New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1929, Page 7

HARBOR AT LONDON DEVELOPS YEARLY More Important in Workd Eco- tomics Than Gy fsell Washington, D. C., Jan. 18— Tondon the city is a mecca ~for| travelers and is known, from books | and stories, throughout the world. ! Tondon the port is comparatively little known, yet in world economics it is even more important than Lon- don the city. A bulletin from the Washington, D. C. headquarters of | the National Geographic society deals with the ships that crowd the Thames from the Seven geas, the varied piles of products from all corners of the world that are set down on London quays and docks, and with the facilities for handling | this mighty business of providing necessities and luxuries for a great| block of the world's consumers. Port Developed With Ships *The port of London has developed | as her ships have developed,” says| the bulletin. “In her 2.000 years of | history she has known the long rakish Viking boats, the little wind- driven ships of the coutinent, smacks, frigates, clippers: and since the advent of steam and the gas en- | gine, great mechanical greyhounds i of the sea of ever-increasing size. “The smaller ships of the past| eenturies found it possible to anchor | in the Thames or fo tie up to her| wharves and quays. But as ships be- | came larger and more numerous the | great tidal range of the river was| foumd to be more and more trouble- some. Tt was then that London began the constuction of the great closed dock system which gives her the | most extensive area of artificial nmp; basins in the world “A quay er wharf is meraly a wall or platform along the shere of a river or inlet. A true dock is con- | structed by digging inte the bank to | construct a basin inte which the harbor water flows. A lock and water pates usially connect the basin with the outer wtaer. When ships are floated into the dork at Tizh fide. | the gates can he closed, shutting in enough water to fleat the ships even | when the water has dropped far be- low level outsude. In | some modern docks the water level can be maintained er even raised above the high tide level. by gigan- tic pumpinz plants. Hirst Dock in Days of Fepys “London's system of dock #n extensive and elaborate, grew by | very slow degrees. The first little | wet - deck, dug at Blackwall about 1665, was nsed marely to outfit ships gamuel Pepys mentions it in his diary. Next, abeut 1700, came a larger dock used merely as a protect- ed anchorage for ships that were to | be long in_port. Thiz basin ragme to | ba frequented by whaling ship$in the | Greenland trade and was long known as the Greenland dock. The whale ®oon realized that unioading and the taking on of supplies could better be accomplished in the dock than in the river. Rlubher factories, storage facilities, and all the ill-smelling accessories of whaling grew up around the basin. which thus was| first to take on what are the ele- mentary docking activities of today “These beginnings of the doc gvstem were constructed within a fow miles of London Bridge. From them the systetm has developed, prineipally down the river into deep- | er and deeper water. The West and Fast India docks were built about 1800, They mnow embrace 127 acres of water basins, millions of square fest of warehouse space, and more than five miles of quays. The so-called Lomdon docks the nearest basins to the bridgs, are relatively small. covering 35 acres of water and 65 acres of land. The Surrgy commercial docks, built atound the original Greenland dock. consiat of 147 acres of water, 230 acrss of land, and five miles of quays. Royal Docks Heart of System “The Royal docks, six or eight miles below London Bridge, are the heart of London's dock svstem. and the most extensive inclosed docke in the world. They conist of the Royal Victoria dock, built in 1855; the Toyal Albert dock. com- pleted in 1880; and the King George V dock. opened in 1321, Together they embrace 245 acres of water and extend along the river for threa miles. More than half a million tons of shipping has been berthed in these connectetd docks at one time. “Twenty-six miles below London Rridge is the most remote of Lon- don's shipping basins. the Tilbury docks. These were opened iy 1556 to accommodate the largest of | the veksels entering the port and| those of the deepest draft. Tts new | entrance lock I8 approximately of the dimensions of the great locks | of the Panama Canal, with a depth of 45 feet 6 inches below high water. Tt is in the Tilbury docks that the greatest of the transocean passenger stecamships berth—ships of close to 22,000 tons. Liners that are very little smaller. however, also use the King George V dock, which has fome of the most modern dock equipment to be found on the river. “London ia not dependent alone on inclosed docks. Along the 69 miles of river which supply the city with potential port facilities are many miles of open wharves and quays. To these comes a constant procession of barges, coasting boats, and even sizable steamers. Docks Under Public Ownership “For the past 19 vears the great dock system of London has been nnder public ownership, managed by the Port of London Authority, & corporate body, whose memhors are in part appointed by the Admiralty, the London County Council, and other public organizations, and in part are clected by taxpayers and groups particularly interested in the port business. The Port Authority also’ controls some open wharfage, Lut the greater portion of this is under private ownership. “With its river, its scores of miles of wharves and docks, and its vast warehouses and vaults, the Tort of London is a gateway and a treasure. honse thro which and inte which pours a stream of goods ranging from the harest necessities and the the necessary |tars’ | Rurma, value and volume of London’s mea borne trade are owing to its geo- graphic situation between contl- nental Europe and the Americas; in part to the city’s status as head and heart of the world-wide British B Many of the docks and ware- houses devote themselves to certain The old Greenland and its neighbors are con- cerncd largely with the Baltic, White Sca, and Canada trade, for the mest part made up of timber and grain. To the West India docks come thousands of tons of sugar, scores of thousands of gallons of rum, and hard woods. Sugar also is unloaded by the thousands of tons at the East India docks along with the spices, silks, rugs. and dozens of other commodities from th eeast. Tremendous Flow of Goods “The quantities of goods that pass over London's docks and wharves are stupendous. The lead- ing import in quantity is grain and meals; close to 70 million bushel are hrought in yearly their value | reaching 125 million dollars. Such dissimilar articles as tea and fresh and frozen meats lead all imports in value. More than 165 millien dollars’ worth of each arrives an- nually. The greater part of the tea is for consumption, the balance for re-export. The meat is practically all for consumption and it is sup- plemented by a considerable quan- | tity of home grown meat. “On the docks pour ecach year tons of butter valued at more than 100 millien dollars, 50 million dol- worth of cheese, and more than a billion eggs. There is a steady stream of wines and spirits in hoshhcads, ‘pipes’. barrels, and bottoms. Most of these find their way to the underground vaults of the Port of Landon Authority where | for | there is complete blending, bottling. storing aging. There are more than a dozen huge vats each with a ca- of 20.000 gallons his 1s but a suggestion of the | vast stream of goods that passes over the docks and inta the ware- heuses of London Enouzh to baceo i in storage to make a smake sereen for the navies of the world the best tobacco that i3 afforded by the Americas, \&reece, Turkey, China. Suymatra. Rorneo, and Africa Other ware. houses contain fortunes in rubhber. wory. metals, rare ecarths, drogs perfumes, porcelains, Aabri and la feathers and hun dreds of other commedities that minister to the wants of a complex ation n 1927 the total nat ship ten nage fn and out of London was 52,5 . equipment and Cyprus fine furs Patents Tssued to | A Connecticut People Patents jssned by the 1° & Patent Office, January 1929, to Connec- ticut inventors. (L compiled weekly from the Official Gazs the office of Harold 6 Manning Bros. Shee Co., :]1 Main street, New Eritain.) Arthur R Allwerth, Meriden, as- signor to The Miller Co. L¥ghting fixture. Ernest T RBeck, Meriden, assignor to International Silver Co. Coffee pot or similar article, Sidney M. Cadwell, Leonia. N. J., Aassignor to The Naugatuck Chemi- cal Co, Naugatuck. (4 patents). Controlling the vulcanization of rub- ber and similar materials and pro. ducta obtained thereby. Benjamin M. Deslardines, West Hartford, assignor to Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., N. Y, N. Y. Type- writing machine. August Dlouhy, Wallingford, signor to H L. Judd Co., Inc. patents). Drapery pole ring; drapery pole center. Fred §. English and R. H. Dodds, New London, assignors to The Bac- cock Printing Press Mfg. Co. Eheet rack for presses. Charles N. Fairchild, New Haven. Emergency cut-out lock. as « and NEW: BRflAm DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, Harry P. Fowler, Waterbury, as- signor to The Waterbury Tool Co. Adjusting device for variable speed driving mechanisms. Grant Hammond, New Haven, as- signor to Fuel Development Corp., Wilmington, Del. Fuel and making the same. Arno R. Huetting, Stratford, as- signor to American Meter Co., Inc., N. N. Y. Gas meter. Irving C. Jennings, South Nor- walk. Vapor heating device. Carl E. Johansson, South Man- chester. Guiding attachment for car- penters’ planes, Joseph 8. Lach, Rridgeport, as- signor to The Yale & Towne Mfg. Stamford. (2 patents). Automo- bile lock means. George M. Long, Roston, Mass. signor te H. L. Judd Co., Inc., Wal- lingford. (2 patents). Drapery pole center, William A. Lerenz, West Hartford, assignor to The Otaka Fabrie Co., Hartford. Appzntus for moistening paper. John McGavack. Jackson Heights, N. Y., and R. A. Shive, Wilmington, Del., assignors to The Naugatuek Chemical Co., Naugatuck. (2 pat. cnts). Preserving rubber latex and product thereof. Fdmund R. Menzel, Stamford, as- {signor to The Yale and Towne Mfg. Co. Lock. Carl O. Noack, Stamford. Power- controlling mechanism. Alexander M. Pasnik, Sugar bowl. Arthur I Pitn assignor, by mesne assignments ,to Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Co., Stamford. Reg- istering mechanisem for postage meter machines. Francis E. Schenker, Wallingford, Norwich. assignor to The Dowd-Rogers Co., Ine. Percolator. Jesse A. R. Smith. Stamford, as- |signor to Underwood Flliott Fish !Co, N. Y. N. Y. Combined typ | writing and card perforating ma- chine Curtis H. Veeder, Hartford. Dra- pery hanger. Trade Marks Registered Fdward T. Reiser Co., Tne. River- side. Perfumes, bleach and heauty creams. dry and liquid rouges, ete. Columbia. Phonograph Co. Inc., Bridgeport. Phonographs or talking machines, parts and accessories therefor. The Ensign-Bickford Co. Sims- bury. Fuse tor igniting punpowder and other explesives | Landers. Erary & | Rritain. Knives, forks, ate, Clark, nut New picks, Labels Registered Molstein Coal (o New Haven Cert-1.Fide Ceal Lehigh XNut. For coal. » Trade Mark Applicants Chase Brass & Copper Co. Tne. Waterbury. Filler caps of autome- bile radiators David F. Smith, deing business ax Ambrite Products Co., Stamford. FPermanent antifreeze solution The Survey Publiehing Co.. Hart- " | ford. Periodical The J. B. Williams Co. bury. Hair tonic. Technical courses will he given in all secondary schools of Chile, under a recent presidential decres ' for standardizing secondary acheels and for their adaptation to the needs of different sections of the country. Glaston- 10 d0 1o guard apainst Keep bowels in perfect condition and maintain complete elimination by the use of safe, easy-to-take BEECHAMS P1LIS SAFES Their Sizes and Prices Vary as do their We have one—a small one—yet a strong one —assuring the needed protection to house- hold and personal val- uables, for only $37.50 ADKINS PRINTERS AND STATIONERS 08 CHURCH STRERT crudest raw materials to the most costly products of loom and factory. artist and craftsppan. In part the JANUARY der in_ 1890, out of the longz, dulling monotony of 33 years spent in pris- on, has come a calm, a quietude that is like a religion White-haired “lifer.” may harden some men JAIL, DOORS OPEN AFTER 38 YEARS .= Wisonsa “Uie” Froad With 5 o = No Bitterness in Heart 1o fe e nd- emerged s o as wmian anyvwhere, “I have old man "I brought be Zimmerman mas to receive 3 certificate in lation cne hie cve * the was Teary sighed iy lesson.” when he Iy an old Governor Ired Madison, Wis, Jan. 18 (UP)— Resurrection from the living!dead by & pardon which ended 38 years of confinement in the Waupun, Wis. state prison, Joscph Fuchs, to- day is on his way back to Germany. the land of hia birth, a land which as a “lifer,” he never cxpected to see again. Out of a welter of ficrce omo- tions that caused this man to mur- ition 1o the received on Chris he said, never again will in my life.” Tt was $ years; but T am This is my happiest Chris: m an oll man now “but T know that .Vhr‘rv % troubl {2 long time happy. “Love Thy Nrighhor,” was of | 5S years of it did not seem to| could find | the | 15, 1929. philosophy Which the man adopted ! on Guring his long years of imj he wment, and he practiced his ¢ ever [ He was a wodel vrisons: | this reason. he snid, prison life not extremely hard for him becaus. he always was treated Kindly. was so wuch tiy said, " —so much time us 1o th + motor bus, n Her first time “niracte. s during the ye rod h B radio for the veled at this come was Wi to | w0 “The re think.” he think. from prisou. cryth of the story of nd to him everythi is known in this coun- | he n would aftor was rele he cond ail d 3 lov: e tedl i 1 prosperity of i reniained here more becase Even com prison | tuin silene for whic In Germany, I ful to him through awaits his return. Mes Fuehs stitl lives at the old Fuchs homestexd [¢ld man slyly in Train, Germany—the homestead (Train he | which iTuchs 1eft to come to Amer- | loft tho | ica When Fuehs eame he co rnin the gr 50 and then And then - despite all owin the he was York con e faith- | these vears, | s n Gern | <0 many READ HERALD (I ASSIFL from the pris- capitol the Ti heard a | and a resurrection softenvd old was thralled 1 M on his trip wonders of Chi- s which world whispered A to find things as he years ago. Italy Plans Arbor lhy st ie | Rome. Jan Unit, aten, tional The loss notably in mar- | had he | will have rs of g had S e tention upon 1he |Guate wood reserie jison | national committee. than a naldo Mussoltni, brother, editor of the Popole lia of Milan, the the in and he the t in tree p The, bration in the n o fix lini's e but to coincide bration. Mr.N. M. Downand Mr. Rummage SaleWill Be Here 100-Pc. Dinner Set The design 1 old fashioned but that means nothing when you R $9.69 eat . Cabinet Gas Range Decorated with & few scratches and sofled - bi; and how ....... Floor Lamp Compiete Why these were never gold we don't know. Bt !vl;‘qn'm be at this $3 72 Housekeeper’s Set 3 Knives—Ice Pick—Cleaver—Large Fork — Turner and Can Opener. Complets ... ;lase Kitchen Set Coversd Butter Dish—Orange Squeeze: \eas. uring Glass—Mixing Boxl. Pk ges 8%¢ Beauty Bn ‘le Lamps Dainty Bottle Lamps for dain le. Com= Danty. 2 ps ty people. Co TN 3-Pc. Living Room Suites And these suites go—at least we hope—at only $5 5 $83 to-morrow! Of course they have spring-filled cushions 'n_everything—fine velour coverings—with $1.00 WEEKLY They say oak {8 coming back in style Tnm'. Dit the Wing Chair and Club Chair —but not this kind of oak! $5 95 o We've sold hundreds of these suites (of § drawers! We have so many In our warehouse course for much more) but they seem to slow up 00W 30 out they must go! This price will move them! the walls are almost bulging! Your tor ‘omty ' $5.95 Our buyer must have seen double CHIFFONIER MATTRESS DRESSER &xera-rgisn BEDSPRINGS o> smgirag Windsor Chairs .;';m:".':';;‘:“““" "398 Cogswell Chair Gateleg Table Refrigerator PICTURES Radio Stools Davenport Table Spinet Desk Sewing Screens Boen hers so long it 6 an “eyesore” s Ao " §1950 Thess were made for eon Aft;lflml!& Mahogany finish— o - $1.00 Pive foot ladders. Wil be handy m .. $1.00 Metal Ash Receivers {n assorted erackle finishes. 79c END TABLES LADDERS SMOKERS Only . Wy, TOMORROW ONLY 5-Pc. Breakfast Set Drop-leaf Table and 4 Chaira. Test your ar- tistic ability by painting $8.75 Leather Seat Rocker Leath-r is back in style—but not this type ef chair sway at Almost given ... 514.95 Table Claoth and 6 Napkins Pure linen—in choice of eolored borders. We have mo You Concist of Electrie Percalator, nl th Wi Rean buried for & long time. shades and will still light sets than tables. could use one at . $2.97 9-Pc. Luncheon Sets ¢ Cuvs snd ¢ .$8.47 Table Lamp Complete ‘They even have wich Flates. 00 ,.... Too man; with a bulb Poreelain Top Kitchen Table Vith Cabinet drawe:rs and sanitary rswl bread box and utensi comp-: ment! 314.75 Slashed to Hae Tapestry Rugs 9x12 and 8.3x10.6 They wear like iron—floor mmples and all 817-95 odd rugs! Only 31-Picce Dinner Set design fs -~ off velor but vou can he 3‘3 95 ‘em for L.oeee... we have had so will like them at t! chiffonisr has & has & mirror on it. Those w! they are good looking but we around here. A fine opportunity Throw Rugs Bath Sioois Metal Beds BASSINETTE AQUARIUM Radio Beiica Lamp Shades Pier Cabinet Sewing Cabingt WARDROBE BUFFET China Cabinet Odd Arm Chairs Odd Side Chairs Snow Shovels ROASTERS CARD TABLES Wall Tapestry any of them. price! The Book Trough End Tables ‘These would h better in your ham- on our B "G T 8395 they l! Graybar Electric Vacuum Cleaner ‘The bag is slightly mussed g—works per- from fectly! Only Foot Stools Assorted velour tops—a few eloged more to be 1.00 out for on'y White Enameled Mirrors For Kitchen or Bathroom A whole stack of 'em to be sold out st only Marblized Top Smoke Stands Fancy ‘ron bases—with imi- tation _marble fope' Cem- plete with accessories Gas Range Another relig that must go! 30,69 the low price.. Feather Pillows _‘l‘h&lhvlm":‘! feathers slightly! Only ..... 77" HARTFORD’S GREATEST CRFTIT FURNITURE STORE oot orverseessnnee 39:95 They still hl"fiulflmllnd49c These will sell themaselves at DUE TO LIMITED QU. flam. Assorted subjects, only this low price! Come early .. %c ANTITIES THERE WILL BE— X ‘m;'znod 1: old—very old. but you Eraces e 8545 NO MAIL ORDERS NO PHONE ORDERS NO C. 0. D. ORDERS SIS~ s drawers and the Dres 0 quickly on't nesd 3-Pe. Bedroom Suites Our salesmen are tired of looking at these suites But we are sure you Bed is full sizo—the r still berause s many 4 9 ! $1.09 WEEKLY Somcbody mads “whaol Yoi may want one for with these. There are no dark ringe —but they're for the bathroom on thess stools More people will buy metal beds now— they can't resist this price Baby wiil say sou will too, at the price ....... . '§00-300” at this—and $3.95 s the kind that goldfish never i .85.95 stand moatal base. $1.95 Parchment fin double thickness— for Bridge Lamps. C'\"np"'h with frame ..... Velour top Many other besides radio ... drsigned For manv other uses besides books. We e e e 05 out for only ... Martha Washington must have had s lot of patience $13.75 —we haven't No fnterfor dscorator would buy ene. SRt $10.97 can use it ‘The pereon thet bought the suite lived s mnd?\'-“ohly $34-42 apartment. Somebody bought the suite but didnt have room for this— neither have we May not match your suite—but thev are good chairs. s3 % sseesessl o Out they go Youll enjoy your meals just as much Cxpenive oo .52.98 expensive ones .. . What good 18 & snow shovel without snow. May come in handy later .............»u%c This one will roast just as good as an e 89¢ $1.00 f Our walls have too many—you could use A few more left—one to 8 customer; ealy .......... For an Evening Appointment To Halt Deforestation 15 (P—Tliaiy Hie the " s hor Day. starting with 1929, enines and in the paicity of an ade- Iy teaded by ar- the preciier's is doing all it can :n way of propaganda to wake up nation to the necessity of more te for the Arbor Day eele- schools has not yet owing to Musso- disapproval of too many fete days it is likely that it will be made with sorae other eele-