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Stress Need of Merchant Marine At Annual Northwest Merchants Exposition Seattle—Many Exhibits in Marine Section—Observe Marine Day with Program of Education By Robert C. Hill Pier 41—Seattle—Terminus EATTLE, the Pacific’s port of G proses, is the slogan officially adopted by the Maritime associa- tion of Seattle at the first annual Marine day celebration. Hereafter, Marine day is expected to be a year- ly event for the purpose of stressing the importance of ships and shipping not only to the seaports of the Pa- cific but to the great hinterland whose products in large measure move by., “Cooperation With People of Interior water to market. Seattle’s Marine day was sponsored by the Maritime association of. Seattle, organized by shipping men for the purpose of arousing interest in the merchant marine and in deep sea ship- ping. After much consideration it was decided to combine the marine exposi- tion with the Pacific Northwest Mer- chants exposition, an annual event of merchandise display to which are invited the merchants of this state, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The ex- position was held during the week of Aug. 8 to 13. With the presence here of the Pacific fleet and navy auxiliary vessels, and the national realtors’ convention, attendance at tue exposition exceeded all previous records. Friday, Aug. 12, was designated as Marine day and a program em- of Admiral Oriental phasizing the extent of shipping out of Pacific Northwest ports was suc- cessfully given. Marine and aquatic events as well as the weekly chamber of commerce luncheon, at which speak- ers hammered home the _ economic need of adequate water facilities, served to impress upon the public at large the foremost role which ship- ping is playing in the commerce of the nation. * Combining Marine day celebration with the Merchants exposition was a happy thought because it opened the eyes of many people from the in- terior to the importance of deep sea shipping and the effect it has upon their own success and profit. It also served to clear away the jealousy and misunderstandings which invariably exist between residents of the back country and those who have access to deep water facilities. The exhibits of merchandise and the marine displays were held in an appropriate setting. The entire sec- ond floor of pier 41, one of the port of Seattle’s largest terminals, was given over to the exposition. This pier is the terminus of the Admiral- Oriental and American Mail line steamers operating freight and pas- MARINE REVIEW—September, 1927 and American Mail Steamers—S. S. President Grant at Right senger services to all sections of the Orient. The express liner PRESIDENT GRANT was alongside while in an ad- jacent berth lay the U. S. S. TEn- NESSEE. Thus both a modern unit of the merchant marine and an up-to- date fighting machine were open to inspection and proved of keen inter- est to those from inland towns. Pier 41 is a modern wooden ter- minal provided with both open and covered storage space. It is the long- est deep water terminal in the world, measuring in excess of 2500 feet from shore to pier head. The terminal has a total area of 927,100 square feet, has car trackage for 396 cars and provides berthing space of 5380 feet. Depth of water at low tide at all its berths is 35 feet. The marine exhibit occupied one entire aisle of the show and included more than sixty booths, occupied by steamship lines, supply houses, tow- ing companies, brokers, marine publi- cations, stevedores, repair yards, sal- mon packers and allied industries. Painting of ships and cleverly exe- cuted ship models were much in evi- dence taking the visitor back to the days of the clipper ship era and com- paring the carriers of that day with the modern motorships of the present. 19