MAKING TRAINING SHIPS PAY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 74, 20 December 1919, Page 9

MAKING TRAINING SHIPS PAY

Seattle (Washington), November. For the first time in Ihn history _of Uncle Sam's merchant marine a traiir'ng ship will be made to show a profit. AVhen Die 'steamship Bn;:>'.«lale. of the United States Shipping Board's Spa Service. Bureau, sailed from Seattle, recently it --arried 150 embryo .'γ-muipii and 2200 tons of lumber, l;ox 'hooks, flour, and other freight for Hawaii. Iv'ejiii.ir freight rate. 1 ; were charged for.tronspnvtiiij; this cn-i'jjo. Ordinarily a lr«i : ning ship carries only youthful enthiisinsLs bent on prasninK the- intricate details of H-anmnship. This tiaiii!.iig service has beon rostinr; the GovpriuiiPnt a b : g sum, but Shippiii;,' Board officials Ix-lieve it is worth all it ects. "With the voyage of Hip Brookdale some-of Hi':? cost will be. turned to profit and besides the. apprentices will have the actual experience of navigating a steamship on the high scar, laden with cargo, and in all tlfp rr'rriiinstatu-Fs prpvflilius were she vesc] in the rctjnL'ir service of- the merchant marine. This unique feat was po.«sih]e- because SciHle wa; able to furn'sli cargo suited to tlie facilities of the ship. Government inf.peetors have pronounced the- training station at Seattle one of the best of the six now operating. Of the 11,0(10 plncenmnts made by the Seattle office between August 1, 191S, and November S, 1910, 2SBI v.-ern graduates of the Seattle trailing station. There have been 22"6 (irndnnto replacements, making a total of 51">7 Dkcemcnls of mon (.rained by fho reeruiling service here. Included in this 1111mher lire graduates from tho nayiga.t : on and engineering schools conducted by the Shipping Board in Seattle. These, schools prenartd men for licenced deck offiee.i's and enginee)'". The United Slates to-dny \v (Ta : .iiin.if i's Failors ;w well -is luiildiu;' its ships. Before (ho wi>v few sailors on Aincnean vert Aiiw/crub. Now nnnreiitice?, alter serving tln-ir trnining period, befonie ordinary ?Piun n n. liremeu. or sli'ivarii.".. se.e's the roail to pro>'iiition straight ahead, and Ihere aie few who do not aspire to go through -nne rating after another to captain, dref engineer, or chief steward.