STEAMSHIP LINES The following table shows the various steamship lines operating out of Houston, together with the ports touched and the Houston agents:
Lines Between Houston and Agent or Operator
AmericanDixie Line ...... 1Averpool,Manchester and I,ondon ...... United Gulf S. S. Company Inc. (C. B. Fox, Manager.) Americanl’remier Line ...... Genoa, Naples, Venice, Trieste and United Gulf S. S. CompanyInc. Fiume...... (C. B. Fox, Manager) AmericanSugar Transit Corporation ...... NewOrleans ...... Binyon Shipside Warehouse Company AmericanPioneer Line ...... FarEast Ports and Manila ...... Tampa Inter-ocean S/S Company BullLine ...... EasternPoints ...... S.J. Daugherty & Co. CastleLine ...... Havre, Antwerp, Ghent and other Con- Fowler & McVitie (E. P. Chandler tinentalPorts ...... Houston Representative). Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique Havre,Antwerp and Ghent ...... Texas Transport & Terminal Company (FrenchLine) ...... (S. A. Dunlap, Manager) CompagnieTrans-Alantic Belge ...... Havre,Antwerp and Ghent ...... Texas Transport & Terminal Company CosulichLine...... Venice, Trieste, Fiumeand Naples ...... Strachan Shipping Co.
./ CreoleLine ...... Genoa, Leghorn, Naples and Mediter- Texas Transport & Terminal Company raneanPorts ...... (S. A. Dunlap, Manager) ElderDempster Line ...... Liverpool...... Schutt.e Shipping Co. FernLine ...... Yokahoma, Ko’be and other Far East Sgitcovich & Company Ports...... (C. B. Fox, District Manager) Gulf-WestMediterranean Line ...... Spain.Portugal & Barcelona ...... Tampa Inter-ocean S/S Company HarrisonLine...... Liverpooland Manchester ...... Wm. Parr & Co. (’W. C. Hunt) HeadLine...... Dublinand Belfast ...... Texas Transport & Terminal Company Holland-AmericanLine...... Rotterdamand Amsterdam...... Texas Transport & Terminal Company I sthmianLine...... Yokohamaand Other Far East Ports ..... Daniel Ripley & Co. "K"Line ...... Japanand Orient ...... Wilkens & Biehl Kawasaki-RooseveltLine...... FarEast Ports ...... Thomas Rice & Co. (E. P. Chandler, Houston Representative) LarrinagaLine ...... Liverpooland Manchester ...... Fowler & McVitie. (E. P. Chandler Houston Representative). LeylandLine...... Liverpooland Manchester ...... International Mercantile Marine Co. (W. C. Hunt) LoneStar Steamship Co...... Cuba, Porto Rico and San Domingo...... Blakely Smith & Co. LordLine ...... Dublin and Belfast ’ Texas Transport & Terminal Company LuckenbachLine...... ’PacificCoast Ports ...... H. S. LeBlanc, Houston Agent LykesLineI15 day service...... PortoRico and Havana ...... Lykes Bros. (Ripley S. S. Co., Inc. MunsonLine...... \Vest Indies, Mexico and South Amer- Blakely Smith & Co. ica and Atlantic and Pacific Coast Ports Munson-McCormickLine...... PacificCoast Ports ...... Blakely Smith & Co. NervionLine ...... Barcelona, Genoa and Other Mediter- Thos. Rice & Co. (E. P. Chandler) raneanPorts ...... NewtexLine...... New York, Baltimore, Norfolk and Blakely Smith & Company Houston...... NorthGerman Lloyd (Freight & Pass- Bremen ...... Wilkens & Biehl enger)...... Norway,Mexico &Gulf Line ...... Christiana, Gothenberg, Copenhagen Fowler & McVitie (E. P. Chandler, andother ScandinavianPorts ...... Houston Representative). OderoLine ...... GenoaandNaples ...... Blakely Smith & Co. OrientalLine...... FarEast ...... Texas Transport & Terminal Company OzeanLine...... BremenandHamburg ...... Wilkens & Biehl O.S. K. Line ...... Yokahomaand Far EastPorts ...... S. J. Daugherty & Co. Gulf-Pacific(Bi-Monthly) ...... Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle ...... S. J. Daugherty & Co. Saint-LarrinagaLine...... BremenandHamburg ...... Fowler & McVitie (E. P. Chandler, Houston Representative). Scandinavian-AmericanLine...... Copenhagen and Other Danish Ports... Wilkens & Biehl SiDseyBarge & TowingCompany ...... Mobile...... Sipsey Barge & Towing Company Southern Pacific Steamship Lines NewYork ...... H. M. Wilkens, Gen. Mgr. Southern (MorganLine) ...... i ...... Paci.fic Bldg., Houston. SouthernStates Line ...... Bremen,Hamburg and Rotterdam...... Lykes Bros.--Ripley S/S Company 60 HOUSTONPORT AND CITY November, 1926
STEAMSHIP LINES--Continued Lines Between Houston and Agent or Operator SouthernSteamship Co...... -Philadelphia (2 sailings per week)...... Southern Steamship Co. Spanish Royal Mail Lines Havana(Pass Only) ...... Canary Islands and Barcelona Spain ...... Schutte Shipping Company. SuzakiLine...... Japan...... , ...... Wilkens & Biehl SwedishAmerica Mexico Line ...... Christiana, Gothenburg, Copenhagen Fowler & McVitie (E. P. Chandler, and OtherScandinavian Ports ...... Houston Representative). Strachan Line ...... Bremenand Hamburg ...... Strachan Shipping Co. Texas Continental Steamship Company EuropeanPorts...... Wilkens & Biehl ~~. Havre,Antwerp and Ghent ...... Lykes Bros.--Ripley S/S Company NewOrleans and CorpusChristi ...... SchutteShipping Co...... Trampand CharteredVessels ...... All Portswhen cargo offered ...... Blakely Smith & Co. TransoceaniaLine...... Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen and Fowler & McVitie ScandinavianPorts...... (E. P. Chandler) Trans-oceaniaLine...... Barcelona...... Lallier S. S. Company. UnitedGulf SteamshipCompany ...... Liverpool, London, Manchester, Irish S. Sgitcovich & Co. Ports, Genoa, Naples, Venice and (C. B. Fox, Manager.) Trieste...... TANKER LINES Line Between Houston and Agent or Operator StandardOil Co.,New Jersey ...... Gulf-West Indies, North Atlantic and Humble Oil & Refining Company. EuropeanPorts...... StandardTransportation Co...... NorthAtlantic ...... Humble Oil & Refining Company. VacuumOilCo ...... NorthAtlantic ...... "Humble Oil & Refining Company. Anglo-American...... EuropeanPorts...... Humble Oil & Refining Company. ImperialOilCo., Ltd ...... CanadianPorts...... Humble Oil & Refining Company. UnitedFruit Co ...... CentralAmerica ...... Humble Oil & Refining Company.. TidewaterOilCo ...... AtlanticPorts ...... Humble Oil & Refining Company. Societia Italo-Americano Tel-Petrolia ..... MediterraneanPorts...... Humble Oil & Refining Company. SinclairNay. Co ...... : ...... Mexico, Gulf, V~Test Indies, Atlantic Sinclair Oil Refining Company. andEuropean Ports ...... CompagnieNavigation Mixte ...... EuropeanPorts...... Sinclair Oil Refining Company. GalenaNavigation Co...... North Atlantic and European Ports ...... Galena Navigation Co., Houston. AtlanticRefining Co...... NorthAtlantic Ports ...... Atlantic Oil Producing Company. BeaconOilCo ...... NorthAtlantic Ports ...... Beacon Oil Company, Houston. MexicanPetroleum Corporation ...... MexicoandGulf Ports ...... Mexican Petroleum Corp., Galveston. GulfRefining Company ...... Gulf, North Atlantic and European Gulf Refining Company. Ports...... North Atlantic and EuropeanPorts ...... Petroleum Navigation Co. Houston
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AmericanPioneer Line ISTHMIAN LINE Regular Liner Service to (Norton,Lilly &Co., Inc.) China, Japan, Philippines and Hawaii Regular Liner Service to Gulf-West Mediterranean Line CHINA AND JAPAN Regular Liner Service to SPAIN, NORTHAFRICA AND PORTUGAL TAMPAINTER-OCEAN SS. DANIELRIPLEY & CO., Inc. CO., Inc., AGENTS AGENTS Cotton Exchange Building Cotton Exchange Building HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS
LYKESBROS.-RIPLEY S. S. CO., Inc. LYKESBROS. S. S. CO., Inc. DANIELRIPLEY & CO., Inc. TAMPAINTER-OCEAN S. S. CO, Inc. Cotton Exchange Building HOUSTON, TEXAS Statistical Report Showing Traffic Carried Over the Houston Ship Channel During Calendar Year 1925 Foreign--Inbound
Cus- Amount Approxi- Cus- Amount Approxi- Articles tomar Amount in Short mate Articles tomary Amount in Short mate Unit., Tons Value Units Tons Value
Bagging...... Bales 4,073 1,626 $ 162,600 Potash, Muriate . Bags 4,279 2,110 52,144 Beans...... Sacks 1,300 72 7,200 Rice...... Sacks 1,OOO 114 17,10( Bones,Crushed ...... Sacks 67,313 6,670 26,680 Rock,Phosphate_.: ...... Tons 2,200 2,200 35,20( Chemicals...... Casks 4,731 259 25,900 Salt...... Lots 7 2,349 93,68( CannedGoods ...... Cases 775 17 1,700 Seed, Garden...... Bags 227 12 1,20( Coffee...... Bags 16,919 1,126 563,000 Seed, Sugar Beet Bags 2,765 142 13,55( Cordageand Rope...... Pkgs. 4,224 156 15,600 Shingles Crts. Cork...... Crts. 1,425 113 56,500 Shingles, Asbestos...... Crts. 6,540 851 85,10( Creosote...... Bbls. 114,689 15,677 1,334,160 Spikes, Railroad...... Kegs 350 37 2,66( Fertilizer...... Bags 454 50 2,000 Staples Kegs 2,980 160 16,00( Fullers Earth ...... Sacks 1,710 142 14,200 Steel Pcs. 95,507 9,679 876,72( Glass,Window ...... Cases 350 12 600 Steel PCS. 11,677 4,210 421,00( Hair, Human and Animal... Pkgs. 511 74 7,400 Steel, Bars...... PCS. 8,632 1,463 146,30( Iron, Bars...... Pcs. 1,164 824 82,330 Steel, Sheets...... Bdls. 9,991 770 77,00( Iron, Fig...... Tons 91 91 9,100 Steel, Casings Pcs. 4,600 2,053 205,30( Iron, Sheets...... Pcs. 4,556 606 59,130 Steel, Hoops Bdls. 1,736 79 7,90( Iron and Steel Articles ...... Pcs. 1,432 1,084 97,560 Steel, Beams...... Pcs. 69 82 7,38( Molassesand Syrups...... Gals. 1,293,000 6,750 151,920 Steel,Rails ...... Pcs. 3,625 2,306 286,07~ Nails,Wire ...... Kegs 25,483 1,349 124,150 Steel, Sheets ...... Pcs. 4,578 445 40,05( Oil, Crude...... Bbls. 792,354 132,059 1,188,531 Steel, Structural...... Pes. 13,541 6,702 670,20( Oil, Fuel...... Bbls. 1,633,638 272,273 3,267,276 Steel, Tubing Pcs. 4,355 945 94,50( Oil, Linseed...... Bbls. 4O6 94 11,900 Ties, Co¢ton...... Bdls. 112,568 3,805 125,56~ Olives...... Bbls. 38 17 3,400 Twine,Binder ...... Bags 9,713 242 27,35( Paper,Newsprint ...... Reels 19,310 6,277 463,375 Wire, Barb...... Reels 7,746 354 17,70C Plates, Fish ...... Bdls. 1,805 344 20,040 Wire, Fencing Reels 4,381 73 7,30( Powder,Talcum ...... Toi~s 132 132 66,000 Miscellaneous,Cargo Tons 542 542 67,75C IMPORTS-- GRANDTOTAL ...... 489,619 $11,156,95f Foreign--Outbound
Cus- Amount Approxi- Cus- Amount Approxi- Articles tomar~ Amount in Short mate Articles tomary Amount in Short mate Units Tons Value Units Tons Value Sacks Automobilesand Bodies ...... Crts. 26 l0 $ 8,000 Lime...... 1,200 6O 1,800 Boxes,Empty ...... Crts. 6,000 30 1,200 Lumber, Hardwood...... Pcs. 239,686 7,747 464,820 Cases 128 50 10,000 Meal,Bone ...... Sacks 1,250 75 2,000 Brass,Scrap ...... 161 Brick,Clay ...... Crts. 84 19 660 Meal,Corn ...... Sacks 3,285 6,100 Cases 557 21 10,500 Machinery...... Boxes 254 89 20,800 Butter...... Naptha...... Bbls. 56,921 1,138,420 Buttermilk...... Bbls. 400 107 6,700 398,448 Cotton...... Bales 1,918,314 493,675 246,837,500 Oil, Black...... Bbls. 21,943 3,657 43,884 Bales 2,399 504 149,900 Oil, Bunker...... : ...... Bbls. 1,035,379 167,844 2,014,128 CottonLinters ...... Oil, CaseGoods ...... Tons 220 Cotton Seed Cake ...... =...... Sacks 972,785 136,424 5,456,960 22O 44,000 CottonSeed Meal...... Sacks 337,415 20,713 828,520 Oil,Crude_ ...... Bbls. 590~798 98,934 890,406 Bbls. 33,500 5,583 83,745 Oil,Fuel ...... Bbls. 1,729,625 251,984 2,519,840 Distillate...... Oil,Gas ...... Fertilizer ...... Sacks 750 75 3,000 Bbls. 879,002 146,500 1,465,000 Sacks 161,910 12,115 1,211,500 Oil, Lubricant...... Bbls. 657,049 113,117 5,090,765 Flour...... Oil,Refined ...... Bhls. 262,568 Gasoline...... Bbls. 468,266 58,544 2,261,760 1,575,407 11,815,560 Bdls. 13,702 139 50,850 Rice...... Sacks 300,408 15,801 1,580,100 Handles,Wooden ...... Rosin...... Bbls. 2,790 725 72,500 Hulls,Rice ...... Sacks 8,399 6O5 39,440 Iron,Scrap ...... Tons 32,216 32,216 386,592 Miscellaneous...... Tons 509 5O9 50,900 Kerosene...... Bbls. 168,076 24,011 480,220 EXPORTS-- Bbls. 39,702 1,533 574,875 Lard,Substitute ...... GRAND TOTAL ...... 1,913,286 $285,622,945
Coastwise--Inbound
Cus- Amount Approxi- Cus- Amount Approxi- tomary Articles Amount in Short mate Articles tomary Amount in Short mate Units Tons Value Units Tons Value
rsenate.... Drums 1,495 85 $ 4,25( Kerosene...... Bdls. 13,282 2,214 44,280 ,utomobile Parts.. Carl’d 71 5,264 1,054,80( Oil, Lubricant...... Bbls. 12,948 2,233 100,485 :agging. Bales 9,931 2,294 458,80( Pipe...... Pes. 39,228 4,546 171,840 :attery and Parts. Cases 10,582 884 88,40( Pipe Fittings ...... Cases 34,482 897 35,880 ;eans.... Sacks 13,593 839 83,90( Pain~...... Cases 2,427 254 127,000 ~uttermilk (Dried) Cases 50 3 90( Pickles...... Cases 664 149 9,450 fanned Fish Cases 47,632 1,554 155,40( Paper, Newsprint...... Rolls 20,271 6,115 458,630 ~anned Goods. Cases 768,445 21,225 2,122,50( Paper, Wrapping ...... Rolls 53,182 2,722 272,200 ’,ement...... Sacks 8,803 431 43,10( phosphate...... Tons 9,488 9,488 28,464 ~hemicals...... Drums 15 2 2,00( Radios...... Cases 3,027 75 37,500 ~oa] Tons 7,549 7,549 113,42~ Rice...... Sacks 4,834 177 17,700 ’,ork..... Cases 2,615 70 7,00( Rope, Wire...... Reels 1,460 2,835 113,400 ’,overing, Floor Rolls 2,264 96 12,75( Roofing Asphalt ...... Bbls. 826 181 6,335 ’,otton Bales 219 50 25,00( Rugs...... Bales 29 11 11,000 iarthenware...... Cases 21 1 20( Raisins...... Cases 2,705 47 4,700 ilectric Fixtures Cases 19,021 1,071 535,50( Shingles ...... Bdls. 141,154 3,578 178,900 ’ruit, Dried.... Cases 47,836 796 79,60( Shingles, Asbestos ..... Bdls. 17,539 721 72,100 ’urniture...... Crts. 2,259 224 112,00( Slate, Roofing...... Cases 971 418 41,800 }raphite... Bags 3,000 119 23,80( Soda...... Cases 6,546 1,424 142,400 [andles, Wooden. Cases 572 16 8,00( Steel...... Tons 10,979 10,979 384,265 [air, Human and Animal Bdls. 1,280 250 25,00( Steel, Bars ...... Tons 398 398 35,820 ,ead. Pes. 2,292 45 90( Steel,Rails ...... Tons 25,308 25,308 2,530,800 AcensePlates, Auto...... Cases 30,430 403 40,30( Steel, Structural ...... Tons 1,963 1,963 67,705 ,umber,Fir ...... Pcs. 100,791 7,306 146,12( Talking Machines ...... Cases 1,394 102 51,000 Iagazines.... Sacks 18,876 1,146 57,30( Ties,Cotton ...... Tons 1,125 1,125 33,750 Iachinery. Pcs. 1,727 251 25,10( Tiresand Tubes ...... Bbls. 3,095 80 40,000 lilk Condensed Cases 20,472 567 56,70~ Waste...... Pkgs. 9,071 1,060 21,200 tails, Wire...... Kegs 161,298 8,926 357,04( Wire,Steel ...... Rolls 162,132 9,284 371,360 Pil, CaseGoods ...... Tons 560 560 56,10( MiscellaneousCargo ...... To.ns 77,243 77,243 38,621,500 ill, Crude...... Bbls. 174,551 29,091 349,091 COASTWISE }il, Fuel.... Bbls. 940,430 137,518 1,650,21( (Inbound) ~asoline...... Bbls. 110,630 17,846 713,84q GRANDTOTAL ...... 412,279 $52,509,700 November, 1926 HOUSTON PORT AND CITY 63
Coastwise--Outbound
Cus. Amount Approxi- Cas- Amount Approxi- Articles tomary Amount in Short mate Articles omary Amount in Short mate Units Tons Value Units Tons Value
Ammunition...... Cases 1 $ 1,000 Oil, CaseGoods ...... rods 1,584 1,584 158,400 Anehors~Ship’s ...... Pes. -4: 13 1,260 Oil, Crude...... Bbls. 9,318,870 1,553,145 18,037,840 Asphalt, Crude ...... Bbls. 18,225 2,119 74,165 Oil, Distillate...... Bbls. 130,820 16,352 327,060 Automobiles...... Car 2 2,000 Oil,Fuel ...... Bbls. 9,017,814 1,288,259 15,459,108 Cement...... Bbls. 48,583 9,257 925,700 Oil,Gas ...... Bbls. 716,812 119,635 1,435,620 Copper...... Pcs. 50,102 18,948 1,894,800 Oil, Gasoline...... Bbls. 5,141,051 642,632 25,705,280 Cotton...... Bales 49,185 12,321 6,160,500 Oil, Lubricant ...... Bbls. 1,757,888 251,127 12,800,715 Canned Fruit ...... Cases 2,348 55 5,500 Oil,Kerosene ...... Bbls. 307,542 51,257 1,025,140 Cotton Goods...... Bdls. 705 134 67,000 Oil,Naptha ...... Bbls. 53,296 7,614 29,580 Charcoal,Animal ...... Sacks 21,122 1,379 27,580 Oil, Refined...... Bbls. 2,658,532 443,088 17,723,520 Co.ndensors...... Pcs. 20 1,00O Oil, Salad ...... Bbls. 324 76 11,900 Corn,Broom ...... Bdls. 1,117 151 7,550 Paper, Wrapping ... Rolls 732 86 8,600 Fertilizer...... Sacks 28,720 1,725 71,500 Paint...... 2ases 150 8 1.600 Hides...... Bdls. 13,842 488 48,800 Rice...... Sacks 95.135 4.668 466,800 Iron, Scrap...... Cars 5O8 3,833 45,996 Rosin...... Bbls. 4,388 1.167 113.700 Lard Substitutes ...... Pkgs. 12,163 1,070 402,250 Salt ...... Sacks 8,750 738 29.520 Linters, Cotton...... Bales 75 21 6,300 Tubes,Scrap ...... Carrd 13 380 4,560 Lumber,Y. P ...... Pcs. 11,748 2.553 76,650 Turpentine...... Bbls. 500 107 10.700 Lumber,Hardwood ...... Pes. 49,798 493 29,580 Twine...... Bales 95 5 2,500 Meal,Bone ...... : ...... Sacks 21,652 784 46,360 Miscellaneous ...... Tons 28,543 28,543 14,271.500 Mohair...... Bales 2,770 386 38,600 COASTWISE Oil,Black ...... Bbls. 25,636 3.272 50,258 ( Outbound Oil, Bunker...... Bbls. 74,361 18,400 220,800 GRANDTOTAL ...... 4.488,898 $118,428,792 Local Traffic--Upper Channel
Amount Customary Approximate Amount in Short Articles Units Value Tons
Cotton...... Bales 39,013 17,506 $ 8,753,000 Miscellaneous...... Tons 2,770 2,770 1,385,000 Oil. Fuel...... Bbls. 24,759 4,126 49,512 Sand...... C. Yds. 118,797 161,376 145,238 Shell ...... C. Yds. 96,758 96,758 87,082 282,536 $ 10,419,832 Local Traffic--Lower Channel
Cus- Amount Approxi- Cus- Amount Approxi- Articles tomary Amount in Short mate Articles tomary Amount in Short mate Units Tons Value Units Tons Value
lotton...... Bales 58,520 26,259 $ 13,129,50 Sand...... C. Yds. 328,980 444,123 399,711 ,og, Pine...... Tons 26,264 26,264 2,626,40 Shell...... C. Yds. 1,655,817 1,655,817 1,490,235 *il, Crude Bbls 784,548 130,758 1,176,82 MiscellaneousCargo ...... Tons 2,920 2,920 1,460,000 *il, Fuel. Bbls 829.210 140,702 1,688,42 *il, Gas Bbls 95,652 15,942 191,30 LOCAL TRAFFIC ;ice...... Tons 255 255 25,50 GRANDTOTAL ...... 2,433,040 $ 22,187,896 Vessel Classification--Year 1925
American Foreign Net Passenger DRAFT CLASS Arrivals Arrivals Total Registered Arrivals and and Tonnage and Average Maximum Departures Departures REGISTERED Departures Ft. In. Steazners...... Ft. In. 1,458 728 2,186 7,230,180 978 t22 t24 0 Motor Ships O26 o30 1 2 120 122 620,340 22 28 Tugs--Steam 9,142 9,142 Tugs--Gas 411,390 8 16 14,972 14,972 164,692 5 8 Launches 6,690 6,690 167,250 Barges 33.852 5 8 68 68 122,400 14 18 UNREGISTERED
Barges 7,508 7,508 1,126,200 Launches 8 1,286 1,286 7.516 3,000 5 TOTALS...... 41,126 848 41,974 9,855,968 37,830 tNote : Vessels using 25-foot section of Channel. eNote : Vessels using 30-foot section of Channel (completed full length September 8, 1925.) Trips and Drafts of Inbound and OutboundVessels Through Port of Houston
TRIPS INBOUND DRAFT TRIPS OUTBOUND (Feet) Motor Motor Steamers Barges Tugs Launches Steamers Vessels Vessels Barges Tugs Launches Over30 ...... 1 28--30 8 193 26--28...... 28 163 14 24--26...... 17 110 6 22--24...... 57 128 Under22 ...... 1,022 61 3,754 12,067 3,988 527 41 3,754 12,067 3,988 TOTAL...... 1,132 61 3,754 12,067 3,988 1,122 61 3,754 12,067 3,988 64 HOUSTONPORT AND CITY November, 1926
Comparative Statement Arrivals and Departures Listed below are the number of arrivals and departures for the period of 1919 to October 31, 1926, inclusive: Year Arrivals Departures Total 1919...... 157 153 310 1920...... 165 161 326 1921...... 364 380 744 1922...... 511 495 1,006 1923...... 707 693 1,400 1924...... 955 952 1,907 1925...... 1,193 1,183 2,376 1926--FirstTen Months ...... 1,104 1,103 2,207
Houston and its Commerce The following table shows the rapid growth of commerce handled through the Port in the past seven years: 1920 1921 1922 Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value Imports...... 208,662 $ 3,504,397 227,254 $ 3,392,271 391,517 $ 4,226,148 Exports...... 215,913 45,092,146 318,092 48,827,043 537,617 96,893,152 Coastwise(Inbound) ...... 149,375 22,061,296 213,599 12,461,775 234,131 20,87,247 Coastwise(Outbound) ...... 140,671 2,309,405 637,583 9,286,246 864,662 14,969,073 LocalTraffic ...... 495,583 9,333,918 1,440,911 5,086,053 1,337,708 7,313,280 TOTAL...... 1,210,204 $82,301,162 2,837,349 $78,963,388 3,365,635 $144,272,900 1923 1924 1925 First Eleven Months, 1926 Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value Imports...... 484,915 $ 6,291,702 671,674 $ 8,194,648 489,619 $ 11,156,959 868,749 $ 9,857,695 Exports...... 948,163 148,566,373 1,471,989 195,495,744 1,913,286 285,622,945 2,141,880 258,142,840 Coastwise(Inbound) ...... 201,838 81,455,156 240,759 41,839,833 412,279 52,609,700 477,797 35,376,052 Coastwise(Outbound) ...... 1,514,280 28,812,281 2,959,176 49,266,646 4,488,898 118,428,792 4,181,486 109,655,712 Local Traffic ...... 1,646,128 15,518,219 1,750,696 19,559,637 2,443,040 22,187,896 TOTAL...... 4,795,324 $230,643,731 7,094,294 $314,356,508 9,747,122 $490,006,292 7,169,912 $408,032,299 LessLocal Traffic ...... 7,304,082 $467,818,396 The above total figures include cotton. The first bale of cotton was exported from the Port of Houston in ]919. Exports from that time up to date are as follows: CalendarYear 1920 ...... 275,879 Bales CalendarYear 1922 ...... 771,894 Bales CalendarYear 1924 ...... 1,288,280 Bales CalendarYear 1921 ...... 455,015 Bales CalendarYear 1923 ...... 1,004,680 Bales CalendarYear 1925 ...... 1,918,314 Bales Cotton Season August 1st, 1926, to November30th, 1920 ...... 1,680,128 Bales
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Navigation Schedule of The Port of Houston Manyinquiries are received regarding the length of time necessary for a ship to enter or leave the Port of Houston. The following ta’ble furnishes this information by giving the exact time consumed by representative vessels in traversing the entire Houston Ship Channel, or portions of it within the last several months.
Draft Gross Time Distance VESSEL Date Length Beam Traversed in Feet Tons in Hours in Miles
1923 Alexandrian(Leyland Line) ...... Sept. 12 411 46.7 20. 4,506 7 54 Werra(North German Lloyd) ...... Oct. 24 458.7 57.6 22.3 9,475 6 50 Invincible(U.S. S. B.) ...... Dec. 9 440 56 16 7,888 6 48 1924 Lafayette(French Line) ...... Feb. 25 546.7 64 21 t2,220 6¼ 52 PatrickHenry (U. S. S. B.) ...... Mar. 6 439.6 60.2 18 7,586 6~ 48 Steadfast(U.S. S. B.) ...... Mar. 13 440 56 20 7,588 43~ 48 J. C.Donnell (Atlantic Ref. Co.) ...... Mar. 21 500 68.2 23.1 10,215 6 44 Swiftsure(Swiftsure Oil Trans.Co.) ...... Apr. 19 464.4 60.2 28 8,207 5 33 BohemianClub(U. S. S. B.)...... Apr. 27 425 57.2 28.6 6,882 7~ 48 Ligonier(Gulf Refining Co.) ...... Apr. 30 352.5 46.4 22.8 3,737 8 54 Saccarappa(U.S. S.B.) ...... May 1 390 54.2 22.3 4,965 6% 50 Frederic Ewing (Pan-Am. Pet. and Trans. Co.) May 2 435 56 27.5 6,773 4 48 1926 SamuelL. Fuller(Sinclair Nay.) ...... Mar. 15 430.2 59.2 28 7,053 7~ 50 Cuba(French Line) Passenger ...... Mar. 21 476 62.3 22 11,337 6 50 \VestCeleron (U. S. S: B.) ...... Mar. 29 409.8 54.2 21.6 5,763 6 50
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PILOTAGE
HOUSTON PILOTS ASSOCIATION Houston Offices : Galveston Offices : 604 Keystone Building 1103 United States National Bank Bldg. Telephone Preston 2799 Telephone 3360 Pilot boats: Houston Pilots Nos. 1 and 2--Meet vessels at outer entrance Galveston jetties.
From sea to Houston, or vice versa--Foreign vessels and Americanvessels from foreign ports ...... $5.50 per foot draft Fromsea to Houston,or vice versa--American coastwise vessels ...... 4.00 per foot draft FromBolivar Roads to Houston, orvice versa--all vessels ...... 4.00per foot draft Shiftingfrompier to pier ...... $20.00 per ship Whenpilot is detained aboard vessel in Bolivar Roads for convenience of vessel a charge of $10.00 for first hour and $5.00 for each hour thereafter will be charged against vessel.
TUG BOAT TARIFF FOR HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NOTE:The use of Tug Boats at the Port of Houston is not obligatory and their employmentrests with the wishes of owners, masters and pilots. There is no fixed custom of the Port in this regard, a part of the vessels using tow boats and others dispensing with this service. Suderman & Young, Cotton Exchange Building, Houston, Texas. Houston Towing Company, 811 Cotton Exchange Bldg., Houston Texas. Intercoastal Towing & Transportation Company, Larendon Bldg., Houston, Texas. Bay Towing Company, 811 Cotton Exchange Bldg., Houston, Texas. With own Without WITH OWN POWER BETWEEN power own power Galvestonand Houston, including Docking and Undocking ...... $325.00 BolivarRoads andHouston, including Docking ...... 285.00 TexasCity and Houston, including Docking and Undocking ...... 325.00 MorgansPointand Houston, including Docking ...... 200.00 BolivarRoads andMorgans Point...... 200.00 BolivarRoads and Baytown, including Docking ...... : ...... 200.00 TexasCity and Baytown,Docking and Undocking...... :;...... 240.00 GalvestonandBaytown, Docking andUndocking ...... 240.00 HoustonandBaytown, Docking andUndocking ...... 175.00 LynchburgtoHouston ...... 165.00 PennCity toHouston ...... 100.00 MorgansPointtoBaytown ...... 100.00 Norsworthy, Crown, Galena, Sinco, Clinton, Manchester, take same rates as Houston from above points. Norsworthy,Crown, Galena, Sinco,~Clinton to Houston ...... 75.00 ManchesterTerminalto Manchester ...... 40.00 50.00 ManchesterTerminal to prunts orTurning Basin ...... 55.00 65.00 ToDock orOff Vessels at Manfhester Terminal ...... 50.00 On all Stern First Moves same rate will apply with or without steam.
SHIFTING RATES Per tug With Steam Dead ManchestertoLong Reach ...... $ 35.00 $ 45.00 ManchestertoTurning BasinDocks ...... 40.00 50.00 ManchesterTerminal to any wharf above Manchester ...... 55.00 65.00 TurningBasinDocks toLong Reach ...... 30.00 40.00 DocktoDock ,atTurning Basin...... 30.00 40.00 Oneberth toanother atsame dock ...... 25.00 25.00 Alexander Sprunt dock to take same rate as Long Reach. November, 1926 HOUSTONPORT AND CITY 69
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES Dockingor undockingat TurningBasin, Long Reach or AlexanderSprunt’s Dock ...... Dockingor undockingat Manchester, Clinton, Sinco, Galena, Crown, Norsworhy ...... $ 40.00 Dockingor undockingat Baytown,when tug alreadythere for otherwork, first tug ...... 50.00 Whensent from Morgans Point or Houston, first tug ...... 50.00 Assisting vessels from one point to another on same dock at Clinton, Sinco, 100.00 Galena, Crown or Norsworthy: Shipswith wheel power ...... per tug 60.00 Shipswithout wheelpower ...... Assisting vessels from one dock to another at other points than at Turning Basin, Long Reach. per tug 75.00 Manchester and intermediate points (viz., Clinton, Sinco to Galena, Crown to Norsworthy, Crown to Galena, etc.) Shipswith wheel power ...... per tug Shipswithout wheel power ...... 75.00 ~’~dnnher tug 90.00 Houstonand Manchester,Docking and Undocking...... iiiiiiiiiii ...... ~...... 65.00 Dockingand/or Undocking at Houston Turning Basin; per tug ...... 40.00 A charge of 75.00 in addition to regular rate will be made when voyage is not completed on day of starting. Ships grounding will be given 1~ Hours free pulling time. Firsthour thereafter orfraction ...... 50.00 Each succeeding hour or fraction ...... 35.00 Above on Tugs with over 500 H. P. If tugs under 500 H. P. charge will 5e : Firsthour orfraction ...... 25.00 Eachsucceeding hour or fraction...... "...... When Tugs are not engaged on ship at time of grounding: 20.00 Tugs over 500 H. P.: First hour or fraction Each succeeding hour or...... fraction 50.00 Running time chargeable...... 35.00 For Tugs under 500 H. P. : Firsthour or fraction ...... Eachsucceeding hour or fraction ...... " ...... 40.00 Running time chargeable. 20.00 Furnishing Steam: Per hour or fractional part, including running time to and from ship: DayTime...... 35.00 NightTime...... 20.00 Delivering Water to Ships at Anchorage : Fortugs with 20 tons or less capacity ...... 50.00 Fortugs with more than 20 tons capacity ...... 75.00 Tugs ordered to stand by but not put to work will be charged for the same as if pulling. Rates for towing dead ships between points on Houston Ship Channel other than above specified, will be charged for on "pulling time ’basis." All towed vessels to furnish towing hawsers.
SAILING VESSELS Galveston Bar to Houston and Return, 65c per Gross Registered Ton. Minimumcharge for round trip, $500.00.
HOUSTON BOATMEN’S ASSOCIATION RATE OF CHARGES FOR MOORING AND UNMOORING VESSELS Section 1--Docking or Undocking: A fee of eight ($8.00) dollars shall be charged for mooring and unmooring vessels in Houston Harbor. Section 2---Shifting : A fee of eight ($8.00) dollars shall be charged for the entire service of mooring and unmooring vessels. (Does not include Manchester). Section 3--Shifting--Manchester : For shifting between any dock and Manchester, the charge shall be ten ($10.00) dollars for the entire operation. Section 4 Tying up on Channel: A ship releasing from the docks for sailing, and tying up on the Channel will be charged $16.00, this charge to cover the entire operation of releasing from dock, tying up and and releasing for final sailing. Section 5-- Any call for line men where they report and are not used shall be considered a job.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS--Continued.
Paragraph SUBJECT R U L E S
between sunrise and sunset, and vessels will be allowed to take on board gasoline or 5 Explosives distillate only between 8"00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m., and when vessel is otherwise ready Cont’d (Continued) to depart. Delivery must be made direct from wagons to the vessel and wagons will not be allowed to wait on the wharves. (Ord., 2-5-17.)
Steamship agents, owners and masters will be required to permit access to the manifests of cargo and railroad documents for the purpose of ascertaining the necessary data to permit correct estimate of charges. Steamships, their owners or agents, or any other firms, persons or corporations using facilities under the operation of the Port Commission and not conforming to the requirements of said Commission as to the payment of bills to said Commission shall be placed upon a list knownas the Delinquent List under conditions hereinafter defined, and the name of any steamship, its owner, agent, person, firm or corporation so placed upon said list shall be reported to said Port Commission at the time that said name is placed upon the Delinquent List. All steamships, their owners or agents, using the public wharves shall, within five days of sailing of the vessel in a case of outward cargo, or within five days after arrival of vessels in the case of inward cargo, furnish the Port Commission or its authorized representative or its Auditor, with all necessary documents to enable the Access to proper preparation and auditing of bills covering dockage, wharfage or any other Shipping Records attendant services or fees chargable by said Commission against said vessel. All and steamships, their owners or agents, shall be allowed five days from date of mailing, Payment of Bills by Port Commission, of bill to them covering any charges against the steamship in which to pay said bill, and in case they fail to pay bill within the said time, said steamships, their owners and agents, shall be placed on Delinquent List and the Director of the Port is instructed to withhold from them further use of any facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Commissionuntil said bills have been paid or until permission has been obtained from the Chairman of the Port Commission. All such bills must be paid when presented and errors, if any, will be rectified by the Commission. All stevedores or other persons, firms or corporations using any facilities or equip- ment of the Port Commission shall, unless otherwise provided by existing contracts, pay all bills within 15 days of date of mailing to them by the Port Commission, failing to do which they shall be placed upon the Delinquent List and the Director of the Port is instructed to deny them from further use of equipment or facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Commission until said bills have been paid, or permission obtained from the Chairman of the Commission. Bills must be paid when presented and errors, if any, will be rectified by the Commission.
Traffic discharged from vessels for transshipment by vessels, having paid inward wharfage, if reloaded within fifteen days, and has not been removed from the wharves or changed ownership, will be given free wharfage on the outward movement. Time to be computed from the first 7 a. m. after date of discharge, Sundays and legal holidays Traffic Transhipping excepted. or EXCEPTIONS Reshipped First. Cotton will be charged wharfage on the outward movement only, provided shipments have not been removed from the wharf or changed ownership. Second. Coal may be rembved from the wharves and will be given free wharfage when reshipped.
A. DOCKAGE (1) All vessels handling export or import cargo shall pay for the use of shedded wharves and all vessels loading grain shall pay a dockage of V2c per gross registered ton per day. (2) The above charges are to become effective upon the arrival of vessel at wharf or grain loading berth and each succeeding 24 hours after actual hour of berthing to be considered a full day. Any part of day beyond the 24-hour period on date of de- parture to be considered a full day. (3) In all cases dockage shall be calculated as above stated, and upon the basis of straight running time while at wharves of the Port Commission. (4) Dockage charge of 1Ac per gross registered ton will be assessed for any day during which a ship loads and unloads, both at facilities of the Port Commission and at any private wharf located in the Port of Houston, provided the ship changes berth at least three working hours prior to the expiration of the 24-hour period on Dockage which dockage charges have been assessed by wharf the ship is leaving. and (5) The Port Commission reserves to itself without question the right to ad- Shed Hire measure all vessels when it deems it necessary, said admeasurement to be used by the Port Commission as a basis for its charges. (6) Vessels berthed at any wharf, whether shedded or open, that do not dis- charge cargo over said wharf .will be charged dockage at the rate of 1~c per gross registered ton per day, or fractional part thereof. (7) No charge will be made against vessels lying second out, provided such vessels do not load or discharge cargo. If vessel loads or discharges while second out, regular charge of 1~c per gross ton per day will be made. (8) United States Custom House measurements will be used in determining size of vessels. (9) No dockage charge will be made against vessels using open wharves for the loading of bulk sulphur, coal, oil, fruit, hones, or scrap. (10) No dockage charge will be made against vessels engaged solely in coastwise or inter-coastal business. 76 HOUSTON PORT AND CITY November, 1926
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--~_~ , ¢ ¢--~---¢ ¢ : ¢ ¢ ¢ $ ¢ ¢ RULES AND REGULATIONS--Continued. Paragraph SUBJECT R U L E S B. SHED HIRE (1) Vessels of over 1,000 gross registered tons using shedded wharves for export or import cargo, or using grain berths, will pay a shed hire charge of $50.0.0 per vessel, provided that in case said vessels load or unload cargo at one private wharf in addition to those of the Port Commission, the Port Commission will assess shed hire charge of $40.00, and in case vessel uses two private wharves in addition to those of the Port Dockage Commission, the Port Commission will assess shed hire charges of $30.00, and in case 8 and the vessel uses three private wharves in addition to those of the Port Commission, the Cont’d Shed Hire Port Commission will assess shed hire charge of $20.00. Where two or three private wharves are mentioned herein this means wharves of separate private ownership and (Continued) not two or three private wharves belonging to the same person, firm or corporation. (2) Vessels of under 1,000 gross registered tons using shedded wharves for ex- port or import cargo, or using grain berths, will pay shed hire charges one-half the schedule provided in Section 1 hereof. (3) No shed hire charge will be made against vessels engaged solely in coast- wise and inter-coastal business. All traffic using wharves, unless under special lease agreement, shall be subjected to the following free time, regulations and charges: In addition to wharfage a charge will be made on cotton placed on wharves awaiting shipment, as follows: First15 days ...... Free For eachadditional day, or fractional part thereof ...... lc per Square Bale The charges against round bale cotton will be one-half of the above. On all other commodities on the shedded wharves awaiting shipment the charges will be as follows: First15 days ...... Free Next7 daysor fractionalpart thereof...... 10c per net ton Next7 daysor fractionalpart thereof...... 10c per net ton For each additional 7 daysor fractional part thereof ...... 5c per net ton On all commodities on open wharves awaiting shipment, the charges will be as follows: First15 days ...... 9 Free Time Free Next7 daysor fractionalpart thereof...... 5c per net ton Next7 daysor fractionalpart thereof...... 5c per net ton For eachadditional 7 days or fractional part thereof ...... 2½c per net ton The above charges will apply on shipments which the Port Commission allows to remain on the wharves, but the Port Commission does not guarantee to allow any shipment to remain on the wharves any particular length of time without prior arrange- ment. The Port Commission does not engage in a business of storage or housing of property on its wharves, and will not be responsible for loss or damage to property re- maining thereon. All property landed or received on any of the wharves is thereafter at the risk of the owner and the Port Commission reserves the right to remove any or all of such property to any part of the wharves at their convenience and at the risk and expense of the owner, or it may be removed and stored elsewhere than on the wharves without notice and at the risk and expense of the owner, and the Port Com- mission will retain legal possession of all property so removeduntil all charges are paid. A charge for water will be made at 20c per 1,000 gallons with a minimumcharge of 50c per each connection. 10 Water Whenthe Port Commission furnishes equipment and labor in connecting the vessels, tanks and boilers up with the water meters on the piers, a service charge of two dollars and fifty cents will be made. All electric current furnished steamships, their owners, agents, or stevedores, 11 Electric Current shall be charged against steamship at the rate of five cents per K. W. hour, with a minimum charge of 50c. All steamships, their owners, agents and stevedores using cranes or conveying equipment on the wharves and terminals shall be subject to the following charges: ESCALATORS Escalators on Wharf No. 1, one dollar and seventy-five cents per hour. This charge includes the operator. Escalators on Wharf No. 4, one dollar and seventy-five cents per hour, per motor. This charge includes the operator. Charges for The above charges will be assessed on a continuous period of operation unless the Escalators, Cranes equipment shall have been shut down during operation for a period of two hours or and more, in which case if operator remains on duty, a charge of one dollar per hour will 12 Conveying Equipment be made. on Above charges apply on work days between 8 a. m. and 5 p.m. Overtime extra Public Wharves charge will be one dollar per hour. Sundays and legal holidays extra charges will be one dollar per hour. PORTABLE CONVEYORS Electric portable conveyors, twenty cents per hour per section, plus one dollar per hour for operator. Charge for operator will be one dollar per hour, irrespective of the number of sections used, provided sections being used are at one location. If sections are being used at different locations, thus necessitating additional operators, charge shall be one dollar per hour for each operator. 78 HOUSTONPORT AND CITY November, 1926 1111 IIIt :.: ".: IIII IIII iii GU A R A N T Y if1 Serve you~ ilii NATIONALIIII till B A N K IIII IIlI i!!! AS A SHIPPER! Iltl illl :.: Fast, DependableFreight Service IIII Ilil # IIII Illi Katy Flyer Freight IIII Illi IIII Illl ltll IIII AS A PASSENGER! :’: 306 Main Street IIII Illl iii HOUSTON,TEXAS ilii :.: :.: I! HOUSTON, TEXAS H. L. BROWNE, A. W. HERR, Ass’t Gen. Freight Agt. Division Passenger Agt. ESTABLISHED ~ 870 --I::I Oldest in Houston and Still Growing o~ o~ oc=~oc~o~o ~ o~o~o~ o~ o~ g C~arris.C.~ahlo~o.i 0 ! ! HEART O’ HOUSTON o I SAM g Satisfied customers are ~l//lHousToN,REALTY building ±his business g A Fashion-First Store of the ! ’~ co. first rank. Catering to g g i ! .~A~~S~A~--.~ womenand children J. L. MITCHELL o JEWELRY COMPANY ! 37 years in Houston g g MAIN AT TEXAS CAPITOL AT FANNIN g ! 223 BINZ BLDG. PRESTONI066--1067 ! 0 ~ 0 C~ZD, O ~0 C~D.O ~ 0 <==D O~ 0 ~OCZ~.O~ 0 ¯ I O~O~DO~O~O~O~O~O~O~O I~O November, 1926 HOUSTON PORT AND CITY 79 RULES AND REGULATIONSmContinued. Paragraph SUBJECT RULES The above charges will be assessed on a continuous period of operation unless the equipment shall have been shut down during operation for a period of two hours or more, in which case if operator remains On duty a charge of one dollar per hour will be made. Above charges apply on work days between 8 a. m. and 5 p.m. Overtime two dot- lars per hour on Sundays and legal holidays. STACKERS Electric stacker, fifty cents per hour, plus one dollar per hour for operator. If stacker is used in conjunction with portable conveyors, the charge for operator will be eliminated from the stacker. The above charges will be assessed on a continuous period of operation unless the equipment shall have been shut down during operation for a period of two hours or more, in which case if operator remains on duty a charge of one dollar per hour will be made. Above charges apply on work days between 8 a. m. and 5 p.m. Overtime two dol- lars per hour; on Sundays and legal holidays two dollars per hour. ELECTRIC CRANE Charges for the use of electric crane at Wharf No. 4, including operator, are $3.50 per hour on work days between 8 a. m. and 5 p.m. Charges between 5 p. m. and 8 a. m. on work days and on Sundays and legal holidays, including operator, will be $4.50 per hour. Subject to the approval of the Wharf Superintendent, users of the crane may employ their own operators, in which case a charge of $2.50 per hour for the use of the crane will be made, day or night. The above charges will be assessed on a continuous period of operation, unless the equipment shall have been shut down during operation for a period of two hours or more, in which case if the operator remains on duty, a charge of $1.00 per hour ’will be made on work days between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. and between 5 p. m. and 8 a. m. on work days and on Sundays and legal holidays, a charge of $2.00 per hour Charges for will be made. Escalators, Cranes The above charges covering escalators, portable conveyors, stackers and electric and crane includes electric current. 12 Conveying Equipment Cont’d on LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Public Wharves Charges for locomotive crane, including cost of operator and fuel, shall be as follows: (Continued) Sundays and With Between 8 a. m. and 5 p.m. Labor Holidays Buckets Work Days 8 a. m.to 5 p.m. Additional For8-hour days ...... $30.0,0 $38.00 $5.00 For not to exceedone hour’s work...... 10.00 12.00 1.00 1 to 3 hours’work ...... 15.00 20.00 2.00 3 to 4 hours’work ...... 20.00 25.00 3.00 4 to 6 hours’work ...... 25.00 30.00 4.00 6 to 8 hours’work ...... 30.00 38.00 5.00 From 5 p. m. until 8 a. m. charges for locomotive cranes, including the cost of operator and fuel will be $5.00 per hour, if crane is being used on a continuous period of operation which began after 8 a. m. and before 5 p. m. Whenbeginning work at or after 5 p. m. and up until 8 a. m. charges will be $12.0’0 per hour for the first hour, and $5..00 per hour thereafter. For one hour’s work or fraction thereof, $12.00. Between 5 p. m. and 8 a. m. charge for clamshell buckets will be seventy-five cents (75c) per hour for each bucket. Steamship agents, owners or operators using the generator at Wharf No. 10 will be assessed a charge of fifty cents per hour in addition to current while generator is being operated. A charge of $15.00 will be assessed against steamships, their owners, agents or stevedores making application for locomotive cranes and cancelling same after opera- tor has been employed and crane made ready for operation. Headquarters for locomotive cranes will be maintained at Wharf No. 10 or shop adjacent thereto, and any user desiring them elsewhere shall be responsible for and pay cost of switching, both to location desired and return to Wharf No. 10, of cranes moved by him to the other location, provided, if crane has been switched by the user away from Wharf No. 10 and is then transferred to another user making application for it, the second user shall be responsible for and pay switching charges back to Wharf No. 10 upon his completion of use of crane unless crane is again turned over to another user at the same location when the same condition will apply. 80 HOUSTON PORT AND CITY November, 1926 BUYING POWER OF THOMAS RICE & CO. FOURBILLIONS AND MORE 62,171 square miles of trade empire, tenantedby 2,033,565 in- habitants, with an estimatedpurchasing power of $4,054,893.00, invites intensive exploitation by Houstonenterprise. ¢#¢#¢###¢ Steamsh~ Agents This trade area bears the samerelation to Houstonas did the Klondiketo the Pacific Coast, with every modernfacility eeeeeeee* I’..for developmentcast in the balance. To completethe cycle Houstonis reachingout for a diversity of industries capable of supplying a prosperouscommunity of states and countries beyondthe sea, with "madein Houston Products." 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