Show iO oooo T Tons Added r American o Shipping luring ng Past 30 Days With Tons Now and Operating Operating- 1000 Tons fons Ready to Launch U. U S. S Hasto Has to i to Problem x i-x T ASH ASHINGTON April 24 24 24 i W WASHINGTON vy f With more than deadweight tons of shipping now operated by the United States Stales shipping board and more than another launched waiting wailing for or outfitting outfitting outfitting out out- fitting Secretary of War Baker General Goethals and shipping officials officials of of- were to meet today to map out 1919 and 1920 shipbuilding and general ocean transportation problems Inventory has been taken of all tonnage available for troop and mercantile transport More than additional tons of shipping will be delivered to the shipping board April and September This does not include ships ship's now building but only those launched and waiting to be fitted Officials here hete say th the inventory shows America has begun to find the answer to the shipping problem lem 3 1 The ton tons now in operation opera opera- tion rUo Jn includes q over oyer JY by r the shipping board loard oard and also bl big amounts of tonnage charted I bought and requisitioned from froin neutral neutral neutral neu- neu countries Nearly II tons have been added in way a c in the trie last thirty days JAPAN TO HELP Japan has promised t tons us of shipping under charter and sale and of this will begin in April and antl continue until Septem Septem- September ber In addition approximately tons of bottoms now in the water will be completed and put In operation soon These ships were laun launched lied during the past month By United Press WASHINGTON April 24 Con Con Contracts tracts for twenty nine more vessels ves yes sels eels aggregating more than tons were let Jet by the emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency fleet corporation today They included Twelve ton steel freighters and ten ton steel freighters to tobe be built by th the Carolina ShipbuIlding Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Ship Ship- building company of Wilmington N N. C. C and the Union Unida Construction company of San Fran Francisco isco four l foot seagoing tugs to be built by Whitney Brothers Superior Wis and three thre ton w wooden oden ships to tel be lie Wilt built by the Wilson 1 Shipbuilding company Astoria O Ore |