Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-16
NEW FIELDS OF TRADE.
A CHANCE EOE THE SOUTH To
EXTEND HER BU SlNESS.


Rapid Development of Freight and PAs-
sengsr Traffic Between the West III
dies and the Unite Il states since the
First Of the Ysnr-FiOrida Getting Her
Snare.
The inauguration last week OF the
Cuban fast mail service between Ne"
York and Havana, 10y way of Tampa
was the realization of a project that mas
been ia contemplation by the manage
snent of the Plant system good WDlle'
Pine establishment OF the steamship Illle
between Tampa and Havana was move
3n that direction. Though not yet eIghJ
months IN service the fine steamship Mas
cote has been found too small for the
rapidly increasing business, and she
has b. en- sent back to the builders
70 he heightened twenty feet. She
has powerful engines and has beaten
the record Of all ships OF her length for
speed. When she goes back on the line
d. is expected that she Will be able 10
make faster time than ever before. I1e
Mascotte's place Is being filled by one OF
the Morgan Steamship COmpany's vessels.
An important passenger and freight
traffic is developing between the W est
Ind es and the United States by the RANT
steamship line, and that company has
given Cramp & son an order Tor new
ehin. II is to be 30 feet In length, which
IS 90 feet longer than the Mascotte now
Is me new ship ls TO be ready for ser
vice by Feb. |, 1887.
Al present there is only a semi-weekly
service between Tampa and Havana, as
that is all that the government mail con-
tract calls tor between May and Novem-
u 81 q k..p NUN a
be tri-weekv. 1t may sound singular TO
Say that the Cubans are developing South
Florida, but il is nevertheless fact.
Ybor City, a suburb of Tampa, is an Illus
Grafton. At the beginning of the present
year the suburb was nothing more than
small cigar factory and few shantles.
Now there is large factory there sur
FOUNDED by quite village OF Cubans,
The sugar industry is being introduced
Into Florida from Cuba also, and the Mas
cotte carried tons Of sugar cane roots for
planting from Havana TO Tampa in the
Spring. Jacksonville and Middle Florida
ipwns are reaching out for West Indian
trade and those cities are supplying the
Cubsns with certain goods which were
formerly obtained in New York. In fact,
New York and New Orleans were about
The only cities OF the United states tnAt
were known in the West Indies IN busi-
mail from the West Indies 10 carried by
way OF Tampa, jacksonville and Savan-
nah TO New York, and there is great
Baving in time. The travel is coming
The same way and nearly every
"trip of the steamships there are from
ten to twenty through passengers for
New York. savannah merchants have an
opportunity TO extend their trade and get
new business by following up the opening
OF new lines and new services by the
plant system. Railroads are being con-
structed In Cuba and neigh boring islands,
and quick connection is being established
between the WIndward Islands and Ha-
Rana. A large part of Central and South
American trade is destined to get into the
United States through Tampa.
One drawback 10 passenger travel be-
tween the United States and Cuba has
been the heavy charges for passports.
The United states charges 50 for pass
port, the Spanish Consul formerly charged
81 TO inspect 1t. and a Notary charged 81
dor the oath. On Aug. the Spanish gov
ernmenl reduced tue consular fee from 81
TO 81. The Federal government will be
asked to reduce its extravagant charge.
The gauge OF the South Florida railroad
is being changed from narraw to stand
ard, and by Nov. through sleepers will
DE put on from New York to Tampa.
Passengers and mail can then leave New
York Monday morning at 1873, Charleston
On Tuesday morning, and they Will arrive
Bt Tampa Tuesday night and Havana
W ednesday night. Mail vessels are the
only ones that are allowed to enter the
barber of Havana between sunset and
sunrise, and the morning gun is frequently
the signal for a fleet OF vessels which ar
rived during the night to enter the port.