The morning call., 1893-04-16
CENTRAL AMERICA.
About the Trade With
That Country.
SLIPPING FROM PACIFIC MAIL
Shippers Who Rejoice That the North
American Navigation Company
Has Been Established.

The merchants of San Francisco having
decided conclusively that the success of the
North American Navigation Company is
assured so lar as this end of the line is con-
eerned are naturally turning their attention
toward central America, with a view TO
fathomlng the probable outcome of the
enterprise there.
The fact that the st. Paul Is due here
Tuesday with large cargo of coffee and
Spanish American products. while the City
OF Panama and COlima, which arrived here
ON the 18th and 14th respectively. were filed
principally with ballast, does in itself prac-
tically solve the enigma
Barry Baldwin was the first gentleman to
give his ideas regarding the Central Amer
leans patronage of the new steamers.
"Of course" commenced Mr.. Baldwin,
the Central Americans may very naturally
take advantage of any very low cut of rates
by the Pacific Mail. but SO far as my OBJ
seryation is concerned, and have had con-
versatiOns with several parties from the
south VINO know of what they speak, have
concluded that the new line will get its
share Of the business and more besides.
THE present fight Of the railroad and the
Mail Company is only a repetition OF the
action taken by the latter corporation to
oust the firm Of McAllister, Otis & Co.
rms hrm was young and more easily
handled than The North American Com
pany, which has capital and influence TO
back It..
81 feel satisfied Of the success of the en-
terprlse and that our trade will receive
fresh impetus.
mo, | do not think" continued Mr..
Baldwin. that Central Americans will be
msled by the Mail Company's temporary
reductions. think that they Will feel like
the shippers of this city, that to kill compe-
titioD Is TO kill trade. They will stand by
the new line, am convinced"
Mr.. Haswell, secretary of the North
American Navigation Company, was asked
to give his opinion of the outlook for The
company's steamers at the other end of the
line. The gentleman thought it would not
be policy for him to speak of the matter as
yet. as q special meeting of the board of
directors will be held Monday afternoon
and all matters of this nature will be dis
cussed.
The following is quoted from letter re-
ceived in this city from Guatemala by a
local merchant; the writer's a coffee planter:
II ain surprised and delighted at The turn
affairs have taken lately regarding freight
rates.
Under the new schedule believe it will
be pTQntable Tor us to snip direct to you at
San Francisco for points west OF Chicago in-
stead of New York as heretofore"
Here Is what one OF the members of the
firm OF Blanco, TreguerTes 81 Co. of Saliva
dor has to say:
san Salvador. as well as all Central
America, will be benefited by the new line;
it will permit OF our doing larger business
with your port"
Blanco, Treguerres & Co. are agents for
the Pacific Mail Company at La Libertad,
but in spite Of this fact one of their principal
men feels at liberty to speak his mind
Mr. Locke Of the J0hnson-LOcke Mercan-
tile Company thought it very natural that
the North American Navigation Company
should have to face a rate war. and assures
the public that the company will be fully
able to hold its own in the race for COM
mercial supremacy.
+. l.. James. prominent coffee planter
OF Guatemala, who arrived in this city last
Thursday, stated that the coffee crop of
Central America this year will be very
heavy. He said: The merchants of
Central America are rejoicing over the
establishment of the new line of steamers,
and are giving their promises of patronage
to 1t. They have had a sufficiency of the
Mail Company"
Below is an approximation of the amount
of coffee still on the piers at five of the
principal coffee shippine pOrts of The south.