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45157	Forwood, William Bower, Sir	Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920			.txt	text/plain	27801	1320	71	up of the American trade in 1756 gave a great impetus to shipping. Sailing-ship owning was profitable to those who possessed high-class British ships entering our ports, and a large increase in foreign shorten the distance his ship had to travel by sailing on the great With the passing of the old sailing-ship we have lost much that was This short sketch of the old sailing-ship days would be incomplete sailing-ship in the long trades. steamer of to-day has improved, the design of the passenger ship has emigration trade, which had hitherto been carried by sailing ships; in two years of the war ships earned large freights, not, however, due to The Government control has taken ships out of the long voyage trades working of our ships at sea, but if on their arrival in port they have vessel of her time--the "Scotia"--and the ships of to-day:--	./cache/45157.txt	./txt/45157.txt