Show U S COAST GUARDED BY AUTOMATIC BUOYS buob bycz aj america has largest number of devices in in world washington the united states lighthouse service sen ice now lias has in commission more automatic apparatus than any other country in the world according to the annual nanual report ot of lighthouse commissioner george it 11 putnam submitted ta secretary hoover out mid relea reloaded ted by tile department of 0 commerce of coast anti lake 1005 or 41 per cent are automatic il matic latic doing tile the work vork of im lighthouse keepers and aI assistants stants in addition lighted buoys which alch could not be maintained by bunion attendance and which tire are invaluable aid to mo meriners mail nera are aie automatically operated during the year SO 30 stations lune have been changed to automatic with tin an annual saving or of 70 per cent of tile the cost of tile alio cha the total number of olds aids to navigation now operated by the service Is among notable improvements of the sen c ice during the lie fiscal year car are increased number of radio fog signals a new lightship on oil nantucket shoals new lights lu in Ita ritan boy bay and connected miters of new york vork anti and new jersey automatic lighthouses on nn mo hisses reef and reef two to lin fill portent unlighted stretches of tile the florida reefs 10 19 additional lights in alaska etc fae fixed lights were ero changed lian ged to flashing lights two to chic planters obtained from the lie war var were ere converted into ten hn h n tiers tit at a saving saeng of anti and many other oilier economics cononi leg in operating costs were cre bunde especially by steady fill ani of plant anti and service eight radio fog signals tire aro now lit in operation having been added luring during tile the year sear one tit nt cape henry va one on the shoals lightship in north carolina and one on file ho blunts reef lightship off cape len docino cat cal flye five additional radio fog signals are being installed in lightships nt at loston boston mass five fathom bank iel del tsure brink bank wash in tile the columbia river and oil off the straits of fuca these instruments furnish with proper precautions bearings approaching the accuracy of visual hearings and are available at greater distances for tile the further betterment of tile tho service include replacement of certain light vessels improvements prove ments tit at certain lighthouses and supply depots and extend ing the red rement law und relief of personnel in other ays especially in adjustment of pay schedules lules |