Show AMERICAN SHIPPING discouraged with the taking mamne effect of the seamans act coupled with the shortage of tonnage high freights nud and other conditions due to tive war in ili europe there has developed on tile the north a formidable fleet of japanese freighters it can safely be stated that nipponese tonnage now dominates the trade of tho the north Pact pacific during the last tow few months puget sound has built up an unprecedented commerce com merco with tile the orient particularly vladivostok r with archangel closed the russian government found that puget sound was the I 1 deal port through which to ship its thousands of at tons of war material slid and general supplies purchased in fit this country in all this period of record business by water tile the japanese freighter has profited tho the following table showing clearances from puget sound and vancouver n B C during tile the first six months of 1916 will alvo an all idea of tho the extent of tills this great trado trade which has been more than treble tho the no normal amal month no of steamers not 1016 1916 clear for orient ton january 14 february 14 march 17 52 april 11 may mar 28 june 16 totals 3 1 78 4 6 in ili nationality this great fleet was divided as follows as to number ot of vessels japanese 73 british 12 american 10 norwegian 2 russian 2 mexican 1 thus it Is easily seen that of tile tho vessels balling for or the far east cast in the lats six months the japanese furnished 73 per cent san francisco telegram ot of late late date says that the alio great pacific freighters freight ert california tons has its been transferred to the italian flag bag |