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on the Argonaut. Steamers sail from New Orleans for New York at 10:00 a. m. on scheduled sailing days and arrive at New York on the fifth morn- ing thereafter. An Express Freight Service Between New York and New Orleans a freight vessel is dispatched between the regular scheduled passenger steam- ers. Between New York and Galves- ton at least two freight vessels weekly and between New York and Houston one freight vessel weekly, in each di- No. 1 hold bulkhead. The vessel is fitted with wing and centerline hatches and side cargo ports. Deck houses are of steel and ar- ranged to accommodate a total of 279 first cabin passengers. The deck houses on the boat deck are of steel and arranged to carry first cabin pas- sengers and to accommodate deck offi- cers, engineer and petty officers, smok- ing room, observation sun _ parlor, officers’ messroom, etc. The steel deck house located on the forward hurri- cane deck is to accommodate sailors, inches double cylinder single drum cargo winches, reversible motion. There is a double bottom through- out the vessel. The double bottom under the deep fuel oil tanks is used for fuel and the remainder for frésh water, ballast and boiler feed water. Deep fuel tanks are arranged for- ward and alongside of fireroom and extend from the shell to the under side of the lower deck. The vessel is fitted with seven watertight bulkheads, extending to the saloon deck, and two oiltight bulkheads extending to the Public Rooms S.S. Dixie. rection, are regularly scheduled and dispatched, and between Baltimore and Galveston freight vessels sail as fre- quently as justified by available ton- nage. Morgan line is the popular and convenient description of these services among shippers. The DIXIE is a single screw steam- ship with straight stem and _ semi- elliptical stern, rigged with two steel pole masts, with three complete steel decks fore and aft and a steel prome- nade deck with an orlop deck in addi- tion in the forward hold, extending from the collision bulkhead to after Upper Left—Music Room Lobby. Lower Right—Smoking Room. sailors’ mess, carpenter, boatswain, lamp room and cargo winches. The dining saloon is located on the saloon deck at the forward end of the super- structure and has a total seating capacity of 210 persons. Cargo handling apparatus consists of steel tubular booms, two on the forward side of the foremast, two on the after side, and two on the forward side of the mainmast. Two cranes are fitted aft of No. 3 and two aft of No. 5 centerline hatches on the main deck. Hoisting gear consists of ten Hyde Windlass Co. 8 x 8% MARINE REVIEW—April, 1928 Upper Right—Dining Saloon. Lower Left—Lounge and Music Room. Workmanship and Furnishings are of Highest Quality lower deck. Twelve lifeboats under Welin quad- rant davits are fitted on the boat deck, one of which is motor driven. This equipment was all furnished by Welin Davit & Boat Corp. An ex- pansion joint is fitted to the super- structure. Designed sea speed is 15% knots. The main steering gear is of the hydroelectric type with an auxiliary steam steering gear of the right and left-hand screw type. The steering gears are controlled by wire rope transmission from the pilot house, and 69