The morning call., 1893-03-25
NOW FOR THE SEA.
The Heavily Laden Mexico
Off To-Day.
HER STATEROOMS ARE FULL.
There VIII Be a Special Booming
of Northern Pleasure Resorts
This Summer.

AZ U CluCh lO-inOTIOW, or as soon IN ere
after as the tide will serve, we will send to
sea our second steamer, the Mexico" said
Captain Merry yesterday afternoon, and
then added, land it will be a red-letter day
in the annals Of commerce on this coast.
Not only will the Mexico leave with the
hold packed with freight, but the vacant
staterooms and even the decks of the vessel
are filled. In other words, we have more
offers of freight than we can possibly handle,
even if the Mexico had twice the tonnage at
which she is rated"
What will be the estimated value of the
Mexico's cargo as she leaves this port?" was
asked.
That is question l cannot answer, or
even guess at" was the reply, "but of this
can assure you-the second steamer leaves
with far larger cargo than the first and we
have enough freight at command left over
to load third vessel ofsher size and capa-
city. Now, about the passengers. We
don't propose to take any cabin passengers
at all and for this reason. Late advices
from the isthmus tell us that 1t is probable
that all passengers will be DELAYED from one
TO three days, probably the latter. and we
don't propose to undertake the risk of caus-
Ing any one unnecessary Inconvenience. The
new line was not established to compete for
passenger trafnc Just now, but for freight
only, and hence we book only people who
are willing to go in the steerage. Besides,
we need every inch of room for freight that
we can possibly fud aboard the ship, and
we are filing staterOOm and deckroom with
goods instead OF people. By-aud-b per-
haps, we will talk about cabin passengers
but II is too soon now to bother about fares
etc. Slowly but surely is cur motto and
you need only to visit the ombard-sireet
wharf to satisfy yourself that the Mexico
Is full TO overlooking That's all the news"
and the president of the North American
Navigation Company bowed the reporter
out.
At the Offices of the agents of the new
company the scene was an unusual one
-Four clerks and the manager were busy
signing bills OF lading. and the waiting ap-
plicants had to fall in line and take their
turns at the counter.
"We'ell take all we can" was the reply
OF the agents, but the Mexico is only one
ship, and when she's full she's full, and
that ends it. We Ouly wish the Mexico was
the Great Eastern. We could come pretty
near crowdlng her capacity"
Down at Fourth aud Townsend streets
and at the Offices of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company not man could be found
that had ever heard Of the North American
Navigation Company or the ship Mexico,
except they had an indistinct recollection
that there was or had been ship of that
name plying between San Francisco and
other ports at some time in the remote past
The Mexico sails to-day, loaded to the
guards, and, in the veruacular of the street,
don't you forget it,
The Santa Fe Company has issued new
order, which will be of interest 10 not only
railroad men, hut all persons having busi-
ness with that line. 1t is a. fellows:
Mr.. J. d. Springer, having resigned as third
Vlce-preSideat ni tli- company and its auxil-
laTles, IN elect March 81, Inst. TO euter service
Of another company Jhe office Of third vice
president will not at present be 1illed. After
March 81 inst all business connected with
ported to aud transacted through The third vice
president should be conducted directly as 10
freiCht traffic with Mr.. J. A. Hapley, freight
ttaic manager, and passenger traffic with MIR.
w. L. White, passenger traffic manager. Mat
tiers concerning tn law department, heretofore
reported 10 the thiTd vice president, should be
addl eSsed 10 Hon. George R. Peck, general
solicitor aud general affairs TO Mr.. d. b. Robin
sou, hrst vice president.
The Javanese who arrived on the steam
ship Gaelic on Wednesday night leave for
Chicago with their village in Grated boxes
this afternoon. They 20 by special train, con-
sisting Of one Pullman sleeper five tourist
sieepers and ten freight cars. The route is
via the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and
Northwestern railways. In the Pullman
will be the Radeu Admin, in charge of The
natives, who will occupy the tourist cars,
and with him will be his suite and Messrs.
g. c. +. W Mundt, A. KiTkhoVen Jr, and
j. \. kalff, the three Europeans in charge
of the Java-ChieaGo syndicate. It is ex-
pected that the trip East will be made in
fast time, but no special effort will be made
TO make the run phenomenal one. The
village is boxed aud Grated, measuring 100
tons, and is said to be Yeritable wonder in
Oriental work. On the same train the
oraug-outang from SYRIAN will be n pas
seuger, but he Will be attended by others
than tie native Javanese. They know too
much about the man ape" to fool with
him.
The new schedules for the summer are
being prepared by all the coast lines,
especially those running TO the northern
resorts. Unusual excellence Is promised In
the train service and some reductions, not
only In rates of fare but hotel rates AZ re-
sorts. are foreshadowed.
The northern lines propose making q bid
Tor the summer business this year that will
win, was the statement made by an official
OF one OF the lines yesterday, ana then he
hastily added. But doa't quote me. There
are new people in charge of one of the lines,
and there IS no telling what they'll do"
That was what an employe of the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railroad said
He also said, in referring to the change Of
management: I'VE don't know where the
AK is going 10 fall, if it falls at all; nor do
we know Just when the decapitauian is to
begin. If there is to be a decaptaton. We
are all waiting until March 30. Then we'll
know where we stand. but rot before"
Generally speaking things are remarkably
quiet among the railroad people, all of which
IS attributed to the Worlds Fair. Every
line with an agency in San Francisco eX-
poets great trade and passenger traffic Sin
few weeks, but just now passengers are as
scarce as hens teeth.