Show 4 MARINE 1 I i CHIEF TOPIC AT n i I j TRADE MEET 0 1 il Shortage and Eff Effect ct on 0 1 I P e Tra Transportation I Transportation 3 Problem Studied 1 II SAN FRANCISCO May 15 Pr Problems b- b lems the orthe American merchant marine as as' as they t the foreign commerce j of of th r i g Slates Slates' drew r w the atlen- atlen v Hon de delegates to the seventh U r i. i ti k convention convention v of the the national nal for for- t v. v trade frade de council in hi here r S Shortage Shortage of fuel oil and Its potent potential al t ec upon on the e large arg n br of k tau u Wing ng v vessels of th the United States t sh bo board rd occupied led much of to Several general session together with I discuss discus 1 f sion i n of or of coal conditions throughout the WO world 4 Marine 1 lne Insurance Insurance al also o attracted attract attric t ed Uon j r NOTABLE NOTABLE- SPEAKERS Speakers te ker alt at ai the the s general ner l s. s session and r til r topics were C. A A. A C. C Bedford i f i chairman 0 of the board of oC Standard Oil company of New Jersey Fuel Oil and i re Trade len en on Chubb of ht t Chubb Chub Sons New T ork American T Insurance E. E J. J Enney t dent de 11 it of the William Mann Cory corporation American Coal and Its Relation to Foreign Trade E. E Barber of Harris Forbes Co f ew New ew York Marine Securities v vw w Group sessions today were on the t c Practical Problems of the I Manager l Webb L Law w in Op- Op n Problems and La Laan La y an Trade Relations i EXHIBIT TO ORIENT J 4 Delegates from ten Pacific coast commercial commercial organizations made mad public i 1 today a letter t to Secretary of Commerce Com Com- Comme coerce merce me ce Alexander and Admiral W W. V. V S S. Benson t. t Benson chairman of the shipping i t l Aboard board which requested that provisions provisions' R jt be be made for sending a commercial Y exhibit of ot United States products to tor for tor educational r Oriental ports purposes pur- pur poses The commercial organization n i. requested that the steamship Iris be allocated 1 for a seven seen months' months trip to toi sixteen ports In the Far East to dis i the play exhibit It was proposed that r i fAthe t 1 tho Q exhibit re remain aln in Shanghai follow follow- t Ing the cruise to the other ports as a permanent exhibit The delegates furher furI fur- fur I Vi her proposed to have the American i Chamber of C Commerce In S Shanghai i f prepare a similar ex exhibit of Chinese j products to be carried by the Iris for forin Ji In Pacific coast ports Trains Train s I s mg on the proposed trip of young men as officers in the merchant masine maJine mai ma- ma i sine Jine Ine and trade emissaries In th the Far f East ast st was was suggested in the letter Jetter |