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Dredging the Houston Ship ChannelBy CAPT. CHAS. CROTTY

T HE CONSTRUCTION Of the channel from the Gulf to Hous-con--while not a spectacular or especially difficult engineeringfeat--has been a very interesting problem in the removal

and disposal of earth to open up a deep and wide passageway forocean vessels to navigate fifty miles inland from the sea and createa great harbor and industrial center.

The early settlers found in Buffalo Bayou, the San JacintoRiver anA Galveston Bay a natural waterway of ten to fifteenfeet deep, which enabled them to handle small schooners and othersailing craft to the new city of Houston, located in 1837 on theupper reaches of Buffalo Bayou at the mouth of White Oak.The founders of the city envisioned the deepening of these streamsto accommodate the commerce they felt sure would develop inthis thriving young community, and thus enable them to keep incommunication with the outside world.

The first work of improvement consisted of clearing thestream of snags, logs and overhanging trees which more or lessimpeded navigation of the early days. The removal of shoalshere and there by use of derricks and clam shell buckets was thenext step, throwing the debris over on the banks. In 1866-70

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PIPE LINE AND DUMPING GROUND

Chas. Morgan, founder of the "Morgan Line" of steamers, at hisown expense made a cut through the peninsula between San Jacintoand Galveston Bays, now known as Morgan Point, to avoid thetortuous channel around the point and through Cloppers Bar,which was always shoaling up and delaying his vessels.

This cut, about 100 feet wide and fourteen feet deep, wasexcavated by teams, scrapers and one of the endless chain buckettype of dredging machines, the material being carried over theside of cut on belt conveyor system.

When the Federal Government adopted the project for furtherimprovement in 1899, the first real extensive dredging programwas laid out to provide a depth of eighteen and one-half feetand width of 150 feet in Galveston Bay and 100 feet aboveMorgan Point.

Contract was awarded to the Bowers Southern Dredging Com-pany and the newly developed type of hydraulic pipe line dredges,equipped with shaft and agitator, or cutter, to loosen or cut the siltand clay iust in front of the suction pipe, were used for the first timeon the Houston Ship Channel. Several of these dredges, the ~No. 4/’"No. 6," ~No. 7," and ~Geo. Sealy" were placed on the jobduring 1902, 1903 and 1904, assisted for a time by the ’¢Atlantic,"a steel seagoing type of hydraulic dredge with a removable sectionof the bow through which the ladder was projected for dredging;being withdrawn and bow section bolted in when dredge wastransferred from port to port. This was owned by the NorthAmerican Dredging Company who subcontracted a part ofthe work.

These dredges, all steam driven, dredged the channel toHarrisburg, except for Irish Bend and Clinton Cutoffs, to depthof eighteen and one-half feet by December, 1904; when furtherwork was suspended until 1906.

The United States Engineer Department in the meantimehad a new twenty inch pipe line dredge built, named the ~Col.A. M. Miller" for the former District Engineer, and early in1906 this plant started the Harrisburg cutoff, where old channelbend was too sharp to permit safe navigation. This dredge wasassisted by the smaller eighteen inch dredge ~General H. M.Roberts."

The Clinton and Irish Bend cuts were made about the sametime with Bowers Southern Dredges "No. 6" and "Geo. Sealy."

From Harrisburg to the Turning basin the dredging workwas performed by a contract with the Atlantic, Gulf and PacificCompany of New York, with their dredge "Washington," whichcompleted the work in 1907.

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Under these various contracts the cost ranged from six centsfor bay dredging, to eighteen cents per cubic yard for the more diffi-cult work of the upper bayou. The material was pumped ashore tothe most convenient marsh or low ground where it could be heldwithout extensive levee work. The property owners in most casesgladly donated the right of way for easements and dumping grounds,as they realized the construction and development of the channelwould greatly enhance the value of their lands adjacent tothe waterway.

With the approval by Congress of the project for a twenty-five foot depth of channel and contribution of half the cost bylocal interests of Harris County, work was started in 1912 undera contract with the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company to excavateabout 22,000,000 cubic yards at an average cost of eleven cents,the contractor to turn over the channel full depth and width forits entire length before final acceptance.

As many as six large dredges were placed on the work andkept busy until final completion in September, 1914, a year beforethe time allowed in the contract. This opened up the Port ofHouston to the commerce of the world with a deep water channelto the Gulf over which ninety per cent of the vessels couldnavigate with safety.

The huge dredges "Geo. W. Cart," "Texas," "Pensacola,""Washington," "Houston" and "Galveston" (the latter two beingowned by the Standard Dredging Company, subcontractors) exca-vated a grand total of 32,000,000 cubic yards, including over-depth and width, in slightly over two years time, some monthseven exceeding the excavations made on the Panama Canal, whichwas undec construction at the same time.

Realizing that dredges should be available at all times forthe maintenance of the channel and to continue the work ofimprovement, the United States Engineer Department had builtthe twenty inch dredges "San Jacinto" and "Sam Houston," theNavigation District contributing one-half the cost. These dredgeswere completed and accepted in 1915 and were used from time totime on maintenance work.

After the World War the rapid development of traffic anduse of larger vessels made further improvement of the channelnecessary, and the project for a thirty foot depth and increase inwidth to 250 feet in the Bay and 150 from Morgan Point to thebasin was soon under way.

Various contracts were let by the Government during1920-192~ to both the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company,and the Orleans Dredging Company, successors of the Standard.On this work the "Texas," "Pensacola," "Geo. W. Catt,""San Diego," "Orleans" and "Windham" were used.

END OF DREDGE DISC. HARGE LINE

THE REAL BUSINESS END OF THE DREDGE

Additional easing of bends has been carried on from timeto time since 1925 with Government dredges "San Jacinto," "Col.A. M. Miller," "Gulfport," "Kimball" and "Raymond," the latterthe latest type diesel-electric dredge. Some experimental main-tenance work was also done with the seagoing hopper dredge"Kingman," equipped with drags and suction pipes which pumpedthe material into the dredge’s hoppers. When full, the dredgeproceeded to a convenient place where hopper gates were openedand spoil dumped to be later pumped ashore by a pipe line dredge.

Other contracts were let for easing and widening, the lastbeing to the Sternberg Dredging Company of St. Louis, who areusing a new design diesel-electric dredge, self propelled and fullelectric controls.

In general all these dredges were much alike, the machinerybeing installed on a wooden or steel barge hull 130 to 150 feetlong, thirty-six to forty-two feet wide and ten to twelve feet deep,with a draft of six to eight feet. Steam boilers of 500 to 800 h.p.capacity, triple expansion engines to drive the main pump, whichwas a huge centrifugal pump seven to eight feet in diameterwith twenty to twenty-four inch suction and discharge. Thesuction pipe extended along the underside of the ladder and cuttershaft with the opening just behind the cutter to suck in thewater and material loosened by the cutter, drawn through thepump the silt and clay was forced out through the dischargepipe line, a part floating on pontoons to the shore and thence tothe deposit area, usually 1,000 to 2,000 feet from shore, wherethe water drained back into the channel and left the spoil on shore.

Under normal working conditions the dredge would pumpten to 15 per cent of solids and excavate from 100,000 to500,000 cubic yards per month.

The ladder, hinged at the deck, could be raised and loweredto make the depth of cut desired, the cutting being made as thedredge was swung from side to side by steel cables fastened toanchors, or points on shore, and wound up on a set of drums orwindlasses on the dredge.

The dredge is pivoted on "spuds" or large timbers thirty tothirty-six inches in diameter and sixty to seventy feet longwhich were dropped through a socket in the stern to the bottomof the channel, one being down while dredge is swinging tomake its cut, and then the other is dropped to move dredge aheadfor next cut, thus stepping ahead like a person walking. Auxiliarymachinery such as electric generators, steam, oil and water pumps,machine shop lathes, drill presses, grinders, blacksmith shop, etc.make each plant seem like a large power house.

The later type of dredges with twenty-two to twenty-seveninch pumps are of steam, steam turbine, diesel, diesel-electric and allelectric drive, the latter taking power from some shore station. Prac-tically all are equipped with quarters for the crew, including galleyand dining room, refrigerator, showers, steam heat, etc. as often these

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May, 1933 HOUSTON PORT BOOK 23

II PORT NOTES

Jesse H. Jones of HoustonHeads R. F. C ....

Honorable Jesse H. Jones, a capitalist of Houston, and thefirst Chairman of the Houston Harbor Board, which was organizedin 1913, has just been made Chairman of the ReconstructionFinance Corporation of the United States. Mr. Jones, an out-standing citizen of Houston and who has done much to developthe city through the construction of many large office buildingsand hotels, has been a member of the Reconstruction Finance Cor-poration since its organization in February, 1932, and has takena very active part in bringing financial relief to the industries ofthe Nation, and in his new position will render even greater service.

nected with the Texas Company line leading to the ship channel.This enables them to handle oil direct to ships over the TexasCompany wharves.

Port Model . . .The Port of Houston is to be exhibited at the World’s Fair

at Chicago in the form of a large sized model which will showall the wharf terminals, refineries and various industries along thewaterway, with the railroads, highways, oil, gas and power lineconnections. This exhibit will doubtless prove very interestingand instructive, depicting at a glance the marvelous growth andfuture possibilities of the Port.

Texas Led Entire Nation inExport Trade in 1932 . . .

By Staff Correspondent, Washington, D. C., Houston Chronicle

Texas was decleared the nation’s leading export state today bythe Department of Commerce, following release of figures showingthat New York’s export trade has trailed that of the Lone StarState by more than $50,000,000 in 1932.

With its exported merchandise valued at $299,650,783 last year,Texas was said to have a "comfortable margin" over New York--its only competitor for first honors. New York’s export tradeamounted to $248,111,439 in 1932 as compared with $426,230,960the year before.

Despite the depression, the decline in Texas trade last yearwas little more than ten per cent from the $324,370,164reported in 1931.

Exports of cotton, which amounted to more than $200,000,000in 1932, were a large factor in gaining for Texas the title of "TheNation’s Premier Export State."

Cotton Exchange . . .Thomas Kehoe, a veteran cotton broker, was elected on April

12 to the Presidency of the Houston Cotton Exchange and Boardof Trade, succeeding J. H. Hutton who has served the last twoyears. Mr. Kehoe, the oldest member of the Houston CottonExchange, has been in the cotton business in Houston since 1883and has done much to bring Houston to its place as the leadingcotton port of the world. K. E. Womack was re-elected VicePresident and John T. Scott, Treasurer.

British Navy . . .On January 11, 1933, the British Cruiser ~Danae" paid a

courtesy call at Houston, remaining for six days as guests of thecity. The officers and men were entertained at several socialfunctions, and in turn the vessel was visited by several thousandpeople from Houston and surrounding towns.

The vessel is of the light cruiser class of 4,800 tons, length

Additions to Oil Refineries . . .The Sinclair Refinery has about completed the construction

of seven new 80,000 barrel oil tanks on the south side of theirrefinery property at Sinco on the ship channel. This additional storagecapacity was needed to enable them to keep an adequate supply ofoil on hand for refinery purposes, and to facilitate the rapid ship-ment of crude to North Atlantic ports and Europe.

The American Petroleum Company is installing several addi-tional 55,000 barrel tanks at their refining and storage facilitieson the ship channel at Norsworthy.

Pipe lines connect this plant with the East Texas fields anda large volume of oil is now being handled.

It is understood that dredging will soon be done and anotherwharf unit built just upstream from present wharf to providetwo or three ship berths and barge dock.

New Oil Pipe Lines . . .The Channel Transport & Marketing Company are building

an eight inch oil pipe line from the Conroe oil field to Houston,terminating at the American Petroleum Company plant onthe channel.

The Tidewater Oil Company recently completed an eightinch oil pipe line from Conroe oil field to Humble, where it con-

GERMAN FREIGHT AND PASSENGER STEAMER LOADINGCOTTON AT HOUSTON

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SEA-GOING HOPPER DREDGE "COMSTOCK"

471 feet and 46 foot beam, equipped with six 6 inch guns andtwelve torpedo tubes. It has been stationed at Bermuda for thepast four years, but is shortly to be moved to home waters withstation at Portsmouth.

Survey by Underwriters . . .At the request of local interests, a thorough inspection of the

port facilities and ship operation was made by Captain W. J.Connell, engineer-inspector for the New York Board of CottonUnderwriters, with a view of working out a satisfactory arrange-ment for removal of all restrictions as to loading and night navi-gation of vessels carying cotton cargoes.

As a result of this visit, new regulations will be formulatedand placed in effect August 1 that will materially speed up andsafeguard traffic.

District Engineer Transfers . . .War Department Orders provide for the transfer on June 19,

1933, of Major Milo P. Fox, Corps of Engineers, United StatesArmy, District Engineer of the Galveston District, which includesall the river and harbor work of Texas, to the position of ResidentMember and Secretary of the Board of Engineers for Rivers andHarbors, Washington, D. C.

Major Fox has been the District Engineer for the last fiveyears and much important work of improvement in this districthas been carried on under his direction, and all channels have beenmaintained to a high state of efficiency.

Major Edwin H. Marks, Corps of Engineers, will relieveMajor Fox as District Engineer, coming from Washington, D. C.,where he has been on duty with the War Department GeneralStaff and the office of Chief of Engineers.

New Industry . . .The Continental Can Company are constructing a large con-

tainer manufacturing plant at Houston and will distribute theirproducts throughout the Southwest. The rapid increase in vegetableand fruit growing in this section and construction of numerouscanning and preserving plants has developed the need for largequantities of containers.

Vegetable Oil Shipments . . .The shipment of vegetable oils, chiefly cottonseed oil, from

Houston to Pacific Coast points has been materially increasedduring the past few months. The Port Commission has installed

excellent facilities such as pumps, pipe lines, tanks and loadingracks for the rapid handling of vegetables oils from car to shipor ship to car.

Sugar Beet Seed Imported . .Substanital shipments of sugar beet seed through this port

from Germany to Kansas and Colorado have been made duringrecent months, while imports of green coffee from Central andSouth America continue to grow in volume.

New Steamship Services . .Steamship services at Houston are being constantly improved.

The Southern Pacific Steamship Company, "Morgan Line," haveadded three ships per month to their fleet, operating to Baltimoreand Boston, in addition to their twice a we~k service to New York.

The Munson Steamship Company now has weekly servicebetween Houston and the Atlantic ports of Norfolk, Baltimore,Chester, Camden and Philadelphia. Additional service is providedbetween Houston, New Orleans and Havana.

The Euckenbach Line announces through billing arrange-ments over their lines from connecting lines on Pacific Coast portsfrom Far East, Oriental and Australian ports to Gulf and Atlanticports of call. With the frequent and rapid service of these linesfreight to and from the Far East can now be handled veryexpeditiously.

Lykes Line Expands . . .Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Company, J. M. Lykes, Presi-

dent, has just taken over fifty-six cargo vessels recently purchasedfrom the United States Shipping Board. This gives the Lykesinterests some sixty-seven vessels operating under their house flag,probably the largest fleet in the United States under one owner-ship. The following services are maintained: The Southern StatesLine, to Havre, Antwerp, Ghent, Rotterdam, Bremen and Ham-burg; The Dixie-U. K. Line to Liverpool, Manchester, London andother United Kingdom ports; T, he Dixie-Mediterranean Line toGenoa, Naples, Venice, Trieste, Piraeus, Alexander, Marseilles andFrench Mediterranean ports; Lykes South American Line to CanalZone, Colombia, VenezUela and west coast of South America bytransshipment; Lykes West Indies Line to Haiti, Santa Domingo,Puerto Ricc and other West Indies ports.

This company is also the agent of the following lines atHouston and other Gulf Ports: The Delta Line to South AmericanPorts; The Gulf-Pacific Line to all Pacific ports; the Munson Line

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BOOSTER OR RELAY DREDGE PUMP

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Description of the Proposed System of Lightingof the Houston Channel Above Lynchburg

T HIRTY-TWO new lights are in the program for establishmentin Houston Channel between Lynchburg and Houston, Texas.Of this number, seventeen lights will show flashing red on

the starboard side of the channel and fifteen will show flashingwhite on the port side of the channel when viewed goingup channel.

Each light will be of latest automatic flashing acetylenetype to be shown from a 150 mm. lens twenty-five feet abovewater from a structure founded on three creosoted piles. Thestructure will be triangular in shape and will have ample numberof daymark slats to be clearly visible in the day. The structurespainted red will be on the starboard side of the channel and thestructures painted black will be on the port side of the channel.A small house will be on the platform of each structure and willcontain ehe cylinders of compressed acetylene. These cylinders areabout six feet long and contain gas compressed to a pressure ofabout 150 pounds per square inch.

The flashing apparatus is contained within the lantern andis most interesting in its operation. The purpose of the flashingmechanism is two-fold: First, to create a flashing light and,second, to conserve the gas used for the illuminant. The apparatusby which this is accomplished may be properly divided into threeparts, as follows: First, the regulator, the function of which isto reduce and to make constant the pressure of gas from thetank or cylinder; second, the flasher proper; and, finally, theburner and pilot. The action of the flasher may be describedas follows:

The acetylene gas coming from the regulator passes into theflasher. As soon as a certain pre-determined quantity of gas hasflowed into the flasher, the outlet valve is thrown open, allowingthe accumulated gas to pass to the main burner, where it is ignited

by the pilot flame. The gas outlet to the main burner remainsopen until all the gas accumulated has been consumed, whereuponthe outlet instantly closes and the same cycle of operation isrepeated. In this manner the determined light and dark intervalsalternate automatically. The amount of gas entering the flasherduring a cycle is measured by the displacement of a flexiblediaphram, which forms the one side of the flasher casing. Theactual opening and closing of the valve is accomplished by thediaphram motion acting in conjunction with the force of magneticattraction existing between the valve and its seat; the valve itselfis a permanent magnet.

The pilot is a small, constantly-burning flame fed directlyfrom the regulator. The burner is a lava burner mounted on acommon and adjustable holder with the pilot. It is in directconnection with the flasher, and when supplied with gas fromthe flasher, it instantaneously gives a fully developed flame, withmaximum illuminating power regardless of how short the lightperiod may be.

The existing range beacons between Lynchburg and MorganPoint are to be replaced by higher galvanized steel towers withimproved lights of greater intensity. These ranges will be adjustedto the center line of the channel as recently widened andstraightened.

With the additions and changes now under way, the HoustonShip Channel will be one of the best lighted waterways in theGulf, being marked by lighted and bell buoys through the jettychannel; the entrance ranges with their bright green lights; thenthrough the double row of beacons spaced at intervals of aboutone and a half miles along the twenty-five mile stretch acrossGalveston Bay to Morgan Point; these beacons showing the


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S. G. Reed Talks Transportation toOklahoma Delegation

Extract from address of S. G. Reed, Freight TraDic Manager, Southern Pacific Lines,before delegation of Oklahoma City visitors to Houston, March 3 I, 1933

T HERE ARE three main types of transportation in this coun-try-the waterways, trucks and railroads. The waterwayscame first, the railroads came next and soon superseded the

waterways not because they were a cheaper way but because theycould handle not only the traffic the waterways were handlingbut all of the commerce of the country for long or short hauls,could handle it at all times and could, and did, extend their linesto open up new land for settlement and develop new traffic on aprivate right of way without interfering with or being interferedwith by the general public. Since the advent of railroads, watertransportation has not been able to compete profitably with railtraffic even when subsidized and even with the traffic the railroadsare required by law to let them handle as an intermediate carrier.And that is not all. They have not opened up any new landfor settlement or developed any new business and this may alsebe said so as to trucks.

Not having any navigable streams between Texas or anyof your neighboring states or within your borders, you are notdirectly intersted in this system of transportation, but you areinterested because navigable streams do depress rates in the ad-joining territory and you find it difficult, I know, to competewith cities in Arkansas like Little Rock because of its depressedlevel of rates due to the Mississippi River, hence you shouldsupport legislation now before Congress to give the InterstateCommerce Commission power to regulate transportation on theinland waterways and between American ports so that the presentchaos that prevails as to such traffic may be properly controlledand the public interest served by the maintenance of such trans-portation on a profitable and non-discriminatory basis. As thisparticular situation will be dealt with in full detail by anotherspeaker, I will not dwell upon it further.

Now, we come to motor truck competition. The railroads ofthis country do not make any claim to a right to a monopoly intransportation. They do not make claim to preference in theadministration of the law. They contend only for an equality.

I am informed that you count as one of the assets of yourcapitol city that you have so many truck lines regularly operatingin and out in all directions--that you cover the entire state.While we have no line in Oklahoma and do not suffer directlyfrom this character of competition in Oklahoma, we think thatthis is prejudicial to the interests of the railroads as a whole andto yours, too, and I am going to ask you to consider some basicfacts that underlie the entire tarnsportation system which have adirect bearing upon the question of rail versus motor truckcompetition. I think we can all agree on the following: First,that the ;mprovement of our highways is in the interest of thepublic. Second, that the construction of permanent highways iseconomical. Third, the cost of constructing highways should beborne by the users thereof. Fourth, that the cost of the mainten-ance of such highways should be borne by the users thereof. Fifth,that the construction of highways is primarily for the purpose offacilitating communication between the farm and city; for themarketing of crops and the promotion of education, social life andpublic health. Sixth, that the Government should regulate andrestrict the use of the highways in such manner as to conserve-

(a) The safety and comfort of the public,(b) The permanency of the highways,

(c) The proper compensation to the Government fortheir use.

(d) The maintenance of necessary existing transportationsystems.

We will all agree, too, that anything which militates againstsuch objects is undesirable. If the transportation of freight orpassengers in whole or in part in one particular section or com-munity can be more efficiently and economically performed bymotor truck than by steam or electric transportation, the publichas the right to such method of transportation and existingsystems of transportation have no vested or inherent prior right.

Every one admits that the motor truck cannot fully meetall transportation requirements of the country but that the motortruck can meet some of the transportation requirements of thecountry. We contend that the railroads can meet all the trans-portation requirements of the country. They are equipped to dothis. They are required by law to do this. For 100 years withincreasing efficiency they have performed it at all times, for allkinds of freight, low grade as well as high grade, for distanceslong and short, in all kinds of weather, during all seasons, peakloads, seasonal traffic, as well as every day business and duringhard times as well as good times.

The Congress of the United States has declared that efficientrail transportation is essential and have charged the InterstateCommerce Commission with the duty of providing adequate rev-enue and with the authority to see that they are adequately a,defficiently operated. The Government cannot equitably subsidizeany other method of transportation which will deprive existingmethods of transportation to all or any of its traffic.

If there are two competitive systems of transportation, oneof which must furnish and maintain its own roadway and theother has its roadway furnished and maintained, the former cannotlong survive. This is proved by the financial condition of thesteam carriers of the United States almost without exception andcertainly in the Southwest who are not, as a whole, earningsufficient to pay interest on their bonds, to say nothing of returnto their stockholders and some of them are not meeting theiractual operating expenses.

The public is certainly entitled to the use of the mostefficient and economical system of transportation and to t, helowest rates consistent therewith, but the public is also entitledito and must have permanent and efficient system of transportation.It follows, therefore, that, first, both systems should be fostered;second, both should be required to bear their just and reasonableburdens; third, both should be so regulated that competition be-tween them shall be preserved; fourth, the traveling and shippingpublic have the right to the use of either within such sphere of opera-tions as each may perform most satisfactorily and permanently;fifth, the rates charged by both shall be reasonable and non-discriminatory; sixth, if the service of one is worth more tothe public than the other, the public should be willing, in fact,required to pay more for it; seventh, legislation, therefore, shouldbe enacted in all the states and by the National Governmentthat will impose upon the motor transportation system suchregulation and restriction as will represent proper compensation



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With an abundant supply of Natural Gas,with a huge immediate market, a wealth ofraw materials, a deep water port, and anenjoyable climate, Houston offers excellentadvantages to industry.

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916 Main Street Capitol 5111

ReclamationIn these days ~f necessary curtailment in expendituresfor new machinery and equipment, the farsighted man-agement is getting its house in order, reclaiming what italready has and getting ready to take care of the increasedbusiness that is bound to come with the reawakening ofconfidence and credit.

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The Houston Chamber of CommerceMany persons and firms located far from Houston desire

service and information with refernce to their various interestsfor which the Houston Chamber of Commerce is always glad tobe called upon:

The following is the executive committee:

HUGH POTTER ............................... PresidentL. S. ADAMS ............................. Vice PresidentR. D. ERNST ................................. SecretaryW. S. PATTON ............................... Treasurer

The service rendered by the Chamber of Commerce is dividedinto several departments of which the following is an outline andthey at all times welcome inquiries from those desiring theirassistance:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTW. N. BLANTON, Vice President ~4 General Manager

TRANSPORTATIONC. E. HOLLOMAN, Manager

Rate quotations--Readjustments of rate situations--Publica-tion of rate changes--Preparation of statistical information indefense of rate adjustments--Analysis of transportation problems--Dissemination of information on the car situation and any othertransportational subjects of interest to shippers.

INDUSTRIALR. A. LAIRD, Manager

Sites--.Warehouses--Retail locations--Labor situation--Statis-tical informatoin on industrial subjects--Business conditions (cityand state)--Present and future industrial possibilities.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADET. L. EVANS, Manager

Foreign Trade problems--information on Houston, Trade pos-sibilities with special reference to Mexico, Central and SouthAmerica and the West Indies. Spanish translations: information onCustoms Regulations; Tariffs, etc.--Domestic trade; Local con-ditions of trade with special reference to wholesalers and jobbers--Classified list of Houston concerns--Present and future possibilitiesof specific trade propositions.

PUBLIC RELATIONSNORMAN H. BEARD, Manager

Deals with a variety of Chamber of Commerce activitieswhich do not center in any division under the direction of adepartment head, including inter-organization activities. Partici-pates in the welcoming and entertaining of distinguished visitorsand arranges details for a variety of meetings and conferences heldby local agencies.

MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENTT, W. ARCHER, Manager

Establishes friendly contacts between members, prospectivemembers, new citizens and visitors through confidence in theChamber of Commerce.

RESEARCH AND STATISTICSG. C. ROUSSEL, Manager

Maintains a file of approximately 1,500 items on subjectsof informational value with reference to Houston, its trade terri-tory and Texas. This information is available to anyone anywhere.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTG. C. ELLISOR, Manager

Agricultural conditions in Harris County and adjoining coun-ties-Specific information to individuals on farming problems--Boys’ and girls’ rural club work--Information from specialistsemployed in the department of livestock and dairying, home dem-onstration and field crop subjects--County agent work Informa-tion available through direct contact with the Extension Serviceof the State Agricultural and Mechanical College.

HIGHWAYHAYGOOD ASHBURN, Secretary

Provides comprehensive s6rvice for motorists and tourists andassists in the planning of new or improved highway construction."

SAFETYNORMAN H. BEARD, Manager

Advocates and promotes the observance of approved safetymeasures both with reference to the individual and to groupemployes. The department regularly carries a message of safetythrough every publicity medium and interests itself in the adoptionof legislation to enforce worthwhile safety methods.

INSURANCEC. A. PICKETT, Manager

PUBLICITYBERT RULE, Manager

N~ffdnal and local distribution of civic advertising includingnews pubhclty on Houston development--Pictures and cuts ofHouston’s commercial and civic life for the use of visitors andfor loan to interested individuals--General information regardingthe city--Direct contact with local newspapers which makesavailable assistance for those desiring that character of publicityservice--Advice and counsel in the preparation of publicity matterwhich has a bearing on Houston publicity--File of newspaperclippings on stories of interest.

CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAUHAYGOOD ASHBURN, Director

Promotes the holding of conventions at Houston; arrangesfor conventions and other conferences and stimulates the holdingof sales conferences at Houston.

AVIATION DEPARTMENTR. A. LAIRD, Manager

Stimulates the establishment of new airmail and passengerservices at Houston; inaugurates statewide movements for thebetterment of commercial flying in Texas and fosters the im-provement of air ports in Houston and generally throughout Texas.

HOUSTON MAGAZINEBURT RULE, Editor

JEFF BARNETTE, ManagerA monthly business journal, combined with the Port Register.

YOUNG MEN’S DIVISIONNORMAN H. BEARD, Manager

An organization of young business men of Houston but adistinct division of the Chamber of Commerce operating underthe latter’s supervision. Promotes the general civic welfare ofHouston through a great variety of activities.


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Here is a great Texas Hotel--great because ofits effort in fitting accommodations to the presentday needs of its guests.

Choice guest rooms at today’s prices--plus anever increasing realization of the importance ofsmall things in service that mean so much inmaking the traveler feel at home.

Coffee Shop and Dining Room featuring favoreddishes of the South, prepared in an appetizingmanner and served at a price pleasing to 1933pocketbooks.

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Channel Pilotage and Charges

Houston Offices:608 Marine Bank Building.Telephones: Capitol 1424

Preston 7615Night: Lehigh 9665

HOUSTON PILOTS ASSOCIATIONGalveston Offices:

1103 United States National Bank Building.Telephone 3360.

Pilot boats: Houston Pilots Nos. 1 and 2--Meet vessels at outer entrance Galveston jetties.From sea to Houston, or vice versa--Foreign vessels and American vessels from foreign ports ............................... $5.50 per foot draftFrom sea to Baytown, or vice versa--American coastwise vessels only ......................................................................... ’ .............................3.25 per foot draft

¯ From sea to Lynchburg and Shell Oil Wharf or vice versa--American coastwise vessels only ................................................... 3.50perfootdraftFrom sea to Norsworthy, Crown, Texas, Sinclair and Gulf or vice versa--American coastwise vessels only ........................... 3.75 per foot draftFrom sea to all other Terminals above--American coastwise vessels only ................................................................................................ 4.00 per foot draftFrom Bolivar Roads to Houston, or vice versa--all vessels ........................................................................................................... 2.50 per foot draftShifting from pier to pier ........................................................................................................................................................ $20.00 per ship

When pilot is detained aboard vessel in Bolivar Roads for conveniences of vessel a charge of $10.0.0 for first hour and $5.00 foreach hour thereafter will be charged against vessel.

Suderman & Young, Cotton Exchange Building, Houston, Texas.Schedule of Tug Boat Houston Towing Company, 811 Cotton Exchange Building, Houston, Texas.

Operators .i Intercoastal Towing & Transportation Company, Larendon Building, Houston, Texas.

t Bay Towing Company’, 811 Cotton Exchange Building, Houston, Texas.WITH OWN POWER BETWEEN

Galveston and Houston, including Docking and Undocking ....................................................................................... $325.00Bolivar Roads and Houston, including Docking ................................................................................................................. 285.00Texas City and Houston, including Docking and Undocking ......................................................................................... 325.00Morgans Point and Houston, including Docking ................................................................................................................ 200.00Bolivar Roads and Morgans Point ...................................................................................................................................... 200.00Bolivar Roads and Baytown, including Docking ............................................................................................................ 200.00Texas City and Baytown, Docking and Undocking ................................................................................................... 240.00Galveston and Baytown, Docking and Undocking .................................................................................................... 240.00Houston and Baytown, Docking and Undocking .......................................................................................................... 175.00Lynchburg to Houston ................................................................................................................................................... 165.00Bolivar Roads to Shell Petroleum ................................................................................................................................................................................250.00Morgan Point to Shell Petroleum ............................................................................................................................................................................165.00Bay Town to Shell Petroleum ......................................................................................................................................................................................100.00Houston to Shell Petroleum .........................................................................................................................................................................................100.00Docking and/or undocking Shell Petroleum ...................................................................................... ; ................................................................50.00Penn City to Houston .................................................................................................................................................... 100.00Morgans Point to Baytown ............................................................................................... L_: ......................................... 100.00

Norsworthy, Crown, Galena, Sinco, Clinton, Manchester, take same rates as Houston from above 15oints.Norsworthy, Crown, Galena, Sinco, Clinton to Houston .............................................................................................. 75.00

On all stern first moves same rate will apply as without steam.With Without

DOCKING AND UNDOCKING Steam SteamAll docks including Manchester Terminal and Clinton (S. P.) ....................................................................................... $40.00

SHIFTINGTurning Basin dock to Turning Basin dock, including Sprunts and Long Reach ......................................................... $30.00 $40.00Manchester Terminal, Clinton, (S. P.) or Manchester Cake dock to Turning Basin, including Sprunts and Long Reach $40.00 $50.00Manchester Terminal to Clinton (S. P.) or Manchester Cake Dock ................................................................................ $40.00 $50.00Shifting Shell Petroleum ...............................................................................................................................................................................................75.00

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICEDocking or undocking at Turning Basin, Long Reach or Alexander Sprunt’s Dock .................................................................................. $ 40.00Docking or undocking at Manchester, Clinton, Sinco, Galena, Crown, Norsworthy .......................................................................................... 50.00Docking or undocking at Baytown, when tug already there for other work, first tug ................... __ ............................................. 50.00When sent from Morgans Point or Houston, first tug ...................................................................................................................... 100.00&ssisting vessels from one point to another on same dock at Clinton, Sinco, Galena, Crown or Norsworthy:

Ships with wheel power ....................................................................................................................................... per tug 60.00Ships without wheel power ............................................................................................................................................................ per tug 75.00


MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE--Continued

Assisting vessels from one dock to another at other points than at Turning Basin, Long Reach:Manchester and intermediate points (viz., Clinton, Sinco to Galena, Crown to Norsworthy, Crown to Galena, etc.):Ships with wheel power ........................................................................................................................................................per tug 75.00Ships without wheel power ................................................................................................................................................. per tug 90.00

Houston and Manchester, Docking and Undocking ............................................................................................................ $40.00 50.00

Dockir~g and/or Undocking at Houston Turning Basin; per tug ..................................................................................... 40.00A charge of $75.00 in addition to regular rate will be made when voyage is not completed on day of starting.Ships grounding will be given 1 ½ Hours free pulling time.

First hour thereafter or fraction ................................................................................................................... 50.00Each succeeding hour or fraction .......... ~ .....................................................................................................................35.-00

Above on Tugs with over 500 H. P.If tugs under 500 H. P. charge will be:

First hour or fraction ............................................................................................................. ~:- ................................25.00Each succeeding hour or fraction ............................................................................................................ 20.00

When Tugs are not engaged on ship at time of grounding.Tugs over 500 H. P.:

First hour or fraction ................ _[ ..............................................................................................................................50.00Each succeeding hour or fraction ..................................................................................................................... 35.00

Running time chargeable.For Tugs under 500 H. P.:

First hour or fraction ........................................................................................................................................... 40.00Each succeeding hour or fraction ..................................................................................................................... 20.00Running time chargeable.

Furnishing Steam: Per hour or fractional part, including running time to and from ship:Day Time ..................................................................................................................................................................35.00Night Time ....................................................................................................................................................................20.00

Delivering Water to Ships at Anchorage:For tugs with 20 tons or less capacity ........................................... :: .................................................................. 50.00For tugs with more than 20 tons capacity .............................................................................................................. 75.00

Tugs ordered to stand by but not put to work will be charged for the same as if pulling.Rates for towing dead ships between points in Houston Ship Channel other than above specified, will be charged for on "pulling

time basis." All towed vessels to furnish towing hawsers.

SAILING VESSELS

Galveston Bar to Houston and Return, 65c per Gross Registered Ton. Minimum charge for round trip, $500.00.

Houston Boatmen’s Association Rate of Charges forMooring and Unmooring Vessels

Office: 7435 Canal Street. Telephones: Wayside 4488 and 0091

Effective January 1, 1932

Contract and charges made for mooring or unmooring vesselsbetween the Maritime Committee and the Houston Boatmen’sAssociation.

For the purposes of this contract the Houston Ship Channelfrom Houston Turning Basin to Norsworthy Dock shall be thetotal territory served by Houston Boatmen’s Association.

Docking or UndockingA fee of’$6.00 shall be charged for mooring or unmooring

vessels in the w~e territory served by the Houston Boatmen’sAssociatior~

Shifting or Releasing

A fee of $6.00 shall be charged for the entire service ofshifting or releasing a vessel.

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Breasting

A fee of $6.00 shall be charged for the entire service ofbreasting a ship across any portion of the channel where neithera pilot nor tow boat is used for the shifting.

HOUSTON BOATMEN’S ASSOCIATIONand

HOUSTON MARITIME COMMITTEE OF THE COTTON EXCHANGE AND BOARD OF TRADE


Industrial SitesThe above Air-View shows (between X’s) 1500 FEET HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL FRONTAGE close to impor-tant industries. This Site is reached by Public Belt R. R.Rt.-of-way and Paved Highway: Power and Natural Gas.DREDGED BACK OF ESTABLISHED HARBOR LINE.This and other well located industrial sites for SALE OR

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SECOND NATIONAL BANKCapital - $1,000,000.00Surplus $1,000,000.00

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HOUSTON OFFICE320 Cotton Exchange Building

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Your Vessel will be met at the Bar and Piloted to the Port of Houston by

HOUSTON PILOTSPHONE CAPITOL 1424

HOUSTON PILOT No. 1 or No. 2608 Marine Bank Building Houston, Texas


HOUSTON STEAMSHIP SERVICEThe following table shows the various steamship lines operating out of Houston, together with the ports touched and the

Houston agents: Corrected as of May 1, 1933

LINES

American & Indian Line .......................................Armement-Deppe Line ..........................................American-Baltic Chartering &

Shipping Company .............................................

American India Line .............................................

American Gulf Orient Line ...................................

Atlantic Australian Line .......................................

Bank Line .....................................................................

Castle Line ..................................................................Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique .........

(French Line)

Cosulich Line ...............................................................

Creole Line ..................................................................

Dalgliesh Line ............................................................

Deka Line ................. ~ ................................................

Dixie Mediterranean Line .......................................

Dixie U-K Line .........................................................

Fern Line .....................................................................Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd ..................................Gans Line .......................................................................

Gulf-Pacific Mail Line (Monthly) ..................Gulf-Pacific Line (Semi-M0nthly) ..................

Gulf-Gydnia Line ...................................................Guif S. S. Line (Weekly) ....................................

Gulf-West Mediterranean Line ...........................’Hamburg-American Line ......................................Hansa Line ....................................................................Harrison-Leyland Line ..........................................

Holland-American Line ..........................................

Isthmian S. S. Line ...................................................

Isthmian S. S. Line ...................................................

"K" Line .....................................................................Kokusai Line ............................................................

Larrinaga Line .........................................................

Lloyd Brasileiro Line .............................................Luckenbach-Gulf Passenger & Freight Line

BETWEEN HOUSTON AND

Alexandria, Port Said, Karachi, Bombay,Colombo, Madras and Calcutta .....................

Havre, Antwerp and Ghent ..............................

Denmark and Baltic Ports ....................................Regul;~r Liner service from India to

Gulf Ports ...............................................................

China, Japan and Philippines ..............................

AGENT OR OPERATOR

Norton Lilly & Company, Agents.Texas Transport and Terminal Co.

Wilkens & Biehl

Roosevelt S. S. Co., (TampaInter-ocean S. S. Co., Inc., Agent)

Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc.Roosevelt S. S. Co., (Tampa

Australian Ports ..................................................... Inter-Ocean S. S. Co., Inc., Agent)

Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and Shanghai ............ Strachan Shipping Co. (Chas. E. Craig.)

Havre, Antwerp, Ghent and other Fowler & McVitie,Continental Ports ............................................... (L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)

Havre and Dunkirk ................................................

Naples, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, and Ancona

Genoa, Leghorn, Naples andMediterranean Ports .............................................

Texas Transport & Terminal Comt~an/(S. A. Dunlap, Agent)

Strachan Shipping Co.(Chas. E. Craig, Mgr.)

Thos. Rice & Co.(J. R. Dunn, Houston Representative)

l’hos. Rice & Co.(J. R. Dunn, Houston Representative)Far East Ports ............................................................

South American Ports .......................................... Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc.

Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, Venice, Trieste andother Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Lykes Bros.-Ripley S. S. Co., Inc.Sea Ports ..................................................................

London, Hull, Newcastle, Liverpool, Man-chester, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Lykes Bros.-Ripley S. S. Co., Inc.other United Kingdom and Irish ports ......

Japan, China, PhilippinesAustralia and New Zealand ................................. Wilkens & Biehl

Newfoundland ........................................................ Wilkens & Biehl

German Ports ..............................................................Richard Meyel & Co. of Texas.

Vancouver, B. C ....................................................... Sw, aYne-Hoyt, Ltd., Agent.

All Pacific ports ..................................................... Swayne-Hoyt, Ltd., Agent.Fowler & McVitie

Gydnia, Poland’. .................................. :- .................... (L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)

Corpus Christi-New Orleans .............................. Gulf S. S. Co., Inc.

Barcelona, Valencia, Lisbon, Oporto, Bilboa,~and other Spanish and Portuguese ports ...... Tampa Inter-Ocean S. S. Company, Inc.

Richard Meyer & Co. of Texas

Strachan Shipping Co. (C. E. Craig, Mgr.)Wm. Parr & Co. (W. C, Hunt, Mgr.)

Continental and United Kingdom ports ......Bremen and Hamburg ............................................. ,

Liverpool and Manchester ....................................Rotterdam and Amsterdam ................................. Texas Transport & Terminal Co.

Yokahama, Kobe, Shanghai and other FarEast Ports ...............................................................Norton Lilly & Company, Agents

Honolulu and Hawaiian Islands Ports ............Regular line service from India to Gulf PortsRegular Service from Hawaiian Island Ports Norton Lilly & Company, Agents

to Gulf Ports .........................................................Far East Ports .................................................. - ..... J. L. Beveridge & Co.

Far East Ports ......................................................... J. L. Beveridge & Co.

Fowler & McVitieLiverpool and Manchester ..................... 77" .......... (L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)

Brazil Ports--Pernambuco, Bahai, "Santos and Rio de Janerio .............................. Lloyd Brasileiro Navigation Co.

Pacific Coast and Gulf Ports .............................. W. H. Meyer, (District Manager),


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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTSPage

Adams & Porter .............................................................................. 48Allen Insurance Agency ................................................................ 52American Gulf Orient Line .............................................. Cover 4American Petroleum Company ...................................... Cover 2American Republics Corporation__..~ ............................... Cover 2Anderson, Clayton & Company .................................................... 6Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company .............................................. 40Beard & Stone Electric Company ................................... : ............38Cochran’s Insurance Agency ........................................................ 38Consolidated Oil Company ............................................................ 48Dixie Mediterranean Line ................................................ Cover ,lDixie U. K. Line ............................................................. Cover 4Eikel, Chas ....................................................................................50Exporters Compress & Warehouse Company, Inc ................. 45Federal Investment Company ...................................................... 1Fidelity Trust Company ................................................................ 1Fowler & McVitie .......................................................................... 50Goudge, E. & Son ............................................................................ 2Gulf West Mediterranean Line ...................................... Cover 4Harrisburg Machine Co., Inc ....................................................... 4Houston Compress Company ........................................................ 8Houston Gas & Fuel Company ................................................... 28Houston Lighting & Power Company ........................................ 5Houston Pilots ............................................................................... .q¢,Houston Towin~ Company ............................................................ 46Humble Oil & Refining Company ................................................ 50Insuiance Exchange of Houston ................................................ 5qIntracoastal Towing & Transportation Company ..... Cover 2Lea, Radford & Robinson .............................................................. 38Luckenbach Gulf SteamshiD Company, Inc ........................... 51Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc ....................... Cover 4Lykes Line ..........................................................................Cover 4Magnolia Airco Gas Products Company .................................... 28Manchester Corporation ............................................................ 33Manchester Terminal Corporation ............................................. .~.~Maritime Oil Company ................................................................ 3Martin, Chas,, Company .............................................................. 38Maxwell House Products Company ............................................ 48Morris, Robert Buckner ................................................................ 38Newtex Line ................................................................................... 5Niels Esperson Building ............................................................... 47Norris, W. H. Lumber Company ................................................ 48Ohlhausen Dredging Company, Inc ............................................. 4Pa~rlck Transfer & Storage Company .................................... 49Petroleum Building ........................................................................ 1Petroleum Export Association. Inc ............................... Cover 2Petroleum Navigation Company .................................... Cover 2Pig’n Whistle ............................................................... : ..................38Platzer Boat Works ....................................................................... 53Rice, Thomas & Company ............................................................ 47Royston & Rayzor .......................................................................... 46Sam Realty Company .................................................................... 36Second National Bank ......... :_ .........................................................33Shell Petroleum Corporation ....................................................... ,20S’hipside Contracting Company .................................................... 52South’qTexas Commercial National Bank .................................. 5Southern States Line ........................................................ Cover 4Southern Steamship Company ........................................ Cover 3States Marine Corporation ............................................................ 5Sterling & Baker ............................................................................ 36Suderman & Young Towing Company, Inc ............................... 33Texas Company, The ...................................................................... 2Texas Standard Life Insurance Company ................................ 38Texas State Hotel .......................................................................... 30Texas Transport & Terminal Company, Inc., The ................ 3Turning Basin Compress Company ................................ Cover 3Universal Terminal Warehouse Company ................................ 36Wald Transfer & Storage Co., Inc ............................................. 48Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company ................ 28Williams & Porter .......................................................................... 52Winchester, J. H. & Co., Inc ......................................................... 5Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works ...................................................... 2Zanes, W. R. & Company .............................................................. 3

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STEAMSHIP LINES Continued

LINES

Lykes South America Line ....................................(Passenger and Freight)(2 sailings monthly)

Lykes West Indies Line ....... ~ .................................

(Passenger and Freight)(2 sailirtgs monthly)

BETWEEN HOUSTON AND

Cristobol, Canal Zone, Cartegena, PuertoRico and West Coast ports of Centraland South America via transshipment atChristobol ...............................................................

Haiti-Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico andserves Venezuela Ports, Curacao andVirgin Islands by transshipment ..................

Mitsui Line ..................................................................China and Japan ......................................................Baltimore and

Munson Line ............................................................ Boston, Norfolk and Fall River .....................

Chester, Charleston, Baltimore andNavigatione-Libera-Triestna, S. A ................... Boston, Norfolk and New Bedford ...........

Nervion Line ...............................................................Barcelona .................................................................

Newtex Line (Weekly Sailings) ..................... New York and Lake Charles ..............................

AGENT OR OPERATOR

Lykes Bros.-Ripley S. S. Co., Inc.

Scandinavian-American Line .............................. Denmark and Rotterdam .......................................

Lykes Bros. S. S. Co., Inc.

Sgitcovich SS. Co.

Lykes. Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.

Texas Transport & Terminal Co.

Thos. Rice & Co.(J. R. Dunn, Houston Representative)

States Marine Corporation i

North German Lloyd Line .................................... Bremen and Hamburg .......................................... Wilkens & BiehlFowler & McVitie

Nippon Yusen Kaisha ............................................. Japan and China ...................................................... (L. H. Gissel, Houston ~ Representative)

Genoa, Naples, Leghorn and Mediterranean Thomas Rice & Co.

Odero Line ............................... i ..................................Ports ........................................................................(J. R. Dunn, Houston.Representative)

Osaka Shosen Kaisha---Monthly ........................South America Line ................................................ Unique Round the World Service .................. Gulf Shipping Company

(Passenger and Freight Line)Prince Linel ..................................................................Far East Ports ............................................................S. Sgitcovich S. S. Co.

Wilkel,~ & Biehl

Silver Line ...................................................................Far East Ports ............................................................S. Sgitcovich S. S. CO.

Silver-Java-Pacific Line ....................................... South and East Africa ports and India ............ S. Sgitcovich S. S. CO.

Southern Pacific Steamship Lines A.J. Morris, General Agent,

Morgan Li~e (Bi-Weekly) .................................... New York and Baltimore ....................................... Cotton Exchange Building, City

Southern States Line .............................................Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Havre, Ant-

werp Ghent and other Continental, Balticand Scandinavian ports ....................................

Southern Steamship Company ........................... Philadelphia (2 sailings per week) ..................

States Marihe South AtlanticLine (Semi-monthly) .......................................

States Marine Porto Rico Line ..............................

Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston,Wilmington, Norfolk and Richmond ......

Porto Rican Ports ................................................

i Bremen and Hamburg ........................ . .............: ......

Dunkirk, Oslo, Gothenburg and Copenhagenand other Scandinavian Ports.....:: .................

Strachan Line ............................................................

Birmingport ...............................................................and Hamburg .........................................

Swedish America Mexico Line ...........................

Tennessee Coal-Iron R. R .....................................t nTexas Continental S. S. Co ............................... Breme

Lykes .Bros., Ripley S. S. Co., Inc.

Southern S. S. Co.

States Marine CorporationStates Marine Corporation

Strach~n Shipping Co.Fowler & McVitie

(L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)Carnegie Steel Co.

(E. G0udge & Son, Agent.)Wilkens & Biehl

Tosco S. S. Line, Inc ................................................ New Orleans and M~ile ....................................... Tosco S. S. Line, Inc.

United Ocean Transport Co., Ltd ................... Far East Ports ............................................................Texas Transport & Terminal Co.

Unterwesser Line ...................................................... German Ports ........... : ................................................Wilkens & Biehl

Dunkirk, Oslo, Gottienburg, Copenhagen. and other Scandinavian Ports

Japan and China .........................................................Far East Ports ...........................................................

Wilhelmsen Line .........................................................

-Win. Reardon Smith & Sons, Ltd ...................

Yamashita Shipping Co ........................................

Fowler & McVitie,(L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)

States Marine CorporationTexas Transport & Terminal Co.

TANKER LINES

LINES BETWEEN HOUSTON AND AGENT OR OPERATOR

A. F. Klaveness & Co ........................................... European Ports ......................................................... Wilkens & Biehl

An rio-American Oil Co .....................................

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd. of LondonBritlsh-Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd ...............

United Kingdom Ports ..........................................United Kingdom and Continental Ports .........United Kingdom Ports ..........................................

Humble Oil & Refining Co.Lykes Bros.-Ripley Steamship Co., Inc.Humble Oil & Refining Co.


TANKER LINES Continued

LINES BETWEEN HOUSTON AND

British Molasses Co., Ltd ..................................... United Kingdom-Continental Ports ..................

British Tanker Company, Ltd ............................ United Kinkdom and Continental Ports ......Cie Auxiliaire de Navigation ..............................

Gow Harrison & Co ...........................................Paris ..............................................................................Glasgow ........................................................................

Hunting and Sons, Ltd ........................................... United Kingdom and Continental Ports ......Imperial Oil Limited ............................................. Canadian Ports ..........................................................

Mexico and Gulf Ports ..................................Mexican Petroleum Corporation .............. : ......

Molasses and General Transport Company,

AGENT OR OPERATOR

Fowler & McVitieL. H. Gissel, Houston Representative

Fowler & McVitieL. H. Gissel, Houston Representative

Texas Transport & Terminal Co.

Texas Transport & Terminal Co.Fowler & McVitie

(L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)Humble Oil & Refining Co.Mexican Petroleum Corp., Galveston

Ltd ............................................................................United Kingdom and Continental Ports ......Oil Transport Co. Baltimore .....................................................................Texas Transport & Terminal Co.

Coastwise; North Atlantic and EuropeanPetroleum Navigation Co ................. [ ................... Ports ............................................................ Petroleum Navigation Co., HoustonSchopinich and Monte ............................................. Genoa ...........................................................................Texas Transport & Terminal Co.

Sinclair Navigation Co ...........................................Societe Anonyme d’Armament d’ Indus-

trie et de Commerce ..........................................

Societe Auxiliaire de Transports ........................

Mexico, Gulf West Indies, Atlanticand European Ports ..........................................

Antwerp .....................................................................French Ports ....................................

Societa Italo-Americana pet Petrolio ............... Mediterranean Ports ................................................

Spanish Petroleum Monopoly .............................. Spanish Ports ...................................................

Gulf West Indies, North and SouthAtlantic and European Ports ........................

North Atlantic and South African Ports ......

Standard Shipping Co ...........................................Standard-Vacuum Transportation CompanyTankschiff-Reederei Julius Schindler

G. M. B. H .............................................................Hamburg .....................................................................Tide Water Oil Co ................................................. North Atlantic Ports .............................................Union Oil of California ......................................... Canal Zone & Pacific Ports ....................................Van Ommeren Shipping Company .................. Continental Ports ...................................................Villain and Fassio. .....................................................Waired-Tankschief-Rhederei ................................

Fowler & McVitie(L. H. Gissel, Houston Representative)

Sinclair Oil & Refining Co.

Texas Transport & Terminal Co.Humble Oil & Refining Co.Humble Oil & Refining CompanyStrachan Shipping Co.,

(Chas. E. Craig, Mgr.)

Humble Oil & Refining Co.Humble Oil & Refining Co ...................................

Texas Transport & Terminal Co.Humble Oil & Refining Co.Humble Oil & Refining Co.

Lykes Bros.-Ripley S. S. Co., Inc.Genoa ...........................................................................Texas Transport & Terminal Co.Baltic and German Ports ......................................... i Humble Oil & Refining Co.

Dredging--Filling--Land

Reclamation--Canals--Port Works

As pioneers in the development of hydraulic dredging, we havebeen identified since 1899 with the largest and most conspicuousworks done in this country to reclaim waste lands and to improvethe navigation of rivers and harbors by this method.

Our years of accumulated experience, and our trained organi-zation are available to any undertaking that involves hydraulicdredging anywhere in the world.

ATLANTIC, GULF & PACIFIC CO.15 Park Row, New York Scanlan Building, Houston

CONTRACTORS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

May, 193J HOUSTON PORT Book 41

Houston Ranks as a Major Portof the United States

The United States Shipping Board Bureau of Research statistical record ending December 31, 1931, shows the comparative

standing of the various ports of the United States, placing Houston as sixth in total foreign commerce and third in exports.The records of the New York Cotton Exchange for May 19, 1933, show Houston far in the lead as a Cotton Exporting point.

TOTAL FOREIGN IMPORTS EXPORTS

RANK PORT COMMERCE RANK FOREIGN RANK FOREIGN

Long Tons Long Tons Long Tons

Bales of Cotton Exported Cotton,

Season August 1, 1932, toMay 19, 1933

1 New York ............. 18,699,686 1 " 12,707,818 1 5,991,868 3,293

2 Los Angeles ............ 4,861,907 10 537,603 2 4,324,304 121,600

3 Baltimore ............. 4,744,305 2 3,950,276 14 794,029

4 Philadelphia ........... 4,682,151 3 3,174,599 6 1,50.7,5525 New Orleans ........... 4,122,119 5 2,197,930 5 1,924,189 1,429,182

6 Houston ............................ 3,859,875 ~ 17 253,855 3 3,606,020 2,047,309

7 Buffalo ............... 2,800,655 6 2,009,729 15 790,926

8 San Francisco .......... 2,753,730 7 808,727 4 1,945,003

9 Boston ................ 2,435,729 4 2,228,622 33 207,107

10 Norfolk .............. 1,636,585 9 592,311 10 1,044,274 27,771

11 Port Arthur ........... 1,449,276 37 86,373 7 1,362,903

12 Galveston ............. 1,429,745 19 228,054 8 1,201,691 1,708,524

Comparative Statement Showing Tonnage and Value of Imports, Exports and CoastwiseTraffic Moving Over the Houston Ship Channel, for Calendar Years 1929-1932

1929 1930MOVEMENT ’ t IORT 7ONS VALUE SHORT TONS VALUE

Imports ..............................Exports ..............................Inbound ..................... AtlanticOutbound .................... AtlanticInbound ........................ GulfOutbound ...................... GulfInbound ...................... PacificOutbound ..................... Pacific

Sub Total .............................Local Traffic ..........................

GRAND TOTAL ......................

393,905.2 $ 16,473,209 367,931.1 $ 13,133,909

4,196,217.9 310,335,082 4,878,455.9 282,217,334

350,480.8 50,154,542 276,106.9 40,155,068

4,940,743.5 123,437,506 5,299,065.2 120,543,464802,867.3 17,726,246 792,352.8 18,966,664

1,066,843,8 15,947,601 1,357,907.4 16,705,710

114,941.4 7,739,228 95,676.8 7,323,001

15,069.9 2,227,169 8,998.3 1,463,305

11,881,069.8 $544,040,583 13,076,494.4 $500,508,455

2,038,247.5 7,372,293 1,914,552.0 6,389,988

13,919,317.3 $ 551,412,876 14,991,046.4 $ 506,898,443

1931 19i2

MOVEMENT SHORT TONS VALUE SHORT TONS VALUE

Imports ..............................Exports ..............................Inbound ..................... AtlanticOutbound .................... AtlanticInbo.und ........................ GulfOutbound ...................... GulfInbound ...................... PacificOutbound ..................... Pacific

Sub Total .............................Local Traffic .......................

GRAND TOTAL ......................

293,670.1 $ 9,869,245 182,181.6 $ 9,717,193

4,059,663.6 202,139,338 3,142,223.2 153,792,473

246,707.2 41,212,008 234,323.5 35,575,003

5,090,424.6 124,306,051 5,822,596.3 110,293,618583,596.1 15,792,861 420,616.1 13,679,588

1,842,594.0 18,106,201 1,784,554.5 11,336,633

66, 313.9 5,987,953 79,669.1 7,727,43111,502.3 1,339,039 32,757.6 2,102,464

12,194,471.8 $418,752,696 11,698,921.9 $344,224,4031,782,667.8 7,600,761 1,015,510.1 4,648,352

13,977,139.6 $426,353,457 12,714,432.0 $348,87i,755


PORT OF HOUSTONCommercial Statistics, 1932

(Extracts from Annual Report of 1932)

IMPORTS---BY COMMODITIES

COMMODITIES UNITS SHORT TONS

General Cargo ......Ammonia Sulphate .. 1,000 BagsAmmonia Sulphate .. BulkAutomobile ......... 1 CratedAuto Tractors ....... 44 CratedBags ....... ....... 510 BalesBagging ........... 52,762 BalesBamboo Poles ....... 831 Bdls.Bones ............. 10,735 BagsBones .............. BulkBone Meal .......... 11,828 BagsCanned Goods ...... 419,599 CasesCarbonate .......... 200 BagsCheese ............. 51 CasesChemicals .......... 8,772 Bbls.Cocoanuts ......... 1,679 BagsCocoanut, Des ...... 3,157 CasesCod Liver Oil ....... 135 Bbls.Coffee ............. 237,754 BagsCordage ........... 1,558 CoilsCotton Piece Goods... 16 CasesCreosote ........... 45,628 Bbls.Crockery .......... 47 CasesDrugs ............. 2,098 CasesDrums, Empty ..... 1,081 DrumsElectric Supplies .... 127 CasesFruit, Fresh ........ 2,391 CasesFruit, Dried ........ 244 CasesFurniture .......... 65 CratesGlass, Plate ........ 440 CasesGlassware .......... 4 CasesHair Stumps ....... 1,775 BalesHardware .......... 22,181 Pkgs.Iron, Pig .......... BulkKainit ............. BulkLime .............. 220 BagsLinoleum .......... 147 RollsMachinery ......... 25 CasesManure Salt ........ BulkMarble ............ 6 BlocksMarble Chips ....... 830 BagsMolasses, Crude ..... 22,829 Bbls.Oil, Fuel ...... 7.-.298,933 Bbls.Oil, Lube .......... 105 Bbls.Oil Well Supplies .... 269 CasesOlives ............. 1,223 Bbls.Olive Oil .......... 75 Bbls.Packing House Prod... 75 Pkgs.Paint ............. 56 CasesPaper, Miscl ........ 131 RollsPaper, Newsprint .... 32,750 RollsPaper, Wrapping .... 712 RollsPeatmull ........... 6,276 BalesPorcelain .......... 2,826 CasesPotash ............. 1,860 BagsPowder, Talc ....... 2,450 Bags.Seed, Garden ........ 4,086 BagsSeed, Grass ......... 304 BagsShingles ........... 67,067 Bdls.

742.7101.1

1,872.82.0

81.6125.7

19,008.033.9

548.12,193.6

671.29,324.2

22.312.5

9O4.7123.2248.718.7

15,738.161.46.0

7,378.39.1

124.149.26.7

88.217.03.3

73.4.3

5"15.4823.1432.52O3.3

34.99.0

12.9104.3

1.336.2

5,604.551,150.0

21.652.0

600 64.52.24.9

41.016,167.7

20.8436.5294.3106.2270.0212.624.2

1,282.0

IMPORTS BY COMMODITIES (Continued)VALUE COMMODITIES UNITS SHORT TONS VALUE

$ 272,0553,033

54,4591,000

40,80012,570

1,900,8001,695

10,80235,15813,932

931,417669625

101,9907,375

24,8701,870

1,573,810

Sisal .............. 6,263 Bales 615.6 85,010Slate, Tile .......... 150 Cases 21.0 1,000Soap .............. 11 Cases .7 70Steel, Miscl ......... 1,954 Bdls. 522.7 20,708Steel, Sheets ........ 8,284 Bdls. 777.7 31,108Steel, Structural .... Bulk 15,714.0 628,560Steel, Wire P~oducts.. 121,419 Pkgs. 5,181.2 260,036Sugar .............. 248,044 Bags 12,491.3 1,249,130Tea ............... 1,043 Cases 45.7 4,570Ties and Hoops ...... 151,743 Bdls. 6,253.1 294,617Tobacco ........... 929 Bales 67.6 16,850Twine, Binder ...... 82,742 Bales 2,062.9 218,790Waste ............. 1,428 Bales 335.6 6,712Woodpulp ......... 225 Bales 43.4 1,736

GRAND TOTAL IMPORTS ........... 182,181.6 $9,717,193

IMPORTS--DOMESTIC--BY COUNTRIES

SHORT TONS VALUE8,0501,200 Canal Zone .......................... 44.1

237,182 Hawaii .............................. 8,826.0810 Philippine Isles ........................ 247.0

15,810 Puerto Rico .......................... 7,660.31,0811,340 TOTAL DOMESTIC IMPORTS ........ 16,777.44,7821,700

660

$ 5,370882,60024,700

793,513

$1,706,183

IMPORTS--FOREIGNmBY COUNTRIES

8,370 SHORT TONS VALUE30

51,54082,31013,8766,099

698900

3,5803,129

1301,590

112,090142,468

86410,40060,060

45O44O98O

4,100988,621

2,08013,26429,430

3,0301.1~07~;21,0432,420

61,583

Argentina ........................... 2,595.9 $ 98,313Belgium ............................ 27,841.4 1,360,897Brazil ........................... 14,440.4 1,444,040British Isles ........................ 8,284.2 338,348Canada ........................... 6,982.0 394,761China .............................. 1,007.9 98,006Colombia .......................... 1,193.2 127,080Cuba ............................... 11,727.8 733,190Dominican Republic .................. 60.5 3,548East Indies (Dutch) .................. 34.7 3,470Finland ............................ 824.1 58,566France .............................. 1,347.7 135,850Germany ........................... 8,064.6 758,479Haiti ............................... 251.6 23,048Holland ........................... 4,780.0 283,330India ............................... 9,304.2 899,142Italy ............................. 1,729.9 154,950Japan .............................. 1,749.4 163,747Mexico ........................... 677.8 74,392Newfoundland ........................ 9,418.0 582,902Norway ............................ 48.2 3,270Spain ............................... 864.8 107,080Sweden ............................ 48.7 2,839Uruguay ............................ 977.2 19,294West Indies (Dutch) ................... 51,150.0 142,468

Total Foreign Imports ........................ 165,404.2 $8,011,010

TOTAL IMPORTS ..... [ .................[[..[.....18~-~18i.6 $9,717,193

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