SEATTLE DOCK IMPASSE HOLDS SEATTLE Jan 7 t Off UP The Ji The cost of Seattle's waterfront mounted mount mount- ed today as negotiators continued efforts to end the longshore em dispute which paralyzed cargo cargo cargo car car- go handling operations for the third day Federal Conciliator Ernest P. P Marsh said another joint conference between representatives of the Seattle Seattle Se Se- attle attic Waterfront Employers association tion and the International Longshoremen Longshoremen Long Long- and Warehousemen's union was In prospect today Marsh said a two and a half half- hour meeting yesterday ended amiably but without result Costs a Day Waterfront men estimated the was costing at least a day in loss of wages ship use and other stalled business Ships were diverted to other Puget sound ports Matt Meehan coast I IL L W U secretary secretary sec sec- s sid said id after last nights night's meet ing the longshoremen proposed to employers the port be reopened Immediately immediately immediately im im- Im- Im mediately and that the union negotiate negotiate negotiate directly with the Border Line Transportation company owners of the Canadian vessel Border Prince around which the trouble started Treasurer W. W C. C Dawson of the employers' employers group replied The only way the port can be reopened is for the union to give assurance it will handle cargo under terms of its agreement Closed Port Wednesday Employers closed the port Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- because they said longshoremen longshore longshore- men violated their contract by re refusing refusing refusing re- re fusing to transfer the Border Princes Prince's cargo in one operation operation direct direct from ship to ship The union demanded cargo be transferred to a dock and then re re- re loaded Meehan declared the Border Line company has been in the employers' employers association only three months and was not a party to the waterfront agreement