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4 MARINE REVIEW THE WORLD'S MERCHANT MARINE, In these days of strenuous commercial rivalry between the leading nations of the world ships are a necessity. In that connection the following summary of the merchant marine of the world in 1903, is of interest at the present, and of profit for the future, as showing what weight in ships the United States has to overcome to meet the demands of its admitted supremacy in exports, and its high position in imports. The world's merchant marine schedules are: No. of vessels. Tonnage Sailing vessels, 50 tons and over...... 27,705 8,066,205 Steamers; 100 tons and over. .2......: 13,381 26,158,358 Sailing vessels, less than 50 tons...... 1,131 50,701 Steamers, less than i0o fons.......-... 3,814 616,209 rand: totals 66.0 6 ia eg ee 46,331 34,027,473 Divided into Tomi Gailing vessele:. 2.000 2 os 29,136 8,122,906 otal: steamers 064 a 5 26,804,567 The chief owners of this vast tonnage are: Sailing vessels 50 tons and over. Number Tonnage Great Briain fe hei oe ee as 6,539 2,190,443 Waited States 6 2,751 1,454,152 DOE Se 1,740 767,081 SG ee ee 3,000 545,807 Prance 2. be ee ee, ] 6 8440 535,703 Geriany 6 6 a eee QI4 528,267 WW ee a 1,554 517,004 Sweden eee, 1,575 278,445 Aikey) eee ea 867 174,824 Vapor ee P82 174,624 (este es QII 173,636 Denmark) 24 a ee ee 797 126,135 PGA es ee ie 704. 104,722 SOE eG ee 576 04,294 Cuba, Peru, Uruguay, Austria, Argentine, Chile, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, and Nicaragua, own from 10,000 to 76,000 tons each of sailing tonnage. It will be noticed that the United States stands second in ownership of the sailing tonnage of the world, and that Nor- way's total exceeds that of all the other nations from Russia-- fourth place--down. Steamers 100 tons and over: Number Tonnage Cctcar Britain a a Se ee 5,929 13,906,972 OBA a ee ee ee 1,193 2,707,403 Waited States a 846 1,610,466 DIAN 2 ee ea 844 925,682 MA ee re eee 351 714,887 ea a ea. 403 712,804 OG A ae 304 608,153 sia ee, ee 533 503,742 DOA ee a 373 550,036 PR ee ee 224 540,334 Pe eh c 341 477,087 PROC 7 ie ae as 504. 473,051 reece ee a: ODE a a es 180 321,330 ee i ee 78 153,339 WN ea i aes 186 123,507 ON ee eee: 99 98,066 Dreedine: Repmtnlic 4... coe cs be eee 03 73,128 ee eke heb e.. 38 62,742 a ie ae. 35 54,957 i es 26 45,033 ees 30 39,439 It will be noticed that the Republic of Brazil now owns nearly three times as much steam tonnage as does her mon- archical mother Portugal. It is also of peculiar interest that Cuba now appears among the world's category of mercantile nations. In this statement of the world's steam tonnage the United States holds third place, but it is a very poor third, being less than Great Britain's by 5,083 steamers of 12,356,506 ton- nage--the present monopolizer of the world's carrying trade. In fact, our steam tonnage is only one-seventh as large as 'Great Britain's, in either vessels or tonnage capacity. Recapitulating for emphasis, the comparison, in vessels of both kinds and tonnage, between Great Britain, Germany and the United States is as follows, according to a timely report of the department of commerce and labor: Number Tonnage Great Britains. 2 ee 5,929 ~--«13,966,972 Germany ke ee ee ee 1,193 2,767,463 United States 2c ee. 846 1,610,466 Sailing vessels. Great Britain 3 ee 6,539 2,190,443 Enited States 2.20010 ee 3,751 1,454,152 Germany oo O14 528,207 It is with this triumvirate of progressive nations that the control of the world's shipping, and thereby of the world's commerce lies. In this triumvirate the United States already holds a strong place, and seems destined, with its Isthmian canal, to gradually acquire the lead, if congress does its duty towards our shipping interests. WALTER J. BALLARD. Schenectady, March 10. The new steamer Gen. Mifflin, building at the Risdon Iron Works, San Francisco, for the United States quartermaster's department, is 123 ft. over all, 12 ft. 10 in. beam and 9% it. deep. She is fitted with nine watertight bulkheads and has a tank capacity of more than 10,000 gallons of fresh water. The water is carried in eight separate tanks, which form part of the hull construction. On the main deck and extending to the fore mast is built an upper deck. This upper deck in- closes the engine and boiler spaces and also provides accom- modations for troops, and a very commodious cabin for the use of officers. The vessel is equipped with steam windlass, steam steering gear and steam cargo winches. The auxiliary machinery is very complete. 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