San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-28
LAKE SHIPPING
| WILL SURPASS
| 10-YEAR MARK
Large Quantity Of Coal
Has Been Prime
-. Factor. ~
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MUCH IRON ORE MOVED
Car Manufacturers Look
"A ing for Another
Fig 'lSss. Bulge" e
MUCH IRON ORE MOVED
By j. c. ROYLE.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
New York. Sept. 2S-There is every
kShtiication that when navigation closes
on December IA, this season will prove
to have been one of the greatest in
Great Lake shipping history from the
point OF freight tonnage moved.
Conservative business men at lake
ports today predicted that the total
carried for the season would reaco
1O7 100000 tons.
The highest tonnage reached in the
last ten years was in 1916 when Ill.,
100000 tons were transported.
One prime factor in the healthiness
of the shipping situation on the Great
Lakes this year has been the large
quantity Of coal available for up-lake
movement.
Until this week, anthracite has
moved regularly from Lake Efic docks
to terminals on Lake Superior and
other upper lake ports.
There has been slackening OF Goa
shipments. but this is believed will not
continue more than ten days.
1t has been caused by the short
shutdown at the anthracite mines.
Duluth business men declare tina,
if there is no further interruption OF
shipments. the Northwest will have
full stocks for winter for the first
time in several years.
Heavy Iron Movement.
The movement OF iron ore is ex
pected to reach a total of 6O.O00,0 900
tons or II, 100000 tons more than last
year.
The total coal movement is forecast
=
100000 tons in 1922.
The coal movement would have been
even heavier il the high rates on ore
had not made it more profitable in
some instances to 20 up the lakes
light and fast, than 10 sail loaded
heavily in both directions.
|. 1t is still too early to estimate
closely the wheat movement.
Fifteen million net tons of various
grains were carried last year.
IL some agreement is reached soon
in the controversy with the Canada II
authorities over the requirement that
American boats carrying Canada II
grain make public their tariffs, the
.-Nbyement will be much heavier this
yeah.
Cadanian shippers are making gem
erous offers for--space in American
boats, but so far only few small
craft have accepted this business.
1t il believed stone shipments this
season will aggregate 100000 tons.
While the Sault Ste. Marie locks
will not close until December II, the
majority Of insurance contracts Oh
lake shipping expire about Dccem
Der 4.
Automobile manufacturers declare
there is plenty of indications that an
other bulge in car manufacturing is
on the way.
A maker Of electric industrial trucks
for interior factory use has been
swamped with orders from. DetroI;
manufacturers. indicating determine
ton of the latter to increase OUTPUT
and in some instances TO enlarge fac
tory buildings.
Clamor for Cars.
Employment in the motor plants is
being maintained at about the aver
age for the year and the Ford Officials
report that dealers are clamoring for
increased shipments.
The only thing preventing higher
production has been the slight diff
Guilty experienced in getting materials
into the plants fast enough.
Profits are said to be unprecedented
for many of the companies and while
further price readJustments would not
be entirely unexpected. these would
do more to increase the good will OF
the customers than to stimulate sales.
Good will is expected to be most
valuable asset in view Of the competi'
ton certain during the next few years
which is expected TO eliminate so or
more producers from the field.
There are now about $50 companies
producing passenger cars and statistics
show that each year the business Is
xbs;ag centralized more and more amons
fifteen or twenty large manufacture
ers.
Reports fromthc Northwest indicate
that sales in the agricultural states
are running from % to 100 per CEN
above those for September. 1922.
Sales to farmers in exclusive grain
producing districts are far higher than