Show Secretary Long recently submitted a statement to Congress which showed that since the beginning of the Spanish L have been made war thirteen trips 1 round the Horn by various warships Including two of the Oregon the Marietta the Justin and the Sterling Ster-ling the lown the Celtic the Sclndla the Badger the Marble bead the Newark and the Iris Exclusive oC coal l these trips have l cost the Government 5605570 The coal consumed con-sumed by the Oregon on her famous run from San Francisco to Key West cost 50000 She had hurryup orders and consumed nearly twice the coal that she did on her subsequent voyage from York to Manila Warships are expensive affairs but we need them in our business and It seems likely that we will continue to need them more and more |