Nov. 24.—The strides which fuel oil has made were indicated before the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers when Ernest H. Peabody, speaking upon the recent advance in oil burning, cited statistics to show that more than 50 per cent of the American flag ships were relying upon oil instead of coal. Of 2,853 self-propelled ships under American registry on September 1, 1920, 1,260 were oil burners and 993 were coal burning vessels.
Inasmuch as it is probable that one of the first nieces of ship legislation which will be considered by: Congress at the next session is a bill to regulate the load line of American shins, considerable interest was manifested in the paper which was read by David Arnott, Deputy Chief Surveyor of the American Rureau of Shipping. Inasmuch as Mr. Arnott assisted in the framing of the British load line measure, as adopted by the Board of Trade. he was in a position to give valuable data to the naval architects, He traced the development of this class of legislation from 1871 to the present date and remarked that, while the load line had been considered in the United States as far back as 1874, it was somewhat singular that the United States did not regulate the foreboard of its merchant vessels.
Dr. Peabody, in discussing the advances in fuel oil, stated "The present boiler and oil-burner practice in the merchant marine is following closely along the very conservative lines of previous custom, and the full value of the uso of fuel oil has not yet been approached. Owners and designers have been content with the many great savings and advantages of fuel without perhaps realizing all its possibilities in the line of increased capacity without serious loss in economy."—"New York Maritime Register." again presently), Dear Bridge of Allan's faithful yet, And Aberfeldy's strong for ''Wet.""
But, man! The railway fare! You bet I canna stick it.
I really think I'll have.to get A season ticket.
(Lovely names! Many and many a day have I and my friend tramped the heather and braeg of Aberfeldy, shooting the haggis.)
And brave auld Helensburgh, ye mind, Has left the Pussyfoot behind.
In Montrose ye may still get blind, Tayport's wet So there I'll gang. Maybe I'll find A hoes to let!
On reading the above to my Scotch friend he immediately took to his bed twice more and burst into tears. But whether it was the sublime sentiments that upset him or the beautiful language he didn't say.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.