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28 MARINE REVIEW. [November °23, ENGLISH VIEW OF OUR MERCHANT MARINE. BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM AN EDITORIAL ARTIOLE APPEARING IN THE ENGINEER OF LONDON, OCTOBER 27, 1899. "The wholesale withdrawal of steamers from the Atlantic trade for transport purposes, and the consequent rise in freights, are bringing the United States to a proper realization of the inadequacy of its mercantile marine in relation to the foreign trade of the country." _ "The gross capacity of the American vessels available for ocean traffic today does not exceed 300,000 tons out of an aggregate of 2,300,000 tons, while England possesses close upon 13,000,000 tons. The proportion of American trade carried in American vessels, on the basis of value, was 12 per cent in the last fiscal year, whereas forty years ago is was 66 per cent. 'At that time American ships not only took a good share in their own country's foreign commerce, but were serious rivals to English ships in English trade with countries other than the United States." "Now, American ships are virtually unknown in the trade between neutral countries, and out of about 24,500,000 tons of shipping clearing from American ports in the course of a year not much more than one-fifth flies the stars and stripes; and, as showing incidentally how much of American loss in this respect has been Great Britain's gain, it may be stated that out of 18,000,000 tons of exclusively foreign shipping cleared, 12.000,000 are English. We have secured a similar preponderance in other markets." " 'Free ships' would be a good thing for English ship builders, for whether at first or at second hand, the vessels purchased would of neces- sity be of English build for the most part, but they would hardly be a good thing for English ship owners, for a new element of competition would be introduced. The development of a native American ship build- ing industry can be of advantage to neither builders nor owners here." Thanksgiving day rates via the Nickel Plate road are available Nov. 29 and 30, good returning until Dec. 1, inclusive, at one and one-third fare for the round trip within a radius of 150 miles. A Peerless trio of daily express trains. 166, Nov. 30 Ohio and Indiana game law--From Nov. 9 to Dec. 1, inclusive, ex- cursion tickets for parties of three or more traveling together on one ticket at one fare for the round trip will be sold to points in western Ohio and Indiana on the Nickel Plate road. The immense quantities of small game along the line of the Nickel Plate road affords rare enjoy- ment to the sportsman. 168, Nov. 30 AMERICAN WOOD FIRE-PROOFING CO. GUY PHELPS DODGE, President. Jsreumicenes BOWING Green Bldg., 11 Broadway, N. Y. tet. no. 1338 Broad Make all Kinds of wood ABSOLUTELY NON-FLAMMABLE, at their works at Newark, WN. J, Our treatment has been accepted and is being used by different bureaus of the United States Navy and the General Electric Co., having passed the required tests. A SPECIALTY: YNyu-IrM Sp z So 92-504 | Om2--r OUMHNSHI THE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CO. 65 WaLL STREET, NEW YORK. FOR THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF FIBER IN THE WORLD. A SPECIALTY: 4-STRAND PLUMBAGO HEART 2-30-02 G ROPE CARGO FALLS