White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-01-07

such as New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, but there is no port which can
assist in the elimination of this tre-
mendous expense in any degree COM
parable to the development that is
taking place at Port Newark, which
is essentially part of New. York
Harbor.
"The report referred to further
points out that total of 100000 car
loads of freight are lightered in New
York Harbor, and that the value of ex-
ports and imports leaving and enter
ing the Port of New York amounts to
over $3,000,000,O00 per year and
amount to total in excess of 11,000,-
900 tons, excluding bulk commodities
such as petroleum, grain, etc., the ma
jority of which are loaded and dis
cial facilities provided for these COM
modities. All of these exports and i'm
ports are lightered between railroads
and steamships.
"In addition to the coordination of
the transportation facilities outlined
above, with the consequent economy
| that can be effected, it is only neces-
sary to consider the value of the fur
| Their coordination and cooperation of
the banking, manufacturing and agri-
cultural interests with those of trans
portation, in addition to the methods
already provided for in our existing
shipping laws for government aid.
'The difficulty in the past in secur-
ing government aid was that the prob
lem of shipping and the national ne.
cessity for merchant marine under
the American flag was not understood
| by the country as a whole, and in
previous attempts to enact legislation
the word subsidy was the stumbling
block that stood in the way of accom-
plishment. This situation has to a
very large degree been altered during
| recent months as a result Of the coal
strike in Great Britain, when hundreds
of thousands of tons of wheat, cotton,
lumber, and general manufactures
were unable to secure steamship
space for transportation abroad. For
eign tonnage was either prevented
from meeting this demand for space,
because of it's inability to secure the
necessary coal bunkers, or because of
national necessity the tonnage was
diverted to transport coal from the
United States to British and Cont
| mental ports.
Further, because of the appropria-
ton restrictions imposed upon the
United States Shipping Board, there
was not a sufficient number of avail
able Shipping Board vessels to meet
the immediate requirements. However,
by special authority of the President,
the Shipping Board was authorized to
prepare additional vessels and within
sixty days approximately 100 extra
steamships were ready for sea and
placed into service.
turned the tide of public opinion in
favor of an American Merchant Ma
rine, and no doubt has formed the
definite sentiment developed during
the recent hearings conducted by the
United States Shipping Board
II wish to compliment Senator Wes-
ley L. Jones for his great constructive
work covering period of many years
in helping to formulate policy which
will make our merchant marine re-
spond adequately to the needs of COM
merce in time of peace and be ready
to do it's vital part in time of emery
ency or in time of war. His consist
ent efforts to get the government to
adopt policy which will induce
American capital and skill to own and
operate ships under the American flag
should receive the united appreciation
and support of every patriotic Ameri-
can"
The Olympia Stevedoring Co., Inc,
Of Olympia, Wash, capital $4,000,
Tiled incorporation papers recently.
lncorporators were Thomas /. Evans
and P. M. Troy. Mr.. Troy is an
Olympia banker