Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1927, Page 11

STAR, WASHINGTO THE EVENING — HEAER SEARATES F NOWINPROSPELT Experts See U. S. Losing in i Ship Board’s Rejection of [ Merchant Boat Lines, BY J. C. ROYLE. Bpecial Diepatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 25.—A prompt move by English and German shipping interests engaged in the transatlantic trade is expected by shipping men here | to follow the rejec of all bids by the United States & the United States lin merchant lines. Rejection of these bids has . prospective ship construction, inv ing expenditure of approximately $60,000,000, from American yards. The board, however, has decided to recon- dition the America, damaged by fire and this work will cost about $1,500,- 000. It may be done in Govern yards. In the meantime, the Governr will contine the operation o United States lines, although the re- palr work now being done on the Le viathan will keep that vessel in until next month, and the tloning of the America is ar long-time job. When the present v sels of the United States lines become obsolete as they are hound to do in no extended time, the Shipping Board is without legally provided methods of re placing them, although if may lend funds to private American concern: to bufld ships. Will Strengthen Rates. These facts are expected to have a strengthening effect on ocean freight | rates, which have never dropped: back | to the low levels of early 1926 since the British coal strike. This affects the shippers of the large amount of grain ‘and cotton now ear-marked for export, and through them the pro- ducers of those commodities in all parts of the country. Building of new ships is being pressed for, not only by shipyards, but by farmers and ex- somm in the Middle West and South. hipping men say the life of the present-day vessel is far shorter than that of ships in the old clipper d since competition is forcing incre in speed even for freighter: equipment affording the most eco- nomical operation. Shipping men have abandoned the idea of cheap crews as a method of economy and now are depending on efficient men and machinery. The trend is exemplified by the Shipping Board freighter Tampa, now making her first trip to this port. This is the first of the Shipping Board Vvessels to be changed from a steamer to a motor ship by installation of two cycle double-acting Worthington en- gines. "By this installation, according to Capt. T. P. Taylor, who commands her, all the former boiler and bunker space of the Tampa is made available for cargo, while the present engine occuples about one-sixth less space than the former steam engines. Has Smaller Crew. The standard crew of the Tampa is 36 men, although this roster can under emergency be reduced to 30 A steam vessel of the same size would require 45 to 47 men. While | in port it is necessary only to op- erate auxiliary engines to provide light and work winches. This costs $19.50 a day as against nearly $300 n a steam vessel. The Tampa can rebunker in four to five hours for a long voyage, while ovaling of a steamer would require much longer. She can carry fuel to run 17,500 miles if necessary. Her cost for fuel at sea is about $240 a day as against $350 for a steamer of the same tonnage. Wages of her crew at sea amount to $121.14 a day as against $175 for a steamer food costs $21 a day as against $: According to Capt. R. D. Gate- wood, manager of the department of | malintenance and repair of the Ship- ping Board, motor ships should ef- fect a reduction in freight rates of 6 to 10 per cent, This means a sav- ing of hundreds of millions of dol- o nd American | i pping Board for | cut off | ' United States Industrial Alcohol Co., | MEN AND MONEY o e ics, Dan Moody, | America’s | By M. S. Rukeyser. (Copyright, 1927.) banks are E. Mitchell, onal City Bank nk in the country, is 4 A . president of the nk, is 50. , president of the s 50 dent of the largest | Does old dominate American | business enterprises? Must vouth wait until it passes mic dle age before it can get major re table & nition in the world of practical affairs? e These forced | Harry in Ward, president of to the front ncement by ' the American Exchange-Irving Trust the Wi 1 of Finance and, €9 1% ¢ Comu v of Pennsylva-| Chemical National Bank, is 46. nia, that its survey had shown that| Harve: bson, ~ president < lead- | New York Trust Co., is 44. the | .James A. I alupi of the the | of Italy is 44 is | age questions have been by the ar Johnston, president of the of the Bank in Van Sweringens Examples. In the field of railway mergers, the new factors, O. P. and M. J Cleveland, are 46 the ready made a for suburban real es acquired control of the kel Plate Railroad, they were only > behind t ) st array v * men of 1 ideas who | @0 much of the creative and adminis- | | trative work without having | tained the dignity of full recc and responsibility I Cr nking Sachs & Co. According » of Goldman, to the survey, University of the youngest were found in senior offi | executives, as banks, where cers range be Men of « more quickly when they go into busi- ss on their own. In such cases, they rerely give free play to their ability, {but in working for others, they must | not only have ability but must be able | to impress the fact on men with power to promote them. The recent trend, however, “has been to attract increas- ing numbers of first rate individuals to careers as hired men. Advocates Retirement. udy lustry and fi 3 force in the g of business decisions. Charle: s the million-dol { the United at 30, now arly retire: a chance, 5 who | no doubt in cf the ire banke under 50. dent of the & Telegraph Co., utility concern in Schwab And vet ment to give ¥ Men on the have reached th the' minority, and outstanc in_the United Walter S | Ameri some THE BUSINESS OF GETTING AHEAD. Gifford an Telephone the largest public the world Clarence tead & Co., whose rise d as been the outs onal achievement in Wall Street since the war, is 44. George W. Hill, pre American Tobacco Co., i David Sarnoff, general manager of the Radio Corporation of America, is 35. Russell R. Brown, president of the Curse of Office Politics. The human race eludes efforts to re- duce it to a formula. In business, the human equation, in- volving likes and prejudices of indi- vidual men, operates as a determining force. Accordingly, the co-operative pirlt—the ability fo fit In with the D aspirations of a group, and the capac- ity to give and take orders—is an es- head T N. HESS & BRO,, INC., Shoe Manufacturers of Baltimore, Md. Extend a cordial invitation to all Shoe dealers and manufacturers while in Washington to visit our Washington store, 607 14th St. N. W. (across from The New Willard Hotel). 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Some subordinates definitely tie up| their personal fortunes with the specu- | lative career of a would-be leader of | this type. If they pick the winning candidate, they temporarily get { spoils that belong to the vict On| the other hand, if they back a loser, | they frequently must surrender their employment. Type Is Deplorable. This type of politics 1s de- plorable, and weakens the morale of a business organization The real owners should attempt to eliminate such tendencies at source, quickly getting rid of exect tives who are offi d of loyalty le. to the individual will nd it to his own economic interest to keep sedulous out of offic poli tics. He should base his claim for promotion on good worl I1f the cor- poration mismanaged, meritorious ser ; be overlooked, but it i bad to remain with such a titution any circum- . The well directed enterprise is making increasing efforts to observe individual performance and to reward merit. The employe owes his loyalty to hi employer, as represented by the de- partment head. Instead of aligning himself with one boss against an- other, he should make it his policy to do the job assigned to him effec tively, irrespective of from which of the conflicting factions it comes. If a man pursues this policy, he is likely to survive the shifting administra tions, having a sounter berth than the office politiclans, who temporarily may make flashier advances. In schools and In books on the sclence of business, little, if anything, is sald of this cancerous busine; growth—office politics. Yet in ex perience the worker frequently runs up against it. Where office politics ouds judgments on the basis of s it is a serfous flaw fn manage- ment. Ordinarily subordinates owe their loyalty to the group in command and should resign If in serfous dis “B | tween the | 4 | in Everyo D. €., TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 1927. icles and | SOFT COAL PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 25.—Produc- tion of soft coal continues at the peak, despite the practical elimination of foreign orders, according to operators here. Rallroads are taking maximum deltveries under their contrac p same thing is true of public u and commercial consumers, there img evidence of a general desire : | play safe in the event of a strike in the soft coal fields on April 1 Some idea of the quantity of coal being produced may be formed when agreement with prevailing pol! methods. Subject to Whims. The problem of making an adjust- ment to office politics confronts the ganized rather than the organ- rkers. 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