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THE PORT OF HOUSTONIS EAGER TO SERVE YOU!

FAMED TURNING BASIN OF THE PORT OF HOUSTONTh~s aerlal v~ew shows the skyscrapers of the CHy of Houston ~n the background

WE OFFER YOU:¯ Southwest’s best inland

transportation network¯ Six trunk-line railroads¯ 35 common carrier truck lines¯ 119 steamship services¯ 28 barge lines; 90 tanker lines¯ Marginal tracks at shipside¯ Heavy lift equipment¯ Prompt, efficient service

Port of Houston Offices Are as Near as Your Telephone!

NEW YORK CITY

JOHN A. LALARoom 442, 25 BroadwayTelephoneBOwling Green 9-7747

HOUSTONNICHOLAS PATTONGeneral Sales Manager1519 Capitol Ave.P.O. Box 2562Telephone CA 5-0671

KANSAS CITYCHARLES A. BARROWSBoard of Trade BuildingTelephone Victor 2-5732

CHICAGOHUME HENDERSONBoard of Trade BuildingTelephone WEbster 9-6228

DALLASJOHN R. WEILER616 Gibraltar Life BuildingTelephone Rlverslde 1-6894

!~A l~vays Specify, via

POnT OF HOUSTON’ e Offices: 1519 Capitol Avenue, Telephone CA 5-0671,

P. O. Box 2562, Houston 1, Texas

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CUSTOMERSATISFACTION

That’s the result of using the com-

plete water-rail-truck handling facil-

ities at the modern Manchester

Terminal.

All shipping is handled with

speed, economy and efficiency by

experienced hands at Manchester

Terminal.

Manchester’s modern convenient facilities include:

¯ Concrete wharves

¯ Two-story transit sheds

¯ High-density cotton compresses

¯ Automatic sprinkler system

¯ Large outdoor storage area

¯ Rapid truck loading and unloading

¯ Modern handling methods and equipment

For complete cargo handling service, use Manchester Terminal.

Manchester Terminal CorporationP. O. Box 2576 General Office: CA 7-3296Houston 1, Texas Wharf Office: WA 6-9631

MAY, 1959 3

TERMINAL CORP.

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The Link

between

Inland Americaand

Far-away Lands

A great deal of satisfaction is ours in being

able to play a lead role in trans-oceanic cargo move-

ments. Shipments destined for overseas, or those

that come to us from distant lands, seem somehow

to be vested with adventure and romance. We speed

them on to inland destination or outgoing gulf port.

With modern facilities and a competent personnel, l~ O ~[~ I~ II S II A I[~ I~we’re doing an outstanding job. Try us, won’t you’?

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RAY W. SAGERAssistant Traffic Manager

Room 332, West Building, Houston 2, TexasPhone: CApitol 7-8294

MAY, 1959 5

Your direct connection with Amsterdam ...or any other city in the free world

()ur [nlernational Banking Deparlment provides direc!service, plus fast. efficient handling of merv, type of foreignbank transaction. You’ll like the rapidity, reliability andran~,e of our inh, rnational facililies. May ~, ser~c you?

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Official Publication

of the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District

Volume 1 Number 5MAY, 1959

DirectoryOf Officials

FOR THE

Port of HoustonPORT COMMISSIONERS

HOWARD TELLEPSEN, ChairmanW. N. BLANTON, Vice ChairmanJOHN G. TURI~EY

R. VERNON WHITESIDE

J. P. HAMBLEN

Imports Are Important, Too ................... 9

Winners in Port Contest Named ............ ~ 11

New Expansion Program Planned ................. 13

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTJ. P. TURNER, General ManagerVERNON BAILEY, Assistant General ManagerJ. L. LOCKETT, JR., CounselGREG B. PERRY, Assistant to General ManagerSAMUEL B. BRUCE, AuditorEDITH HANNER, Executive AssistantNORMAN E. HUENI, Chie/EngineerROBERT W. ROBINSON, Business O]]ice ManagerY. E. WHATLEY, Administrative Assistant

VINCENT D. WILLIAMS, Administrative Assistant

Transportation Built Houston’s Economy ............ 15

San Jacinto Day Observance 17

Huge Barge Is Christened .................... 19

C.S.S. Executives Visit Port ..................... 22

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

LLOYD GREGORY, Director o~ ln/ormation’FED SUMERLIN, Editor o~ MagazineVAUGHN n. BRYANT, Director o/

International Relations

Port of Houston Shipping Directory ............. 27

Sailing Schedule ......................... 28

SALES DEPARTMENT

NICHOLAS PATTON, General Sales ManagerJOHN A. LALA, District Sales Manager

25 Broadway, New York, N. Y.HUME HENDERSON, District Sales Manager

Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Ill.CIIARLES A. BARROWS, District Sales Manager

Board of Trade Building, Kansas City, Mo.JOHN R. WEILER, District Sales Manager

616 Gibraltar Life Bldg., Dallas, Texas

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTW. F. LAND, Terminal ManagerT. H. SHERWOOD, Manager o/Grain ElevatorD. n. FRAZIOR, Maintenance Manager

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

1519 Capitol Avenue at Crawford StreetTelephone CApitol 5-0671

P. O. Box 2562, Houston 1, Texas

THE COVER

Two important weeks are observed during the month of May and our cover

for the month salutes both World Trade Week and Transportation Week. We

invite you to read stories on Page Nine and Page Fifteen to see what these

events mean.

THE PORT OF HOUSTON Magazine is pub-lished monthly and distributed free to mari-time, industrial and transportation interests inthe United States and foreign countries. Itspurpose is to inform shippers and others inter-ested in the Port of Houston of its develop-ment, facilities, plans and accomplishments.

This publication is not copyrighted and per-

mission is given for the reproduction or useof any material, provided credit is given to thePort of Houston.

Additional information or extra copies ofthis magazine may be obtained by writing theoffice of publication, The Port of Houston.Post Office Box 2562, Houston 1, Texas.

MAY, 1959 7

Evensubmarinestake thetrain

A baby submarine that shoots pictures-- not torpe-

does-recently moved out of Los Angeles on a 3,000-mile maiden voyage, but by rail, instead of by sea.

Southern Pacific carried the 92,000-pound craft,

named the Cetacean, as far as New Orleans, twothirds of the way on its land journey to Miami.

Believed to be the only submarine ever built for

undersea photography, the Cetacean is now berthed

at Nassau and operates in crystal-clear Bahamianwaters as a motion picture and television stage

for oceanographers.

But the most interesting thing to us about theCetacean is the way its story illustrates once again

the ever-present vital need for rail transportation

and, also, our ability to move unusual freight--

whether extra tall, wide, long or heavy--promptly

and efficiently.

Southern Pacific, for one, likes these tasks that

test our stuff.

Southern pacificserving the West and Southwest with

TRAINS ¯ TRUCKS PIGGYBACK ̄ PIPELINES


FOREIGN CARS make up the

fastest growing category ofimports moving through the

Port of Houston. Typical is this

full cargo of 1130 Renault auto-mobiles which arrived recentlyon hoard the M.V. Glen. These

cars ha~e a retail value ofnearly $2 million, which will

permit France to purchasemany other produets made in

the United States.

May 18 to 25 Is World Trade Week

Imports Are Important, TooBy TED SUMERLIN

ONCE A YEAR. as a nation, we pausein our daily duties to observe WorldTrade Week. This year it will be fromMay 18 to May 25. But is this enoughrecognition for something that is so im-portant to each of us?

You like international trade and I likeinternational trade, but as a nation, weare more than a little apprehensive aboutwhat effect it will have on our nationaleconomy. We feat that our imports willcause American workers to lose theirjobs and their reduced buying powerwill set off a recession or even a de-pression.

Seldom has a greater fallacy gainedsuch support. It would do well for us, asa nation, to analyze the truth of thisproblem as a preiude to World TradeWeek.

No one can deny that exporting isgood for our economy. What, then, arethe reasons for importing? Even a cur-sorv inspection of import records showthai cargoes coming into the UnitedStates provide more than the sugar andcoffee for our dining tables.

Our every day standard of living de-pends to some extent on things that are

MAY, 1959

brought into the United States. Houstonis the center of the oil industry, but ~ewould find it most difficult to drill oilwells without the hardening elements weimport for our sleel drilling tools.

Farmers and some industries dependon imported binder and baler twine,sisal and manila hemp products as wellas burlap and jute hags, all of which isimported.

We Americans drive around in ourfine cars in air conditioned comfort. Butwould we have even the automobile with-out imported iron ore and the hardeningelements for steel’? Also our machinetool industry" wonld be almost incapaci-tated because of a shortage of cuttingsteels, and this would cripple everymajor industrial operation in the coun-try.

But in order Io buy these and thou-sands of other necessities, as well as theimported luxury and economy items thatare found in every American home, wemust establish our credit in the worldmarkets. This we do easily.

Let’s take a closer look at the moun-tains of cargo that move through thePort of Houston and see what it meansto the central area of the United States.The interesting comparisons were corn-

piled by the World Trade l)epartment ofthe Houston Chamber of Commerce.

During 1957 a total of $188.2 millionof cotton and cotton linters was ex-ported. Wheat exports totaled $86.7 mil-lion and rice was $4LI million. To thefarmers this means an ammal income of$6000 to 31,371 cotton farmers, 14,452wheat farmers and 7,4,12 rice farmers.And farmers sometimes say that foreigntrade is for big business.

Perhaps foreign trade is for big busi-ness in some cases, but the union manreaps the profit by additional employ-ment. We exported $160.7 million of oilwell supplies, $112 million of petroleumproducts, $68.6 million of machinery.$37.5 million of copper manufactures.$29 million of carbon black and $27 mil-lion of iron and steel manufactures.

These exports mean a $6000 annualsalary to 26,797 men in the oil well sup-ply industry, 23,718 oil workers, 11,437skilled mechanics in the machinery in-dustry, 6,211 people in the copper indus-try, 1,929 carbon black producers and1.506 iron and steel workers.

These are only samples, but they showhow the "little" man is directly affectedby the strength of our foreign trade

¯ CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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Merle Croekard of Bank of the Southwest awards Mrs. Bobbiettenry. 2013 Second Street, Galena ]>ark, 10-day all-expense trip fortwo to Guatemala City.

Mrs. Ernest Hensen, 1540 Westheimer, gets order for steamshi!r,cruise for t~o to Eurol.e from J. R. IJakel .Jtshm of l,ykes Brn>.Steamship Co.

David l]edges, vice president of First City National Bank, gixesMrs. Robert Ring, 2910 Plumb, order for all-expense trip for two toNeu York and Bermuda. including t~n nights at Waldorf-Astoria.

Sid Mellveen. Sr., 4211 Walker, wins steamship cruise for two toEurope. and is congratulated by Robert Taylor of Bloomfield Steam-ship.

Mrs. M. I. <look. 7915 Glenhrae. is congratulated hy Adolph Mar-tini Ion left i and l)eWitt Morrm~. She receNed tile for hathroomfronl Martini Tile & Terrazzo (:o.. and fixtures for modern bathroomfront Mr. Mm’rm~ of \X arren Co.

Mrs. Helen P. Van Sieklen, 6435 Stillwell, is commended by KenFellm~s of Hmlston Natural (;as: J. O. Jackson of United (;at and.I.A. Walsh of .l.A. Walsh & Co. These three companies awardedRCA Whirlpool gas refrigerator, RCA WhMpool washer and gasdryer, RCA Whirlp+ml huilt-in gas oven and range top.


Warren (:armh’M. general ma.nager of ~t Parker Buick Co.. con-gratulates l,eonard l)atillo, first prize "+~hmer.

AT AWARDS LUNCHEON---Seated at the head talde are, left toright, J. R. (.laker Aston, Col. J. W. Evans, Port t~nmmissioner W. N.Blanton. Back r+m, left tn right, General Manager .]. P. Turner nfPort of Houston, Port (~omtnissioner .]. P. HambIen. and Port (:ore-missioner Vernon Whiteside.

Final Winners In Port Contest NamedBy LLOYD GREGORY

Port of HoustonInformation Director

FIRST prize in the Port of Houston’seducational-promotional contest was wonby Leonard S. Patillo. 5310 Creekbend,General Chairman J. R. (Jake) Astonof lhe steering committee announced ata luncheon for prize winners attd donors.

The AI Parker Buick Company do-nated first prize, a 1959 two-door BuickLeSabre.

The contest was con(’eived by ViceChairman W. N. Blanton of the Hous-ton Port Commission. and was stagedwith the cooperation of The HoustonPost. llouston Chronicle, Houston Press,and Baytou,l+ Sun. The first phase of the+’ontest naming of Cap/. "Hi" Tonnage

us the official mascot of the Port dre~more than 7.000 entrants.

"’1 am so grateful to the ne~.Slmpcrs.and to the public-spirited firms of Hous-ton for the wonderful prizes," Mr. Blan-ton said.

Mr. Patillo is manager of the maga-zine Houston, official publication of theHouston Chamber of Commerce. His es-say on "The History and Developmentof" the Port of Houston--Its EcouomicIntpact on Houston and the Southwest"~as judged best.

A committee from the League ofWomen Voters of Houston, headed byMrs. John S. Lotz, picked the 30 bestessays, and passed them to this distin-guished panel of judges for the final de-cision :

Chairman J. W. Evans. who was chair-matt of the Houston Port Commission

longer than any other man ; Lautar Flem-ing, Jr., chairman of the board of An-derson, Clayton & Co.; A. D. Simpson,honorary chairman of the National Bankof Commerce; F. M. Law. consuhationchairman of Ihe First City NationalBank.

"Even before the turn of the century,the dream of deep water obsessed thecitizens of Houston," Mr. Patillo ob-served. "I was intrigued by how thatdream generated the dynamic leadershipthat eventually made the Porl of Hons-ton 50 miles from the sea one of thegreat ports of the world."

Members of the steering committeeare Chairman Aston, Joe Davies. R. W.iBob) Kneebone, W. H. Avery, SamLow, Nicholas J. Patton, Joe Mci)er-mott, Vaughn M. th+yant, Wiley George.and Lloyd Gregory.

Mrs. L. R. Haak of Bellville receives fromBob Jordan deed to lot in Sharpstown. l,otwas gixen by Frank ~’. Sharp.

Mr,q. Ralph I,. Atmar, 4012 Drake, congratu-lated by Floyd P. Vine of Proven Products(io., which donated a cruiser runabout boat.

Mrs. Ralph Barton of Wharton gets orderfor Volvo motor car from Art Hunt of Sv, edishMotor hnport Co.

MAY, 1959 11

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Royal Netherlands Steamship Company25 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y.

Regular Sailings from

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WEEKLYto La Guaira, Pto. Cabello, Guanta and Trinidad

Separate WEEKLY SailingsTo MARACAIBO and CURACAO

EVERY TWO WEEKSTo Aruba, Pto. Sucre, Carupano,

Georgetown and Paramaribo

Agents

STRACHANSHIPPING COMPANYNew Orleans--Houston--Mobile--Chicago--St. Louis

Cincinnati--Dallas--Kansas City--Memphis--Atlanta

FUNCH, EDYE & CO., INC.New York-- Detroit


Members of tile Port Commission, assisted

~;iiiil~ ~i~

Tills IS IT Port (ommission Chairman Howard Tellepsen, center.is looking oxer the bid from F. S. Smithers and Company and asso-ciates, ~hieh offered the lowest interest fur the Port’s revenue bondissue. On tile left is Walter F. Sehleyer of Fridley and Frederking.representing F. S. Smithers, and on the right is S. B. Bruce. countyauditor, who attended the }lond sate.

by the staff, tabulate bids for the ])onds.

New Expansion PAs Bond Issue Is I,~ol~led

The first revenue bonds cxet issued by the Port of Houstonwere sold at an interest rate of only ~1.048,~1 per cent to kickoff the port’s latest expansion program.

F. S. Smithers attd Company attd associates submitted timlowest interest bid for the $12.5 million bond issue. Therewere 50 bond companies represented by their proposah

Bond experts who at/ended the special meeting of Ihc PortCommission where the bids were opened agreed that lhe in-terest rate offered the Port of Houston is the lowest ever of-fered for any other port revenue bonds, exccpl the New YorkPort Authority.

"’Considering that this is the first lime we have ever offeredrevenue bonds, we look upon this interest rate as a real com-pliment for the Port of Houston." Howard Tellepsen. cbair-man of the Port Commission. said.

The companies which offered bids for the bonds, represent.ing a total of approximately 300 bond houses across tbc na-tion. and the interest bids were:

F. S. Smithers and Company and associates, 4.0d8i.1(/{;First Boston Corporation, 4.09516%; Drexel and Company,$.10’1%; Smith, Barney and Company, 4.0988%; LehmanBrothers, et al, d.0840%; John Nuveen and Associates,4.13747 %.

The Port bonds have a life of 25 years. The total net inter-est cost will be $8,068.905.

Among the projects the Port Commission is planning area bulk handling plant with dock facilities for two ships, aWorld Trade Center in downtown Houston, construction oftwo new docks with a 200 by 1000 foot lransit shed, the con-struction of a large ~arettousc on the North side of the ShipChannel as well as an extensive improvement program for theGrain Elevator. the Port Terminal Raih’oad and other fa-cilities.

MAY, 1959 13

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Transportation Built Houston’s EconomyBy MIKE ZEIGFINGER*

Through the arteries of transporta-tion flow an economic plasma that vital-izes Houston’s heartland. For only massdistribution can provide for mass con-sumption of the commodities of massproduction.

Main artery in this distribution sys-tem is the Houston Ship Channel. Com-pleted in 1915, the Ship Channel startedHouston’s changeover from an agricul-tural to an industrial economy of massproduction. Overwhelming demands forbasic materials during two world warsspurred the economic transformation.And this demand plus the Houston ShipChannel itself caused mass producingmanufacturing industries to locate here.By distributing goods nationally and in-lernationally, Houston’s transportationindustry is meeting the challenge ofmass production.

Serving Houston’s national customers,28 river and intracoastal barges last yearmoved through the Port of Houstonabout 19 million tons of cargo.

Similarly, bulk and heavy commoditiesare economically transported to inler-national markets by steamships. Lastyear ships loaded and discharged 53,-171.073 tons of (:argo at the Port ofHouston. There were 8,74,6 ship move-ments in and out of the port during thevear.

Just as waterborne carriers offer aneconomical means for shipping bulk andheavv commodities so do the railroadsprovide the same advantage for ship-ments by land.

Six railroads--Southern Pacific Lines,Missouri Pacific Lines, Gulf, Coloradoand Santa Fe, Missouri - Kansas . Texas,Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington)and Rock Island Lines- annually roll inand out of Houston with over 15 milliontons of freight. The railroads connectHouston with markets in the Southwestand by interline service with all ofUnited States and mos! of Canada andMexico.

Although air freight costs more, airlines claim their faster service reducesoverall distribution costs. They point outthat faster transit reduces such costs as:marketing, insurance, materials han-dling, local property taxes and packag-ing.

Seven domestic lines link Houstonwith major national markets. They are:American, Braniff, Continental, Delta,Eastern, National, and Trans-Texas.Two international carriers, Pan-Amer-ican and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

*Trade Promotion Manager, Fowler & Mc-Vitie. and Publicity Chairman, Transporta-tion Week.

bring Houston closer to internationalmarkets. Last year some 4,422,860pounds of freight and 1,274,760 passen-gers flew in and out of Houston.

From the warehouse of the shipper tothe warehouse of the receiver is thetransportation advantage held out bytruck lines for packaged freight. No ton-nage figures for this area are availablenow, but according to Nell J. Curry,Chairman of the Executive Committee,American Trucking Associations, Inc.,three out of every four tons of freightmoving in America is handled by trucks.He also claims that in 1957 the grossrevenue received by motor carriersamounted to $6.2 billion.

Locally, 175 trucking firms connectHouston with natimtal markets. Of these,33 are common carrier lines, availableto haul for hire.

Bus transportation is another meansfor carrying freight and passengers toand from Houston. Eight lines Grey-hound, Continental. Kerrville Bus Com-pany, Midwest Bus Line, National Trail-

ways, Texas Bus Lines, Bayshore BusLines and Gulf Coast Rocket offer con-tinuous freight service and over 100 pas-senger schedules daily.

Through Houston’s diverse transpor-tation, mass distribution of the com-modities of mass production makes pos-sible mass consumption. In turn, thiscycle helps Houston’s economy grow. Togive the transportation industry its prop-er recognition, Houston observes Trans-portation Week, May 10-16.

Five years ago, Women’s Traffic Clubof Houston, under Mrs. Charlotte Woods,originated the observance. Last year,over 200 cities in the nation followedHouston’s lead and observed Transpor-tation Week.

This year, under Paul W. Lawrence’sdirection, the Houston Traffic Club iscirculating petitions asking PresidentEisenhower to sign the proclamation forNational Transportation Week. Othercities throughout the nation are againfollowing Houston’s leadership.

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TRANSPORTATION in all of its forms is important in maintaining our nation’s standardof living.

MAY, 1959 15

Ship Via

FERN -VILLEMEDITERRANEAN

LINES

BARBER STEAMSHIP CO.

GENERAL AGENTS

FOWLER & McVITIE, INC.GULF AGENTS

Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, CorpusChristi, Brownsville, Port Arthur, Memphis,

Lake Charles.

Steamship CompaniesGain In Value

Tile program to replace the nation’smerchant fleet has, in the last sevenyears, increased the combined net ~orth

of participating steamship companiesmore than 50 per cent. Ihe Commitleeof American Steamship Lines says inits bullelin. "Shipping Outlook."

The net ~orlh of the steamship indus-try was $655 million at the end of 1957.which was an increase of more than 50per cent since 1950, the committee said.It reported the record of financialgrowth of 14 member steamship linesthat served essential trade routes undergovernment operating-differential con-traels.

Dalton NamedN.Y.K. Agent

The appointment o[ Dalton Steamship

Corporation of Houston and New Or-

leans as general agent of N. Y. K. Line

for the Gulf area effective May 1, was

announced by S. Kuwala. New York

general manager of N. Y. K.

First ship to be serviced by the new

agent will be the M.S. "New York

Maru." due at Houston May 14.

The N. Y. K. Line operates a fort-

nightly service from Gulf ports to theFar East.

HOUSTON~one of the U. S. GULF PORTS

b~ught closer to world markets by...ii

Lykes 6 World Trade Routes with regularlyscheduled sailings between U. S. GULF PORTS

and the world -

U. K. Line Africa LineContinent Line Caribbean Line

Mediterranean Line Orient Line

@Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.

Offices at: NEW ORLEANS, HOUSTON, GALVESTON, NEW YORK, Beaumont,Brownsville, Chicago, Carpus Christi, Dallas, Kansas City, Lake Charles,Memphis, Mobile, Part Arthur, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, D. C.OFFICES AND AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL WORLD PORTS.

To BRAZIL - URUGUAY- ARGENTINAand WEST AFRICA

For sailings, rates and

information, contact

HOUSTON OFFICEMississippi Shipping Co., Inc.

Fidelity Bank Building

MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING Co., Inc.New Orleans New York

Chicago St. Louis


BO~R1) OF (IONTROI, MEMBERS--Left to right: Executive l)iree-for William J. Burke, Chairman E. E. MeAdarns, Governor Daniel,Bnard Member (’ F..\IeAuliff, Board Member 1,. H. Flewellen.

ABOARD THE SAM HOUSTON--Governor l)aniel and hi~ partywent to the San Jaeinto Battleground on the Port’s inspection boat toobserve the anniversary of Texas’ indei~)endence, l,eft to right: Mrs.l)aniel, Mrs. Howard :l’ellepsen, Port Commission Chairman Ho~ardTellepsen, General Paul Wakefield, Mrs. H. R. |lagan, president ofSan ,laeintn chapter, I)aughters of the Republic. Bill I)aniel and Govm’-nor l)aniel.

San Jacinto Day ObservanceWas Gala and Varied

AT HOUSTON YA(;HT CLUB RECEPTION--Left to right: Com-modore I:oren Van Stone, Vice Commodore George H. Allen, Governorl)aniel, Rear Commodore G. A. Mabry, Fleet Capt. l)annie Bludworth,Fleet Measurer Stephen Brown.

GOVERNOR DANIEL ON BATTLESHIP TEXAS-The Governorwaves to the skipper of a ship passing in the Texas Naval Reviews.

_MEMORIAL ENTRANCE at San Jaeinto Battleground.

MAY, 1959

DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL ENTRANCE W. N. Blanton, vicechairman of the Port Commission, and chairman nf the San ,laeintoBattleground Commission, speaks.

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SAILINGS EVERY 3 WEEKS

E. S. BINNINGS, INC.Gulf Agents

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Offices

GALVESTON--NEW ORLEANS--DALLAS--MEMPHIS

General Agents for North America and the Caribbean

BLACK DIAMOND S/S CO., 39 BROADWAY, N. Y.

HUMBLE

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*Readily available at shipside at Houston, Baytown,Galveston and Harbor Island.


Huge Barge Is Christened With CeremonyVice Chairman W. N. Blanton of the

Port Commission brought congratula-tions frmn the Port of Houston April 9,when the Union Producing Company’smobile offshore drilling barge "A" wascommissioned at the Todd Shipyards

W. N. BLANTON

Corporation on the Houston Ship Chan-nel.

The event attracted a gala crowd ofseveral hundred.

Among the speakers were John D.Reilly, chairman of the board of ToddShipyards Corporation, and Ed Parkes,president of Union Producing.

The traditional bottle of champagnewas swung by Mrs. Parkes.

The unit consists of a barge-type hullconnected by 10 support columns to afixed elevated deck 80 feet above thehull. An elevator installed in one of thecolumns operates between the super-structure and the interior of the lowerhull. The deck and hull also are con-nected by four large caissons 24 feet indiameter, which provide stability for thecraft when it is being raised or lowered.

The lower hull, which is 190 feet by160 feet, is compartmented into fuel,water and ballast tanks and a pumproom. The elevated deck has three sep-arate levels which contain air-condition-ed living quarters for a crew of 42 andall necessary drilling and well testingequipment. Other facilities include a

helicopter deck and a power plant whichgenerates enough electricity to serve acity of 4,5,000 persons.

The craft is based upon a design byFriede and Goldman, Inc., marine archi-tects.

MRS. ED PARKES

Gulf-Canal ElectsBintliff To Board

Chester D. Bintliff of Houston waselected board chairman of Gulf-Canal, asubsidiary of Federal Barge Lines of St.Louis.

Purchase of Gulf-Canal was completedat a recent meeting in Houston.

Federal Barge, a subsidiary of the St.Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co., now hasa system extending over 5300 miles ofrivers and canals through the Midwestand Gulf Coast.

Other Gulf-Canal officers elected areAlbert C. Ingersoll, Jr., St. Louis, presi-dent; Noble C. Parsonage, Donald L.Steele, Peter Fanchi, Jr., all of St. Louis,and McClure Bintliff, Eugene L. Atter-bery, both of Houston, vice presidents;Herman W. Brune, St. Louis, secretary;Charles H. Reily of Houston, assistantsecretary, and Herman T. Pott andArthur R. Parson, both of St. Louis, di-rectors.

NEW SOLICITATION MANAGERStanley Pace, manager of the solicita-

tion department of the Holland-AmericaLine since 1950, will retire May 3I forreasons of health, according to an an-nouncement by Albert A. van L. Maas,manager of the line for North America.Floris M. Terwogt, manager of the in-ward division of the freight department,will succeed Mr. Pace.

Port Bureau Is ReorganizedTo protect and strengthen the rate

structure, as it applies to the Port ofHouston, the Houston Port Bureau, Inc.,has been reorganized.

Under the new setup, the bureau willconcern itself with rate and traffic mat-ters. Cargo-solicitation now is being car-

JOHN C. MAYFIELDNew President

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ried on directly by the Navigation Dis-trict.

The board of directors is representa-tive of the shipping industry and of thecity, and follows:

Navigation District--Howard Tellep-sen and J. P. Turner.

Private Terminals--Harold E. Hix,Alfred Bessell, Jr.

Oil Interests--Norman Avcnell, L. J.Snyder.

Banks--George W. Ebanks, M. R.Crockard.

Cotton Exehange--C. B. Fox, John J.Dee.

Chamber of Commerce -Marvin Hur-ley.

Houston Pilots’ Association- Capt. C.T. McMains.

Maritime Association Sam A. Dun-lap, Sr.

Foreign Freight Forwarders--Ed C.Leutsch, Jr.

These 14, directors named John C.Mayfield member-at-large, and thenelected him president; Mr. Snyder firstvice president; Mr. Turner second vicepresident; Mr. Ebanks secretary-treas-urer.

The four officers and Mr. Hix, Mr.Dee, and Mr. Dunlap form the executivecommittee.

MAY, 1959 19

AGENTS:

TEXAS TRANSPORT & TERMINAL CO., INC.New Orleans, Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi. Dallas, Brownsville, Memphis and St Louis

FILLETTE, GREEN & COMPANY, Mobile. Tampa and Pensacola

For SAFETY’S Sake

Call On

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2O PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE

Switching ChargesTo Remain SameOn I.C.C. Order

By ERNEST M. SHARPTraffic Manager,

Houston Port Bureau, Inc.The increased switching charges which

~ere published in tariffs scheduled lobecome effective on April ]0 have beensuspended by Ihe [.C.C. until November9, 1959. unless otherwise ordered by theCommission. It is identified as I & SDocket 711,8.

Tilt’ railroads have petitioned the ap-pellate division of the Commission to setaside the action of lhe Suspension Boardand let the rates and charges go into ef-fect as published. The Houston Port Bu-reau has made appropriate reply to thispetition.

The present switching charges to andfrom the docks range from $20.71 to$37.16 per car regardless of whethersingle or joint line movements. The rail-roads published a minimum charge of$30 per car for single attd $35 per cart’or joint line movements. These mini-mum charges are those covered hv thesuspension order of the I.C.C.

NEW CONTRA(’T J. P. Turner, generalmanager of the Port of Houston, was given anew two-year contract and a salary increase to..$25,000 per year at a speeial meeting of thePort Commission to sell a $12.5 million bondissue. Commissioner .John G. Turney pointedout that the Port’s progress was in large meas-ure attributed to the outstanding leadership ofMr. Turner, and he recommended that thegeneral manager’s contract, ~hieh had 10months to run, be eaneelled and replaced bya new t~o-year contraet ~it]l the salary ill-e rease.

E. S. Binnint~s, Inc.Steamship Agents

COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING

HOUSTON, TEXAS

General Gulf Agents, for

FRENCH LINE C.T.O. LINE

O. S. K. LINE HANSA LINE

TRANSPORTESMARITIMOS "CEISMA"

Agents atHouston and Galveston for:

SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINEBROCKLEBANKS’ CUNARD SERVICE (GULF)

CUNARD LINE-GULF/U. K. SERVICE

OFFICESNEW ORLEANS GALVESTON

MEMPHIS DALLAS

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE

in the

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Your Vessel will be met at the Barand Piloted to the Port of Houston by

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~k~ HOUSTON 4, TEXASMAY, 1959 21

(;RAIN MEN VISIT--National and area representatives of the Commodity StabilizationService uere guests nf the Port of Houston early in April when they made the run from Gal-veston to the Turning Basin aboard the Port’s inspection vessel SAM HOUSTON, ~ith dinnerserved on board. The group, numbering 42 in all, met with Port of Houston and private terminalrepresentatives, during their tour of this area. Sho~n in the photo are, left tn right, K. P.Roden. assistant to the elevator manager at the Port of Houston; Nicholas Patton, general salesmanager for the Port of Houston: Frank R. McGregor, l)eputy Administrator. Operations,Commodity Stabilization Service, Washington: Walter C. Berger, Administrator, C.S.S., Wash-ington: (’£ H. Moseley, 1)irector of tire Dallas office of (:.S.S.; and Roy Faulkner, skipper the SAM HOUSTON.

ON THE SAM HOUSTON--Among the C.S.S. executives who visited in Houston are, leftto right, Robert P. Beach, Office of the Deputy Administrator, Operations, Washington: DanielM. Braum, Personnel Management Division, Washington; James A. Cole, Direetor of the Minne-apolis C.S.S. office; Richard E. Moody, Office of the Deputy Administrator, Price Support.Washington, Earl C. Corey, Director of the Portland C.S.S. office; Truman J. Cunninghanr.Deputy Director of the Dallas (:.S.S. office and William G. Elliott of the Compliance andInvestigation Division of the C.S.S., Dallas.

Nedlloyd Line IsStarting DirectIndian Service

The Nedlloyd Line is establishing anew service from Houston and otherGulf ports direct to Bombay, Madras,Calcutta and Chittagong/Chalna, aeeord-ing to an atmouncement by the Java Pa-

cific Line. Inc.. general agents.

The new service will be inauguratedwith the sailing of the M.S. Balong fromHouston an May 29. Transit time fromthe Gulf to Bombay will be 30 days,Madras 36 days and Calcutla /7 days.

Nedlloyd is the only service lo proceedto India direct front the Uniled Stateswith vessels of 17 knots or better. Theships are equipped with heaw~ lift equip-ment as well as deep tank. reefer andfreezer space.

This neu service will in no ~ay affectthe two sailings monthly presently main-rained by the Nedlloyd Line from theU. S. Gulf to the Mediterranean, RedSea and Persian Gulf ports.

Strachan Shipping Company is Gulfagent for the various Nedlloyd services.

. or any of dozens of essential items of MarineSupply... your best source is Texas Marine &.I n d u st r i a I S u p p ly Co m p a n y.

Annin & Co.-FlagsAtlantic-Pacific Mfg. Co. Life

Preservers Balsa Life FloatsBeebe Bros. Winches-Hand

HoistsBeryllium Corp.-Non-Spark

Safety ToolsCannon Mills Co.-Sheets, Pillow

Cases, TowelsCarlisle & Finch Co.--Search-

lightsChelsea Clocks Co.--Marine

ClocksThe Dampney Co. of America--

ApexiorDanforth Company-Anchors

Garlock Packing Co.-MarinePacking

H. S. Getty & Co.-MarineHardware

Gross Mechanical Labs.-Handand Electric Toilets

International Paint Co.--HeavyDuty, Interlux Yacht Paint

Kahlenberg Bros.--Marine AirHorns

Kilgore, Inc.-Life Boat Equip-ment-Signal Flares

Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc.-Good-rich Rubber Cutless Bearings

W, W. Patterson Co.-SteamboatRatchets

Perkins Marine Lamp & Hard-ware Co.-Marine Lamps andHardware

Portable Light Co.-SearchlightsRusselI-Stoll Co.--Marine Elec-

trical FittingsSt. Louis Cordage Mills--Ameri-

can Brand Manila RopeSteber Mfg. Co.--Cargo LightsUnited States Rubber Co.--Me-

chanical Rubber GoodsWalworth Co.--Valves, Pipe Fit-

tingsElisha Webb & Son Co.--Webb

Perfection Oil RangesWilcox Crittenden Co.--Marine

Hardware

INDU~g


Forwarders Are WorkingTo Pass Legislation

Leading foreign freight forwarders ~ groups Ihroughou[ tileUnited States have agreed to work in unison in recommend-ing legislation to govern operating conditions of their indus-[rv.

Harry. K. Barr, President of Barr Shipping Co.. hlc.. NewYork. has been appointed chairman of the newly formed"Commillee on Legislation- United Ocean Freight Forward-ing Industry" by. 11 ocean freighl forwarding organizations,representing various sections of this (’oun|ry.

The decision of the many groups to work for a commongoal. instead of splintering their efforts is regarded as themost constructive step taken so far to preserve the funda-mental functions of this highly skilled service induslrv.

This is d~le first time that all major ocean freight forward-ing groups have joined together as an industry effort for ac-ceptable licensing and regulating legislation.~The proposedbill would set up and enforce licensing standards, outlinebrokerage services and it is believed the bill will settle thequestion of brokerage commissions which have long beenestablished.

The proposed bill follou:s the format of HR-8382. which~as a bill passed by the House of Representatives last yearhut time did not permit the Senate to ac! before adjournment.

Such legislation should eliminate "dummy forwarders." andunder the hill licensed independent forwarders must not he~’onholled directly or indirectly, by any shipper, consignee, orany other person having a beneficial interest therein.

The [fill furlher provides thai any exporter who may wishto do his own documentation x~.ork will riO! he suhject’to thelicensing requiremenls.

Ship the Dependable4

HOU-TEX LAUNDRY& CLEANING CO.

6835 Harrisburg Phone WA 6-2644

Phone: SO 2-3191 Nite: SO 3-4090SO 2-3861 SO 2-6501

GULF COAST SUPPLY COoMechanical Equipment

Spare Parts -- Marine Specialties

16th and Water Streets Galveston, Texas

BIEHL & COMPANYAgents for

Baron Line North German LloydBull-Insular Line, Inc. Nopal Line

Fern-Ville Far East Lines Ozean-Stinnes LinesGulf West Africa Line Sclndla Steam Navi-

Hamburg-American Line gation Co., Ltd.Mamenic Line Sidarma Line

NEW ORLEANS MOBILE MEMPHISHOUSTON GALVESTON DALLAS

For Quality Export Packing

INTERPACKSKILLED TECHNICIANSIE×CELLENT FACILITIES

Near Port of Houston Turning Basin

INTERNATIONAL EXPORTPACKERS

WM. L. BREWSTER, GENERAL MANAGER818 Aleen ORchard 2-8236

MAY, 1959

Sfeamship CorporationGeneral Offices:

MOBILE, ALABAMA

HOUSTON:CoH’on Exchange Building

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Export Crating ArrangedCargo ConsolidationIMarine Insurance

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Highly skilled manpower, modern machine

power and newest techniques are at your

service 24 hours a day at this well-equipped,

self-contained shipyard. Regardless of the

size or nature of the job from light repairsto major overhaul or complete conversion,

TODD delivers quality production in mini-

mum time, at competitive cost. Prompt at-tention to inquiries for custom construction

of Offshore Drilling Rigs and all types of

floating equipment.

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PRODUCTS DIVISION

GREEN’S BAYOU, HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL HOUSTON 15

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TODD OIL BURNERS. World Standard for Combustion Equipment

TODD INDUSTRIAL WORK. All phases. Heavy metal fabrication,weldments, machining, pressure vessels.

Traffic Club Visits MexicoIn a hands across the border gesture of neighborly friend-

ship, the Houston Men’s Traffic Club paid a four-day visitApril 30-May 3 to the Traffic Club of Mexico City. acceptingan invitation from the host group to come and see Ihem andexchange ideas of mutual interest on transportation methodsand problems in Mexico and the southwestern United States.

A delegation of more than 50, including wixes, made thetrip bearing greetings from Governor Price Daniel of Texasand Mayor Lewis Cutrer of Houston. a certificate of citizen-ship for Luis Amezquita, president of the Mexico City Club,and an invitation for their hosts to pay them a return visit inHouston in the near future.

The Mexico City Traffic Club was only recently organizedand is a member of the American Association of Traffic Clubs,the national organization in the United States. Maurice Mat-thews, president of the Houston Men’s Traffic Club, said theyhope to make the exchange visits of the two neighboring clubsan annual affair.

New Faces In Consular CorpsChanges in the Consular Corps of Houston in the last two

months have seen the replacement of one Consul General andtwo Consuls. and the addition of an information officer in oneof the Consulates-General, as well.

Julio Noriega Pazos, Consul-General of Peru for the lastthree years, has been named Consul-General in Bremen, Ger-many, and is being replaced by Lutgardo Beleven Cabrera,recently promoted to Consul General after having served inLa Rochelle, France, as Consul of Peru.

In March, Francis G. Bestall, Consul of Great Britain, re-turned to London after nearly four years’ serxice in Houstonand will later go to Yaounde in the French Cameroons. Hewill be replaced in Houston by Henry Niblock who formerlyserved as Consul in Frankfort, Germany. Early in April, also,fan C. L. Alexander arrived Io assume duties of InformationOfficer at the British Consulate-General, coming from Algiers,where he had been Consul.

At the Argentine Consulate, Federico Caride. Consul, re-turned in March to Buenos Aires after a years’ service, andwas replaced by Hugo Carlos Bonnet, previously Consul ofArgentina in Chicago.

AN AMERICAN FLAG FREIGHTER

Every 10 Days

Fast, efficient cargo handlingfrom Gulf Ports to the WestCoast of South America.

GULF & SOUTH AMERICANSTEAMSHIP CO.

821 Gravier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

In other cities contact Lykes or Grace


Rock Island Has4 Daily FreightsServing Houston

Service to the Port of Houston has loppriority rating with the Rock IslandLines.

Maintaining service on an even lmelduring high peaks of traffic density andalso when business activity may unclergoa so-ealled "depressed period" is para-mount with the railroad’s management.

"Houston and its port are most impor-laut to the Rock Island. and ~e are evera~are of the necessity of i,roviding topnotch service to shippers using our rail-road for import or export trade." saysRay W. Sager, assistant lraffic managerof ihe Rock Island in Houston.

Four Rocket Freights daih. sevendays a week is the box score in freightserxiee offered in and oul of Houston.

Recently 12 hours were clipped fromIhe northbound schedule to Minneapolisand Chicago. The schedule is now set upto proxide third afternoon delivery inChicago instead of fourth morning de-livery under the old scheduh,.

"This means that shippers no~ have

the added advantage of making directconnections with trains for the east leav-ing from Chicago," says Mr. Sager."’Shippers can pick up as much as 2~1hours in delivery lime east because ofthese eonneetions."

On March 15 a direct connection ~iththe (,real Northern in Minneapolis wasestablished enabling freight to by-passterminal Iransfer in Minneapolis and berouted directly 1o and from points servedbv the Great Northern.

Piggyback operalions through Hous-ton have grown from practically nil ayear ago to a sleadv stream of trafficwhich is rapidly growing in potential.

The Rock Island and ConsolidatedFreightways. hn’.. one of the nation’slarge trucking companies, haxe enteredinto agreements whereby one companycomplements the other in providing moreefficient freight serx ice in piggyback op-erations.

[]timately joint rates beh~een certainpoints served bv Consolidated in Minne-sola. Wisconsin and Norlh Dakota. andpoints in Rock Ishmd lerritorv in Texaslincluding Houston). South Dakota.Minnesota, lm~a. Illinois. "~iissouri. Kan-sas, Colorado. Nebraska and ()klahomawill be established as a positive sellingapproach to shippers in these states.

A MATTER OF SKI I.LJ,~~....-- --y’/

.~ ~ Handling , )’S~. ~.~,~ varied cargo ,,’ J]~"~. (~"

smoothly takes trained crews-- ’ /-’.,~/~-:"~"~ ~, f~"%men who give each commodity /.-72:~-jfJ~tf , [’ ~r~the articular care reauired for £~’ ’~r~ /, ~ x, TksafeP~elivery. You can see why ~y’ ~""~t

|Cunard and Brocklebank freight II ~::services are increasingly popular ~ dr~ ~ Z~Nwith Gulf shippers! To meet the de- ]~_~A~ Vmand, Cunard and Brocklebanks’ no~C’~,t~¢~provide double the number of sailings ~ ~ /~from Gulf Ports. Frequent, fast sailings to ~t~ /~ILiverpool, Manchester and London and ~V// -from London to Gulf Ports. Your cargojs

Vprotected with every facility, including :=:modern refrigeration and ventilation. Spe-cial insurance-a century-old tradition ofskillful, personal care!

Cunard Line Funch, Edye & Co., Inc.New York Gulf General Agents25 BroadwayChicago New Orleans41 So. La Salle St. 1415 American Bank Bldg.Cleveland St. Louis1912 Terminal Tower Bldg. 818 Olive Street

Houston ̄ Galveston ¯ Dallas ° Memphis: E. S. Binnings, Inc.Corpus Christi: Boyd-Campbell Co., Inc. ° Brownsville: Philen Shipping Co.

Mobile: Page & Jones, Inc.

-~ To Liverpool, Manchester & London in vessels of the Cunard & Brocklebank fleets.

J. H. BLADES & CO.Marine Insurance

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AND OTHER PORTS AS CARGO OFFERSTO

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INCLUDING PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE DIRECT

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Gulf Agents:

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Imports Are Important-. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9

through one port. When you slop to con-sider the amounts for all ports in theUnited States it is a mind staggeringtotal.

Someone has said: "The ~ages of ex-ports is imports." This was never moretrue, but the United States still has somedistance to go before our imports matchour exports. During 1957 our total im-ports for the United States was $12.9billion as compared to $20.8 billion ofexports.

As an example of why this balance oftrade is important look at this: Throughthe Port of Houston we imported $149.7million of coffee which could permit thesellers to buy .1.9,926 automobiles valuedat $30(10 each from the United States.Foreign countries earned $62.7 millionby shipping iron and steel manufacturesinto the Port of Houston. This would en-able the sellers to buy 277,200 bales ofcotton.

This may sound like an over-simplifi-cation, but the basic, fact remains thatwe nmst import if we expect other na-tions to have the money to buy our ex-ports. This is the lesson that will be ex-pounded during National World TradeWeek. and the facts must be made plain

Delta LineElects Clark

Captain John W. Clark has been elect-ed president of the Mississippi ShippingCompany, operator of the Delta Line.

His promotion from vice presidentwas announced following a meeting ofthe company’s board of directors recent-ly. Capt. Clark succeeds Harry X. Kelly,who was elected chairman ofthe execu-tive committee. Kelly has sened the com-pany since it was founded in 1919. andis the oldest employee and officer of the,’ompany in years of service.

The changes were reported by WilmerHayward, who was re-elected chairmanof the board.

Re-elected to the board were Mr. Hay-ward, Mr. Kelly, F. Evans Far~.ell. E. B.Fontain, Jr., J. Blanc Monroe. Parks B.Pedrick, George S, Westfeldt and F. R.White. Capt. Clark was also elected tothe board.

Delta Line presently operates 11 shipson trade routes to the West Coast ofAfrica and to the East Coast of SouthAmerica.

to farmers and induslrialists, big busi-ness and little business and all otherswho reap the benefits of world trade.

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SFRANK P. DOW CO., INC.706 Scanlan Bldg ............. CApitol 4-2785

SE. R. HAWTHORNE & CO., INC.311 Cotton Bldg ................. CApitol 4-6445

SJUDSON SHELDON INTERNATIONAL817 Cotton Exchange Bldg ........... CApitol 4-6966

*LEE SHIPPING CO.1600 North 75th Street ............. WAlnut 3-5551

*REPUBLIC INTEROCEAN CORP.400 Hamilton Street ............ CApitol 5-5456

W. R. ZANES & CO.220 Cotton Exchange Bldg ........... CApitol 5-0541

EXPORT PACKERSHOUSTON EXPORT CRATING & CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

7414 Wingate ................... WAlnut 3-5527William Peacock, Jr., Vice President

INTERNATIONAL EXPORT PACKERS818 Aleen (Zone 29) .............. ORchard 2-8236William L. Brewster, General Manager

LEE CONSTRUCTION CORP.1600 North 75th Street ............. WAlnut 3-5551

INTRACOASTAL CANAL ANDINLAND WATERWAY SERVICES

Common Carriers

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE2919 Buffalo Drive ............... JAckson 9-3891

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BARGE LINE CO.1714C.&l. LifeBIdg ............... FAirfax 3-4156Roger D. Winter, Manager of Sales, Houston

UNION BARGE LINE CORP.Suite 304-N, Adams Petroleum Center JAckson 6-3908Warner J. Banes, District Traffic ManagerDennis L. McColgin, Traffic Representative

TOWING SERVICEBAY-HOUSTON TOWING CO.

811 Cotton Exchange Bldg ........... CApitol 2-6231

INTRACOASTAL TOWING & TRANSPORTATION CORP.1302 Texas Ave ................... CApitol 7-2297

SUDERMAN & YOUNG TOWING CO., INC.708 Cotton Exchange Bldg ........... CApitol 7-0830

STEVEDORESGENERAL STEVEDORES, INC.

5401 Navigation Blvd .............. WAlnut 3-6678

UNITED STEVEDORING CORPORATIONCotton Exchange Bldg .............. CApitol 7-0687

and CApitol 7-3374

HAULINGImport - Export

LONGHORN TRANSFER SERVICE, INC.7112 Avenue C ................... WAlnut 6-266110 Years Serving The Port of Houston

PORT HOUSTON TRANSPORT CORP.7005 Griggs Road ................. WAlnut 1 - 1113


IS ATYOUR SERVICEfrom

HOUSTONAND OTHER GULF PORTS

... regularly toFAR EAST INDIA ¯ MEDITERRANEAN

NORTH EUROPE ¯ UNITED KINGDOM

SOUTH & EAST AFRICA

also PACIFIC COAST--HAVANA SERVICE

BERTH AGENTS

Cotton Exchange Bldg., Houston CApitol 7-3370

Intercoastal Services

Between Gulf and Pacific Ports

From Pacific Lumber Ports

to Atlantic Ports

Baltimore Fresno NorfolkBeaumont Galveston PhiladelphiaBrownsville Houston Portland, Ore.Buffalo Long Beach San FranciscoCalexico Los Angeles SeattleChicago Memphis St. LouisCleveland Mobile TampaDallas New Orleans Washington, D.C.Detroit New York

"It will pay you to contact your localSinclair Representative or write SinclairRefining Company, Marine Sales Dept.,600 Fifth Avenue, New York 20 , N.Y."

TO KEEP IT TURNINGLONGER ... FOR LESSTo keep pace with the rapid advancesin marine propulsion units, Sinclair

Research is constantly exploring new

ways to improve fuels and lubricants.

The result is a great line of Sinclair

Marine Products you can rely on

to keep your wheel turning at highest

efficiency and lowest cost. Such

products as Sinclair Diesel Fuels and

Sinclair Lubricants RUBILENE@ and

TENOL® have made Sinclair a great

name in marine oils.

SINCLAIR MARINE LUBRICANTS

MAY, 1959 31

POSTMASTER: If not delivered in fivedays, return to P. O. Box 6278, Houston6, Texas. Return Postage Guaranteed. BULK RATE

U. S. POSTAGEPAID

Houston, TexasPermit No. 5441

~11¯¯~G ,ding Rods.. for Peru

THIS IS LONG REACH A shipment of grinding rods bound for Peru is loaded aboard the

S.S. GULF MERCHANT at Long Reach. A spacious wharf, marginal track

facilities and all necessary equipment for simultaneous operations are

located at Long Reach.

¯ Berthing for 8 vessels

O .¯ ¯

¯¯ Marg,nal rail trackage 3428 ft.

¯ Simultaneous handling 200 cars

¯ Locomotive cranes, 75-ton derrick

e Modern freight handling equipment

¯ Covered area 1,400,000 sq. ft.

Wharves ¯ Warehouses ¯ Cotton Compresses

Owned and Operated by GULF ATLANTIC WAREHOUSE CO., Houston 1, Texas

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