Show SHIP BUILDING IN U S washington july 2 A statement issued today by the department of corn merco and labor saya tho fiscal year just ended 1463 merchant vessels were in this country they measure gross register tons compared with 1301 of gross tons for the fiscal year of 1903 of the neff tonnage vessels of gross tons were unrigged barges and canal boats jhb years has cen entirely in steel in steamers on the great lakes numbering 52 of WW gross tons compared with 29 hotlos gross for the previous year |