Adams Center High School - Hourglass Yearbook (Adams Center, NY)

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SENIOP XXXL -XL the malle t ox 91 ea xlelchant NIa11ne of anx of the gleat comme1c1al ll'1tlOT1S Befo1e the Vx olld Vx 31 the fO1GlgI'1 comme1ce of the Lnlted State 1mpo1tQ and expo1ts amounted to zboul F0111 b1ll on dolla1s a xe11 after the outbre1k tlfns total greatlx lncrea ed but onlx about ten P91 cent xxa carr1ed on 111 AYHQTICHII shlp the 1erna1nder bemg tmnxportcd 1n fO1C1gH xessela ln 1911 after the Lnltecl Qtates lomed the -Xllles ln the glelt xx ll pl ms xx e1e xt once pupalcd to IHCIGHQQ the tonn mge bx bu1ld1ng ox Q1 A thoua md nexx xea els lNoxx the Unlted Qt xtex 'NIc1ch1nt NI 111116 1 x xlued at a bllllon dolla1s Transpo1t1t1on bx xxate1 betxxeen the dlfferent parts ol' the count1x IS c xlled the coastxuse trade The laxxs of the Lnlted qtates D1OXlflC- thzt onlx ehlps bu1lt 01 oxxned 1n that countrx ale alloxxcd to engagc 1n col txx1Hc t11de Vx hlle the -Xmerlcan oxcueu Nlerchant Marxne clcclmed the co 1stxx1 e sh1pp1ng g1exx to lfuge p1opo1t1ons The Panama C nal stmaulated atlll more lts g1oxxth The Qhxp plng engaged IH the coastxxlse t1ade at the me ent tlrne IQ oxer wex en m1ll1on fone and of thlS total ah1pa xx1th a tonnage of nea1lx three H11ll1O'1 tons plx on the G1eat Lalxea the Gre1t Lakes haa nea1lx doubled smce 1900 It IQ noxx larger than the Merchant Marme of any fO191g'I1 I'11t101l exccept England -Xt the cleclaratlon 01 xx r the 1 nltel Qtate Yuan 1 mt fexerlsh 3CtlX1tX The ql 11DDlU0' Poaxd xx ae fovvned t1L mg ox er all h1p hu1ld1ng plmnts Xl ooden xhme x nc bullt becluse thex could be bllllf both che1pe1 md au h f1ate1 Ex en thlb g1eat productlon xx IS h 1dlx fast enough to keep ahead of the deadlx Sulanaallne At the ce Satlon of hoxt1l1t1eb the boats xx ere kept buax brlngmg eolchers back from France After thu thex Qtood 1dle for the moat part The g1e1t 2h1pp1nff compamee haxe not been 1ble to take adx mtage of thexe 1dle xhlp Another thmg th t has h1nde1ed the use of the e xessel 1s the Shlpplng Bo 11d Scmdal Probablx no o1gan1zat1on has been DIOR ed so thoroughlx co1 rupt as thxa ame Umted States 'ih1pp1ng Boa1d The Boa1d doea not eem able to 1un the hlpx on '1 good paxmg bans ex en though thex lexxe md cll shlpa to other steamahlp cornpnues P1ob ablx 1f the xes1el1 a1e let out to d1fTe1ent compxmes 01 nexx COINDHNIQQ 01 the 1 l1llO1Cl llnes thex xx1ll be kept buex The ch1ef 1a1l1oad ocean lmea xxe posaew on the -Xtlan 1' 1 1 .'-' '1 13 - 1 1 .a r- 1 1 1' v 1 5 1 51. b c 5 1 c 1 L 1 v ' -1 l Q v u 1 ' 5- c 1 . 1- , . ' 5 .. 1 . .. 1. , c 1 1 U c , c - z ' . j ' S , j 4 1 ' 'c 1 1f S1 Q c L I. ' A 5. ,. Z ,Z ., 2 A. , . 1 -.2 . , SS Y V ' A 2 A. A , .. 2 1 2 ' 'z . . ':. 1 1 1 . Y v Q 1 ' r 1 1 C I 1 'L' 1' 2 ' 1: 1' v 1' c . 1: '1' v I 1 s vi r v 1 l 1 ' n v . 1 L 1 , 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 21' 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . a 1 1' 1 C 1' ' ' . . - 5 ' .J 1 C ' S 1 1 1 , c 1 1 1 Y . . 1 1 tv 1 C C V 1- It IS a matter of note that the tonnage of sh1ps nav1gat1ng 1 1 4 v 1. I ' K C 1 1 K .A 1 1. 1 1 x D v 4 D 1 ' C C 1 1 C 1 ' L' . Y ' 1 -. 1 ' , 1 , 4 C 2 rl , 1 f 1 c L 5 'NIJ f. .'. ' 1' ' , 1, 1 O 1 1 2 , 'z T- ' ' f S ' ' 2 7 , 3 1' T' ' A 'z 1' 1' ' 1, 1 3 1 ' z 11 c :fa '. ' 1' ' . 'z s zz' 1' C 1' . ' 1 v 1 1' C N 1 . 1 .C 1 1 ss 7 a 1 1' ' 1 ' 1' 1' c ' . 1 . 1' Uv 1 ' v 4 4 v I . I 1 1 1 C 1 4. C 1 ' Z 1' ' 1 '2 c , 1' S. 1 a 1: ' .' ' s 1? ' 2 ' 1' 2 c . c ll' ' 4 c 1 1' ' v 1' - ' ' c C 11 Sc c .N 11 1 ' . c ' 1, 5, c :sz Sl 1' . 1' z ' - v ' v 1 1 1 1 ' v 4 I 1 1 C ' 1 1 1 K 1 K 1 Q v ' 1 11 ' I 1 ' w v vl v ' 1 , c c 1 U 1 U . ' ' 1 1 ' 1 J: 1 -

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LXIOR XXXL AL xxe1e d1 xe1 off the ea b goxe1nn1ent p oxecut1o'1 These hnex xxe1e the G1ef1t Xo1the1n 'md tl1e Southe111 FlCl c R'1ll1OdflS If tl1e q0Xp1 1111ent would let the 1a1l 101ClS lull tl1e e llllGN lt xx ould IL 1tlx 1111pl11x Nl11pp111g to f018lg,ll count11eQ Qh1ppe1a could take the11 goods to a 1f11l1o1d t'1t1on and Qh1p the111 to Qouth AI'I1911C'l 11 e1Q1l1 IS to New Yo1k because all cu t0lllQ and ste1m1h1p cha1ge-Q xould he pa1d f1t the Qt1t1o11 '1I'lCl 111 buxmess xx ould be done mth b1llb of l'1d1ng Thlllk 1xh1t a g1e1t fzdxantxge th1b would n1e111 to ou1 countu Yet Co11g1e1s 1efuses to 1lloxx the 1 1l1O'1Cl con1p1111eQ to do tlns C1n1d1 hu 1llo11ed he1 111l1o1d comp 1n1eQ to opelate te 1111 h1p lmes for mam xeus The Canadmn PlC1flC R'11lxx11 Companx rnfnntnns f1c1ght 1nd paasengel Qer x1c1 on loth oceane 1nd C'11119S 1 111 ge and 1ncreas1n0f pro I301llOl'1 of C111 1d'1 s forelffn trade to 513 nothmg of a l1b e l S1106 of ou1 oxnn Ig lt 11ght that 1xe Qhould haxe Qh1ps 1ott1ng 111 OU1 Qh1p vude and coitmg ITl1lllOI1S a 1ea1 to leep ll 181311 and let Canada cfzrrx ou1 Qh1pp1ng XV-hX not let ou1 1a1l1oads do 1t'? ln Ulflel to l1u1ld up a l1 1tlOH'1l Merchant Mf111ne manx 111101711 goxernmenta g1ant bOllI1t1CQ fm the const1uct1on of l11p and p1v to theae shlps certnn sumo of monew flllllllg' the tune thex 'ne Opel 1ted Such help 11 called hlpp ng Qubqldles The Ln1ted Statem Coxernment has nex 61 granted such aaslatance '111d from the preaent out look 1n Cong1ess never vx1ll The onlx help granted to Amerlcan sh1povsners IS IH the form of ao called postal Qubxent1onQ In accordance xxlth a lan named IH 1891 11 h1ch 1 Qt1ll enforced the poxtnvwfer gene1 f1l 111 ke con 'fr M1 x11h Amerlcan Qh1po1xne1Q for cfurxmg tl1e 11121111 hetxxeen the Lmted qtatee 'md fore1gn porte Fm thw e111ce the l11noxnne1 'ne nfnl '1 cerffnn um of monex lnch 1 111 proportlon to the N176 of the NlG'lYYl91 '1nd 1tQ Npeed The contractq are made fO1 nt DG11Od of fixe to ten e'1 1 1nd 'ue avxarded to the lou eet b1dder At the b6Qf1Ill1ll'lQ' of the W1 orld War the Un1ted Statea 1111 Qhx of Qhlpplng to C2111 on the t1ade xn 1th the 'xXaI'l'1I12 1ox1 er In orde1 to reheve the Q1tll'1tl0ll Congress pawed l'1x1 mf1l1111g 11 e-121er for forelgn bu1lt sh1pe to 1eg1ster 1n the AIWIQIICQII Me1ch mt M 111 c Thw measule had the fflfect of tl 1l1sl'0ll1I'l0' IH 1915 to the A111e11can flag of 103 O00 ton of eh1pp1nrf uhlch belonged to othe1 n'1t1on1 If the people of the Lnlted St'lf9Q 1x11h to becon1e '1 great , 11 . 1 . 1 1 1-l I: ' 1 1 1 . . 42 . 1 1' Y . .. . - 1 . . ' .LC 1 l 5 3 I1 1 I 1 1 . 1' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 'fp ' . . .Y ., . - 1 ' 1 1 . kr 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 U Y . 1 1 ' ' 1 1 F 1 g 1 K 5 W 1 ' ' 7' 'D 1 . 1 . '1, ' 1 ' ' I ' 1' Q I 1 'N . ' il 'w D V 1 Z 5 1 1 - 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1, V . Y - 1 1 -1 1 1 ' 1 11 L 1 1 1 5 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 11' . 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1'1' ' v. . w . ' v 1 K 1 5 v 5 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 . Z 1 .K ' 1 Sy. 1 K. S 2 1 'R ' 1 1 1 .'. A I 1 W 1 v 1 11 l U I I ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1: 2 5 .11 K' u' 2 '1'. ' 1 1 1 'Z L' 1 2 l' 1 2 1' ' A 1 1 1' ' 1 - ' 'Y T 1 1 1 ' ' 1' 2 1 ' S C, ' 1 ' 1 1 7 ' 1 11 y ' ' - 1 1 1 1 11 1111 1' ' ' . 1, A ' 1 7 1, v I . 1 w . v 1 - ' . v O L 1 A 1 1 1 K 17 I 1 A 1 1' 1, . ' 1 U' ' 1 . V' O 1 l 1 . - .1 1 . 'V 0 . ' 4. V , 1 1 1 1 . 1 'f 1 1 ' 1 - 1 ' 1, 1 1 1 4 Q 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 K .1 1 1 1 1 1 ll ' i N' 1 ' 'Z . 1 . 1' 1 ' . . . 1 , 1 P l 1 1 . 1 1 I ' v 0 ' .. 1 1 1 , 1 ' . Q V. . 9 1 yy v A - v . V. Y . 1 1.. 1 1 , ' S 1 , , 1' 1 1 1'1 71 1' S 1 - fl 1 '- y 1 1 1 , ' '1 1 ' .7 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 1 F, f A C 1 b . 1 F ' ' ' F . 7 'Q 1 ' I 1 f 1. . 1 ' F .v 'lv S nw A xi I 2 - Q C L -1 0 0. v . , . 1 1 1 11' 1l'f ? 1 ' ' ' 1 1 ' . . , . 1 ,V ' c 1 1 1 v v b . Q 1 v 1 v. v . 1 1 1 1 1 , L rl ' S. ' 1 1 S1' 1 1 fl ,1 l 1 ' 1 1 1' ' 11 1 ' 1 . ' 1 ' 2 1 5 ' li . 1 1' ' in 1 Q 1. I 1' x 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 -1 . 1 9 1 Q., 1 1 . 7 ' 151 , A 1 1 1 1