. Cassier's magazine. dinary, moderately-sized trampsteamers. The great cargo-carriershave, temporarily at any rate, suspendedthis class of vessel, and apparently it isthe opinion of shipowners that the largertype is more remunerative, even thoughsuch vessels may not always be run attheir full carrying capacity. There is no doubt that a considerablereduction in establishment charges canbe effected, and one large ship may dis-charge the functions of a couple or morevessels of smaller calibre but greateraggregate tonnage, without a corre-sponding increase in working that may be,
. Cassier's magazine. dinary, moderately-sized trampsteamers. The great cargo-carriershave, temporarily at any rate, suspendedthis class of vessel, and apparently it isthe opinion of shipowners that the largertype is more remunerative, even thoughsuch vessels may not always be run attheir full carrying capacity. There is no doubt that a considerablereduction in establishment charges canbe effected, and one large ship may dis-charge the functions of a couple or morevessels of smaller calibre but greateraggregate tonnage, without a corre-sponding increase in working that may be, the leviathancargo-boat first evolved in the Atlantictrade has been introduced into otherservices in various parts of the world,and there are now not less than eighty-five vessels of over 10,000 tons each inexistence on the merchant register. A comparison of the records of GreatBritain and the United States is not un-interesting. In i860 the two countriesstarted under identical conditions: their 240 CASSIERS MAGAZINE. THE BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE 241
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