| Show uj U 1 S. S S Ts IS GOING AFTER 3 SOUTH AMERICAN j BUSINESS Steamships Are Allocated to tol i l Aid in Development Development of This Trade Oy U AssocIated Press pEW YORK F Feb b. b Demands ol of I American business Interests for the dev de- de v ot of South American com com- merco merco are arc receiving responsive atten- atten on the part of the United d States shipping board as shown by a recent re report ort Indicating that a largo large percenta percent percent- a o e ot of American controlled Is Isnow now In that trade VESSELS SENT date of February 2 25 It Is 8 that vessels aggregating ag 1 deadweight tons have been allocated at- at located to South American service sup sup- a considerable amount of shipping controlled by private Int interests inter inter- rests r- r ests Of the shipping board fleet In InS S South uth American trade seventy vessels forty five are arc under the American flag are arc running to the west c st and eighty vessels ot of which fort for for- t six ty-six Ix are American flag steamers are I In th the east coast trade Practically all alloi allot I ot oi this service has been provided since the signing of the armistice and it Is being b further Increased as ships are I released from army and navy use 0 OIL L I IS CARRIED Ono na of the largest fleets of vessels vessels' under shipping board control Is now eI engaged In carrying oil All told there ate aie of these vessels aggregating 1232 1 deadweight tons of which fort for for- t three t-three vessels of tons are bringing oil from Tampico a and d other Mexican ports thirty six v vessels of tons are arc In the Atlantic At- At lantic gulf ports trade and the others are engaged id West Vest Indies South Pacific coastwise French Italian and Far East service It It is upon this vast fleet of tank tanks s l amers which the United States will willrey re rey y to considerable extent to supply the barrels of fuel oil which s shipping board officials recently ann an- an n flounced would be required to 10 supplY ships of the American merchant marInc mar mar- Inc hie for the fiscal year beginning March U 13 SHIPS SHIPS AVAILABLE I IThe The shipping board controls accor accords accord accord- s g to the report 1698 steamers and i is s sailing vessels aggregating deadweight tons Of this number tons are in the service ot of the tIte army and nav navy I |
