In order to do that thing tley had to recondition their vessels in order to provide satisfactory space for these passengers. Now. if we would carry out the proposals submitted and get estimates from the navy yards. and soiwe limitation was not placed upon them. and we placed on it $100.000 in improvements. it would require much time to recondition. Under the policy adopted by the Shipping Board they take a crew of ship carpenters aboard the vessel with the material. and they go abroad to where these immigrants are collected. and they recondition the boat on the way over there. The boat is sailing all the time and does not lose any time by that arrangement. and they get the work done o1 a ship. according to the evidence submitted by those in charge. mucl more easily than if they would tie it up while the work was being done. Besides. the vessel is in movenient all the while.
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