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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 1, VMO
Em-BUSINESS
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Rort Representative Tells of
: Antiquated Methods.
VALUE OF POOLING SEEN
TWO VESSELS BUILT AT PORTLAND DISCHARGE
FLOUR CARGOES AT PHILADELPHIA ARMY BASE
West Jaffrey and Olockson Constructed Here for Shipping Board; Crisfield From Seattle First Vessel to
Dock at New Government Supply Base.
to start
COPRA PLAXT COMMITTEE TO
BEGIN THIS WEEK.
Jescpta F. Buckley Points Ont Dn-
ties That Rest Cpon Agent
In Foreign Lands.
Cfast and present American meth
ods of doing business in the far east
afe antiquated and must be revised,
according to Joseph 5". Buckley,
newly-appointed representative of the
J'ort of Portland In the orient. Mr.
Buckley recently was employed by the
port administrative body to spend a
year in the orient for the purpose of
elping to place poods from this port
hf the markets of the far east and to
tain return cargoes for vessels ply
14? between Portland and the orient.
Wg European interests, Mr. Buckley
says, are pooling: their industrial re
sources to form export associations
and the importers and exporters of
tBIs country must adopt the same tac
tics if the trade of the United States
with the trans-Pacific countries is
even to be maintained at its present
level.
"Our sales to the far east in the
pwufour years," Mr. Buckley said
yaaterday, "have increased from $113
00.000 to 1458.000.000. but this in
crease has been due to circumstances
rather than to our own effort.
Whether or not we retain our hold
cm this vast and valuable market de
pends on our energy and skill.
-. Pooling; Lesson Leaned.
'."Americans must realize that these
Ptarkets are interdependent and that
they will be developed by organized
national groups. Our' foreign trade
Willi never grow up as long as it is
confined to the air-tight compart
trfents which we have used in the past.
We must work together along the
broad platform that, all things being
riquaL buyers prefer to trade with
tkeir customers. We must not only
ttink of exporting our products; we
rdust buy what our customers have to
sell:
.'"The pooling of industrial resources
dVrlng the war has been a lesson to
Europeans which they will employ in
their trade with the far east. To
cfWpete with these European export
associations our relatively untrained
trade forces must be backed by simi
lar' co-ordination in buying and sell
ififc as well as producing power. The
wy is opened by, the Webb-Pomerene
Ijjr for manufacturers in every im
portant line to get together in intro
erjrjoing their products in the far east
oil equal terms with European export
associations.
"'Asia is awake. Its wants are go
Jay up by leaps and bounds. Here
it, half the population of '.he world
waiting to be taught new standards-of
lrjing and the me. -s by which they
may be attained. Here is a continent
Which, because it is so Dure asrricul
tttral, must buy its manufactured
pft'ducts from Europe or Japan or
ftfrm us, and for many strong reasons
Wafers to get them from us. Are we
King to sit back and wait until Eu
rje revives and gets this trade back
offare we cing to put forth our beat
effort, energy and skill and increase
otyr business in this vast and valuable
market?
Practices Are Criticised.
'If we are to hold and increase busi
ness there are Certain things we must
During t war anything went
biVausi the far east .had to take our
Pf 'ducts or othing. I know of one
rubber manufacturing concern which
sold a large shipment of tires to a
Iufch East India merchant These
tires had evidently been ir. stock so
long that the rubber had deteriorated,
with the result that they gave no
service at all. The seller probably
figured that his market was so far
a;way that he could pass off anything.
We must stop this sort of thing if we
expect our foreign trade to grow. We
rfiust givi them what they want when
they want it and the way they
want it.
; "Another thirg we must do is to
stop the custom many American ex
porters still have of requiring the
ipr eastern importer to place to the
exporter's favor an irrevocable credit
f ith no redress for the importer if the
goods of the shipment fire wrong or
amagea. ine custom of not permit
ng an examination of goods before
payment is made must also be stopped,
in fact we must bring about such
hanking t-djustments as will make it
nossible for the far eastern Importer
o deal with us on a reasonable credit
oasis.
J "Too much cannot be said on the
. problem of packing for the export
trade. Faulty American packing has
keen advertised by a few cases to
such an extent that a prejudice has
nrisen against our goods. Many of the
defects have been overcome within
toje past few years, but there still
im plenty of room for improvement
il? within the past month I have
si print paper being shipped to the
rnt from Puget sound with abso
fStply no attention paid to packing.
Slifse bales were merely tied with
iprja, without protection of aqy kind
im dirt and damage which is sure
H Joccur by being thrown about the
df k. On the other hand, on the same
ek I noticed a shipment of adver
tising matter that was packed to
pi Section. We should it least give
piifr print paper an even break with
Cut advertising -matter. There are
M tny sources of Information on this
rebject which will be furnished upon
arfcljcation by the bureau of foreign
auCdomestic commerce.
Policy If red Shown.
"In manufacturing articles for sale
tolbe common people of the far east
such as foodstuffs and clothing, price
is a material consideration. The ori
ental earns little and spends little.
is conception of .price varies in di
rect proportion to oura in the ratio
ef his earning capacity to ours. He
does not choose the inferior goods
through lack of knowledge and ap
preciation of value but because of ne
cessity. ' "The manufacturer, exporter or im
porter contemplating entering foreign
market must first establish a definite
export policy. The filling of stray
orders in a spasmodic manner cannot
Tee called foreign trade. He must re
alize that the Initial expense is heavy
and should not enter the field at all
unless he intends to remain there
permanently.
"His second step Is to choose a mar
ket The usual manner for doing this
is to find out the total sales, in the
territory selected, of the commodity
lia has to sell. He shouM then find
nt to what extent a competitor's
pToHucts are being sold in the same
territory. The progrec 've manufac
turer or exporter also will inquire
hi to the expansion possibilities. - He
mut bo prepared- to study each mar
lie separately and from a different
ingle, for no two countries In the far
east are alike and nowhere- In the
orld are t&eir wants as unlike purs
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The steamers West Jaffrey (above) and Olockson, the former built by the Northwest Steel company, and the latter
by the G. M. Standlfer Construction corporation, which are discharging their cargoes at the new army sup
ply base at Philadelphia.
Two shipping board vessels built at
Portland, two from the Seattle yards,
one from Tacoma and one from Japan
are now discharging flour cargoes
from the Pacific coast at the new
army supply base at Philadelphia, ac
cording to a letter under date of
January 19, received from Lieutenant-
Colonel E. B. Morden of Portland,
who is the officer in charge of the
construction of the new base. Colonel
Morden adds that the work on the
Philadelphia army base, including all
accounting, will be completed within
two months.
The Portland vessels reported at
the Philadelphia base are the West
Jaffrey and the Olockson. The West
Jaffrey was the last vessel built for
the emergency fleet corporation by
sailed from here November 28. with
flour and arrived at Philadelphia De
cember 29. It has been reported to
the Columbia-Pacific Shipping com
pany, local operators of thelVest Jaf
frey, that when she finishes discharg
ing she will go to Boston to load
general cargo for South America.
The Olockson is one of the 9600
ton steamers built by the O. M. Stan
difer Construction corporation at
Vancouver, Wash. She was loaded
here with flour from the hold of the
steamer Slletz when, because of an
accident to the Siletz, it tecame neces
sary to discharge that vessel's cargo
and place her in drydock for repairs.
The Olockson then continued to load
flour and lumber here until down to
her marks. The lumber, amounting to
the Northwest Steel company. She 1,000,000 feet was discharged at Bal
boa. According to Lieutenant-Colonel
Morden's letter, the Olockson will go
from Philadelphia to New York to
load a cargo for the orient. She i
under the operation of the Pacific
Steamship company.
The other vessels listed as dis
charging at the Fhlladelphi: army
base are the steamers Effna an
Crisfield from Seattle, Eglantine from
Tacoma and Eastern Breeze, built at
Urago, Japan. The Eastern Breeze
was converted into an oil burner at
San Francisco and loaded flour there.
The first ship to dffek at the new
army base was the Crisfield, whih
sailed from Seattle November 6 on
her maiden voyage and arrived at
Philadelphia December 29. after being
delayed 15 days at the canal for re
pairs to her machinery.
here at home.
'When the manufacturer or ex
porter has decided on his policy and
his market the next step is to get
his representative. He should size his
man up well before deciding. He must
be a well-bred gentleman, in busi
ness as well as society. He must be
courteous at all times and in addition
to this must be a diplomat as well as
a psychologist He must be thoroughly
at home at clubs and dinners and
should never forget that he Is an
American and that he is represents
tlve of America Just as much as the
firm with which he is allied. Tne
American of good breeding and proper
Instinct possesses an individuality as
distinct as the Englishman, the
Frenchman or the Japanese and is
recognized and admired everywhere In
the orient for his frankness, energy
and activity, ability to decide quickly
and power to conduct big business.
"After these qualifications comes
selling ability and readiness to master
foreign languages. When such a man
has been decided upon he should
study the country to which he is go
ing. He should at least be able to
talk on that country's great men in
history, commerce, science, literature
and art"
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 81. (Special.) The
crew of the court guard cutter Algonquin
was paid off today by Deputy Collector
Haddlx. The monthly payroll of the vessel
Is HMO.
The steam schooner Daisy Freeman will
be due tomorrow from San Francisco ea
route to St Johns.
The steam schooner Saginaw Is en route
from San Francisco with the barge Charles
Nlson in tow. The latter vessel has a
cargo of aapbaltum to be discharged at the
port docks.
The motorhip Admiral Mayo with lum
ber from Linnton. Kalama and Westport.
shifted to th local harbor this afternoon.
She will remain here a tew days, while
repairs are being made.
GRATS HARBOR. Wash.. Jan. 31.
There were no arrivals in port today and
no sailings. Ships In port tonight are
the steamers Svea, Frank B. Stout. Carlos,
Taboe and schooners Defender and Forest
Friend.
COOS BAT, Or.. Jan. 31. (Special.)
The steamer JohXnna bmltn sallea ior
Bay Point and San Francisco this morn
ing, having l.BOO.000 feet of lumber from
the' Smith mills.
The steam scnooner aaann DwnntF, ar
riving this rooming is loaaing m lumuw
cargo at the Buehner mill.
The lumber cargo oeins amppra u
Buehner mill by the sailing schooner K.
v Krmn is- nearing completion and the
ship will sail within a few days.
brittle. Wash., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Four veuels of the Osaka Sbosen Kaisha,
the steamships Mexico Maru, Arabia Maru.
Malay Maru and Chicago Mara, are ateam
Ine for Seattle with big cargoes of pro
ducts of the orient Including $10,000,000
worth of raw silk and silk goods, accord
ing to Seattle representatives of the corn-
Three of the carriers are due next week,
the Mexico Monday, tbe Arabia Tuesday,
and the Malay Wednesday. The Chicago
should reach port February 10. The Mex
ico and Arabia have big cargoes for Seattle
and Tacoma. including $7,onO,OiH worth of
Ilk while the Chicago has 3,0OO.n)0 worth
of this product of the far east. The Malay
Is on her way from ports in the orient to
New Orleans. She will discharge about 800
tone of oriental freight In this port and
take on a similar amount of Seattle cargo,
including condensed milk, earthenware and
canned salmon.
j;ka Japanese-built it&unaUp. Eaitura
Craig, with cargo consigned to the Nippon
Yusen Kalsha, sailed from Yokohama Jan
uary 7 for Seattle, and is making a long
voyage. She has been due since last Tues
day. The vessel has only a small amount
of freight, and her light condition and
stormy weather are probably responsible
for her slow passage.
After discharging, the vessel will be de
livered to the United States shipping board.
The passenger liner Katori Maru, of the
Nippon Yusen Kalsha, is due to sail from
Yokohama Monday for this port, with a
big passenger list and a valuable cargo of
products of the orient She Is due at the
Great Northern pier. Smith Cove, Febru
ary 15.
With Miss Donna Fltxgerald, daughter
of Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald, as sponsor, the
East Waterway plant of J. F. Duthle &
Co. launched Its twenty-third 8800-ton
steel steamship at 11:45 o'clock this morn
in-g. The vessel was christened the West
Campgaw. -A great crowd witnessed the
ceremony.
' TACOMA,' Wash., jan. SI. (Special.)
At the Todd Drydock ' Construction cor
poration plant here the steamer Ussa, 7500
tons, was successfully launched this morn
ing. The vessel was sponsored by Mrs.
C. I Bankson. This makes the frist ves
sel launched here this year.
Captain W. F. Eckert, assigned to the
steamer Htgho hero, has been transferred
to the 10,000-ton steamer City of Alameda,
at San Francisco. This vessel will be op
erated by Struthers sc Dixon, who have
the Higho. It is probable that Captain
Kckert will be leaving for San Francisco
within a few days, though he has not
been advised as to tbe vessel's movements.
The new steamer West Ivan, which Is
to have trial runs next week, will be op
erated by Frank Waterhouse & Co. and
will come to Tacoma to load., a part of
her oriental cargo.
Next week will witness the arrival of
a number of vessels for cargo here. The
O. S. K. company .has four, while the
shipping board has a number listed for
Tacoma loading.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Jan. 31. (Special.!
The Boilermakers' Union here has or
dered all of Its members to cease work in
the Southwestern shipyard owing to that
yard completing the steamer West Calera
which was- built in a iron-union yard In
San Francisco. One week ago union men
refused to work on the steamer West
Calera and were discharged as fast as they
rerusea io wore. uttlcers ot the sh D-
butlding company today announced that
the places of the striking boilermakers
ould be filled as rapidly as nomible. The
ship fitters' union is contemplating action
similar to that of the boilermakers. Ap
proximately 2i0 men are involved at present.
The city of Los Angeles has .not the
legal power to condemn land to be given
to the United States navy. This decision,
given by City Attorney Burnell to the
eouncll and Mayor Snyder today, upsets
the plan of the city to purchase land In
the outer harbor and donate It for a sub
marine base.
Attorney Burnell held that the state
could condemn the land and that bonds
might be validated by the state legisla
ture. Burnell declares that a municipality
has not authority to purchase land and
Issue bonds for other than municipal pur
poses ana mat tne proposed donation of
the land to be bought is not for a munici
pal purpose.
Arrived Steamers Coaullle River, from
Fort Bragg; Helen P. Drew, from Green
wood i Grays Harbor, from Grays Harbor;
Spokane, from San 'Francisco.
sailed steamers Waoama. for Redondn:
Queen, for San Diego; Lassen, for Grays
Harbor; standard Arrow, for San Fran
cisco; Santlam, for Astoria; West Niger,
for San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Jan. SI. (Spe
cial.) With a full cargo, consisting large
ly of mining machinery and farm equip
ment for the Latin-American countries,
the Admiral liner Senator, Captain Sbost,
sailed today at 3 P. .M. for Corinto via
Basatlan and ether Mexican ports. There
were i0 passengers In the cabins' and
about 40 In the steerage. By the time the
.vessel sails, frpffl Saa Pedro it is esti
mated that there will be fully 100 passen
gers In all classes.' The passenger list
consists for the greater part, mining and
commercial representatives who are going
dow nto extend American sales or resume
mining operations. The Senator has been
altered In many respects. New awnings
nave oeen stretched over the decks as
sufeguarl against the wirm rays of the
sun off the lower coast and all of the
third berths in the staterooms removed.
fextra showers and baths have been in
stalled and other conveniences added which
will tend to make travel on the vessel
more pleasant during the warm season.
William bellender, general passenger
agent xor tne aMtson Navigation company,
announced today that he had completed
a new sailing schedule which will become
effective Immediately. It is the Intention'
of the company to have one sailing ot a
passenger ship each week for Hawaii.
The George W. McNear ship. Falls of
Clyde, Captain Smith, sailed for Koldlng,
Denmark, late on Friday with 3.VM tons
O lease oil loaded up the river. This will
be the Initial trip of the big windjammer
for the continent, and the cargo of case
oil is a new departure on this route.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Five more of the big wooden hulls in
Lakt Union were sold to the National Oil
company of 'New York by the shipping'
board's division of supply and sales in a
$775,000 deal closed two weeks ago and
announced today.
The deal Includes the boilers, engines,
winches and other machinery and equip
ment needed to finish the vessels as ocean
going steamship
Completion of tho vessels will Involve an
expenditure of approximately' $500,000 for
installation of machinery and equipment,
drydocking, wages and the like. It is un
derstood the work will be done on the Pa
cific coast.
Two of the hulls In the deal are the
5000-ton vessel designed by L. E. Geary,
naval architect of Seattle, and built by the
Harbor Island plant of the Puget Sound
Bridge and Dredging company for the
emergency fleet corporation. They are
said to be the largest wooden vessels ever
built.
The shipping board received $350,000 for
the five hulls, or an average of $70,000.
The price paid fir tho equipment and ma
chinery for each vessel was $85,000, or a
total of $425,000.
The Geary ships are me .rsroxion ana
the Snoqualrr.ie, launcnea ana aeiivrea
i.. .r The hulls are 330 feet long
over all and Sl feet long between perpen
diculars, with an extreme beam of 40 feet
8 inches and a moiaea aepiu oi so ieoi
6 Inches.
PORT TOWNSENU. Wash., Jan. 31.
(Special.) Nineteen days from Yokohama,
the steamer Eldridge arrived today, bring
ing only a part of cargo for Puget sound.
The big steamer was in the orient during
the holiday season which ia responsible
for her failure to obtain a full cargo, as
the holidays were being mors extensively
observed than usual, and both shippers and
longshoremen overlooked business inter
ests to celebrate.
On her maiden voyage, the big steel
steamer Robin Gray sailed this morning
for Kobe and Yokohama, wita general
cargo loaded at Seattle.
The West Ivan, the twenty-second
steamer built by J. E. Duthle Sc Co. for the
United States shipping board, developed
a speed of 13 knots during ber official
trial trip yesterday, and also proved high
ly satisfactory In other respects. She has
been assigned to Frank Waterhouse & Co.
Anxiety increases for the safety of the
Japanese steamer Kohshun Maru, as a re
sult of her failure to arrive. 'Njhe is now
10 days overdue. She Is a new vessel, and
ta making' her msiden voyage, coming in
ballast. Shippen men "express the belief
she has met- with mishap to her machinery
and is drifting helplessly or has gone to
the bottom. She Is in the servioe of the
Trans-Ocean company.
The United States lighthouse steamer
Manzanita arrived this afternoon from
Astoria. Phe will remain 10 days on Puget
sound, making repairs to aids to naviga
tion, i
Flan for Floating Issue ot $750,-
000 in Stock Is Already
tinder Way.
Work of financing Portland' new
copra pressing and oil refining' plant,
which it has been determined by busi
ness men to establish here to succeed
the Palmollvg company, which, is mov
ing Its plant to Oakland Cal., after a
period of several years' successful op.
eration here, in which the co-operation
and financial assistance of Port
land Deoole Dlayed no small part
will start this week, according to the
committee- in charge, of which C. A.
Edwards is chairman.
The sub-committee of Portland bond
rfestlers and bankers, under the lead
ership of Walter Kendall. Is already
at work upon a plan for financing
the organization and floating an issue
of stock of $760,000, and is expected
tn hiva n detailed reDort ready by i
Tuesday noon for presentation to the-j
general committee.
A considerable amount of the stock .
subscriptions are already in sight. It
Is stated, in the form of informal
Dledxes of business men here, and
little difficulty is expected in placing
enough stock to erect the factory and j
start operations. It Is estimated that
the cost of a plant and machinery
will be In the neighborhood of $400,
000, and It is not considered that it
will be necessary to place the entire
1750,000 of stock at this time. '
SHIP DIVERTED TO COOS BAY
Sufficient Quantity of Tics Xot Im
mediately Available In Portland.
Of the two wooden shipping board
steamers Clackamas and' Munra, as
signed to the Columbia-Pacific Ship-
piny company for operation, which
now are lying at municipal dock No.
1 waiting for loading orders, one will
load on Coos bay, it was announced
yesterday by C. D. Kennedy, agent of
the division of operations of tho
emergency fleet corporation. The rea
son given for the diversion of the
steamer to Coos Bay Is that a suf
ficient quantity of ties to make car--)
g-oes for all the wooden steamers tn
the harbor is not Immediately avail
able here. Mr. Kennedy was finable
to say which of th vessels would bo
selected for this service.
The wooden steadier Owatama, op
erated by the Pacific Steamship com
pany, completed her cargo of ties yes
terday afternoon and was expected
last night to leave down the river at
about midnight. The Marsnrield,
sh)pping board wood steamer built on
Coos bay and sent here for loading
after a year s successrul operation in
the Pacific sugar trade, will start
loading a cargo of ties for the United
Kingdom Monday morning. The
Marshfield Is aiso under the opera
tion of the Pacific Steamship com
pany. HIGH EXPLOSIVES RETOtXED
Standifcr Steamer Bush rod Brings
Cargo Back From Europe.
High explosives sent from this
country during the war to help make
history and geography in Europe, and
which were never used because of the
armistice, constituted the cargo of the
Standifer-built wooden steamer Bush
rod on her return trip from London to
New York, according to S. B. McDon
ald, third officer of the Bushrod, who
returned by rail from New York and
reached his home in this city a few
days ago. The explosive cargo
amounted to 1500 tons of cord!te and
T. N. T.
The Bushrcd, after being checked In
here by the Pacific Steamship com
pany, loaded lumber and tics at Coos
Bay for the United Kingdom. . She
was delayed seven weeks at Panama
for repairs, spent another week at the
Azores waiting for her turn at the
coal docks, and consumed three weeks
discharging her cargo because of th
congestion on the docks there. At
the completion of the return voyage
the vessel was sold by the shipping
board to an eastern concern, and will
be retained in the Atlantic trade.
European -Pacific Line
The United States Shipping Board Direct Pacific Coast-European
Service was inaugurated in August, 1919, with nine steel steamers
of 8800 to 9700 tons' capacity, all under the American flag, and rated
100 A-l. The steamers in the service are:
"CANSUMSET". . . 9400 TONS
"COCKAPONSET" 9400 TONS
"DEWEY" 8800 TONS
"EFFINGHAM" . . . 9600 TONS
"EELBECK" 9700 TONS
"ORAM" 9400 TONS
"WEST ALETA". . 8S00 TONS
"WEST CAYOTE". 8S00 TONS
WEEKLY SERVICE TO START
Charles Xelson Line to Make
Changes, Previously Delayed.
The weekly service of the Charles
Nelson line, promised several months
ago but delayed through various
causes during the fall and winter, is
about to become an actuality, accord
ing to George Powellj local agent of
steam schooner Nome City of this line
finished loading lumber yesterday at
the mill of the St. Johns Lumber com
pany and left . down for sea at 7
clock last night.
The steam schooner Saginaw of the
tame lineJf .on her way to Portland
from San Manclsco, towing the barge
Charles Nelson. The barge is coming
here light to load lumber.
UNCOMPLETED SHIPS SOLD
Xational Oil Company Buys Five
Hulls for $350,000.
SEATTLE, Wash..- Jan. 31. Five
United States Shipping Board wooden
hulls, part, of a big fleet of uncom
pleted boats moored in Lke Union
here, have been sold to the .National
Oil company of New York, it was
annnounced here today. The Ship
ping Board, it was announced, re
ceived $350,000 for the five.
The New York company also pur
chased from the board boilers, en
gines, winches and other equipment
eeded to convert the hulls into
oceart-golng steamships. Approxi
mately (85,000 was paid lor the equip
ment and machinery for each vessel.
BARGE ACADEML1 IS SOLD
Puget Sound Men Plan to Convert
Boat Into Steam Schooner.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan.- SI. The
Ferris -type barge Academia, one of
the fleet of shipping ooara vessels
moored; in Lake Union here, was sold
Friday by tbe board to a group of
Puget sound business men. The new
owners plan to spend 100,000 to con
vert the boat Into a steam schooner.
The sale Is the Uth closed oy tne
shipping board on the Pacific coast
ince the end of uctoDer. xne Aca
demia was built at Aberdeen, Wash.
Cannery Ships to Get Repairs.
The approach of spring is indicated
by the fact that the Columbia River
Packers' association has mado ar
rangements with the Port of Portland
for the drydocking of the big cannery
ship Reuce for her annual overhauling
early in February. The yearly activ
ity of the salmon fleet, which will
mean business for practically every
interest on the water front, will begin
With tho drydocking of tho Reuce.
Barge Leaves for Astoria.
The Standard Oil company's tank
barga No. 93 finished pumping her
cargo at Llnnton at 6 o'clock last
night and left down -in tow for As
toria, where sue, is to be picked up
"WEST KATAN".. 8800 TONS
Outward Service
Through rates are quoted from Portland, Oregon, and direct monthly service
is being maintained to the following European ports: London and Liverpool,
England; Glasgow, Scotland; Bordeaux, Havre and St. Nazaire, France; Ant
werp, Belgium; Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Holland; Hamburg, Germany ;
Christiania, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm and Gothenberg,
Sweden. The European ports of call are determined by offerings of cargo, and
with a firm offer of 1000 tons or more in hand, we will undertake to include in
the steamer's itinerary the port to whi:h cargo is destined. In other words,
the shippers of cargo determine the ves s destination by their freight offer
ing, and ports contiguous to those spe m bove will be made a port of call
To make permanent this direct service, which at present contemplates one
sailing each month, we are asked to secure for loading at Portland a minimum
of 1000 tons per steamer. The Shipping Board has signified its willingness to
increase assignments of vessels to this route, thus insuring a more frequent
service, as the takings of cargo from here improve.
The schedule for Outward Service fo e next three months is as follows:
FROM PORTLAND, OREGON,
FOR
ROTTERDAM, LONDON and LIVERPOOL
SS. "WEST CAYOTE"
Sails from Portland about February 9, 1920.
FOR
HAVRE, HAMBURG and LIVERPOOL
SS. "CANSUMSET"
Sails from Portland about last half February,
FOR
LIVERPOOL and TWO CONTINENTAL PORTS
(As inducement offers)
SS. "EELBECK"
Sails from Portland early March,
prepared to make definite booking for these steamers.
Homeward Service
The European-Pacific Line has established agencies at the various ports of
call, and business may now be booked from European ports to Portland, Oregon.
In the homeward service vessels will call at Portland without restriction as to
quantity of cargo, but it is desired that all business possible be routed via this
One, that its' permanency be assured. Rates for return cargo will be furnished
on application, and we will be glad to notify our European Agents of prospec
tive shipments, that space and other details of shipment may be arranged. Tho
S. S. "WEST CAYOTE," due early February, is bringing the first shipments ia
this new service, for account of Portland jobbers.
We solicit your patronage for this service, and will be glad to ivc full par
ticulars relative to rates, booking, etc., on request
Columbia-Pacific Shipping Company
x Agents
301-308 Board of Trade Bldg. Portland, Oregon
and towed to Pan Francisco by the
tank steamer Atlas. The Atlas sailed
from Point Wells at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning for San Francisco via
Astoria. :
Admiral Goodrich leaves.
The steamer Admiral Goodrich of
iha Pncific Steamship company s
fleet left down at 9 o'clock last night
on her last trip out or foruana un
der nresent plans of the company.
After completing this yoyage to San
Francisco she is to be placed on the
Kenttla run. The steamer city
Topeka, running on a ten-day sched
ule, will constitute tne l ornana coast
wise service of the Admiral line.
Standifer lard to Lay Keel.
The keel of the last of the five
steel ships to be built "for the Green
Star line by the O. M. Btanauer ton
struction corporation will be laid this
week, it was announced yesterday Dy
officials of the Standifer company.
The Green Star ship will be built on
the ways left vacant by the launch
ing yesterday of the steamer Hear
port.
Yard at Llnnton Is Busy.
Active building operations are in
Droeress in the Supple & Martin yard
at Linnton, formerly the plant of the
Columbia Engineering works. A force
of. 60 men la now engaged in building
scows. Joseph Supple said yesterday
that - he expected to have contracts
soon for several small schooners.
Marino Notes.
Th river trial trip of the new slsamcr
Patriot, which was scheduled ror ymr.
day morning from the yard ef the O. M.
titandirer Construction corporation, was
nor held because of fog. Th trial trip
will probably take place tomorrow. Th
p,l.t has been assigned as the naxt car
rier In the portland-oriant service ot th
Admiral line.
Tha steamer Dequesne, undergoing n-
pairs and overhauling under a -contract
awarded by the emergency fleet corpor
ation to the Pacific Marine Iron works.
lifted In the Port or Portland drydock
vcMterrtav morning to have her hull cleaned
and palntea. . ina uuiiuonuc cuf. nnro m
ballart from Honolulu to load flour for the
Atlantic coast or Europe,
The bit steamer City of Everett, bslng
built by tha St. Helens Shipbuilding com
pany, will go Into the water February i.
according to the present outlook, accord
ing to Captain J. H. Koborts. Tha delav
In tha launching of h City of Everett haa
been due to the fact that he? builders
were obliged to wait, for shafting for the
vessel.
The tank steamer Silver Shell will b st
the mouth of the Columbia at 8 o'clock
this morning, according to a radio mi
sage received from her master. Captain
Thomas Hlpsel, yesterday by the Columbia
river pilots. Tho Silver Shell Is maklns
her second trip Into Portland with oil
from California for the Shell company.
Movements of Vessels.
- PORTLAND, Jan. SI. Sailed at T P. M
steamer Nome City, for San Francisco;
sailed at P- M- hargo No. 03, for San
vrancisco via Astoria: sailed at p. M.,
steamer Admiral tioodrlch fnr Saa Frs
cisco via Kurska and Coos Bay.
i SEATTLE, Wssh Jan. 31. Arrived:
QiAumpri Artfyll from Port San Luis: Wind
ier from Darlen, via San Francisco; Coast
er from muooer uay, u. w.T .Morning- piar
from British Columbia ports; Eldridge
from Manila.
mond: Argyll for Port San Luis: Enfllroft
for Manilla; Admiral Hodman for Ocean
Falls, B. C.
ASTORIA, Jan. SI. Sailed at 1:30 P. M.
yesterday, steamer'Trlnldad, for Kan Pedro.
POINT WELLS. Jan. 31. Sailed at 10
A. M., steamer Atlas, for Sbh Francisco via
Astoria to pick up bars OX
SAN PEDRO, Jan. 31. Arrived Bteam-
r santlam, from Columbia river.
SAN PEDRO, Jan. 30. Sailed Steamer
Tiverton, for Columbia river.
SAN 'RANCIS'0. Jan. 31. Sailed st I
P. M., steamer Rose City, for Portland.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 31. Arrived; Ad
mlral Rodman from Ocean Falls, B. C;
Fulton from Powell' River. H. C.
Hailed: Kleamn Tens for British Co
lumbia ports; Admiral Rodman for Seat
tie; schooner Columbia for Callao, via Port
Townaend.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 31. Depurted
Steamers Oovemor for Seattle; J. A. Moffet
for Vancouver: H. ti. ive.toy for Seattle;
West Ira for Manila; Henalor for Corinto
West lrrtio for Shanghai; Crown of Toledo
for London: Daisy (rarisby for Aberdeen.
LUMBER CARGOES LARGER
P'ORTLASD SHIPS MORE THAX
LOWER RIVER MILLS.
Total for Oregon Ports 50 Million
Feet in 31 Days VcscU
' Number ti.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. Jl. (Special.)
The cargo lumber shipments from
the Columbia river during the month
of January were tha heaviest for sev
eral months, and for the first time In
years the shipments from tha l'ort
land district exceeded those from the
lower river mills. This was due to
the unusual number of vessels load
ing in the upper river for foreign
ports, the lower river being far ahead
in domestic cargoes.
A total of 10 vessels loaded at the
mills in the lower river and their
combined cargoes amounted to 24.
437, S1 feet of lumber. Twenty-sfven
of those vessels, carrying 1 1, 1 61. 000
feet, went to domestic points, while
three laden with S,J03.1 are en route
foreign. In the same period 14 ves
sels loaded 8. 971,0(10 feet at tha up
river mills for domestlo ports, while
10 vessels loaded 16,789. 273 feet for
foreign marts. This makes a grand
total of 50,284.931 feet of lumber that
was shipped from the Columbia river
n cargoes in the 31 day ending
today.
days In Portland inspecting tho har
bor facilities hero.
Mr. 1'MKon Is collecting technical
data and Mr. West Is writing special
articles for his paper from each of
the ports visited, discussing the har
bor development at each place. Tho
pair have Journeyed from Italllmore
along the gulf coast and are now rnv-erina-
the i'aclfio coast from tian
1'edro to Seattle.
According to Mr. West, the freight
congestion at New York has driven a
great quantity of commerce to the
other Atlantic porta, and Haltimure
now finds Itself In the "position of
having much more shipping than ran
be accommodated with the present
dockage facilities there.
Tides at Astoria Buaday.
High. I Low.
ln:M A. M....0..1 feal'4:n A. M It I fet
11:3 P. M 7 ; fl '. .".' f M . luot
Columbia River Bar lUport.
NORTH HEAP, Jan. St. Condition
bar at 8 P. M. Sea smooth; lnd
th
rrtrt tat
1'- mle.
TSAVFIJIH' f.tlps!.
Charje in Sailing:
SAN FRANCISCO
S. S. Rose City
Vfpart iz JSonn
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 4
From Ainaworlh Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals.
Cily Ticket Office. 3d and Washlnjrton
rhone Main 3330
Freight Office, Airwworth Dock
, Phone Broadway 268
SAN FRANCISCO A PORTLAND
S. S. LINES
DATA OX PORT ARE SOVGIIT
Baltimore Visitors Here Gathering
Pier Campaign Material.
To gather data for a campaign at
Baltimore for a bond Issue of 130.
900,000 for pier construction and har
bor development at that port. W.
Watters Tagon, a consulting engineer
employed by the export and Import
board of trade of Baltimore, and Har
old- K. West, a special writer for the
Dvpartud: Steamers Dilwonh for Rich- Baltimore Sun, are spending a tew
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Sells from Portland no P. M . rVttrs
ary 14, for North Hend, MarshflrDt,
Kureka and San KranctMHi, connecting
with staamars to l.oa Angi-ies aud
San, Diego.
TO ALASK A 'ROM SF.ATTT T.
B. . "CITY !!' BKATTI.K" to Junes a
and way ports. February t'J. H. H
"ADM1KAL WATSON" to Koillak and
way ports. February 14.
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Freight Office. Municipal Oock . S,
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