Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1901 — New Vessels Built. [ARTICLE]

New Vessels Built.

Vessels buUt in the United States and officially numbered by the bureaq of navigation of the Treasury Department during the fiscal year ended Monday number 1,173, of 401,285 gross tons, compared with 1,058 of 405,677 gross tons for the previous fiscal year. The whole tonnage built has been exceeded only twice in our history—in 18£>4 and in 1855—when the maximum, 583,450 tons, was attained. Geographically, vessels were built as follows: Atlantic coast, 735 of 190,948 tons; great lakes, 103 of 153,148 tone; Pacific coast, 151 of 46,105 tons, and western rivers, 182 of 11,094 tons. Increase over last year on great lakes, 53,862 tons; Atlantic coast, 30,372 tons.