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Show : WILL PUSH SALE OF AMERICAN VESSELS SHIPPING DOARD PLANS CAMPAIGN CAM-PAIGN TO PLACE CRAFT ON THE MARKET. Operation of American Ships on Former For-mer German Trade Routes to All Parts of the -World 'Has Sanction of Doard. Washington. Preparations for the snlo of government-owned steel merchant mer-chant ship will begin iit once, Chairman Chair-man HeiiNOii of the shipping board stated on August 10. l'laus for an extensive ex-tensive advertising ennifuilgn to place Hip vessels on thu market is under way, ho said, and uctuul disposal of them will start ut soon a. the necessary neces-sary details have been completed. it also wni stated that an active campaign to sell the uoodeu ships would be launched.' i Definite plans, however, still are under consideration. lllds for the veft-iels will he entertained enter-tained as they stand, the chairman said, iit minimum prices of $100 u deadweight ton for coal burners und $170 n deadweight-ton for oil burners built on the Oreut lakes, to $175 for coal burners und $18.' for oll-humlng vessels of over 10,000 deadweight tons. Purchasers must ugree. Chairman Ilenson said, to maintain xiich routes and services us the hoard considers desirable. de-sirable. Operation of American ships on former for-mer flermuu trade routes to alt parts of the world lias the sanction and support sup-port of tire shipping bourd, Chalrmuti I!enon declared In announcing co-op eratlvu working agreements readied bctweeil the Aiherlcati Ship iuiiI Commerce Com-merce corporation of New Yorfe: and tho Ilauibur'jf-AmeVlcun liuo. lie declared de-clared that the shipping board would look forwnrd to' seeing olio of lis' constructive con-structive plans carried out. "Thero Is no (lenuan money In tho American cud of the business nor Is there nny agreement for Oennau Investment In-vestment In nny American companies," he added. |