sound service will go on berth
in Seattle late in November or early
III December. The 100O0-ton steam
ship Honduras, which is inaugurating
the new service of the Compagnie Gem
erale Transatlantique. sailed from
Havre for this coast a few days ago.
The vessel Will call in Los Angeles.
San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver,
B. c., and Seattle. Size viii load in
this port for Antwerp, Hamburg,
Hagre and Bordeaux