The Republican journal., 1892-03-31
Ocean Carrying Trade.

ENGLlsHMEN RECOGNIZING THE SUPER
IoRITY OF THE GERMAN-AMER1CAN
LINERS.
LONDON, March %, 1S92-The uneasi-
ness in England, particularly in shipping
circles, at the increasing traffic of the
North German Lloyd steamers, which call
at Southampton on their way from Bremen
to New York and ON their return voyage,
continues to increase. The Times in a
recent article drew attention to the in
creased business done by the German lines
the North German Lloyd and the Ham
burg American, and said that COMPARE
son of their business with that of the
British lines would not be gratifying to
British pride.
The Times further said that the statis-
tics showed that the North German Lloyd
heads the list for the decade up to and in
GLIDING 1891, with a total of 1873, 66S pas
sengers for New Y ork. and the Hamburg
American comes next with 525, 900, giving
a total of 1,264, 56s. The White Star
heads the English lines with 371, 1913 pas
sengers, the Cunard comes next with
323, 900, the Inman follows with 1922, $50
and the Guion with 237, s36. The total of
these amounts to /, 255, $50. This COM
parison becomes the more remarkable
when we reflect that this state of things
has all come about within the last ten
years, and is a consequence of a distinct
policy OF high speed and improved accom-
mediation, which has operated in precise
ly the same direction of increasing trade
and improved dividends wherever it has
been pursued.H
1T may seem strange" the Times con-
tinues, that Great Britain. which is
usually credited with being the leader in
all matters of ocean navigation, should
i'll case where the communication is be-
tween people of the same race be out
stripped by an organization OF foreign
origin; yet it happens, as consequence
OF developments so recent that one can
hardly believe the thing possible, that the
two great German companies have actual
ly IN ten years outstripped the perform
ance OF the whole of our great American
steamship companies as commonly under
stood. The comparison in the carriage OF
the mails between Great Britain and New
ork shows similar results to that of the
carriage OF passengers. New York letters
have been delivered in London nv the
Hamburg American line in 1863 hours and
minutes from the New York Post Office
to the General Post Office in London. The
White Star steamer Teutonc has deliver
ed them in 17s hours and / minute and
the Cunard steamer Etruria in 1856 hours.
The Teutonic and Etruria sent their let
ters by way of Queenstown. the German
lines by way of Southampton. If the
port of call of the latter had been Ply
mouth instead of Southampton four hours
more would have been saved: but. as it is.
the New York Post Office has sent lO1 de-
spatches by Southampton, and by the
German lines, out of total of 1922 -
To-day the Times publishes another al
ticle on the same subject, in which it says
that the workings during the last decade
and the great strides that have been made
by the German lines prove that the cost of
ocean greyhounds means large profit for
their owners.
The Times further says there is no doubt
that Liverpool only became New York
port because Carolina grew cotton and
Manchester spun it, If matters are ar
ranged to suit the present requirements a
Channel port will be chosen in place of
Liverpool.