Canadian transportation & distribution management . 14 CANADIAN RAILWAY AND MARINE WORLD November, 1921. The Steamship PrincessLouise and Her Predecessor. The Panama Canal Tolls Question. The illustrations given on this pageshow the Princess Louise, now un-der going completion and fitting out, forthe British Columbia Coast Service, andher predecessor, of the same name, takenover by the , from the CanadianPacific Navigation Co., in 1901. A com-parison of the two ships shows the im-mense strides made in the class of shiputilized in the coast service, since entered the

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Canadian transportation & distribution management . 14 CANADIAN RAILWAY AND MARINE WORLD November, 1921. The Steamship PrincessLouise and Her Predecessor. The Panama Canal Tolls Question. The illustrations given on this pageshow the Princess Louise, now un-der going completion and fitting out, forthe British Columbia Coast Service, andher predecessor, of the same name, takenover by the , from the CanadianPacific Navigation Co., in 1901. A com-parison of the two ships shows the im-mense strides made in the class of shiputilized in the coast service, since entered the business. The Senate on Oct. 10 passed abill providing for the exemption of ships from payment of tollsfor the passage of the Panama Canal,and its subsequent progress was suspend-ed temporarily. The bill provides only for the exemp-tion of ships engaged in the carry-ing trade between Atlantic and Pacificcoast ports, and it is said that its mainobject is to test the feeling of Congressfor the extension of the toll exemption.

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