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December, 1925 W A471 of the Pacific coast. Outbound ship- ments embrace textiles, oyster shells, canned vegetables, granite, furniture, MARINE REVIE ASHLEY RIVER WATERFRONT OF THE PORT OF CHARLESTON. MANY OF THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRIES ARE LOCATED ON THIS STREAM ¢ harbor and the S. S. EnpcGar F. LUCKENBACH has entered the harbor drawing 838 feet 5: inches. Speaking of Charleston’s splendid anchorage fa- cilities, Rear Admiral F. W. Dickens reported to the navy department: “After entering the harbor 50 bat- tleships with 26 feet draft can he anchored in Charleston. harbor, at sin- gle anchor, 400 yards apart, with a scope of 45 yards of chain.” Good Harbor and Low Charges It is second only to Galveston in proximity to the open sea, being but 714 miles from the protecting jetties peanuts, and _ general merchandise. The predominating inbound commodi- ties are talc, canned milk, beans, dried fruit, lumber, hay and flour. Charleston’s coastwise trade con- sists principally of cotton and cot- ton piece goods, lumber, crossties, petroleum products, fertilizer and miscellaneous merchandise. The cotton CHARLESTON’S $11,000,000 PORT TERMINALS—THIS GIANT PLANT ERECTED AS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY SUPPLY BASES DURING THE. WAR HAS A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 1,500,000 SQUARE FEET creased 61 per cent over the pre- vious year and in 1924 this gain was held, although valuations of the for- eign trade of the port fell off due to mills of the southeastern mill district, shipping cotton piece goods to the bleacheries and finishing plants of the eastern and New England sec- hai Sank eo h decline in prices of several staple tions find this port convenient for reek ers the entrance -to »t : har- commodities. Actual tonnage, how- transshipment. A “textile special” ela todays eaey maormiee to t ba ane: ever, in identical commodities, in- operated by the Southern railway and means a_ saving of time in turn around and in insurance on hull and cargo. Few ports on the Atlantic seaboard offer to ships the economy of towage rates to be found at Charleston. Here the majority of the wharves are of the marginal type and because of ample turning space, vessels under power are not depen- dent upon tugs for docking. In 1923 foreign trade for the port in- creased 184,614 short tons over the preceding year. Trade Constantly Growing Charleston’s foreign. trade for the past four years, based on U. S. en- gineer figures, shows the healthy growth of the port’s foreign com- merce. coastal trade with the principal ports centers. made up at Atlanta touches at Spar- tanburg and other important textile This train, in line with the textile specials serving the East, pro- vides a two-day service to the port of Charleston for through shipments to the distributing points named. Ample safe and dry shipside stor- age is available. 1921 Charleston’s total waterborn - Port charges are reasonable and Naa ous ae 3 Boao Mane $ freeeege fic for 1924 amounted to bp ships handling cargo over Charleston SEO ee sits rid eterna x tons valued at $186,166,508. wharves do so free of cost. There Total jr... 564,530 tons $14,375,781 . is no charge assigned against a 1922 Steamship Services Out of Charleston steamer at this port for layage or deport Cones eet ina $ Plates The J. A. Von Dohlen Steamship dockage where the vessel works cargo. alae flee a, shee a Co. and the Carolina Co. with seven Delays from congestion, labor strikes, POUL: saccenes 499,681tons $20,524,877 shins purchased from the United Storms, excessive high water or winds 1923 ippi - are almost meg Imports ........ 371,201 tons $ 7,757,633 ane pete: ae The foreign trade of Charleston again poner e tooe 25,190,743 vith the leading United Kingdom and is a substantial item in the traffic Total ssc 728,575 tons $32,948,376 continental European ports by reg- of the port. Cotton, cotton by-prod- 1924 ular and frequent sailings. Monthly ucts, tobacco and coal predominate Imports ....... 647,847 tons $ nares sailings are also scheduled to the as exports and fertilizer materials and /*POTtS + 215,342 tons _20,646,319 principal ports of the Far East by mineral oils compose the bulk of the TOLAL iscsi 863,189 tons $31,248,696 Isthmian Line vessels. The Clinch- imports. General cargo has increased. There is also a growing inter- field Coal Co. operates its vessels between Charleston and Cuban ports.