Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-08
The clyde Lines.

AN ENrRRpRIsiNa FIRM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ENERGY, HARD WORK AND sUCCAss-HoME BUILT
SHIPS. AND PRosPERoUs COMMERCE.
II our commerce is dwarfed by the cheap and
dangerous British .hulls that swarm on the ocean
we have some enterprising coast owners that
are achieving tremendouss results. One OF
these il solid sensible Thomas Olyde who lives
up at Olaym ont, halls from the Port OF Philadel-
phia and builds his staunch ships in the ship
yards of the Delaware, and sails them on .
score OF rontos. The "Olyde Lines run everv-
where, from Philadelphia North and South, along
the Coast, and now they have absorbed the
trade between New York and Havana. AS the
Pennsylvania Central overshAdows the lttle-big
roads that traverse New York State, but cut
more OF . swell in Wall Street Stock Gambling
than in trans-continental competition, 30
Thomas Clydes enterprises are beginning to e1-
tend into the port OF New York, and make him
not only the largest ship-owner in the United
States, (for he has long been that) but the ac-
knowledgcd Admiral Of the fleets Of our Ameri-
can waters.
THE DIFFERENT LINES FROM PHILADELPHIA.
A Philadelphia pAper-the Ddy--Of a recent
date speaking Of Mr.. Clyde, and his partners the
firm being known as VIM. r. Clyde 4 Co., says
they now have five distinct lines OF steamers
running from that port to various points along
the Atlantic coast Gndto the West Indies During
the past year they have done upwards of mill
ion dollars OF business, and the prospects are
that the business Of the coming year will be
greatly in excess OF that OF the post.
The Philadelphia and Charleston line consists
OF the large and powerful steamers Ashland and
Equator, capable of carrying from fifteen to
eighteen hundred bales Of cotton each. They
leave each city alternately every Friday and usu-
ally make the run in sixty hours.
The Philadelphia and Providence line, for Bos-
ton and the New England States, is now a semi
weekly line, on which are employed the iron
steamships Gulf Stream, Virginia and Alliance
They leave PhilAdR., and Providence every We'd
nesdAy and Saturday, making the run in about
thirty hours. So great has been the increase OF
business on this line that in a short time the
Messrs. Clyde will most probably add to this line
the steamers William p. Clyde and the Mary in
order to accommodate and meet the demands oi
the shippers. The departures will then be tri-
weekly, instead of semi-weekly as at present.
The PhilAdelphia, Norfolk and Richmond line
employs the steamers Empire, J. W. Eyermar
and j. 3. Green one of which leaves PhilAdel
phia every Wednesday and Saturday. Recent!
quite an impetus has been given to this line.
The Washington and Alexandra line employ
the steamers George II. Stout and New York
which leave Philadelphia every Wednesday ant
Saturday, touching at Baltimore.
The Philadelphia and New York daily line em
ploys the following steamers The Beverly, e
q. Biddle, A. O. Sinners, Ann Eliza Brlstol, May
flower, and Philadelphia.
THE NEW YORK AND HAVANA LINE.
Quite recently, as intimAted above, the Messrs
Clyde have purchased the New York and Havan
line, which consisted Of two steamers, the Nor
Oasle, and Crescent City, They have at one
added, however, their excellent ship, the Va
mihgton, as sound boat AZ ever was turned ou
of a ship-yard. She WAS built In this city, b.
the Harlan Hollingsworth Company, and Afte
9 service for several years has proved hersel
worthy of the high reputation our builders en-
joy. She has been in the New York and Calves
dence line