The New York herald., 1922-02-07
STEAMSHIP OWNERS
], REFLECT RAYMOND
Steady Improvement Seen in
1an Trade if Government
ra Extends Aid.

The American Steamship Owners AS
ISOLATION closed its most active year yes
terday with the annual meeting in the
offices at II Broadway. The presidents
report, the election of officers and execu-
iive committee and the appointment of
standing committees for the year were
the main business OF the meeting. H.
H.. Raymond, president of the Clyde
Mallory lines. was reelected president
and Winthrop L. Marvin and Edward j.
-sarber, president of the Barber lines,
seere again made vice-prseidents. J.
sfarker Kivlen was reelected general
counsel.
azsAdoption OF a continuous discharge
book of reference and recommended ton
for seamen, similar to a system long I'm
effect in the British merchant marine
and lately In use on the Pacific coast of
the United States, was favored in reso-
buttons. Sympathy was expressed in the
death OF Albert r. Lafonta, president Of
Harriss. Magill & Co. and of the firm
of Trosdal. Plant & Lafonta.
AT the request of William Newsome,
vice-president of the United Fruit Com
pany, his name was withdrawn from the
list of nominees for the executive COM
mittee and A. Il. Dawson, general man
aser of the marine department of the
United Fruit Company, was taken off
the committee on seagoing personnel.
No action was taken, however, on the
fruit companys resignation from the as
sociation. With the exception of Mr..
Newsome the entire executive committee
was reelected.
The presidents report pointed out that
new committees functioned during the
year, members from the Pacific coast
end other distant points were added.
more funds were obtained through in
crease of membership payments and the
total gross tonnage owned by member
companies was 3.309,47S, gain Of
343,400 over the preceding year. On the
matter of general conditions in shipping
Mr.. Raymond reported briefly as fol-
lows:
"The past year. as we all know. has
been year of difficulty and worldwide
depression, but we are convinced that if
the Federal Government keeps its pledge
of giving the ocean shipping industry
proper aid comparable with that long ex-
tended to other industries there will
from now on be a steady improvement
in the status OF the American shipping
trade"
Mr.. Raymond appointed the following
standing committees:
Committee on Bare Boat Charter and
National Constructive Shipping Poll
cies-J. r. Gordon, Union Sulphur Com
pany. chairman Ernest NJ. Bull, A. H..
Bull Steamship Company James Donald.
States Marine and Commercial Company.
Inc. Robert f. Hand. Marine Depart
ment. Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey T. J. Kehoe. Admiral Line Ed
7 ttAl-a ,toc 1n Oh Cta1 M
ship Company. Inc. L. j. Mccormack,
Moore & Mccormack Company, Inc. Eu-
gene L. O'Donnell. c. II. Sprague & Son !;
Alfred Gilbert Smith. New York & Cuba
Mail Steamship Company. and Oakley
Wood. Barber Steamship Lines, Inc.
Committee on Seagoiug Personnel
Eugene r. O'Donnell c. Fl. Sprague &
Son, chairman A. G. Bates, Atlantic and
Pacific Steamship Company; Robert F.
Hand, A. S. Hebble, Southern Pacific
Company: It. j. Kehoe, Z. A. Kelly.
Clyde Steamship Company; A. J. McCar-
thy, International Mercantile Marine
Company F. c. Osborn Munson Steam
shin Line; r. G.. Thackara, Luckenbach
Steamship Company. Inc. ]. d. Tomlin-
son, American Hawaiian Steamship
Company. and NJ. II. Tracy. NJ. III. Tracy
K Co, and Charles Yates. General Navi-
cation Company. Inc. representing
United states snip operators Assocla-
ton.
Tank Steamer Committee-D. T. War
den. Tide Water oil Company, chair
man: II. C. Carr, Sun Company; Rob-
ert F. Hand. p II. Harwood, Pan Amer
fcan Petroleum and Transport Com
pany James Kennedy, Gulf Refining
Company w. A. Thompson, Jr., Texas
steamship Company represented by J.
T. Roney).
Technical Committee-WilliamF Francis
Gibbs. international Mercantile Marine
Company, chairman: Warren T. Berry,
New England Steamship Company;
James Donald A. s. Hebble. Robert w.
Morrell. Tide Water oil Company John
IT. Telford. Munson Steamship Line. and
G. A. Ward. Jr., Merchant Shipbuilding
Corporation.
Marine Insurance and Protection to
Distressed Vessels Alfred Gilbert
Smith. New York and Cuba Mail Steam
ship Company william d. Macy, New
York and Cuba Mail Steamship Com
panl, and Oakley Wood.
sAccounts---Paul Kuhne, Luckenbach
Steamship Company. Inc, chairman; c.
T'. Heltmann, a. Fl. Bull Steamship Com
spany. and accounting officers OF member
Hconpanies.