The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 172
ed 240 saloon passengers, and she hasoften carried 1000 steerage. Such a record is unprecedented inthe St. Lawrence route. They intended to build a boat of 6000 tons, but as the subsidyfor carrying the mails had been reduced to $126,000 a year, andthere was a doubt as to its renewal, they abandoned… … THE ALLAN LINE. 153 the boats down to a fixed day, and a fixed hour of sailing—in itselfa great drawback; it also compels the boats to run at a high rateof speed, which tells upon the coal bill; and it frequently involvesdetention for the mails, as well as compels them to call at Movillein all…
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