Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-25 | Page 2 | Cancel Contracts for Coal Boats |

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Date	1918-10-25
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
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Article Title	Cancel Contracts for Coal Boats
Type	article
Date	1918-10-25
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Page	2
OCR Text	Show oil trade between Mexico and the Up td S;ates, relei sing the large steel tanUers now In that service for overseas trade to lnnlntaln supplies of fuel tor the allied navies and armies. CANCEL CONTRACTS FOR COAL BOATS WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Contracts for fifty wooden barges and fifty composite. tUffS, dealuiieil for Qss In the New En eland eoHl trade, have been cancelled by the shipping board lb making this announcement an-nouncement today, Uhnltnmn Huiloy (Aid 'be vessels would not be needed because be-cause It him been found possible to use some of t ho ar00-ton wooden ships for this service. TlV contracts callrd for nn xpandltura t ltS.U0,Q00( but work bad not been started on any of the vessels. Mr. tturlsy sTIb announced that about 00 wooden whips now building will bo aa de, icnod that they cut; be used In the
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