The morning call., 1893-05-06
ONE MORE BLOW.
Dealt at the Sunsets"
Business.
STEAMERS FOR NEW ORLEANS
The North American Navigation COM
pany to Reach for Trade in the
Southern States.
STEAMERS FOR NEW ORLEANS
The Sunset route" is threatened With an

The "Sunset route" is threatened With an
eclipse.
The long-enioyed exclusive traffic which
the Southern Pacific has manipulated be-
tween New Orleans and San Francisco. to
the detriment, as usual. of our city, is
about 10 be diverted to another channel,
the legitimate course toward which tile vol
ume of this trade will naturally grayitate.
Merchandise from New Orleans north
and to San Francisco Will be delivered at
rates which are destined to take all the
shine out of the Sunset route and darken
the last twilight ray of the Southern Pa
cics hopes.
The North American Navigation Com
rany is going into the Illuminating busi-
ness on the New Orleans line itself. 1t
will let little genuine light in on the bnsi-
ness Of that section and show the San Fran
cisco merchants how to get some of the
traffic OF the Southern States.
Two steamers will be put on the New
Orleans-Panama route Goods will be
transhlpped at Panama to vessels for New
York and San Francisco.
In order 10 get the longest possible haul
over its own lines the railroad has, as often
as was possible. routed goods via New
Orleans. All freight for Eastern points
shipped from Southern California has been
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this way.
This new move on the part OF the competi-
tive steamship company has created no
small sensation in business circles
California canned goods are 10 demand in
the Southern States. Some wears ago there
was quite a market for them in that sec
tiOn. and they brought big prices. 1t soon
became apparent 10 the Southerners that
they were paying % per cent for the canned
| goods aud 75Pper cent to the railroads, and
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| TO decrease.
| A similar statement can be made of other
| California products, while on the other
hand purchases made by this State at New
| Orleans assume unreasonable values after
arriving at San Francisco for the same
season as is explained of the canned fruit.
New Orleans molasses, for example,
brings better Price in San Francisco than
| 1t does in other cities that are an equal
| distance from New Orleans as this city.
| There being a demand for New Orleans
| syrups in California, the railroads have
| made rates for their transportation which
| renders them almost luXuries so far as cost
| is concerned.
Not only will this new steamer line deal
| directly and adyantageOusly with New
Orleans, but it will open up an entirely
| new Held Tor California goods in all the
| Central and Southern States.
The North American Navigation Com
| pany intends to secure larger steamers for
Mexico and st. Paul being altogether too
| small TO fill the bill.
The California League Of Progress. which
was organized as an adjunct To the Traffic
Association. has decided TO devote all its
time ana attention to the solving of the
transportation problem.
AT meeting Of the league held last
evening resolutions were adopted indorsing
the new steamship company as follows:
WHEREAS, The loyal support of the merchants
If,
the North American Navigation Company
organized Tor the purpose Of enlarging tie
tlade OF our State, opening up new markets for
It's products an, freeing its people from the
grasp of monopoly; therefore be ii
ReSotUed, That The California League OF Prog
ress. IN mass-meeting assembled, heartily I'M.
dorses The North American Navigation Com
pany and pledges the cooperation and patron
age OF It's members 10 The maintenance OF this,
the INST actual opposition TO the exaction and
oppression against which our merchants have
struggled unSuceessfully till the present Time