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24 MARINE REV 1LE.W January, 1927 AIRPLANE VIEW OF THE BALTIMORE TERMINAL OF THE MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO.—TWO COVERED PIERS WITH ROADWAY BETWEEN The old fashioned ships galley has been improved upon by installing a large and complete kitchen as shown in an accompanying illustration. The oven is equal to that in the _ best hotels or on Atlantic liners. All the latest labor saving, steam and elec- trically operated equipment has been installed. Pantry and galley have been combined into one up-to-date kitchen. The public rooms consisting of din- ing room, music room, smoking room, lounge, writing room, social hall, dance pavilion and sun parlor are spacious, attractively furnished and appointed in simple good taste. These ships differ somewhat in construction from the ALLEGHANY and BERKSHIRE in that the dining room is located on the main deck which allows additional space on the upper decks for state- rooms. Large window, not port holes, are fitted in the sides of the vessel in way of the dining room. In very bad weather the window openings can be closed off by heavy watertight hinged and dogged steel shutters. The perfection of material and finish indicates the highest class of skilled workmanship and is a credit to the builders. The furnishings, light- ing, draperies and color tones through- out the ship are condusive to rest, comfort and luxury. There is also a fully equipped barber shop and magazine stand. Some conception of these ships, their public rooms and staterooms may be had from _ the accompanying illustrations. An _ out- standing feature is the abundance of deck space. Three decks are “oT 4 vg nD MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANSPORTATION co , BOSTON.PROVIDE NCE & BALTIMORE x IN MIDDLE FOREGROUND available for passengers, two prom- enade decks and one top or boat deck. The comfort and entertainment of passengers is one of the outstanding features of these ships. A_ public address and radio reception system has been installed whereby music from the ship’s own orchestra may be broad- cast from the music room to the din- ing room, social hall and dance pavil- ion or to any one of these spaces separately. Over the same system ‘radio programs may be received from any shore station and then broadcasted throughout the ship. The dancing pavilion has a polished maple floor -and music is furnished by either the ship’s orchestra or the electric ortho- phonic victrola. In fact the entire vessel with its social hall, music room, (Continued on Page 60) TERMINALS—OWNED BY THE MERCHANT & MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO.—AT LEFT—PIER, FOOT OF WEST MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, VA.—AT RIGHT—PIERS 18 AND 20: SOUTH. DELAWARE. AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA