Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1868-02-20
Direct Trade with Europe from Bal
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The direct trade with Europe which has here
tofore been partially established from the port
of Baltimore is about 10 receive an important
extension by the organization OF a line oil steam
ers TO Bremen. Messrs. A. Schumacher 4 Co,
announce that the North German Lloyd Will
put on two screw steamships OF twenty-five
hundred tons burthen and seven hundred horse
power each. which will make regular monthly
trips hereafter between Baltimore aud Bremen.
The first vessel will leave Bremen for this port
on the Ist of March next, taking her departure
from Baltimore on her return voyage on the lst
of April. These steamers will touch at South
smpton going and coming They will also sign
bills Of Ialins for freight to London and Hull
"A most imnortapt feature in this new line
In addition TO the above line OF Ocean steam
ships, we understand that negotiations are now
pending to replace the steamships oi our Li'ei-
pool line with one or more vessels OF tonnage
equal TO those Of the Bremen steamships, and
as we have previously stated, offers have oeeh
made by leading French capitalists to put on
line between Baltimore and Havre the moment
one-balf the capital is subscribed on th's sac
All these movements promise well for the COM
mercial future of Baltimore. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railway Company has for some years
past been using its best efforts to promote, de-
velop and put upon permanent basis, direct
trade between this port and the ports OF Eu-
rope and II is due, in part, TO its great lniu-
ence and 10 the facilities it can command IN tho
matter of transportation inland, as well as
from the interior to the seabord, that the bre-
men line has been established. Ii is at the ca
pacious pier, said TO be the finest in the coun-
try. built by the Baltimore and Ohio Company
al Locust Point that the Bremen steamships.
will land their passengers and cargoes.
The prospects for the success OF this line are
unusually good. In respect to Immigrants a.
lone the statistics of the German Society oi tins
city show that during the year 1867 no less
than ten thousand and seventy -fourr German
immigrants arrived at the port OF BALTIMORE
OF these. nine thousand two hundred and TWEEN
ty-one took passage from Bremen ana eight
hundred and ffty-three from Liverpool on
landing here. seven thousand OF them proceed
ed West over the Baltimore and Ohio hnlroad;
more than fifteen hundred went to Pennsylva-
MIA and the West over the Northern Central
Road, and about thousand, chiefly those who
were unable TO pay their passage, or who had
friends in the city, remained in Baltimore, somo
Of whom have settled here permanently.
But the success Of the Bremen line Of steam
ships does not by any means depend upon tho
importation Of immigrants. although tho pas
sage money paid by the latter will make con-
siderable addition to the receipts Of the compa-
ny. The city Of Bremen is the most important
entrepot for tobacco on the continent, and is
the principal emporium Of what was but recent
ly the Kingdom of Hanover. and also Of the
principalties Of Hesso and Brunswick, and
many other States, now incorporated into tho
North German Confederation, through which
the river Weser flows.
The imports into the United States from Bre-
men for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1866,
amounted in value to twelve millions seven
hundred thousand dollars, and were principal
ly made up Of woolen, linen and cotton goods,
goods of mixed silk and wool, or silk and cot
ton; cigars, toys. rags. wool, wine. and willow
ware.
During the same period the exports from tho
United States TO Bremen amounted in the ag-
gregate to over thirteen millions Of dollars, to-
baccoin the leaf being the chief article Of export
Among the other articles were petroleum, both
crude and refined hemp. raw cotton, lard.
copper, hides, rice leather, slaves, dried fruits
ana some COIIee auu sugar.
For many of the domestic products included
in the above list, Baltimore offers unequaled
advantages as a port Of shipment. Our coast
wise lines Of steamers bring 10 this market the
cotton, rice and naval stores Of the Southern
States lying on the seaboard, whilst the most
perfect communication with 81. Louis and the
far West is kept up through the main trunk
line Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
the Central Ohio and Marietta and Cincinnati
Raroads--both Of which latter are now work
ed as tributaries to and prolongations Of the
main stem Of the Baltimore and Ohio. Equal
ly easy aud certain communication with thein-
terror States Of the South is also bad by means
of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Virginia and
Tennessee and other Southern railroads.
As the nearest port on the Atlantic seabord
for the saeo shipment Of the valuable products
Of the region 10 which we have referred, aud
occupying position which admits Of the rapid
distribution Of goods and passengers landed
here from foreign countries. Baltimore offers
facilities for the support Of more than ono
steamship line to Europe. II is therefore graft
flying to know that so enterprising company
as that Of the German Lloyd, has had the sa-
gacity to understand and assist in developing
our advantages With corresponding display
Of enterprise on the part Of our own merchants
and capitalists, our city might rapidly take
and command that prominent commercial po-
sition among the ports Of the United States TO
which from the causes we have stated she IS 50
Justly entitled. Baltimore Gazette.