New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-08
1.OOO-Ft. Liners
Said To Be New
(,orrlpany's Plan
$50, 600, 900 Corporation
Announced by Lasker
Likely To Be Based Upon
am Existing Enterprise
May Acquire u. S. Lines
Rulnor Has Hartman or
I. NE. MI. at Head Of Deal;
Love and Clegg Mentioned

Construction of two 1,000-foot super
liners will be undertaken by company
based upon the United States Lines as
the nucleus, according to reports in
New York yesterday. No information
could be obtained here on the identity
Of the promoters of the new enterprise,
but it was believed this would be feas-
ibIe only through the expansion of an
existing concern.
Announcement by Chairman Lasker
OF the Shipping Board that $780,
100000 company is contemplated to
build ships surprising anything now on
the Atlantic confirmed rumors that
have been current in shipping circles
since last winter. 1t is not believed
that an effort would be made to erect
new company from the bottom up,
but to bring about consolidation that
would utilize the benefits 70 the pro-
posed subsidy in giving the American
flag one Of the largest iieets in use.
While no Official information can be
obtained there has been considerable
speculation on the possibility that the
United American Lines, of wnicn w. A.
Hartman is chairman, would purchase
the United States Lines from the gov
ernment and would proceed to build
running mates tor the Leylathan.
!. IVA. nj. TO lake over u. s. LINES
Anotner report, which appears feas-
tile h4ar.ne Company Wou4u raAe ovel
the UnILed states lanes thus acqulr-
ing tne Gsyiatnan; woGld eonsr1aet
Two liheIs OK comparable SIZE anu unite
HI Gnuer Ike rAisAiean LIME. lne l..
ma. M. airea0y mas tme iarAest snI,, IN
Lne "oriu, Tue N4aJeseie, oWAea W the
MnIle STAR lane. Al laIS te.u1L saout,
prove 10 be tfue the ev1n,auy wound
pgoDaRiy operate tile Iour ial sesL s.tIus
on aiteAnare scneodses, giving a service
SURPRISING anjsitinb esSf sesn on tue
oceans. AZ nas Dcen reported that ii the
subsidy ptA goes tnrousn the l. 4.. vi.
"olid Sfeatis eApanu 4Is lonaage un.
Ger Lne Am srscan nag
Inc name OF ~. d. Love, now vice
pFesiosnS o. sile EmSI gency rlset COR
Porasion III cna.ke oA .lalnc, mas neen
mentioned se9eidI TIMES IN cpnneet,on
Win lns proposed new company. An
othef fePorG HAS IL that n. u. (;t,,.y
1ee-pfssioenG OF tne herr Line am, AZ
olhcAai OF Tue Asooseyeat o1eamsa,o
SplnPany, Is The man 40 wuo.a IN r
AasKer referred wnen ne saad rnat a n
Individual hau onereQ TO ufoylae a1,
9uV,cvu as tne starter Tor inc me. Ear
@aesS was honcoininltal yesterday waen
1s "as Questioned aooas tais.
BID for German Snips
Reports concerning the lnrernationa
Meicanlile nAdilne COMPANY gam color
from the 1aet that two years ago r. a
.. ffanAhil, PRESIDENT o. the co,nuany
was the hlsnesC D.daer Tor tue eM-ver
haA vessels o.Ae4ed lor sane ~ that
tame ~ tie Shipping noaru Inc uea
was piocHed ~ an injunction sui
broagnt by MIliiam hanuvlpn A1earst
as a taxpayer, WITH The resulc tnat nost
OF the sn4ps SINCE tnac Ullae save peer
rialng az nnchof. BAR. rranAi.n was
NOT IN ms once yesterday ana could no.
be ASKED aoout the intentions OF tine
company.
" iillam Francis Gibbs, formerly
chie1 OIL construction tor the interna
ttonal Mercant4,e h1arlne and now ar
independent naval arcnlcect in cnsrgs
OF the recoHdltIonlng OF the iIeylathan
~ credited win designing the plans fol
the I,0VU-root liners. Tne idea was frs
gfoacheo by the onipping board wne1
=. ~ liuriey was CHAIRMAN, but wa.
abandoned when shipping entered int
depression two years ago. TONER L
Ferguson, president of the Newpor
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com
pany, rs understood TO be interested in