Show US U.S. SHIPS GO TO MUNSON Nov 13 AP Pho do Im I'm Pan America Steamship line running from New York to Coast of or S South America th America and re regard regarded re- re gard ed as one e of or the most valuable e eI I services operated under the fleet corporation was sold by the shipping shipping shipping ship ship- I ping board yesterday to the Munson unson Steamship line Ime of ot New York Its present operator for I The price Is equivalent to 1026 for each t Of f the ro four r vessels concerned concerned concerned con con- the tIle Pan AmerIca Southern Cross Western World and American I Legion The he sale was w was s awarded only after Moore McCormack of New Nev York who had offered had withdrawn their bid and protested against the procedure at an open i session of the board called to re reI receive re- re an any further offers either company company company com com- pany might mal make e. e I It was the contention of Moore McCormack that the board two days davs aIm ago had altered materially the terms of sale sale and and that new v competitive tive Uve bids should be called for givIng giving giving 1 ing opportunity to inspect the steamers from the standpoint of ot re repairs repairs repairs re- re pairs necessary to place them In first class condition All members of the board except Rear Admiral W V S S. S Benson re retired retired re- re tired who objected to sale of theline tn the lIn line with a guarantee of ot service foj fOl only five years voted to accept the Munson bid The contract of sale carrying the customary year five-year maintenance guarantee was immediately immediately immediately imme imme- drawn up the board agreeing agreeing agreeing agree agree- agree agree- ing to expend up to for repairs re reThe re- re pairs The first of the ships to be de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered will be the American L Legion gIon which will be tal taken en over by the Munson lunson interests November 23 i after its arrival from South America I The four vessels were built during the war at a cost of from to and the sale price compares com com- pares with each for the ships of the same s same me type of the Cali Cali- fornia Orient line out Iut of San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco to the far east disposed of last summer to the Dollar Interests The latter however had been completely completely completely com com- reconditioned only a short time before the sale whereas no substantial overhauling has been done on the Pan-America Pan ships for some time I |