New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

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| the Mount Vernon, ex-German liners,
! will not be reconditioned Is running
| mates for the Leviathar and the
| George Washington, though the Ship
| ping Board is reluctant TO spend the
millions necessary to refit the old
| steamers. With the new vessels of
the North German Lloyd, however, the
] New York Bremen service will be
heavily tonnaged.
The United American Lines is now
an important factor in the Hamburg
trade, with the Resolute and the Re-
| lance and three cabin class ships
| The Hamburg-American Line, working
under it's agreement with the United
| American, will have four new liners
in use next year. These are the first
class ships Albert Balm and Deutsch-
land, of 22,500 gross tons each, and
the Thuringia and Westphalia, of 5000
f, tons each, cabin and third class.
German Rise Rapid
| In this connection it should be re-
membered that the recent progress Of
the German merchant marine has been
remarkable, phoenix arising from the
ashes of war. The German fleet de-
clined from 100000 tons in 1914, when
it had wrested the supremacy of the
seas in passenger liners from the grasp
| VI ITcHL oIALalH, III oOV,-
| 900 tons Of nondescript vessels in 1921.
BY June 80, 1922, the fleet had grown
to 1,7s3,00o tons, about third of the
pre-war strength. BY the end of 1923,
it is estimated, Germany will have more
than 100000 tons, and will be in sight
of her former positionsw within five years
after the end of hostilities. Meanwhile,
the British merchant feet is only
slightly larger than in 1914. compared
with general increase throughout the
world Of Sd per cent.
The International Mercantile Marine
Company Is making ambitious plans for
the next season. If the White Star
Line follows the Cunard into Plymouth
with the Majestic, the event will be one
of considerable Importance. 1t will
mark the magnifying of London as the
principal goal of tourists at the expense
Of Paris, recognized as the mecca for
many years. All indications now point
to an intense ocean war between the
Cunard and White Star, featured not by
rate cuts but by competition in service.
At present the two companies are oper-
ating under an agreement which prac-
tieaily amounts to a division of bust
ness, the Cunard sailing its principal
liners on Tuesday and the White Star
on Saturday.
Among the plans which are still in
the air is that of the J.. NJ. M. to in
augurate a weekly cabin service to
Hamburg. Decision has already been
reached on the establishment of
White Star cabin service to Bremen,
beginning with the sailing Of the Cano-
pic on November 10. The Pittsburgh,
now in the Philadelphia oston-Liver
pool route, will enter this run during
the winter. The Atlantic Transport
Line will have four vessels In the New
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the United States Lines. Two Of these
will be the new vessels Minnetonka and
Minnewaska, $1,000 tons each, for first
class only. Two others are still to be
acquired. The Doric, $4,000 tons, which
was launched recently, will enter the
Montreal run with the Regina. The
Belgenland. $4,000 tons, will enter the
New York Plymo service.
The Cunard Line has few new steam
ers under construction. Most of the
new tonnage planned by the company
Cor its transatlantic services is now
in service. The list Of the ships added,
however, Is imposing. There are eight
rev Cunarders. two reconditioned and
made into oil burners, two new Anchor
liners and one new Anch lord onaldson
steamer. They vary in size from $4,000
to $1,000 tons. The Berengaria and the
Mauritania are showings excellent rec
ords after their conversion to oil
burners Among the new vessels for
the fleet are the Laconia, Samaria,
| Scythia, Tuscania, Tyrrhenia. Gamer
onia, Andania, Antonio, Ausonia and
Athena.
New Vessels Ready
The Holland-America Line is max
ing an imposing bid for Continental
traffic between New York and Rotter-
dam. The new Volendam, $500 tons,
is now IN operation. The Veendam,
sister ship, is expected to be ready
for her maiden trip next February.
In addition to these two, there is the
| Statendam, 1000 tons, which will not
be ready until 1924. This liner will
| queens of the Atlantic, ranking with
the Homeric, Columbus and the other
half dozen leaders.
In the Mediterranean traffic the Ital-
ian lines are causing their competitors
/ great concern. The Conte Rosso, OF the
Lloyd Sabaudo, and the Giulio Cesare,
| of the Italian General Navigation Com
pany both in the 20,000-ton class, are
making heavy inroads into the business
of the older vessels. In fact, these two
| vessels, with the heavy traffic which
sons why there is to be general re-
| classification of liners this fall, with
the establishment of differentials in
rates in favor of the older steamers
The need for changes in Transact
lantic services, and the explanation for
| the activity forecast for next year, is
shown in the comparison between pas
senger traffic for 1922 and that for
! 1921. The outstanding fact is that
third-class travel for the year to Au-
gust 18, dropped by approximately 30O,-
600 compared with last year. In 1921
about $4,000 persons crossed the At
lantic in third class, while this year
the total was only 100000. In 1922
there were $500 fewer first class and
4 10000 fewer second class coming to
the United States than in the previous
season. These decreases were offset
/ by an increase of 1900 in first and
/ $4,000 in second going to Europe. The
great difference was shown in the inn
migrant and emigrant business.
In an effort to make up for the
losses incurred in the Immigrant traf-
fic, many of the finest ocean liners
this winter will 60 into special cruises
to the Mediterranean and other parts
Of the world. Among these are the
Mauretania of the Cunard, the Homeric
and Adriatic of Tho White CO.,