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22 Miners Transportation Co. to steadily increase the total of passenger ac- commodations in its fleet and this branch is now a considerable and profitable part of the total business. The combined passenger capacity of the fleet is at present 2289 including the three latest and finest ships, the CHATHAM, DORCHESTER and FAIRFAX, in the order in which they were placed in commission in the services of the company during 1926. The number of passengers carried by the company on all its lines dur- ing the past several years has in- creased steadily. The figures are; 50,198 for: 19238 ;°°54,947 for .1924; 63,051 for 1925; and 51,629, for the first nine months of 1926. Broadly considered there are three conditions which affect the growth of passenger business. 1. What is known as good times which means. wide- spread and general prosperity, 2. The historic interest, educational, cul- tural, climatic, natural and artificial MARINE REV LE W January, 1927 particularly fortunate as in all these C : d E . items the different routes present aptains ait ngineers much to interest the traveler, 3. M. & M. Transportation Co. Maximum of service at reasonable is the management is January, 1927 rates. In this agem Ship Chief solely and directly responsible in pro- Captain Engineer sat : 5 Alleghany B. F. Hatch _ G, Righter viding good ships with clean _ well Berkshire S. T. Herbert _B. Connors ventilated, comfortable staterooms, Chatham T.P. Pratt J. H. Rudolph* : Dorchester . C. Jones E. L. Blaisdell promenade decks and spacious and Essex G. J. Hart W. J. Crosson * * Fairfax W. J. Bond* J. Oliver tastefully appointed public rooms, the Gloucester J. L. Dix C. E. Marsh best of food well prepared and served, Grecian E. S. Brooks F. T. Disney ; Howard C. Kirwin E. A. Heyn efficiency and courtesy on the part of Juniata W. E. Payne W. A. Aumack Rarshare I een d Davideoh all the personnel, so that at the end Nantucket | W.E. Hurley N. A. Hudgins of the voyage everyone will have only i . H. . E. Dutt : sate ee a - oo oS Ss. Smithe the pleasantest recollections of the t Secahied J. Kauserud 0. W. Heyn ip. uality service of this sort Upshur H. E. Blake J. Murt7 vrip AA a ety ‘i : : will establish for a line a high repu- Note: The names of the captains and ji é i chief engineers of the remaining four | tation which is bound to be reflected ships, the INDIAN, WYOMING, VOLUSIA in increased business. and YorK were not available when this list was prepared. *Oldest captain and chief engineer in point of service. j{Act- ing chief engineers. attractions of the cities and_ sur- rounding communities between which the services are operated. In this respect the Merchants and Miners is TABLE III The three latest ships added to the company’s service during 1926, sister ships of the ALLEGHANY and BERKSHIRE completed in 19238, the CHATHAM, DORCHESTER and FAIRFAX built by the Newport News Ship- building & Drydock Co. represent in Steamers Built for or Acquired by Merchants @ Miners Transportation Co. since the Foundation of the Line in 1852 (Exclusive of those added in the last four years—-See Table II page 16) Length Beam Horse- Cost to Purchase Name of Steamer Where Built Year Material ft. in. ft. in. power Build Cask William Jenkins...... John A. Robb, Baltimore 1854 Wood*** 210 31 350 $110,000.23 Joseph Whitney...... John Englis, New York 1854 Wood*** 215 33 360 VO9., 00022 oo eas S. R. Spaulding...... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1859 Tron*** 220 BR 500 140,000 oe Benjamin Deford..... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1859 Iron*** 220 33 500 140000 ee Sie George Appold....... John Lynn, Philadelphia 1864 Wood 232 38 500 477;000) 7 2 2 Fung Shuey......... E. S. Whitlock, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1864 Wood 195-5 33 Reet mesa e Saat te Not stated William Kennedy..... W. Goodspeed, Conn. 1864 Wood 195 33 PH ES aM tetra en Oars $186,000 William Lawrence*...Atlantic Works, Boston 1869 Iron 226 35 425 185,000 ee Blackstone........... G. Greenman & Co., Conn. 1863 Wood 179 34-6 She etn Ree cere 70,000 William Crane....... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1871 Iron 240 37-8 1100 251,000 ee Johns Hopkins....... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1873 Iron 243-3 38 hose 265,000 SEES Saragossa............ Philadelphia ° 1863 Wood 211-9 BASS ren ie ee aa SS Not stated America..........-.. S. Gillingham Co., Conn. 1863 Wood 166 31 eGo es Vera eri Not stated Decatur H. Miller....Harlan & Hollingsworth 1879 Iron 265 38-6 1100 228,000 Alleghany............Wm. Cramp & Sons 1881 Iron 266 38-5 1500 on Berkshire 325202. ses ok Wm. Cramp & Sons 1881 Iron 266 38-5 1500 BAB DOO. 2 Chatham) 3055.00 American S. B. Co., Phila. 1884 Iron 285 40 1900 Sater eee Dorchester........... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1889 Iron 282 40 2000 penne Bssex®? occ ot lac Wm. Cramp & Sons 1890 Iron 282 40 2000 302,000: 26 = ata pics eae oa Harlan & Hollingsworth 1891 Iron 295 42 ao reg eS Gloucester**......... Maryland Steel Co. 1893 Steel 296 42 2500 S49 0000 sce Howard? ane: a Harlan & Hollingsworth 1895 Steel 293 42 2500 eee oe MUMAtAnt cee oc tee Harlan & Hollingsworth 1897 Steel 293 42 2500 95°00 eS ance State of Texas....... J. Roach & Sons 1874 Iron 243-6 36 eae aeey 55.000 Kershaw**........... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1899 Steel 298 42 3000 360,000 ‘ Nantucket**......... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1899 Steel 298 42 3000 BAS Opn New Orleans......... Pusey & Jones 1872 Iron 249 33 1000 fs 69.000 Hudson..............Pusey & Jones 1874 Iron 301 34 1200 fee eats, 95,000 Powhatan............ J. Roach & Sons 1894 Steel 321 40 2000s ee 224.000 Lexington............J. Roach & Sons 1877 Iron 272 38-7 1800, a 133.000 Ontario*?, 2.05 oo ss New York S. B. Co. 1904 Steel 315 42 3500 409 ‘000 , ATIC i ryote wt es Sunderland, England 1862 Iron 210 27-6 es Se fies Cretone e.5 cit ans J. Roach & Sons 1882 Iron 287 40-5 1800 ee Not wate Persian” ssi. se J. Roach & Sons 1882 Iron 311-7 40-7 1800 Not Aa Parthian...00)60. 35.5 Harlan & Hallingsworth 1887 Tron 289 38 aRag ee Lae asc Indian**. ... Harlan & Hollingsworth 1890 Iron 289-5 38 rob eae a c Grecian**. . Harlan & Hollingsworth 1900 Steel 290 42 2800 eo ee. ah gas Tuscan**............ Maryland Steel Co. 1907 Steel 290 42 006 Wat stata Quantico**.......... J. Roach & Sons 1882 Iron 311-7 40-9 Cary Gere a ean iawoan Tug Apollo**........ Jas. Clark, Baltimore 1895 Wood 90-2 TORR es a ee td ? Tug. Mary**,.0..0.5.. Jas. Clark, Baltimore 1896 Wood 81-7 18-8 Batavia Ie Neu eaentaees NER festa Ne Aa Tug Venus**,::..... Jas. Clark, Baltimore 1893 Wood 71-7 DER eae em eae trae, Calne Note:—*First steamer owned by the company to have a surface condenser. **Vessels still owned by the company and in active service January 1927. screw propelled. For eighteen years following the building of S.S. Ontario in 1904 the com- pany built no new vessels. Then in 1922 the two fine passenger and cargo vessels Berkshire and Alleghany, 368 feet in length, 52 feet beam with 2700 horsepower were contracted for with the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. at Kearny, N. J. These two vessels were completed early in 1923 at an approximate In December 1925 the company bought three ***Side wheelers, all others ~ cost for the two of $1,700,000. In 1925, three similar vessels though with greatly increased passenger capacity and other improvements were ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. at an approximate total cost of $3,600,000. They are named the Chatham, Dorchester and Fairfax and entered service during the early summer and fall of 1926. freight ships of the “Lake’’ t from the United States Shipping Board. "Phase vessels were reconditioned and made suitable for the company’s trade at a total cost, including purchase price, of $75,000 per ship. Later still another “Lake’’ type shipping board freight vessel was acquired, so that the present fleet consists of 20 vessels as shown in detail in Table II on page 16.