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Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-23 | Page 17 | U. S. Lines Seek Mail Contracts

Type issue
Date 1929-08-23
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title U. S. Lines Seek Mail Contracts
Type article
Date 1929-08-23
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 17
OCR Text ti n 1 LINES SEEK MAlt w WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Auff Aug U 23 3 CAP Assistant p Postmaster General Glover Glo GIo- vcr ver said sald iod loday aday y that the tho department t still b had d under consideration consid oration the application of th the United States States' Lines Inc tor for mail contracts totaling approximately a a. year rear As chairman of ot the tho postoffice de- de department de p nent committee on ocean mall mail c contracts ts Glover said ho he on had life his desk set setting ling forth foith the caser caso of ot tho United States Lines und and that hew he was certain no action had been tak taken n by the parent committee e which Is Is' composed of Secretaries J Lament Lamont mo t of or the the commerce department department depart depart- ment and Adams of the navy Chairman Chair Chair- man mah OConnor O'Connor r of th the shipping board ant and Postmaster General Brown Browns Conferences have been held with pU lal i o of tho p P. P W. W Chapman corn com any pany owners of the United States Aft After r. r the conferences the parent committee asked that the tho company submit briefs briers giving full fall details of the financial condition n of ot the United stat States s Lines Tl The briefs Glov r s said d w were i now now inthe In the hands of ot being considered by the postoffice post post- office d departments department's s subcommittee b whIch had yet ct to p pass ls upon them and report to to the tho parent committee Under the application tb the United States Lines wo would Jd re receive ve f 2300 aDO y a-y a 3 year ear if It tho the boats operated bythe by bythel bythe the thel lino line w were re continued at tit th their Jr same sanie There here speed was as a a. possibility tho th application said sad that all the ships would be Inci increased cased in speed enough to class rating winch which h would make the ocean mall contracts contracts s worth worth t
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