Show I BOARD ORD ORDERS RS I MORE 11 TONNAGE TONN o ON r rORIE ORIE ORIENTAL ROUTES Washington March tarch S. S Additional tonnage for tor Pacific ports will be bo made available immediately b by tho the shipping board Senator Phelan California announced announced announced an an- tonight toni Pacific coast shippers ship ship- pens pers recently urged urs that that more ships bo be allocated to trade with tho the orient and in response Chairman Pa Payne no wrote Mr Phelan as follows Wo We are arc meeting the situation b by bytho bytho tho westbound dispatch of or tonnage from the Atlantic coast to the tho Pacific having In already ordered seven steamers recently and have o arranged business that will move o three largo steamers each cach month during durinS' tho the next five or st six months to to which i will be added e other steamers occasionally as ns business can bo ho arranged This tonnage will be available Co for employment out of or Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast ports upon arrival and I think will wUl meet tho the requirements sat sat- i o |