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American ship owners are disappointed that the government is shipping goods to the Panama Canal project in ships not from the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-14
Navy Department Clerk Augustus C. Wrenn informs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf of the American vessels offered for transporting coal for the fleet from the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Edgar F. Luckenbach, New England Coal and Coke Company, and the Boston Tow Boat Company. He discusses the negotiations and concludes that only 12,000 tons out of the offered 70,000 tons have accepted the Navy Department’s terms.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-04