Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
BIDS TO Be ASKED
FOR i. S. VESSELS
Board win Permit Eight Va
rieties of Offers for Mer-
chant Fleet.

The United States Shipping Boarc
todav ordered the Merchant Fleet
Corporation to prepare advertisement
for bids for the sale of the uniteo
States Lines and the American Mer-
chant Line. Bids will be asked on eigh'
different alternate plans,
The Merchant Fleet Corporation was
directed to turn over the advertisements
and the specifications for the bids to
the Shipping Board. The bids are
expected to be received about Septem-
Der /.
Chairman r. V. O'Connor announced
that he hoped for satisfactory bids, but
that in event they were not satisfactory
the operation Of the lines would be
continued as at present,
Variety of Sale Plans.
The eight plans for the sale Of the
lines offer practically any method OF
purchase except that of charter.
The first plan includes the sale OF
The IRviathau. George Washington, Re-
p1hlic. President Harding, President
Roosevelt and America for operation
between New York and any United
Kingdom. Irish. French and German
ports for the carrying Of passengers.
mail and freight, together with the
purchase of the vessels American bank
er. American Farmer, American trad
er American Shipper and American
Merchant for operation between new
York and London, with the privilege
Of calling at Plymouth and other Brit
ish or continental European Channel
ports. for the purpose of carrying pas
SengerS. mail and freight,
The second plan provides for the pur-
chase of the vessels in the first plan
together with the purchase OF the
Monticello and Mount Vernon as IS,
where is" the vessels to be recondi-
toned at the expense OF the buyer
within two wears from the date of award
and to be added to the lines and placed
in service.
Must Build New Ships.
The third plan provides for the pur-
chase of the vessels in the first PROPOSE
tion, together with agreement by the
purchaser to construct two liners to be
added to the lines.
The fourth plan provides for the pur-
chase of the Leviathan, George wash
ington. America and Republic and the
American bAilAG4s S1AtOA4N1AA N~s
American Trader, American Shipper
and American Merchant and the Mon
ricello and Mount Vernon, las is, where
is" the latter two vessels TO be recon-
ditiored at the expense OF the buyer
within two years, or in lieu OF the pur-
chase of the Monticello and Mount Yer
non the purchaser must agree 10 TWO
vessels to become part of the lines.
Fifth Purchase Plan.
The fifth proposition provides for the
purchase of the United States Lines
shiuS and the Monticello and Mount
Vernon "as 1t, where is. the latter TWO
vessels to be reconditioned at the eX-
pense of the buyer, or in lieu Thereon
The purchaser must construct two new
vessels of suitable type to be placed INTO
service in the lines.
The sixth proposition calls for the
purchase Of any or all OF the vessels
of the lines and the Monticello and the
Mount Vernon. The seventh PROPOSE
ton provides for the purchase OF all OF
the present vessels of the American
Merchant Lines.
The eighth proposition provides for
the sale of the American Merchant
Lines for operation from any north At
Iantic port with the exception OF New
York.
The board at the same time author
fzes the Fleet Corporation TO prepare
bids for the sale of the American Pal
raefto Line. a cargo service operating
o,It of south Atlantic ports TO conn-
mental Europe. Bids are to be asked on
anv 6 or more Of the 10 ships OF the
American Palmetto Lines.