zation in America for the purpose of studying the movement of freights and of affording the maximum. of assistance and co-operation to American exporters and to the intermediary interests engaged in AngloAmerican trade.

Mr. Thomas A. Moffet, one of their younger executives, who had previously travelled extensively, in Europe and in the United States and Canada on Railway matters, was accordingly appointed Freight Traffic Manager for America with offices at One Broadway, New York City.

Mr. Moffet has an expert knowledge of the science of economic distribution in the United Kingdom, and he and staff are eager to have any American firm consult them regarding their problems in Great Britain He will be glad to go into intimate detail in each case and outline the most efficient distribution scheme to meet the peculiar needs of the trade in question-If

necessary, complete costs can be worked out as he has skilled rates assistance and complete costing data on file for all commodities.

Conveyance rates on any commodity from Britain seaboard to any point of the interior, will be quoted by the New York City office, either for direct transit or including storage in transit.

Storage space can also be reserved by the New York office, either at the ports, or at any of the 300 points in the interior, where the L.M.S. have warehouses. Storage rent in L.M.S. warehouses varies from one fourth to one seventh of the average rates for public storage in the United States, and incidental labor charges are about one-tenth of the current cost in this country. Every facility is given for work to be undertaken on merchandise stored in L.M.S. warehouses, such as bagging, sampling, repacking, marking, etc., and it will be found that labor rates are extremely moderate.

Ford To Build Canal Fleet

At the hearing at Albany of the State Legislative Committee investigating the State Barge Canal on Sept. 17, Leon F. Tholl, superintendent of the Green Island plant of the Ford Motor Company, expressed the personal opinion that his company may build and operate its own fleet of barges to carry certain of its products between Detroit and its Green Island manufacturing plant.

He testified that the Green Island plant received approximately 200 tons of raw material daily, the shipments originating at or within 150 miles of Detroit. None of this, he said, at the present time is carried to the plant by boat.

Ships are used in shipping manufactured products from the Green Island plant to the seaboard, Mr. Tholl testified, and he added: "We are loading a ship now at Hoboken because it can't get any farther up."

In answer to questions from counsel for the commission, Mr. Tholl said he understood the Ford company was considering building boats to carry its own material over the barge canal.

Former Mayor Cornelius F. Burns of Troy headed a delegation from that city to present facts regarding the barge canal and to favor proposed construction of a large grain elevator at the Troy terminal. Mr. Burns said Henry Ford clearly had indicated his desire to use New York's inland waterway if it could be made practical for such use.

"If you will give him the depth," said Mr. Burns, "he will use the canal."

L. M. S. Heavy Duty Freight Locomotive. Built by L. M. S. in Their Own Erecting Shop American shippers through the medium of the New York office at 1 Broadway.

Mr. Moffet has not been in this country long enough to have yet become as well known to the American exporter as he undoubtedly will be in the future. The work he is undertaking on behalf of his company, with their enormous interests in Great Britain, appears to us to be an important step in the direction of improving and facilitating Anglo-American trade relations, and by wishing him success in its development, we are also wishing oursleves a continued and increased volume of trade with our best foreign customer, Great Britain.

Intercoastal Line Expansion

Plans for the development of a fleet of ten steamers for operation in intercoastal trade have just been announced by Frank B. Robinson, of Los Angeles, financial agent for the California & Eastern Steamship Company of that city, in connection with a new issue of capital stock. The company was organized about ten months ago and has one ship in service now.

"We are running a regular schedule between Seattle and Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles through the canal to Baltimore," said Mr. Robinson. "Our second ship, already arranged for, came into our possession about August 15 with delivery at Portland. It may take six weeks to two months to revamp her for our service demands, but she will go into the intercoastal trade at the earliest possible date after delivery. We hope to have a fleet of ten boats. operating within a year, when we will be running into New York. Our plans do not call for transfer or unloading at Havana."

Frank C. Hill, president of the company, is president of the Stratford Company, vice president, Empire Electric Company and director of the Continental Securities Company of California. Other officers are all Los Angeles men.

Captain John H. Low, Boston State pilot, and president of the National State Pilots' Association, as usual, piloted the Leviathan into the Navy drydock at Boston on Sept. 23. He piloted her out of Boston, again, on Sept. 30, when she returned here.

Marine Company. The reception, banquet and dance which the International Mercantile Marine tendered to the delegates and their friends on the Majestic crowned what was pronounced as the most successful convention ever held by the Association.

The convention was opened with prayer by Bishop Manning in the Great Hall of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, 65 Liberty Street, New York City. The welcome given to the delegates by Frederick H. Ecker, President of the State Chamber of Commerce, and Julian A. Gregory, Chairman of the Port of New York Authority, made them feel at home.

After the preliminary proceedings, such as the appointment of committees and hearing of the reports of the officers, the balance of the day was given over to a discussion of papers previously printed and distributed among the delegates. Much useful information was gained by those in attendance through the discussions which took place. All agreed that their store of knowledge was greatly added to.

On Tuesday, the 29th, the steamboat Col. Clayton furnished by the City of New York, left the New York Central pier at the foot of West 42nd St. at 9 a. m., conveying the delegates up the Hudson River, through the Harlem Ship Canal to the East River and down the East River to the Bush Terminal, where their photographs were taken, and where they were entertained at a banquet-not a luncheon-by the Bush Terminal Co. Mr. R. G. Simonds, Vice-President of the Bush Terminal Co., greeted the party and extended the good wishes of his company to the delegates. President John H. Walsh of the Association, responded on behalf of those present. The party was then divided into squads and shown through the Bush Terminal by those familiar with the workings of the same. After making a general inspection of Bush Terminal, they returned on board the steamboat Col. Clayton, arriving at the pier around 5 p. m. Tuesday evening many of the delegates attended a dinner given by the Society of Terminal Engineers.

On Wednesday, the delegates again boarded the Col. Clayton for a trip down the Bay, through the Kills, into Newark Bay and up to Port Newark. Accompanying the party were delegates from the Foreign Trade Association. At Newark they were met by buses of the Public Service Corp. and shown around the developments of the Kenna Terminal Co. as well as the Transmarine Terminal Co. They were then conveyed through the City of Newark under police escort to the Robert Treat Hotel where the City of Newark and the Chamber of Commerce tendered them a dinner. Because of illness, Mayor Raymond could not be present and Mr. John Howe, Director of Revenue and Finance, in well chosen words, welcomed the delegates and told them what Newark is attempting to do and accomplishing in the development of its port. President Walsh of the Association replied in its behalf.

After the dinner, the delegates boarded the buses and were taken for a trip through the Oranges to Eagle Rock, where they had the opportunity of viewing an area containing nine million people. From Eagle Rock the buses took them through North Newark, across the Hackensack Meadows via the Turnpike to the Hudson County Boulevard and followed the Boulevard to the 42nd St. Ferry.

While on the boat in the morning, volunteers, includ ing Mr. Colburn, Dr. Kraemer, Commander Lambert, Director Gelineau of the Board of Commerce and Navigation, Mr. W. J. Boucher, Assistant Chief Engineer of the Port of New York Authority, as well as Transportation Engineer Major Elihu Church, informed the delegates of the different points of interest they were passing. (Continued on Page 12)

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HE MARINE EXPOSITION, which has now become an annual feature here, coincides with American Marine Week, November 9 to 14, inclusive, which latter will be featured all over the country, according to an announcement by the American Marine Association, of 15 Park Row, which fathers the show.

The purpose of the marine week, to center public attention on the development of American shipping, has the personal endorsement of President Coolidge, as expressed in a talk with Col. Edward A. Simmons, president of the American Marine Association. Other Government departments, including the Department of Commerce, Navy Department, U. S. Shipping Board, Coast Guard and Lighthouse Bureau, will have exhibits at the show, which will be staged at the Anti-Aircraft Armory, 62nd Street and Columbus Avenue, New York City.

212th Anti Air Craft Regiment Armory, 62d St.,
and Columbus Avenue, New York City

The exposition will not be confined to New York shipping interests. Other American seaports, including Galveston, Baltimore, Charleston, Newark and others, have prepared exhibits as visual evidence of their facilities for foreign trade. It is expected that before the show opens most of the ports will be represented either by full exhibits or by joint display put on by local industries.

Fifty Radio Stations Will Broadcast Programs Marine week will also go "on the air". More than fifty radio stations covering every state in the union have volunteered to co-operate in broadcasting marine programs. Part of these will consist of the proceedings in New York during the show, while in other instances local speakers will make addresses on marine topics.

The importance of the ocasion to the shipping industry is shown by the fact that fifteen marine organizations with 30,00 members will hold their annual or special meetings in the city during that time. These will bring thousands of visitors to the exposition.

Most Complete Marine Show Ever Staged In America

The show will be the most complete of its kind ever staged in the United States, and will include aircraft as well as ocean vessels. More than sixty individual companies, in addition to the exhibits of the plays setting forth modern equipment for vessels and ports and Government departments, will have disthe latest inventions.

Among the exhibits of special interest will be a model of the Navy dirigible Shenandoah, which met disaster recently, and complete aeroplanes of the latest types. There will be models of the Leviathan and other famous ocean liners.

Under the auspices of the Boy Scouts Association of New York more than 100 ship models of the clipper ship era will be submitted in a contest held at the show. The winner in this competition will receive a free trip to Europe on the Leviathan and will be entertained by Boy Scout organizations abroad. Winner of the second prize will receive a coastwise voyage. Other special features have been arranged dur

ing the week.

Annual Banquet On The Evening of November 11

The annual banquet of the association will be held on Armistice Night, November 11. Among the speakers will be Homer L. Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. A feature of the banquet will be a burlesque performance staged by men of the marine industry, based on recent developments in shipping affairs.

Concerning the significance of marine week and the exposition, Col. Simmons said that officials in Washington are fully alive to the need for American merchant ships as a service to foreign trade and an arm of the national defense. H added that the entire marine industry is united in making the occasion a success, and that numerous other organizations, such as the United States Chamber of Commerce, are giving their active co-operation.

"Many of the ills afflicting the American merchant marine today," he said, "are due to lack of information on the part of the public on conditions in the industry. One of the purposes of the American Marine Week is to promote this educational work."

Among the exhibitors are many of the leading firms of the country in the manufacturing of machinery and equipment of all kinds, including the foliowing: Radio Corporation,

Worthington Pump and Machinery Company,
Todd Shipyards,

Sperry Gyroscope,

Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company,
Edison Electric Appliance Company,
General Electric Company,

American Machine and Foundry Company,
De Laval Separator Company,
National Malleable Steel Casting Company,
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company,
Peabody Engineering Company,
Winton Engine Company,