SUPER LINERS

Southland Times, Issue 22766, 17 December 1935, Page 7

SUPER LINERS

AMERICA’S PLAN FRANCE AND BRITAIN OVERSHADOWED ATLANTIC SUPREMACY (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 8.40 p.m.) New York, Dec. 15. A bold bid for American supremacy in the transatlantic passenger traffic by introducing a revolutionary type of service designed to conform to American tastes has been urged on the Government by Mr Paul Chapman, the financier, and a former president of the United States Lines Company. Mr Chapman’s plan, which he recently revealed to Mr Roosevelt, contemplates the construction of two super liners in size far overshadowing the Normandie or the Queen Mary. They would cost about 50,000,000 dollars each, and would have a length of 1250 feet, a beam of 144 feet, a displacement of about 100,000 tons and a cruising speed of 34 knots. Fox- accommodation each would have 5000 identical state-rooms, which would provide facilities for 10,000 passengers. The four-day passage to Europe would be at the unheard of maximum rate of 60 dollars. Dining arrangements would be on the so-called “American plan,” the passengers paying.foi’ theii’ own food at various restaurants and cafeterias; the rates woulcj range from 25 cents to five dollars a meal, according to the means and tastes of individual passengers. Mx- Chapman contends that such a service is necessary to meet the demands of the American travelling public and should be provided by the United States. The Government’s reaction to aiding and financing such a project is not disclosed.