Port of New York, Harbor and Marine Review, Volumes 3-4Alexander Rogers Smith Port of New York publicity Company, 1924 - Harbors |
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... point and manufacturing dis- trict representing combined investments of $ 250,000,000 of private capital . On this ... points , to say nothing of a miscellaneous assortment of business plants of one kind or another . But it is with the ...
... point and manufacturing dis- trict representing combined investments of $ 250,000,000 of private capital . On this ... points , to say nothing of a miscellaneous assortment of business plants of one kind or another . But it is with the ...
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... point north of West 125th Street , Man- hattan . and for the future development of the port , the Commis- sioners of the Port Authority gave very careful consid- eration to the bridge proposed by the Hudson River Bridge Corporation for ...
... point north of West 125th Street , Man- hattan . and for the future development of the port , the Commis- sioners of the Port Authority gave very careful consid- eration to the bridge proposed by the Hudson River Bridge Corporation for ...
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... point of congestion which in a few years would be likely to require new methods of relief to be devised . Conferences with ... points to be determined between the tunnel now under construction and its proposed location for a bridge . The ...
... point of congestion which in a few years would be likely to require new methods of relief to be devised . Conferences with ... points to be determined between the tunnel now under construction and its proposed location for a bridge . The ...
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... points of absorb- ing interest , its rivers and its vast population that lives upon its junks , must be seen at first hand to be appre- ciated and enjoyed . A trip to Peking , which has been the capital of China since 1200 B.C. , is all ...
... points of absorb- ing interest , its rivers and its vast population that lives upon its junks , must be seen at first hand to be appre- ciated and enjoyed . A trip to Peking , which has been the capital of China since 1200 B.C. , is all ...
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... points of interest , and each different from all others , which must be seen fully to be enjoyed . Shanghai : This great Chinese seaport enjoys a population of 1,538,500 , its hotels conducted on the American plan , being extremely ...
... points of interest , and each different from all others , which must be seen fully to be enjoyed . Shanghai : This great Chinese seaport enjoys a population of 1,538,500 , its hotels conducted on the American plan , being extremely ...
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Page 3 - or not previously approved by it. that it finds to be * * * unfair as between carriers, shippers, * * * or ports, or to operate to the detriment of the commerce of the United States.
Page 4 - portion of its commerce and serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, ultimately to be owned and operated privately by citizens of the United States.
Page 21 - the laws of the United States and shall remain documented under such laws for a period of not less than five years from the date of the completion of the installation, and during such period it shall be operated only on voyages which are not exclusively coastwise.
Page 12 - the United States to a foreign country', through the Panama Canal or otherwise, for the handling of through business between interior points of the United States and such foreign country, the Interstate Commerce Commission may require such railway to enter into similar arrangements with any or all other lines of steamships operating from said port to the same foreign country.
Page 30 - *For each of the countries indicated by an asterisk is established a nominal quota according to the minimum fixed by law. These nominal quotas, as in the case of all quotas hereby established, are available only for persons born within the respective countries who are eligible to citizenship in the United States and admissible under the immigration laws.
Page 3 - To provide vessels under the American flag that can be purchased or chartered at reasonable prices by the United States in time of war or national emergency; to provide for the purchase and charter of such vessels by the United States at reasonable prices ; to provide for the replacement of vessels in the foreign trade as they become
Page 3 - Upon the record in this case the Board finds that the existing tri-partite arrangement or agreement between the North Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf conferences and the steamship lines operating from ports on the North Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States to the foreign ports
Page 28 - carrying protection and armament suited to their size and type, to have the highest practicable speed and greatest desirable radius of action, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not to exceed $11,100,000 each.
Page 21 - the United States shall, at the request of the board,- make the transfer accordingly: Provided, That the total amount hereafter expended by the board for this purpose shall not in the aggregate exceed $25,000,000. Any such vessel hereafter so equipped by the hoard under the
Page 21 - fund authorized by section 11 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, so much as in its judgment may be necessary' to meet obligations under contracts for such installation ; and the Treasurer °f the United States shall, at the request of the board,-