The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-06-30
CANAL TONNAGE
RISE CONTINUES
Panama Tolls for Each Month
Since July, 1922, Exceeded
100000.

covers only nine months Of the cur.
rent fiscal year, the revenue from
tolls already has exceeded the amount
received In any II months period pre-
ceding July 1. 1922.
All previous canal trafic records
were broken In March, when 521 ves-
sells Of all kinds, exclusive Of canal
equipment, tranhted the canal This
exceeds by 90 the former record Of
transita. Ships passing through the
canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic
exceeded by 18 those from tho Allan
tic to the Pacific, but tolls on Pacific
bound vessels were greater by $685.
614.06 owing to the large number Of
government vessels which were In
Guided In the transits to the Pacific.
The revenue from tolls exceeded by
1922, 482.6D the previous record
months revenue from this source. The
proportion Of big vessels transiting
the canal continues to be large. In
March AZ vessels carrying 10000 tons
or more OF cargo each made the TIP.
OF these, 40 were bound from the Pa
Atlantic to the Pacific. OF the total,
50 were tankships. OF the east
bound tankships, 81 carried cargo from
California oil fields. and one carried
q cargo Of crude petroleum from Cal
lao to New York.
lnersasss In January.
The total number Of commercial
vessels through the canal during Jan
uary. 1923, was 352. a. compared with
40 In January, 1922, or an increase
Of 81 per cent. The Panama canal net
tonnage Of commercial vessels through
the canal in January. 1923, was
1,610, 6o2, as compared with S46,516
tons in January. 1922, an increase Of
60 per cent the tolls collected In Jan
uary, 1923, amounted TO t1,506, 206.B6,
as compared with $S7, 767.b in Janu-
airy. 1922, an increase Of IT per cent.
The amount Of cargo carried by COM
msrcial vessels through the canal IN
January, 1913. was 1,601. 982 tons. a.
compared with s07, 29S tons In Janu-
aIy, 1922, an increase Of 81 per cent.
Again, in February a new high
mark for number Of transtts was e.
tabnshed when 425 vessels Of all kinds.
exclusive Of canal equipment, passed
through the canal. This is 50 more
than the previous record, established
IN January. With the exception Of
January. the February commercial
traAic was the greatest in the canals
history. The average daily transtts
and average daily receipts from tolls
were the highest for any month to
date. but owing to February having
under January's figures.
An analysis Of origin and destina-
ton Of cargo passing through the
canal In February, compared with the
same month in the two preceding
years, shows several marked changes
In cargo movements. In the Atlantic
te-Paeific cargo the amount destined
for the west coast Of South America
shows the greatest falling off. Two
years ago heavy shipments Of coal and
fuel oil were routed through the
canal to the west coast Of South
America, while now practically no
coal for this region 10 being shipped
through the canal
A notable increase In cargo tonnage
to the east coast of the United States
from the west coast is attributed in
the Canal Record in part to the large
shipments Of California oil which be-
gan several months ago, and which
are largely intercoastal; and In part
to the great increase in the inter
coastal traffic Of all commodities.
: A large increase in tonnage originat-
ing on the west coast Of South Ameri-
ca is attributed primarily to the re-
sumption Of nitrate shipments, togeth-
er with shipments Of Peruvian crude
petroleum and Of iron and copper ores
from Chile.
Praises Canal Wori<ers.
Jay J. Morrow, governor Of the
Panama Canal, In a communication
to the employees Of the waterway in
the Panama Canal Record, pays them
a tribute for their loyalty and eficien-
cy. He says:
"The two successful passages Just
completed Of the scouting feet through
the canal, coming simultaneously with
the recent remarkable increase In
commercial shipping utilizing our wa
terway, presents fitting opportunity
for me to express the great satisfac-
ton and pride I feel in our organiza-
ton and in the proved loyalty and
efficiency Of all divisions and DEPART
ments Of the canal and railroad.
desire particularly to publicly recog-
nize the fine work of the marine d.
vision and Of the operating forces Of
the locks under the heavy work Of
the three months just closing, and the
work Of the dredging division as par
ticularly marked by its operation in
the presence Of the heavy traffic and
in the handling of the December slide.
The big increase in the use of the
canal by shipping is plain evidence Of
appreciation Of highly efficient service.
Our organization Is a success, and this
success Is due to the individual and
collective efforts of all those en-
ployees who take a pride In their in
dividual part in the work"
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