Pilot lore; from sail to steam . oved in and out of the port of Antwerpduring the same year and but 10,896,694 tons moved in and out ofthe port of Marseilles, another very active world port, during thesame period. New York, therefore, safely holds its place as the greatest com-mercial port of the world and it is to the business men of New York,the shipping men of New York, the marine insurance men of NewYork and to all those who have contributed in any way to advanc-ing the ports interests as the greatest world harbor that creditshould be given for this great commercial supremacy. It is in tha
Pilot lore; from sail to steam . oved in and out of the port of Antwerpduring the same year and but 10,896,694 tons moved in and out ofthe port of Marseilles, another very active world port, during thesame period. New York, therefore, safely holds its place as the greatest com-mercial port of the world and it is to the business men of New York,the shipping men of New York, the marine insurance men of NewYork and to all those who have contributed in any way to advanc-ing the ports interests as the greatest world harbor that creditshould be given for this great commercial supremacy. It is in thatspirit and the belief that any work purporting to portray the de-velopment of our Port would be sadly incomplete without fittingreference to the individual business interests which have been suchvital factors in its growth, that the Sandy Hook Pilots have deemedit a pleasure to include in their book brief articles of interest re-garding such concerns which, in many cases, will be found of verygreat historical value. — 125 —. R. A. C. SMITH Dock Commissioner of the City of New York during the administration of Mayor Gay nor PORT FACILITIES NO PORT in the world perhaps lias developed to so greatproportions in such a short period as has the Port of NewYork. Commenting on its phenomenal growth and its greatfacilities, Former Dock Commissioner K. A. C. Smith has to say:I shall always consider it a very great privilege to have repre-sented the City of New York in its port administration before andduring part of the Great War. I came to the dock commissioner-ship after a lifetime spent in close touch with maritime affairs, anda full realization of the magnitude of the task of operating thegreatest port in the world. It was not, however, until the actualoutbreak of the war that the port was called upon to carry a bur-den which it was never designed to bear. How splendidly its facili-ties met the nations need is now a matter of history. Federal, Stateand City authorities all worked
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