In This Issue
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How Solons Voted on Taft-Hartley Bill
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Now Is the Time to Aid Your Union
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AFL Observes Hire Handicapped Week
Vol. X
OCTOBER, 1947
No. 10
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LIST OF EXECUTIVES
'Vith their Addresses-Connected with the
Nalional Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of Ameri'a
T. HURST
N~tional Vice President.
601 Portlock Bldg., 109 W. ·Tazewell St., Norfolk 10, Va.
CAPT. E. W. HIGGINBOTHAM
CAPT. B.
National President,
P. O. Box 540, Mobile 4, Ala.
CAPT. CLYDE R. SMITH
National Vice President.
3833 East 120th St., Seattle 55, Wash.
CAPT. C. F. MAY
National Vice President.
209 California St., San Francisco 11, Calif.
CAPT. W. C. ASH
National Vice President,
90 West St., New York 6, N. Y.
STANLEY BARR
Nntional Vice President,
1038 'fhird St., Detroit 26, Mich.
GEORGE HAVILAND
Apprentice Vice President,
521 West 51st St., New York City
CAPT. C. H. HANSEN
Nlltionnl Vic" President,
G05"lh Godchaux DId!;"., New Orleans 16, La.
CAPT. WM. J. VAN BUREN
CAPT. EASTER C. DANIELS
CAPT. H. P. FORREST
National Secl"etary-Treasurer,
15 Moore St., New Ynrlc 4, N. Y.
District Deputy of the Panama Canal.
P. O. Box 223, Gamboa, Canal Zone.
National Vice President,
728 E. 51st St.• Savanah. Ga.
PAST PRESIDENTS
National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America
CAPT. FRANK H. WARD (1887), New York.
CAPT. GEOnGE S. TUTHILL (1888), Brooklyn, N. Y.
CAP·I'. WM. S. VAN KunEN (1889-99), Albany, N. Y.
CAPT. "YVM. S. DURKEE (1899 to 1901), Boston, Mass.
CAPT. JOHN C. SILVA (1901 to 1908), Boston, Mass.
CAPT. JOHN H. PRUETT (1508 to 1929), Brooklyn,
N. Y.
CAPT. HORACE F. STROTHEn (1929 to 1930), Piedmont, Calif.
CAPT. FRED C. BOYER (1930 to 1936), Philadelphia,
Pa.
CAPT. JAMES J. "DELANEY (1936 to 1944), Jersey
City, N. J.
CAPT. H. MAnTIN (1944 to 1946), New York, N. Y.
SECRETARIES OF LOCALS
National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America
1. CAPT. J OS. L. McREA
15 Moore St., New York 4, N. Y.
(Phonc: Bowling Green 9-4766)
2. CAPT. L. L. DERRICKSON
240 S. Third St., Philadelphia 6, Po..
3. CAPT. C. DEMOOY
829 Pavonia Ave., Jersey City 6, N. J.
4. CAPT. E. W. HIGGINBOTHAM
P. O. Box 540, Mobile 4, Ala.
(phone 2_129'J)
5. CAPT. H. M. ANGELL
24 Ninth St., East Providence. R. I.
(Phone: E. Providence 1695-W)
6. CAPT. JOHN M. Fox
117 Canadian National Dock, Seattle 4. Wash.
(Phone: Elliott 4927)
8. CAPT. WM. BRADLEY
2304 Smith Tower, Seattle 1. Wash.
(Puget Sound Pilots' Association)
U. CAPT, E. T. HURST
Rm. G01, Portlocl, Bldg., 10£1 W. Tazewell St.,
Norfolk 10, Va.
11. CAPT. R. H. ROBERTS
330 Atlnntic Ave., Boston. Mass.
(l~honc HANcock 5561)
12. CAPT. GRIFFITH ROBERTS, JR.
1017 Fifth St., Coronado, Calif.
14. CAPT. A. J. HAYES
l02D E. Baltimore St., Baltimore 2, Md.
(Phone: WoHe 6854)
16. CAPT. C. H. HANSEN
605% ·Godchuux Bldg., New Orleans 16, La.
(Phone: Raymond (266)
16. Mn. F. W. SMITH
221 East Burnside Sf..
Portland 14, Oreg.
17. MR. WM. O. FISCHER
225 Governor Bldg., 2nd & Stark Sts., Portland 4, Oreg.
(Phone: BEacon 6572)
18. CAPT. R. E. COOK
1111 West 14th St., San Pedro, Calif.
19. CAPT. NORMAN SMITH
Coos River, Marshfield, Oreg.
20. CAPT. JOHN YORDT
407 1!.l 21st St., Galveston, Tex.
21. LOUIS !CAU
Moanalua Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii.
22. CAPT. D. L. BElNERT
c/o Sandy Hook Pilots, 24 State St., New York, N. Y.
23. CAPT. H. J. SCHROEDER
Colu~bia River Bar Pilots, Foot of 11th St.
Astoria, Oreg.
24. CAPT. H.
VIGE
144 W. 41st
St.
Jacksonville 2. Fla.
25. W. H. GRIFFITH
6019 Webash Building, Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
Z7. CAPT. C. G. RICKARDS
P. O. Box 25. Gamboa, Canal Zone.
28. CAPT. RALPH F. CLARK
Hoom 725, Cotton Belt Building,
408 Pine Street, St. Louis 2, Mo.
(Phone: CEntral 6903)
30. CAPT. C. S. TOWNSHEND
P. O. Box 1424, Cristobal, Cunal Zone
36. EDWARD F. CETTI, JR.
106 East. Bay Street,
Savannah, Ga.
40. CAPT. J. A. GANNON, Secy.-Mg1·., P"O Tem.
Room 21, Ferry Building, San Franci~co 11, Calif.
47. MR. LAWRENCE W. HUSTON
9257 Bishop Road, Detroit 24, Mich.
(Phone: TUxedo 1-3875)
74. CAPT. H. W. ERIKSEN
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c/o Pilots' Office, 2 No. Adgers Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
88. CAPT. W. C. ASH
90 West St., Room 213, New York 6, N. Y.
(Cortland 7-2473)
89. CAPT. JAS. P. RASMUSSEN
c/o Pilots' Office. Bulkhead Pier No.7,
San Fr~ncisco, Calif.
90. CAPT. C. F. MAY, President
209 California St., San Francisco 11, Culif.
(Phone Garfieid 8177) I
Apprentice Local, No.1
CAPT. WM. J. VAN BUREN
15 Moore St., New York 4, N. Y.
Apprentice Local, No.2
CAPT. B. T. HURST
Rm. 601. Portlock Bldg., 109 W. 'fazeweIl St.,
Norfolk 10, Va.
Apprentice Local, No. 3
CAPT. GEORGE M. ANTRAINER
911 Cotton Belt Bldg.. 408 Pine St.,
Apprentice Local, No.5
MR. LAWRENCE W. HUSTON
9257 Bishop Rd.
Detroit 24, Mich.
Apprentice Local, No.6
CAPT. L. L. DERRICKSON
240 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Apprentice Local, No.7
SAMUEL DOWNEY
Honolulu, Hawaii
1'he Master~ Mate and Pilot
Official Journal of the National Organization of Masters. Mate~ and Pilots of America. Published by the Organization on the 15th of each
month at 810·16 Rhode Island Ave., N. E., Washington 18, D. C.
Vol. X
OCTOBER, 1947
No. 10
Taft-Hartley Vote Record-Check. the
Way Your Legislators Voted!
TO ALL A. F. OF L. DEPARTMENTS,
, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIONS,
STATE FEDERATIONS OF LABOR, AND
, CENTRAL LABOR UNIONS.
The price, up to one hundred copies, is ten cents
each. For one hundred or more; there is 25 per
cent discount.
Sincerely,
, DEAR SIRS AND BROTHERS:
On June 20, the U. S. House of Representatives
overrode the President's veto of the Taft-Hartley
,linti-labor bill (H. R. 3020) 331 to 83, and it became
law at 3 :17 p. m., when the Senate also overrode
President Truman's veto 68 to 25. Your efforts in
~ndeavoring to defeat this most objectionable legistion have failed.
The officers and representatives of thirty-two
iState Federations of Labor and forty-three Central
. 'abor Unions came to Washington, at their own
'pense or that of their organizations, and personal',interviewed members of Congress in an endeavor
~defeat the bill. Many officers and representatives
f,national and international unions, as well as those
. ,all the Railroad Brotherhoods, were here and
perated fully and directly with us. Reporting
lmcl working under the direction of the Legislative
mrnittee, they rendered wonderful service.
~othiug was left undone, on our part, in this
!ltest.
he, efforts of all who aided us are truly apiated, and we sincerely thank you.
omplete advice regarding the new law' will be
coming as soon as our attorneys prepare it, but,
g other things, the new law prohibits the use
y funds of a union for political purposes. Sendut the voting records of members of Congress
lild, therefore, be prohibited if sent for political
08es. However, I think you are entitled to know
.,Congressmen and Senators voted on this Bill,
'am sending you the votes on all roll call actions
{,as infonnMion, regardless of how others may
rUe my achon or what they may do about it.
,Iso enclose a copy of the law. If additional
of the Taft-Hartley Law (Public 101, 80th
,~ss) are desired, you may obtain them from
;Superintendent of Documents,
cU. ,S. Government Printing Office
ashington, D. C.
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HUSHING, Chainnan,
National Legislative Committee,
American Federation of Labor.
Senate Vote on Taft-Hartley Bill
Vote on Passage of TaftMHartley Bill, May 13. 1947 '
Barkley
Chavez
Downey
Green
Hayden
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Hill
Jabnson, Colo.
J ohnstan, S. C;
Favorable
Kilgore
Langer
McCarran
McFarland
McGrath
McMahon
Magnuson
Malone
Morse
Murray
Myers
O'Mahoney
Peppel'
Taylor
Thomas, Okla.
Wagner
Unfavorahle
Aiken
Baldwin
Ball
Brewster
Bricker
Bridges
Brooks
Buck
Bushfield
Butlel"
Byrd
Cain
Capehart
Capper
Connally
Cooper
Cordon
Donnell
Dworshak
Eastland
Ecton
Ellender
Ferguson
Flanders
Fulbright
George
Gurney
Hatch
Hawkes
Hiclcenlooper
Hoey
Holland
ryeS
Jenner
Kern
Knowland
Lodge
Lucas
McClellan
McCarthy
McKellar
Martin
Maybank
Millikin
Moore
O'Conor
O'Daniel
Reed
Revercomb
Robertson, Va.
Robertson, Wyo.
Russell
Saltonstall
Smith
Sparl{man
Stewart
Taft
Thye
Tydings
Umstead
Vandenberg
Watkins
Wherry
White'
Wiley
Williams
Wilson
Young
Not Voting
Overton absentThomas, Utah, absentannounced unfavorable
announced favorable
Tobey absentannounced unfavorable
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of the National Or&,animtion
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of America, at 810 Rhode
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Executive Offices at International Commerce Building,
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Published on the 15th of each month.
Sworn detailed circulation statement on request,
Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Washington, D.
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FOREIGN 12.00
W. HIGGINBOTHAM, Mobile. Ala., Business ManagerW. J. VAN ~UREN, New York City, Editor.
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NATIONAL OFFICERS
Eo W. HIGGINBOTHAM, President, Mobile, Ala.
C. F. KAY, Vice President. San Francisco (in cbari'e ot Ocean-&,oin&' and
CoaSitwise Craft on Pacific Coast).
STANLEY BARR, Vice President, Detroit.
£. C. DANIELS, Vice Pre.Bident. Savannah, Ga.
C. H. HANSEN. Vice President, New Orleans, La.
B. T. HURST, Vice President, Norfolk, Va.
CLYDE R. SMITH, Vice President, Seattle, Wash.
W. C. ASH, Vice President. New York City.
GEORGE HAVILAND, Apprentice Vice-President, New York City.
W. J. VAN BUREN, Secretary~Treasurer. New York City.
COMMUNICATIONS AND REMITTANCES may be addrCll8ed and cbeck.
made payable to the National Organiz:ation' Masters, Mates and Pilots
of America, 810-16 Rhode Island Avenue, N. E., Wasbington, D. C.,
or International Commerce Building, 15 Moore Street, New York 4, N. Y.
BEADING AND ADVERTISING MATrER MUST reach the office not
later than the 10th of the month precedin~ publication.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be received prior to the fint of the month
to affect the forthcoming issue, and the old as well as the new addrCllI
muat be given.
GENERAL CHAIRMEN REPRESENTING RAILROAD EMPLOYES OF
OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE DIFFERENT PORTS
PORT OF NEW YORK-Capt. C. DeMooy, Supervising' General Chair_
man: Capt. M. F. Gorry; Capt. John J. Bill; Capt. Jos. L. MeRea;
Jos. Shields; Capt. Roht. Williamson; Capt. J. G. Kaufman; R. Maley;
Wm. J. O'Connell; Capt. Howard Barton; Capt. A. Striffolino; Capt.
Wm. Cole.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA-Capt. Clayton B. Dibble.
PORT OF SEATTLE-Capt. John M. Fox.
PORT OF NORFOLK-Capt. J. P. Edwards, Capt. J. Ira Hodges, Capt. Jas.
H. K. Hudgins, Capt. E. A. Phelps, Capt. Eugene Treakle.
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS-Capt. C. H. Hansen.
PORT OF DETROIT-Capt. Stanley Barr.
PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO-Capt. Patrick Kearney.
National Advertising' Representative-JOHN ARTHUR McAVOY.
11i WhItehall St.. New York 4, N. Y. Tel. BOwlin2' Green 9-0919.
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Service-Not Charity ,
It becomes more evident as time goes on that ail
new concept guides the work of Community Chest'"
Red Feather services. No longer do these com. i
munity service organizations, sup.!
ported mainly through the volun.:
tary contributions of citizens in'
their own cities, look upon them.'
selves as dispensers of charity.
Although good works have been
viewed through the centuries as
To Your
man's highest attribute there has
C.lnmunlfy
Choat
paralleled that feeling the idea tbat
to accept charity was degrading, .
The Red Feather services that give young People
from all stations in life the opportunity to learn and
play in wholesome surroundings and under adequate
leadership cannot be called charity. Neither c~n
those nursing services which provide nurses for
home calls be considered as purely good works, fdr
they are available and used by all-those who cAh
pay the full cost, those who can pay only part a~~
those who cannot afford to pay for the service at ali
This new concept of Red Feather services remo{~
the odium from'the use of those services by ev '0!
body. National studies show that in anyone
4 out of 10 families benefit directly from Red Fea
services.
This new philosophy also points out with clar
the responsibility of every citizen to support s
Red Feather services financially. Thus, if everyb
is paying for Red Feather services, as they pay
police and fire protection for instance, then nob,
need be ashamed to use them. The househol
whose home never catches fire is nevertheless a b
ficiary from the fire department's service w
keeps the house next door from igniting his 0
In the same way everybody benefits, either dir
or indirectly, from Red Feather services.
Since everybody does benefit, then everyb
ought to give. It's as simple as that. You oug
pledge to your Community Chest if for no 0
reason than to assure yourself the chance to be
from its Red Feather services.
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N.O.M.M. & P. FEATURED
IN FEDERATIONIST ST
Recognition of the work and place of the Na
Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots is gi~,
the October issue of The American Federat
official publication of the American Federati
Labor.
The Federationist carries a special article by
E. W. Higginbotham, president of our natio
ganization. The article, entitled "The Men
Bridge," is given a two-page spread and is illu ;
with photographs of a skipper taking a sextant
ing and of Capt. Higginbotham.
THE MASTER, MATE AND
Rail Passenger Car Ferry Is Retived
An era in American railroading came to an end
.at Baton Rouge, La., on September 2, when the railroad car transfer steamer Geo,'ge H, Walker made
its last trip across the Mississippi River bearing the
cars of Missouri Pacific Train No.3, The Orleanean,
enroute from New Orleans, La., to Houston, Tex.
The transfer boat was the last passenger transfer
boat in the United States, according to Army engineers.
Trains of the Missouri Pacific now use the rai/highway bridge spanning the river at Baton Rouge,
effecting a considerable saving in time inasmuch as
the river transit by boat required an hour or more
as compared with the relatively few minutes consumed in the bridge transit.
.While the change from boat to bridge will mean
the passing of railroad passenger car ferries from
the transportation scene, there are other freight car
transfer boats remaining in service on the Mississip. pi and other inland rivers, on the Great Lakes and
" at various coastal harbors. The Walke,' will be
offered for sale, the railroad says.
ashore at Anchorage to resume, under its own power,
its westward journey. In between there was the
westbound Orleanean near mid-day and its eastbound counterpart in mid-afternoon, together with
numerous trips transporting freight cars. The craft
had a capacity on its three tracks of 11 passenger
cars or 20 freight cars.
The Walker's overall length is 346 feet, its overall
beam is 91 feet and, loaded, it draws slightly more
than 10 feet of water. Watertight compartments
add to the safety of the craft and special longitudional members in the frame transmit the jar of
loading to transverse members without damaging
the hull structure. Two 600-horsepower engines
drive the two side paddle wheels which are 30 feet,
six inches in diameter by 10 feet in width. Each
wheel is operated independently but the boilers and
engines are cross-connected so they may be operated
as a unit in emergencies. The four boilers, two on
each side, develop a total of 1702 horsepower and
the boat's fuel oil tanks have a storage capacity of
42,000 gallons.
The boat was named for George H. Walker, bOlLrd
chairman of the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway (now a part of the Missouri Pacific Lines)
during the early 1920's.
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Agreement
c veteran ferry George H. Wallwr is pictured making its
across the Mississippi River for the Missouri Pacific.
~1trip
,Launched in 1923 at the Dravo Corp. yard in Pitts. rgh, Pa., the Walke?' was, at the time, the largest
.eel hull on the Mississippi and its tributaries. The
pat logged close to 500,000 miles in almost a quarter
ntury of service but like the merry-go-round horse,
,never got anywhere. Except for the maiden
rage from the launching ways to Baton Rouge and
round trip to New Orleans, all of its mileage has
!1 amassed in approximately 20 round trips daily,
in and year out, over the mile-and-a-quarter
rse between North Baton Rouge and Anchorage,
-,on the west bank of the river.
ince it started in the trade, the Walker transferfoui- Missouri Pacific Lines passenger trains
.. s the river each day, seven days a week, in addito innumerable freight trains. The first regular
~nger movement began at 4 o'clock in the mornhen the New Orleans-bound Houstonian moved
.' the west to the east side of the river; the last
nger trip of the day was' completed at 12 :30
when the Houston-bound. Houstonian pulled
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The MM&P negotiating committee, i.e., National
President Higginbotham and Vice President Ash,
met with the negotiating committee Of the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts dry cargo vessel operators and
owners on September 8, 1947, to start negotiations
for modification and clarification of the present
agreement which expired September 30, 1947. Observers from some MM&P locals were also in
attendance.
Both the Organization and Management submitted
proposals and counterproposals to the existing agreement and after daily sessions on September 30, a
memorandum of agreement was signed by the
parties agreeing to renew the present agreement
with certain changes made therein, providing, however, that it not be effective unless and until ratified
by the membership in case of the NOMM&P and not
unless and until ratified and executed by individual
companies or agents concerned. The Organization
is at present conducting a secret ballot through its
locals of the membership concerned, results to be ree
ported to National Headquarters on October 10. The
next issue will carry the results of this vote and when
agreement is finally signed it shall be published in
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Now Is the Time for All Good Men t(
Come to the Aid of Their Union
In these days when collective bargaining is a topic
of much discussion, it becomes more and more necessary for the workers to place a value upon this privilege. The right to bargain collectively was not obtained overnight. Only through years of bitter
fighting and human sacrifice was this privilege
secured. Much blood was spilled and many hardships survived by the pioneers in the labor movement. It was necessary for labor to strike on many
occasions since this was their only weapon of defense. In the great struggle for existence, labor felt
the pangs of hungei'-not through strike alone, but
because capital refused to pay a living wage. The
failure to recognize that labor was not a chattel and
to provide a wage commensurate with the service,
left no avenue for the workers. Labor, in order to
survive, was compelled to organize. The advance of
the trade-union movement is a sordid story. Each
painful step is recorded in the archives of this great
institution. Many epochs are written in blood but
they bear silent testimony against the barons of industry who placed the value of property above that
of humanity.
In spite of all the impediments labor marched
slowly and painfully onward, hoping that the day
would arrive when the employer would say, "Well
done, thou good and faithful servant."
Through sheer determination and a firm belief
that right makes might, the trade-union movement
was born. As time marched on, collective bargain. ing became the watchword of the day and labor
prospered. Men and women in all occupations
quickly learned that in unity there is strength. Indi
vidually, they were the prey of the unscrupulou:
employer.
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Our Organization has kept step with this grea'
multitude. The road over which we travelled wa:
often dark and perilous. Unseen obstacles wel'(
hurled into our pathway and false prophets tried te
mislead us at the crossroads. As we marched onwari
we gathered the fruits of our labor that all mighl
eat. Unselfishly we divided our offerings among the
young and the old, the worthy and the unworthy, for
they were all our people.
As we stand on the threshold of tomorrow, a deep
foreboding fills the sky as dark clouds of aggression
gather upon the distant horizon. Attack is certain
but we must move onward. Fortified by a strong I
militant organization we can feel confident that th I
treasures we have are well secured. As we await th
advance of the treacherous hordes who come tod'
strov us, we must place our house in order. Wee'
no l~nger travel safely with the imposter, the traito'
or the non-believer within our ranks. Those who a!'
not with us are against u s . ~ i
The attack is imminent and the time is short. must organize-o:r:ganize-organize. Key men, cat
the message. Pass it on to the minute men by WQf
of mouth. Spread the alarm at every post, in eve,
home, to every Ulan, woman and child. This is}
time to tarry. Preach the doctrine of union-con~'
the non-believer. NOW IS THE TIME !-RepriJi
from the Jou,-nal of Maintenance of Way Empl~
New Stamp Features Frigate Constitution
The 150th anniversary of the launching of the
U. S. frigate Constitution, better known as "Old Ironsides," will be commemorated by a special stamp
which will go on sale in Boston on October 21.
Elaborate first day sale ceremonies are plann·
Boston and will be held on the deck of the Cons
tion, now at anchor in Charlestown Navy Y
First day covers will be cancelled on board the s
The color of the stamp has not yet been d
upon. The event is of particular interest to S
collectors who will have first-day-of-sale can
tions by the Boston Post Office. The Constitll
44-gun ship, was saved from dismantling in
by the famous poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
crossed the Atlantic for the last time in 187
1927-30 she was reconditioned as a U. S.
museum afloat.
Captain Kearney of Local 40 Resi'
An enla1'ged reproduction of the fmothcoming "Constitution"
stannp commerrwrating the 150th (l:nniversa1'Y of the launching
of the ship
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Captain Patrick Kearney, Secretary of Loc
40, has resigned from that position, accordin
official announcement.
Captain J. A. Gannon has been elected to t
of Secretary-Manager until such time as the
election of officers is held on October 28.
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Short-Form Progress
Thirty-three shipping lines have
approved and had the short fo.rm
of bill of lading printed, accordmg
"to a report by the New York
Toreign Freight Forwarders and
Brokers Association. A not her
:eight have approved it but not yet
distributed it. In six other cases,
the short form has been approved
'bY the traffic departments but is
now being considered by the legal
departments.
Rapid Rapids Ride
'The steamship Rapids Prince
lived up to the name by going sternnrst through six miles of dangerous
rapids on the St. Lawrence River.
The ship's rudder stock broke and
the captain stood at the stern and
yelled orders to the chief engineer
;eT.so the ship could be steered after a
';(fashion by using the twin propel:]ers. At times the ship went so
',Close ashore that limbs were broken
rom trees.
loucesterman Burns
A, crew of 10 escaped by 'taking
the boats when the 105-foot
loucester fishing vessel J ofire
aught fire 16 miles at sea. The
oast Guard sank the flaming fuel
anks with gunfire after they broke
ree and continued to float and burn
fter the vessel sank. A cargo of
40,000 pounds of fish was lost.
,reeks Take Titan
'~The tug Titc!n, seagoing 852-ton
rmer Navy ship, has been sold
•-the Greek government. A 26an crew took her to Greece via
pta del Gada and were to be
. n back to this country.
erhaul Army Transports
eneral overhauls have been
red for 10 Army ships at a
of nearly $35 million. The
,k, to be done at Atlantic ship~s, will provide greater paser comfort, complete fireproof~d extra cargo-handling gear.
It, Belgians Want Cargoes
trerlands authorities are still
.pting to secure for the ports
~terdam and Rotterdam some
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Notes
of the shipping destined for Germany now passing through the
crowded ports of Bremen and Hamburg. Belgians are seeking traffic
for the ports of Antwerp and Ghent
in order to bolster their economy.
Occupation authorities in Germany
have not as yet issued orders routing port traffic through the four
ports.
40-Hour Lake Week
Six Great Lakes shipping companies have agreed to the 40-hour
week on lakes steamers with overtime beginning after the eighth
hour daily.
Bridge Protection Tested
The Navy has been experimenting and has had some results with
a transparent plastic greenhouse
designed to provide protection from
weather (and gun blasts) on the
open bridges of ships. The first
model was constructed of panel
sections of plastic mounted over the
forward section of the open bridge
in a metal framework.
Australian Ilnmigration
Government officials of Australia
have predicted an immigration to
that country of 14,000 next year
with a rise to 25,000 by 1950.
Suez Traffic Totals
British traffic through the Suez
Canal dropped off 25 per cent in
the first six months of 1947 compared to the same period last year
while U. S. figures rose sharply
from 2,506,000 tons to 3,573,000
tons. Britain was first with a
gross tonnage of 8,177,000, America second, Norway third with 1,076,000 tons and the Netherlands
fourth with 1,017,000.
Back from the Arctic
The schooner Bowdoin recently
returned to Boothbay Harbor, Me.,
after an Arctic expedition covering 8,000 miles during the course
of which a lustrous black mineral
thought to be a source of uranium
was discovered in Greenland.
Ships to Be Scrapped
The Maritime Commission has
authorized the sale for scrapping
•
•
purposes of' the following ships:
In the Hudson River reserve fleet,
the American Pilot and Andalien;
in the Mobile River Fleet, the J efi
Davis; in Suisun Bay the Albert
Hill, Baldhill, Bi?'kenhead, Cathwood, Deroche, Gargoyle, Mojave,
R. J. Hanna and the Tejon.
Will Congress Act?
Reports are that the next session
of Congress convening in January
will take up the problem presented
by obsolete shipping laws. Acting
on instructions from the Senate
Judiciary Committee, the legal
bureau of the Maritime Commission is surveying the statutes and
will report to the Senate committee sometime within the next two
months with intention of revising
or eliminating the outmoded regulations.
Luckenbach Buys Sixteen
The Luckenbach Steamship Co.
is buying 11 C-3s and five C-2s from
the Maritime Commission with intentions of operating one of the
largest coastwise shipping lines in
the country. Before the war,
Luckenbach had 21 ships but with
the increased speed and carrying
capacities of the types to be acquired, the company plans to utilize
the smaller number to handle the
trade of the prewar fleet.
French Buy Cranes
The first six of 70 speciallydesigned gantry cranes have been
shipped for use in French ports
under a $6,500,000 order placed in
this country by a French purchasing commission. They were built
in Duluth, Minn.' They embody
new developments and features.
Trailerships Dispute Over
A jurisdictional dispute between
the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters and the International
Longshoremen's Association concerning jurisdiction on Trailerships, Inc., has been settled. The
former Navy Landing Ships are
designed with ramps leading to two
decks. They carry loaded truck
trailers between New York and
Albany on the Hudson River.
T51
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Former National Officer Dies
Captain G. B. Downing, a veteran member of
Local No.9, recently died at his home 1201 Portlock
Road, Norfolk, Virginia. At the time of his death,
he was an Honorary
Member of LocaL No.9,
having retired from the
Norfolk Navy Yard on
January 1, 1944, after 35
years as a Navy Yard
Pilot.
Captain Downing was
one of the best known
pilots in the Norfolk
Area where he had spent
his entire career.
He was born at Lee's
Mills, North Carolina,
January 9, 1871. Like
many others of that sec,
tion of North Carolina,
Captain Downing
at an early age he left
home and took up his chosen profession of following
the water. When he secured his first license, he
affiliated with Local No.9 and took an active part in
this organization until his retirement.
During the lean years, he gave freely of his time
for the advancement of the organization. He was
always among the first to make an extra contribution of his hard-earned money to help defray the
Local's expenses when the treasury was down to a
minimum. In the passing of Captain Downing, the
steamboat profession has lost a staunch friend.
During his active career he served in all the chairs
of Local No.9 and was a member of the National
Executive Committee for a long period of years.
In addition to his other activities he was an active
member in the Rosement Christian Church. He was
also a leader in Boy Scout work in his community.
He is survived by three sons: George W. Downing
of the Chesapeake Ferry Company; James Bernice
Downing, Captain of an Army Transport, and Perry
W. Downing, U. S. Navy; three daughters, Mrs. A.
M. Brickhouse, Mrs. Clyde W. Webster and Mrs. Ray
Kincannon.
Secretary of Local No. 12, Coronado, Calif., Dies
Captain Elmer Virgil Haviland, born on December
5, 1898, at Cleo, Oklahoma, where he spent his boy.
hood before moving to California as a young man
of 25, died on August 8
1947, from heart failur;
after a long period of ill
health.
Captain Haviland en.
tered the service of The
San Diego and Coronado
Ferry Company, which
operates passenger and
automobile ferries on the
Bay of San Diego, in
1923. He served in the
vari 0 u s capacities of
deckhand, quartermaster,
purser, mate and master
Ca,ptain Haviland
and pilot. He obtained
his Mate's license on
April 25, 1927, and his Master's and First class
Pilot's license on June 6, 1934, in which capacity
he served until his death.
When Captain Haviland joined the Ferry Com.
pany's service, they had in operation the SS Romona
and the SS M arena both of which were of the side
paddle wheel type vessel with a capacity of fourteen
and thirty-four automobiles respectively, which is a
far cry from the present four boat service of modern
diesel-electric screw type vessels with a carrying
capacity of seventy automobiles.
Captain Haviland was a charter member of Local
12 which received its charter in April, 1934. He was
elected to the office of Secretary-Treasurer in July,
1937 and faithfully served in a most capable and
efficient manner until the time of his death.
While he was known to be in ill health for some
time by his brother members of Local 12, his sudden death came as a great shock and he will be sorely
missed both as a shipmate and brother union member. He is survived by his wife, Flora A. Haviland,
and his daughter Mary Elizabeth.
Local No. 15 lVlember Dies
Local No. 15 sadly reports the passing of Captain
Otto Drager, a beloved member of that Local since
1932. Captain Drager died at the home of a friend
in New Orleans, La., on August 19 and was buried
August 21. Internment was in Masonic Cemetery
with Masonic Rites. The members of Local No. 15
and other friends of Captain Drager shall greatly
miss him.
Treasnrer of Local No. 40 Passes On
Captain Hans J. Jensen, Treasurer and me~
of long standing in Local No. 40, MM&P, dIe
August 10, 1947. Captain Jensen had succeed
Captain Love as Treasurer of the Local and
serving in that capacity at the time of his dea
He leaves hosts of friends both in San FranciscO
the Organization who shall mourn his passing.
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UlT~ AND PI
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Here Is The Taft-Hartley Vote Tally
(Continued from page)
Vote on Conference Report; June 6, 1947
Barkley
Green
Bayden
Johnson, Colo.
Johnston, S. C.
Kilgore
Aiken
,Baldwin
Ball
Brickel'
Buck
Byrd
Cain
, Capehart
Capper
Connally
Cooper
Cordon
Dworshak
Eastland
,Ecton
; ,Ellender
Ferguson
George
Favorable
Langer
McFarland
McGrath
McMahon
Magnuson
Morse
Unfavorable
.Gurney
Hawkes
Hickenlooper
Raey
Holland
ryeS
Jenner
Knowland
Lodge
McCarthy
McClellan
McKellar
Maybank
Millikin
Moore
O'Conor
O'Daniel
Reed
Murray
Myers
Pepper
Taylor
Thomas, Okla.
Revercomb
Robertson, Va..
Robertson, Wyo.
Russell
Saltonstall
Smith
Spm."kman
Stewart
Taft
Umstead
Vandenberg
Watkins
Wherry
White
Wiley
Williams
Wilson
Young
Not Voting
Kern absent'Brewster absentannounced unfavorable
announced unfavorable
Lucas
ridges absentMcCarran absent/nnnounced unfavorable
announced favorable
rooks absentMalone
'"announced unfavorable
Martin absentshfield absentannounced unfavorable
announced unfavorable
O'Mahoney absenttIer absentannounced favorable
nnounced unfavorable
Overton absenthavez absentannounced unfavorable
,-\t1:nnounced favorable
Thomas, Utah, absent~~nell absentannounced favorable
t~nnounced unfavorable
Thye absent()wney absentannounced unfavorable
nnounced favorable
nders absentTobey absentannounced unfavorable
nnounced unfavorable
Tydings absent.1bright absent-announced unfavorable
announced unfavorable
leh. absent-VVagner absent'announced unfavorable
announced favorable
11 absent-if'
,n~ounced favorable
Vote on Overriding the Veto, June 23, 1947
Favorable
Langer
Lucas
McCarran
McFarland
McGrath
McMahon
Magnuson
Malone
Morse
Unfavorable
Butler
Byrd
Cain
CapeI,art
Capper
Connally
Cooper
Cordon
Donnell
Murray
Myers
O'Mahoney
Pepper
Sparkman
Taylor
Thomas, Okla.
Dworshak
Eastland
Ecton
Ellender
Ferguson
Flanders
Fnlbright
George
Gurney
Hatch
Hawkes
Hickenlooper
Hoey
Holland
Ives
Jenner
Kern
Knowland
Lodge
McCarthy
McClellan
McKellar
Martin
Maybank
Millikin
Moore
O'Conor
O'Daniel
Overton
Reed
Revercomb
Robertson, Va.
Robertson, Wyo.
Russell
Saltonstall
Smith
Stewart
Thomas, Utah, absentannounced favorable
Taft
Thye
Tobey
Tydings
Umstead
VandenbeI:g
Watkins
Wherry
White
Wiley
Williams
Wilson
Young
Not Voting
Wagner absentannounced favorable
House of Representatives Vote on Taft-Hartley Bill
Vote on Passage of Hartley Bill, April 17, 1947
Favorable
Albert
Harless, Ariz.
Morgan
Angell
Morris
Hart
Bates l Ky.
Havenner
Murdock
Hays
Norton
Bishop
Blatnik
O'Brien
Hedrick
Heffernan
O'Toole
Bloom
Boggs, La.
Patterson
Holifield
Brophy
Huber
Pfeifer
Philbin
Buchanan
Jackson, Wa.sh.
Phillips, Tenn.
Buckley
Javits
Pickett
Butler
Jenkins, Fa.
Powrll
Byrne, N. Y.
Johnson) Okla.
Price, Ill.
Canfield
Jones, Ala.
Rabin
Jones, Wash.
Cannon
Rains
Carroll
Karsten, Mo.
Rayburn
Kee
CelIeI'
Kefauver
Rayfiel
Combs
Rooney
Kelley
Cooley
Russell
Kennedy
Crosser
Sabath
D'Alesandro
Keogh
King
Badowski
Dawson, Ill.
ScobEck
Delaney
Kirwan
. Sheppard
Dingell
Klein
Smathers
Lane
Donohue
Smith, Ohio
Douglas
Lanham
Snyder
Lemke
Eberharter
Lesinski
Somers
Elsaesser
Spence
Engel, Mich.
Lynch
Stigler
McCormack
Fenton
Thomas, Tex.
Flannagan
Madden
Manasco
Thomason
Fogarty
Tollefson
Mansfield, Mont.
Folger
Twyman
Marcantonio
Forand
Meade, Ky.
Walter
Gordon
Welch
Miller, Calif.
Gorski
l\1onroney
Granger
Paired Favorable
Poulson
Feighan
Hull
Clements
Unfavorable
Brehm
Barrett
Abernethy
Brooks
Bates, Mass.
Allen, Calif.
Brown. Ga.
Battle
Allen, 111.
Brown; Ohio
Beall
Allen, _La.
Bryson
Beckworth
Almond
Buck
Andersen, H. Carl Bell
Bender
Buffett
Anderson, Calif.
Bulwinkle
Andresen, August Bennett, Mich.
Bennett, Mo.
Burke
B.
Burleson
Blac1mey
Andrews, Ala.
Boggs, Del.
Busbey
Andrews, N. Y.
Byrnes, Wis.
Bolton
Arends
Camp
Bonner
Arnold
Carson
Boykin
Auchinc10ss
Bradley, Calif.
Case, N. J.
Bakewell
Bradley, Mich.
Case, S. Dalt.
Banta
Chadwick
Bramblett
Barden
[7J
Chapman
Chelf
Chenoweth
Chiperfield
Herter
Heselton
Hess
Hinshaw
Chur~h
Hohbs
Clark
Hoeven
Clason
Hoffman
Clevenger
Holmes
Clippinger
Hope
Coffin
Horan
Cole, Kans.
Howell
Cole, Mo.
Jackson, Calif.
Cole, Np Y.
Jarman
Colmer
Jenison
Cooper
Jenkins, Ohio
Corbett
Jennings
Cotton
Jensen
Coudert
Johnson, Calif.
Courtney
Johnson, Ill.
Cravens
J ohnson1 Ind.
Crawford
Johnson, Tex.
Crow
Jones, N. C.
Cunningham
Jones, Ohio
Curtis
Jonkman
Dague
Judd
Davis, Ga.
Kearney
Davis, Tenn.
Kearns
Dawson1 Utah
Keating
Deane
Keefe
Devitt
Kerr
D'Ewart
Kersten
Dirksen
Kilburn
Dolliver
Kilday
Domengeaux
Knutson
Dondero
Kunkel
Dorn
Landis
Daughton
Larcade
Drewry
Latham
Durham
Lea
Eaton
LeCompte
Elliott
LeFevre
Ellis
Lewis
Ellsworth
Lodge
Elston
Love
Engle1 Calif.
Lucas
Evins
Lusk
Fallon
Lyle
Fellows
McConnell
Fernandez
McCowen
Fisher
McDonough
Fletcher
McDowell
Foote
McGarvey
Fulton
McGregor
Gallagher
McMahon
Gamble
McMillan, S. C.
Gary
McMillen, Ill.
Gathings
MacKinnon
Gavin
Macy
Gearhart
Mahon
Gillette
Maloney
Gillie
Martin, Iowa
Goff
Mason
Goodwin
Mathews
Gore
Meade, Md.
Gossett
Merrow
Graham
Meyer
Grant1 Ala.
Michener
Grant, Ind.
Miller, Conn.
Gregory
Miller, Md.
Griffiths
Miller, Nebr.
Gross
Mills
Gwinn 1 N. Y.
Mitchell
Gwynne, Iowa
Morton
Hagen
Muhlenberg
Hale
Mundt
Hall, Edwin Arthur Murray, Tenn.
Hall. Leonard W.
Murray, Wis.
Halleck
Nixon
Hand
Nodal' .
Hardy
Norblad
Harness, Ind.
Norman
Harris
Norrell
Harrison
O'Hara
Hartley
O'Konski
Hebert
Owens
Passman
Hendricks
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Patman
Peden
Peterson
Phillips, Calif.
Ploeser
Plumley
Poage
Potts
Preston
Price, Fla.
Priest
Ramey
Rankin
Redden
Reed, Ill.
Reed, N. Y.
Rees
Reeves
Rich
Richards
Riehlman
Riley
,
Rivers
Rizley
Robertson
Robsion
Rockwell
Rogers, Fla.
Rogers, Mass.
Rohrbough
Ross
Sadlak
St. George
Sanborn
Sarbacher
Sasscer
Schwabe, Mo.
Schwahe, Okla.
Scott, Hardie
Scott, Hugh D., Jr.
Scrivner
Seely-Brown
Shafer
Short
Sikes
Simpson, Ill.
Simpson, Pa.
Smith, Kans.
Smith, Maine
,Smith, Wis.
Springer
Stanley
Stefan
Stevenson
Stockman
Stratton
Sundstrom
Taber
Talle
Taylor
Teague
Thomas, N. J.
Tibbott
Towe
Trimble
Vail
Van Zandt
Vinson
Vorys
Vursell
Wadsworth
Weichel
West
Wheeler
Whitten
Whittington
Wigglesworth
Williams
Wilson, Ind.
Wilson, Tex.
Winstead
Wolcott
Wolverton
Woodruff
Youngblood
Zimmerman
Cox
Paired Unfavorable
Gifford
Rean
Bland
Fuller
Gerlach
Not Voting
Hill
Mansfield, Tex.
Morrison
Pace
Smith, Va.
Wood
Worley
Vote on Conference Report, June 4, 1947
Favorable
Angell
Gorski
Mansfield, Mont
Bates, Ky.
Harless, Ariz.
Marcantonio
.
Bishop
Hart
Miller, Calif.
Blatnik
Havenner
Morgan
Bloom
Hedrick
Morris
Brehm
Heffernan
Murdock
Brophy
Holifield
Norton
Buchanan
Huber
O'Brien
Buckley
Hull
O'Toole
Butler
J acks6n, Wash.
Philbin
Byrne, N. Y.
Javits
Phillips, Te'nn.
Cannon
Johnson, Okla.·
Price, Ill.
Carroli
Jones, Wash.
Rabin
Celler
Karsten, Mo.
Rayburn
Clements
Kee
Rayfiel
Combs
Kefauver
Rooney
Crosser
Kennedy
Sabath
Dawson, Ill.
Keogh
Sadowski
Delaney
King
Sheppard
Dingell
Kirwan
Somers
Donohue
Klein
Spence
Douglas
Lane
Thomas, Tex.
Eberharter
Lanham
Tollefson
Feighan
Lemke
Walter
Fogarty
Lesinski
Welch
Forand
Lynch·
Gordon
Madden
Flannagan
Granger
Abernethy
Albert
Allen, Calif.
Allen, m.
Allen, La.
Almond
Andersen, H. Carl
Anderson, Calif.
Andresen, August
H.
Andrews, Ala.
Andrews, N. Y.
Arends
Arnold
Auchincloss
Bakewell
Banta
Barden
Barrett
Bates, Mass.
Battle
Beall
Beckworth
Bender
Bennett, Mich.
Bennett, Mo.
Blackney
Boggs, Del.
Boggs, La.
Bolton
Bonner
Boykin
Bradley
Bramblett
Brooks
Brown, Ga.
Brown, Ohio
Bryson
Buck
Buffett
Bulwinkle
Paired Favorable
Kelley
McCormack
Unfavorable
Burke
Burleson
Busbey
Byrnes, Wis.
Camp
Canfield
Carson
Case, N. J.
Case, S. Dak.
Chadwick
Chapman
Chelf
Chenoweth
Chiperfield
Church
Clark
Clason
Clevenger
Clippinger
Coffin
Cole, Kans.
Cole, Mo.
Cole, N. Y.
Colmer
Cooley
Cooper
Corbett
Cotton
Coudert
Courtney
Cox
Cravens
Crawford
Crow
Cunningham
Curtis
Dague
Davis, Ga.
Davis, Tenn.
Davis, Wis.
Dawson, Utah
Pfeifer
Powell
Deane
Devitt
D'Ewart
Dirksen
Dolliver
Domengea
Dondero
DOl'n
Daughton
Drewry
Durham
Eaton
Ellis
Ellsworth
Elsaesser
Engel, Mic
Engle, Cal"
Evins
Fallon
Fellows
Fenton
Fernandez
Fisher
Fletcher
Folger
Foote
Fulton
Gamble
Gary
Gathings
Gavin
Gearhart
Gillette
Gillie
Goff
Goodwin
Gore
Gossett
Graham
Grant, I
Gregory
THE MASTER, MATE A
•
Griffiths
Gross
Gwinn, N. Y.
·Gwynne, Iowa
Hagen
llale
llall, Edwin Arthur
Hall, Leonard W.
llalleck
Hand
llardy
Harris
Harrison
Hartley
Hays
Hebel't
BerteI'
Heselton
llill
Hinshaw
llobbs
Boeven
Hoffman
Hope
Horan
Howell
Jackson, Calif.
Jarman
Jenison
Jenkins, Pa.
Jennings
Jensen
Johnson, Calif.
Johnson, Ill.
Johnson, Ind.
Johnson, Tex.
Jones, Ala.
'Jones, N. C.
Jones, Ohio
';Jonkman
: Judd
Kenn
Kearney
,Kearns
Keating
:Keefe
err·
crsten, '"Vis.
ilburn
ildny
unkel
andis
arcade
nthmn
n
Compte
Fevre
wis
dge
v.
ucas
usk
ylo
Connell
Cowen
ponough
McDowell
McGarvey
McGregor
McMahon
McMillan, S. C.
McMillen, Ill.
MacKinnon
Macy
Mahon
Maloney
Manasco
Martin, Iowa
Mason
Mathews
Meade, Ky.
Meade, Md.
Merrow
Meyel'
Michener
Miller, Conn.
Miller, Md.
Miller, Nebr.
Mills
Mitchell
Mom'oney
Morton
Muhlenberg
Mundt
Murray,. Tenn.
Murray, Wis.
Nixon
Nodal'
Norblad
Norrell
O'Hara
O'Konski
Owens
Pace
Passman
Patman
Patterson
Peden
Phillips, Calif.
Pickett
Ploeser
Plumley
Poage
Potts
Poulson
Pl'eston
Price, Fla.
Priest
Rains
Ramey
Rankin
Redder
Reed, Ill.
Reed, N. Y.
Rees
Reeves
Rich
Richards
Riehlman
Rivers
Rizley
Robertson
Robsion
l1.ockwell
.twgers, Fla.
Rogers, Mass.
Konrbough
Koss ,
Russell
Sadlak
St. George
Sanborn
Sarbacher
Sasscer
Schwabe, Mo.
Schwabe; Okla.
Scoblick
Scott, Hardie
Scott, Hugh D., Jr.
Scrivner
Seely-Brown
Shafer
Short
Simpson, Ill.
Simpson, Pa.
Smathers
Smith, Maine
Smith, Va.
Smith, Wis.
Snyder
Springer
Stanley
Stefan
Stevenson
Stigler
Stockman
Stratton
Sundstrom
Taber
Talle
Taylor
Teague
Thomas, N. J.
Thomason
Tibhott
Towe
Trimble
Twyman
Vail
Vinson
Vorys·
Vursell
Weichel
West
Wheeler
Whitten
Whittington
Williams
Wilson, Ind.
Wilson, Tex.
Winstead
Wolcott
Wolverton
Woodruff
Worley
Youngblood
Zimmerman
Byrne, N. Y.
Cannon
Carroll
Celler
Clements
Crosser
Dawson, Ill.
Delaney
Dingell
Donohue
Douglas
Eberharter
Feighan
Flannagan
Fogarty
Folger
Forand
Gordon
Gorski
Granger
Harless, Ariz.
Hart
Havenner
Hedrick
Heffernan
Morrison
Peterson
Smith, Kans.
Smith, Ohio
Wadsworth
Wigglesworth
on Overriding the Veto, June 20, 1947
Favorable
Blatnik
Bloom
Brophy
Buchanan
Buckley
Butler
Morris
Morrison
Murdock
Norton
O'Brien
O'Toole
Pfeifer
Philbin
Phillips, Tenn.
Pric~, I~l.
Rabin
Rayburn
Rayfiel
Rooney
Sahath
Sadowski
Sheppard
Somers
Spence
Thomas, Tex.
Thomason
Tollefson
Walter
Welch
Paired Favorable
Kefauver
Paired Unfa:yorable
Van Zandt
Riley
Wood
Sikes
Not Voting
Grant, Ala.
Harness, Ind.
Hendricks
Hess
Knutson
Mansfield, Tex.
Holifield
Huber
Hull
Jackson, Wash.
Javits
Johnson, Okla.
Jones, Wash.
Karsten, Mo.
Kee
Kennedy
Keogh
King
Kirwan
Klein
Lane
Lanham
Lemke
Lesinski
Lynch
McCormack
Madden
Mansfield, Mont.
Marcantonio
Miller, Calif.
Morgan'
~
Unfavorable
Chiperfield
Ahernethy
Church
Albert
Clark
Allen, Calif.
Clason
Allen, Ill.
Clevenger
Allen, La.
Clippinger
Almond
Andersen, H. Carl
Coffin
Cole, Kans.
Anderson, Calif.
Andresen, August Cole, Mo.
Cole, N. Y.
H.
.Colmer
Andrews, Ala.
Cooley
Andrews, N. Y.
Cooper
Arends
Arnold
Corbett
Cotton
Auchincloss
Coudert
Bakewell
Courtney
Banta
Cox
Barden
Cravens
Barrett
Crawfol'd
Bates, Mass.
Crow
BattIe
Cunning·ham
Beall
Curtis
Beckworth
Dague
Bell
Davis, Ga.
Bender
Davis, Tenn.
Bennett, Mo.
Davis, Wis.
Blackney
Dawson~ Utah
Bland
Deane
Bogg's, Del.
Devitt
Boggs, La.
D'Ewart
Bolton
Dirksen
Bonner
Domengeaux
Boykin
Dondero
Bradley
Dorn
Bramblett
Doughton
Brehm
Drewry
Brooks
Durham
Brown, Ga.
Eaton
Brown, Ohio
EIIiott
Bryson
EIIis
Buck
Ellsworth
Buffett
Elsaesser
Bulwinkle
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Byrnes, Wis.
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Case, N. J.
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Case, S. Dale
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Gallagher
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Gamble
Gary
Gathings
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Gillette
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Goff
Goodwin
Gore
Gossett
Graham
Grant, Ala.
Grant, Ind.
Gr~gory
GrIffiths
Gross
Gwinn, N. Y.
Gwynne, Iowa
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Hale
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Hall, Leonard W.
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Hand
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Harne'ss, Ind.
Harris
Harrison
Hartley
Hays
Hebert
Hendricks
Herter
Heselton
Hess
Hill
Hinshaw
Hobbs
Hoeven
Hoffman
Holmes
Hope
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Jackson, Calif.
Jarman
Jenison
Jenkins, Ohio
Jenkins, Pa.
Jennings
Jensen
Johnson, Calif.
Johnson, Ill.
Johnson, Ind.
Johnson, Tex.
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Jones, N. C.
Jones, Ohio
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Kearney
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Landis
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McMillen, Ill.
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Macy
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Maloney
Manasco
Martin, Iowa
Mason
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Meade, Ky.
Meade, Md.
Merrow
Meyer
Michener
Miller, Conn.
MHler, Md.
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Mills
Mitchell
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Bennett, Mich.
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Murray, Tenn.
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Nixon
Nodal'
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Norrell
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O'Konski
Owens
Pace
Passman
Patterson
Peden
Peterson
Phillips, Calif.
Pickett
Ploeser
Plumley
Poage
Potts
Poulson
Preston
Price, Fla.
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Rains
Ramey
Rankin
Redden
Reed, Ill.
Reed, N. Y.
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Reeves
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Richards
Riehlman
Riley
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Rizley
Robertson
Robsion
Rockwell
Rogers, Fla.
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Russell
Sadlak
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Sanborn
Sarbacher
Sasscer
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Simpson, Ill.
Simpson, Pa.
Smathers
Smith, Kans.
Smith, Maine
Smith, Va.
Smith, Wis.
Snyder
Springer
Stanley
Stefan
Stevenson
Stigler
Stockman
Stratton
Sundstrom
Taber
Talle
Taylor
Teague
Thomas, N. J.
Tibbott
Towe
Trimble
Twyman
Vail
Vinson
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Vursell
Wadsworth
Weichel
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Wheeler
Whitten
Whittington
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Wolverton
Wood
Woodruff
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Youngblood
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Mansfield, Tex.
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Smith, Ohio
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Local No. 14, Baltimore, Elects
A. M. Goodrich President for.
The official ballot for election of officer
MM&P Local No. 14 of Baltimore, which clos
September 19 was counted at National Headqua
Saturday, September 20, 1947, under the super
of National President Higginbotham and N
Secretary-Treasurer Van Buren. The bal1~
mittee appointed by members of Local N? .
sisted of Morris Himelfarb; E. V. FerrandIllI.
R. Burnell. The officers elected and the pOSI
which they will serve until December, 194~'h
President-Business Agent, A. M. Goodrl C
Vice President-Patrolman, H. F. Kirk; SecO
president, J. C. McKenzie; Secretary-Treasurer,
A. J. Hayes; Trustees (three elected), L. D.
Whitaker, G. R. Ellis, H. M. Wessel.
Delegates to 1948 National C<;mvention (five
,elected), A. M. Goodrich, J. N. Auman, H. F. Kirk,
A. J. Hayes, J. C. McKenzie.
Three amendments to Local No. 14's By-Laws were
also voted on and all carried by a large majority.
Al1wndment No.1-Are you in favor of the officers
of Local No. 14 using the funds of the Local to purchase a suitable building as a permanent home for
Local No. 14 with the approval of the membership
at a regular meeting. Not to exceed $30,000.00 for
building and fixtures? Amendment No.2-Article
.4-Add a paragraph numbered 5-a to read: The First
; Vice President shall be the patrolman. His duties
shall be to assist the President-Business Agent in
boarding ships, collecting dues, settling disputes,
securing employment for members and such other
duties that may be delegated to him by the Presi.dent-Business Agent. His salary shall be deter:.mined in the same manner as that set forth in these
By"Laws for the President-Business Agent and the
ecretary-Treasurer. In the event the office of
resident-Business Agent is left vacant through any
ause, the First Vice President shall act as Presidentilsiness Agent for the balance of the unexpired
rm and the Second Vice President shall replace
e First Vice President for the balance of the unpired term. A1nendment No.3-Article 5, paraaph 12-Delete the words a majority vote shall
~cl and insert in their place the words The candice 1·eceiving. the largest number of votes shall be
,la1'ecl elected.
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Agreement Signed With Pere Marqnette
Railway
Secretary Van· Buren successfully concluded negotiations with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company (Pere Marquette Division) covering their
car ferl'ies operated on the Detroit River and Lake
Michigan. The amended agreement gives many
added benefits to MM&P members, among which is
an increase in wages of 151J2 cents per hour with
compensation for 22 extra days a year; the latter
retroactive to July 1, 1947. It was also agreed'to
establish a Ship's Clerk on the vessels in order to
relieve the First Mate from clel'ical work which he
had been called upon to perfOrm in 'past years. Other
numerous considerations which remain to be worked
out were offered by the Company.
Quotes on Merchant Marine
Theodore Roosevelt
"We should not longer submit to conditions under
which only a trifling portion of our great commerce,
is carried in our own ships ... Ships work for their
own countries just as railroads work for their terminal points ... From every standpoint it is unwise'
for the United States to continue to rely upon the
ships of competing nations for the distl'ibution of
our goods . . . The American Merchant Marine
should be restored to the oceans." '
(September 5, 1901)
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WE HAVE NO FAILURES!!
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130 WEST EIGHTH ST.
Local 90
Terminal 2~1268
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$313,000 in Sick Benefits Go
To Rail Workers in One MOI1th
The Railroad Retirement. Board. h.as announced
that $313,000 was paId to sIck or lllJured railroad
workers in July, the first month of the new sickness
benefit program under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act. More than 26,000 persons notified
the Board of their illnesses by filing statements of
sickness, and 15,500 claims for specific 2,week
periods were sent to Board offices throughout the
country. By the end of the month, 9,900 claims had
been paid.
Under the same program, 930 women employes
filed statements of maternity sickness, and 340
claims for maternity benefits were received. By
July 31, $9,100 had been paid on 160 of these claims.
For several reasons, activity under the sickness
program in July cannot be considered representative
of what is to follow. First, no valid claim could be
received before the middle of the month, since the
first claim periods covered the days from July 1
through July 14. Also, many railroad employes are
not yet aware that they may draw cash payment.!
while off the job because of illness. Furthermore,
since July was the first month of sickness benefit
operations, there was somewhat more delay in mak.
ing payments than there will be later.
Unemployed workers filed 94,600 benefit claims
and 55,000 applications for certificate of benefit
rights during the month. Unemployment benefit.!
amounted to $1,818,000. At least half of the claims.
received were for unemployment in the latter part
of June. Since July was the first month in the ne
benefit year, all employes who wished to claim ben
fits for unemployment in that month were requi
to submit applications for certificate of benefit rig
to establish their rights to unemployment benefi
on the basis of 1946 earnings.' Probably more th
half of the applications received were from e
ployes who had been unemployed in June.
The Board also announced that for July and the
first week in August, 121,000 unemployment, 23,0
sickness, and 630 maternity claims were received.
Maritime Coast Pilots Named
As Agent for Baltic Sea Fi
J11a1'itirne Coc,st Pilots with offices in New Yor
and Boston has been appointed N orih AmeriCll
agent of a new Baltic Sea pilot firm.
Shipmasters using the English Channel a~d
North Sea can arrange in advance for Baltic
pilotage service by contacting Capt. A. Begel
executive head of Maritime Coast Pilots. either
his New York office, 17 Battery Place. or at
Boston office, 88 Broad Street.
The Baltic pilots organization, which uses qU
fied, government approved men, was set uP.
veteran Dutch sea captain with the cooperaVO.
the shipping agency of Dirkzwager & lVIaas~ u
Rotterdam. Pilots are stationed at the Do\\ n ,
land, and at various North Sea ports.
THE MASTER, MATE AND
WUl. Green Calls All to Observe
'Nat'l Employ Handicapped Week
Washington 1, D. C.,
September 4, 1947.
TO THE OFFICERS OF CITY CENTRAL
, BODIES,
STATE FEDERATIONS OF LABOR,
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIONS
DRAR SIRS AND BROTHERS:
President Truman has designated the week of
October 5-11, 1947, as National Employ the Phys'jeally Handicapped Week. Tl:e officers and me'!'(bet'S of the American F~deratlOn of Lab~r are III
, full accord with the President's ProclamatIOn. We
wish to cooperate and serve in every possible way
in the promotion of the employment of the physically handicapped in positions, where their services
can be utilized in a practical and satisfactory way.
Because of this fact I deem it my duty to supplement the appeal made by the President of the
United States in his Proclamation issued On August
27th to designate the week of October 5-11 as
alional Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
calling upon the membership of the American
ederation of Labor to cooperate wholeheartedly,
lly and completely in bringing about a wideread successful observance of the holiday week
el'ein referred to. You can do this by taking action
ourself and in addition by cooperating with city,
b~nty and state organizations in the formation and
, 'motion of a constructive plan designed to make
eholiday week successful in every way. Through
',ch adion the working people of the country can
'ake, a contribution toward the promotion of human
Ifare and the rehabilitation of unfortunates who
'physically handicapped but who are as willing
anxious to serve as those who are physically fit
a physically strong.
Fraternally yours,
/s/
WM. GREEN,
P,'esiclent,
American Federation of Labor.
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Merchant Marine Conference Will
Convene Oct. 15-17 in New York
The American Merchant Marine Conference
sponsored by The Propeller Club of the United State;
in conjunction with its Twenty-first Annual Conven.
tion, will be held in New York October 15, 16 and
17, 1947 at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The conference theme will be. The Ame"ican
Merchant Ma1'ine for Trade, Travel and Defe~e.
Problems of vital importance to the American
marine industry growing out of the period of world
reconstruction and the rehabilitation of OUr domestic.
and foreign trade will be presented and diScussed
by recognized authorities. The conference will con.
centrate the experience and wisdom of outstanding
leadership upon subjects of utmost importance af.
fecting the future of the American marine industry
Complete details and advance program may be ob:
tained from The Propeller Club of the United States
National Headquarters, 17 Battery Place, New York
4, New York.
Members of Non-Operating Railway
Unions Receive 20-Cent Pay Raise
Hearings before the Board of Arbitration selected
to hear the request of the Seventeen Non-operating
Railway Labor Organizations for a wage increase o!
twenty cents per hour for railroad employes which
began at Chicago, Illinois, on August 4, 1947, we~
concluded on August 28, 1947. Evidence was pre:
sented which supported the request in its entire
On September 2, 1947, the Board handed down I
award providing for an increase of fifteen and on
half cents per hour effective September 1, 1947. T
award also provides that the increase for train
patchers and yardmasters, which organizatlo
joined in the national movement, will be based u
240 hours per month. This portion of tbe aw
maintains the practice which has been in effect f
a number of years for the employes represented
the two oranizations. The method heretofore u
in applying the increase to the employes represen·
by the other fifteen organizations will also be c
tinued.
Although the award is not all that had been ho
for, it does give an increase slightly in excesS
the so-called national patte1'n. It might also
pointed out that the settlements in the other
dustries were generally on a basis of 11% to l~
cents per hour increase in the basic rates plUS SO
fringe items to make up the balance while this aw
granted an increase of 15lf2 cents per hour in
rates. The award does not analyze the case
is not known the weight given to the various fa
in making the determination, but it is known
some of the inequities, at least, still continue to
The chief executives of the seventeen coopera.
railway labor organizations met with the three
riel'S' conference committees on September ~,
and entered into an agreement implementing'
award and providing for its application.
THE MASTER, MATE ANP
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947
Canal 0295
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New Orleans, La.
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Phone Bowling Green
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San Pedro, Calif.
116 W. 7th St.
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238 Chartres St.
Phone Magnolia 3925
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105 Front St.
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Why Overtime Pena~ty?
,
A union man we know was discussing his take.
home pay and the cost of living. What seemed to
make him hottest of all was that his employer had
ceased calling him back for overtime. No mO!'e
time-and-one-half appears in the weekly pay check.
While we sympathize with him, and we unde!'.
stand his trouble, for our paycheck is on the sho!'t
side, too, we think he' is missing the meaning of
overtime penalty rates. There would be no such
rates if working people, through their unions, had
not determined that a limited working day, and a
five-day week were desirable and necessary.
The reason overtime comes higher than straight
time is that we want to discourage overtime. We
penalize the employer. We do not want him to call
us back. When we have finished a day's work, We
want to quit and go home. If the boss has emergency
work left, which he wants to turn out, then we'll
work-but only at a penalty rate of pay.
The limitation on working hours and working
weeks was never intended as a means of increasing
the weekly wage. Its sole purpose is to prevent, or
at least to discourage overtime. The worker, him.
self, must eventually recognize this fact. His stand.
ard daily wage should be fail' and reasonable. If
it isn't, then it is rightfully the subject for negotia,
tion with the employer at the proper time, but extra
overtime hours at penalty rates of pay were never
intended to boost the take-home wage. Their pur.
pose is to protect the limits on hours and days of
work." (Reprinted from "As The Editor Views It"
in the Mobile, Alabc,ma, Labor' Journal.)
300 Ships Now in South America
Trade; Carry l/3 U. S. Imports
With the two continents linked together by six
important sea lanes, nearly one-third of United
States' imports now come from South America.
Direct American steamship services bring to Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific ports from both coasts of
South America such vital items as coffee, foodstuffs,
hides, copper, nitrates, ores and scores of other
items that contribute to our high standard of living.
Over 75 per cent of the imports arrive in Arner!can merchant ships which number nearly 300 in this
trade. This is a, large fleet, particularly in vieW of,
the fact that post-war surveys indicated that only i
60 American ships would be r e q u i r e d . !
The two services to Atlantic ports top all othe~
in cargo carried, getting 75 per cent of the lrnpo
trade. In a recent three-month period, 448,000 to~
of cargo arrived from the east coast of South A~e •
ica while 446,000 tons came from the west coas
The two services to Gulf ports brought up 155,
tons from the west coast and 73,000 tons fro rn
east coast. The two services with terminals at flJ.
Pacific ports imported 29,000 tons of products
the east coast and 35,000 tons from the west c
THE MASTER, MATE AND pll
Partial List af Agreelllents Held by Masters, Mates and Pilots of Alllerica
East Coast
,Agwilines, Inc.
..tlcan Steamship Co.
American Foreign Steamship Co.
American Petroleum Transport Corp.
,American R.epublics _Lines
American Liberty Lines, Inc.
American-South African Line
,\.mcrican Sugar Co.
,,\r"'on:lut Line, Inc.
atiunde Coast Line Railroad Co.
Baltimore & Ohio Uailroad Co.
chns. 1'. Banks Towing Line
Dlael;: Diamond ~teamship Co.
Blldberg Rothc1uld Co., Inc.
Boland and Cornelius
Boston TiJw Boat Co.
Broo1dyn Eastern District
A. L. Burb!tnI. Co.
Dush TermInal Co.
Buxton Line
Calmar Steamship Corp.
Central Railroad Co. of N. J.
Central Vermont Transportation Co.
Chc'sllilealte Ferry Co.
Chcsapcnlle & Ohio Railway Co.
Coastwise Trans. Co.
Colonial Navigation Co.
Delaware. Lackawanna & \Vestern R, R.
Diamond Steamship Co,
Dlchmann, Wri~ht & Pugh
1'. Dougherty
Eastern Gas & Fuel Co.
En~tern Steamship Lines
El'Istern Transportation' Co.
Eric RI/.ilroad
Eric & St. Lawrence Corporation·
Farr Spinninrr and Operating Co., Inc,
, Jo'lut National Oil Corp,
Jo'ltlschman 'l'ransporlntion Co.
,.,G1oucester-Yorktown Ferries
:Unll Tug & Barge Corporation
;Jfnrtwelson Steamship Co,
i ',Utdger Steamship Corp.
illinois Atlantic Corporation
(Pormerly Colahee S.S. Co.)
Intl!rnotional Freight Co" J:nc.
Inh'rnationnl Shipping Co.
Interstate Oil Transport Co.
',IlItllmian Steamship Lines
I.brnndtsen Co., Inc,
,JAmfstown and Newport Ferry Co.
,'The Jay Stl"eet COY'flecting Rnilroad
'K.lloJ:nr Steanlshi'; ::,orp.
high Valley R'ailruad
0, Mallory Corp,
de Mallory Lines
r', Martin, Inr..
rtln Marine l'ransportation Compnny
rlne Transport Line
rc·UcCormadt Lines
rchant &. Miners Transportation Co.-Appren~
memhership on tUg boats)
ulco Shippinrr &. Trading Co.• Inc.
oran Towing &. Trnnsportation Co.
y.tlc Steamsllip Co.
allon,al Bullt Carriers, Inc.
w I:ngland &. Southern Steamship Co.
11' 'ork Central Railroad Co.
" York &. Cuba Mail Steamship Co.
11' York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.
"York & Porto Rico Steamship Co.
York Doclt Railway
"A, Nicol &. Co.• Inc.
~rfolk.Sonthern Railroad Co.
o,rfholk & Washington Steamboat Co.
.t.l'h' American l\-Iotorship Corp
o,r Atlantic and Gulf S.S. Co'.
orton.LllIy Management Corp.
"'ood. Inc.
hI-, Steamship Corporation
,tr,nku Frcir.-ht Corp.
,:lI.tnll Unllroad Steamship Co.
American Petrolcum &. Transport C
1rf Nnvi,tl"ation Co.. Inc.
o.
n~la Railroad Co.
lua &. RcadinA" Railroad
tnll Steamship Co.
Steamship Co., Inc.
IInl Steamship Corp.
IIW noat CO.
CI',
J. Co.• Inc.
"~I Au· Line Railway
(I(Ilng Co.
n l.Incs, Inc.
rd .St~amship Co.
, Nn.Vl~ation Co.
AlInnbc St('amshill C
'"' Pacific Co
o.
tn Rnilway C~mpanv
'lllrnsportl1tion Co.
o~~. &. Sons
al Co.
rlne Corp
• '1'. J. &. Co.. Tnc.
,Steamship Corporation
'rm.
S:S.
Smith & Johnson
Sound Transport Corporation
Sword Steamship Co.
Tankers Oceanic Corporation
M. & J. Tracy
.
Tugboat Owners & Operators of Port of
philadelphia
Union Suiphur Co.
United States Lines
·U. S. Navi~ation Co.
Virr:inia Ferry Corp.
WeUhart Steamship Co.
'Vessel Duval & Co., Inc.
West India S.S. Ce.
Wilmore S.S. Co.
Wilkinson Steamship Co.
'Vood Towing Co.
'Vorth Steamship Company
'Varner Company
Great Lakes
Ann Arbor Railroad Co.
Bob-Lo Excursion Co.
Chicago-Duluth, Georc-ian Bay Transit Co.
Chicago & Milwaukee Steamship Co.
Chicago Roosevelt Steamship Co.
Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co.
Crystal Beach Transit Corp.
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.
Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co,
Grand Trun!t Western Railroad Co.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dode Co.
Great Lakes Transit Corp.
Great Lakes Transport Co.
Illinois Ship & Dredge Co.
Island Transp. Co. of Mackinaw City
Lalce Sand Corp.
Macldnac Transportation Co.
Marine Sand Company
Minncsota Atlantic Transit Co.
National Transport Co.
Nichol~on-Universal Steamship Corp.
Perl.' Marquette Railway Co.
Standard Oil Co. (lndinna)
Wabash Railway Co,
\Visl:onsin-1\Iichirran Steamship Co.
Gulf
. Bloomfield Shipping Co.
Central Gulf (S.S. Co.)
Commercial Molasses (Olp.
Gulf Shiphuilding Corp. (Towboat Div.)
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
Mississippi Shipping Co.
Mobile Towing and Wrecldng Co., Inc.
\Vaterman Steamship Corporation
Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.
West Coast
Admiral Oriental Line
Alaska Padters Association
Alaska Railroad
Alaslm Salmon Co.
Alaslm Steamship Co.
Alasl.a Transportation Co.
American Mail Line
Anlerican President Lincs, Ltd.
American Trading and Shipping Company
D. J. Arques
Arrow Line
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Atkinson & PoUodt Co.
Guy F. Atldnson CO'l
George Pollock Co.
Bay and River Navigation Co.
Ba~v Transport Co.
Boat Operators of Columbia District
Boat Operators of Columbia River Distrkt-Tow~
boat Division
Built Carriers Corp.
Burns Steamship Company
California Steamship Co.
Carriso, Inl:.
Chnmberlin, W. R. & Co.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Coastwise (Padfic Far East Line)
Coastwise Steamship Co.
Columbia Basin River Operators (Towboat Divi_
sion)
Constructjr.n Aggregutes Corp.
Coos Bay Dredging Co.
Coos' Bay Logging Co.
De Ln Rama Steamship Co.
Far East Steamship Co.. Inc.
J. C. Freese Company
General Steamship Corporation
Grace Line
(Panama Mail Steamship Co.)
(Pacific Coast Panama Line Service)
(Dired Pacific Coast-South American Service)
W. R. Grace & Co.. as Agents for Grace Line, Inc..
Pacific Coast. West Coast Mexican Central.
American Panama Service of Grace Line. Inc.,
and Parific Coast South American Servicc of
Grace Line. Inc.
James Griffiths & Sons. Inc.
Hammond Shipping Co.. Ltd.
Hart Wood Lumber Co.
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Interoccan Steamship Corporation
Henry J. I{aiser Companies
(Permanente Metals Corp.)
(Kaiser Company, Inl:,)
(I{aiser Cargo, Inc.)
Key System
Kingdom of Thailand (Siam)
Kitsap County Transportation Co.
Louis Knutson
Libby. McNeill &. Libby
Los Angeles Steamship Co.
Luckenbal:h Gulf Stenmship Co., Inc.
Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc.
Martin Siverstcn Steamship Co.
Martinez·Benicia Ferry & Trans. Co.
Matson Navigation Co.
Matson Steamship Co.
l\IcCormal:k Steamship Co.
(East Coast-South American Service)
(Pacific Coast·Puerto Rico-West Indies Service)
(Intercoastal Service)
l\!oran Towing and Transportation Co., Inc.
Northland Transportntion Co.
Nort.hwest Towboat Assn.
Norih\vestern Pacific Raiiroad Co.
Ocean and Dom'inion Steamship Corp.
Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co.
(Australian-New Zealand Service)
Oceanic Steamship Co.
Oliver J. Olson & Co.
Olympic Steamship Co., Inl:,
Pacific_Atlantic Stcamship Co.
Pacific_Atlantic Steamship Co.
(Quakcr Line)
Pacific Lighterage Corp.
Pacifil: Mail S.S. Co.
Pacific Republic Line
(1\Ioere-McCormacjt Lincs, !nc.)
Padfic Steamship Lines
Pacific Tankers, Inc.
Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co.
Paramount Pictures, Inl:.
Petaluma amI Santa nosa Railroad Co.
Petroleum Navigation Co.
P. L. TransportlLtion Co.
Pope & Talbot, Inc.
(McCormack' S.S. Co. Div., nil scrvices except
Steam Schooner Trade)
Port Orford Cedar Co.
Puget Sound Navigation Co.
Red Salmon Cnnning Co.
Reedsport Towboat Co.
Richmond-San Rafael Ferry & Trans. Co.
River Lines
.
Sacramento Northern Railway
San Diego &. Coronado Ferry Co.
San Francisco Towing Co.
San Pedro Towboat Co.
Santa Ana Steamship Co.
Santa Catalina Island Company
Santa Cruz Oil Corp.
.
Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co.
P. F. Sato Company
Seelwnlc Corp.
Ship Owners Assn. of thl' Pacific Coast
Shio Owners & Merchants Tug Co.
Southern Pacific Co. (Pacific Lincs)
Southern Pacific Golden Gate Ferries, Ltd.
States Line
States Steuffiship Company
Suriden &. Christensen
(Intercoastal Scrvice)
Tacoma Oriental Line
Union Sulphur Co., Inc.
Washington Navigation Co.
'Vestern Pacific Rnilroad Co.
WC~'erhaeuser Steamship Co.
Wilmington Trans. Co. (Steamships)
Wilmington Truns. Co. (Towhoats)
Wilmington Trnnsportation Co.
(San Francisco Bay Ferry Service)
E. K. Wood Lumber Co.
R. C. Zuclcerm:m Company
Weyl-Zuckerm;ln &. Co.
Western and Southern Rivers
American Barge Line Co.
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.
Central Barge Lines
J. K. Davidson & Bro.
Dravo Corp. (KeYstone Sand Division)
Federal Barge Lines
Halliday Sand Co.
J 01ln I. Hay Co.
Iron City Sand and Gravel Co.
Lake Tankers Corp.
McCrady Rodgers Compnny
Mist'ouri-Illinois R. R. Co.
Natchez & Louisiana Railway Transfer Co.
New Orleans. Texas and Mexico Rwy.
Ohio River Company
Pittsburgh ConI Company
Steamer Service Co.
Strecltfus Steamers. Inc.
Union Barge Line Corp .
Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
Wheeling Steel. Corporation
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