Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-21
NEWS or THE STEAMSHIP LINES.
4 New White star Freightcr-Pians
nf the Various Companies.

CHew York journal OF Commerce.
\ reporter for this journal made
| tr.p on Tuesday to the various transat-
| lantlc STEAMSHIP, offices with view
| Of discovering the condition Of business
and the outlook. As a rule = condition
! satisfactory for the reason was reported
| 10 the cabin business. while stecrage busl-
ness was said 10 have taken quite h:ue
! squirt after a prolonged period OF m
! activity. Tho demand for freight accom-
| mediation, however. was reported 10 be
very moderate. At the Office Of the North
! German Lloyd Stcamship-line II was
/ stated that larger number of steerase
/ passengers than had been booked for
! considerable period were engaged for the
! Lain. In fact. representative OF the
! company said that as Storage business
! had been quiet of late tie was at Joss
| 10 eCcount for the sudden squirt IN
! Storage business.
| \ NEW WHlrE-STAR FREIGHTER
! Fer some time reports have been print
/ cd tina, the Nhite-Star Steamship Com
! pany Was building new passenger
! s-,tmcr tc be called the Gigantic. and
another Itmor had il that the company
was building combination steamer 10 be
named the Heroic. ioth these reports
were denied at the Office Of the line yes
! tCvday. The company. however. Is build
inS freight steamer which Will he
! launched this spring, and VIII be named
the Hcri.C. she VIII De larger than either
tha CeVic or the Bowie and is construct
ca on fHthcr-impToved lines. The dimen-
s!ons have NOT been received on this
side yet, but Il is expected that she Will
make her first passage In the fan She IS
on the stocks at Belfast
ANOTHER II M Il L r G-AMERICAN
STEAMSHIP.
The Palatia. the fifth and the last new
freight steamer contracted for by the
Hl,abTe-Am rican steamship Company,
win make her first smiling on May 18TH
Instead Of Aprii 7th. The dimensions Of
The Palati1 are the same as the other
vessels. details Of which have already
Been published in these columns. These
vessa's arc ntted up with refrigerators
capable OF @ rlying N0.fu2 pounds OF
dressed meats each, but since the embargo
on American beef and beef products on
the part OF Germany these cold storage
compartments have been used for
other merchandise Nr Boas. the
agent OF the line said that the line
had Intended % rake a specially Of this
class Of meat traffic, and the officials were
greatly disappointed when the embargo
burg American Line, beginning in July,
Will make q landing 1T CherbouTs for the
Accommodation % passengers TO France.
, THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
report has been In circulation that
when the Harbor Commissioners Of Dover,
who are expanding n large sum OF money
In the enlargement Of the harbor, have
completed tSe improvements 1t Is prooa-
BILE that the North German Lloyd steam
ships VIII abandon Southampton and make
Dover their port OF cal. Gr. Gustav
Schwab. the agent Of the line. says that
the matter OF landing at Dover has been
talked about for long time. but no def
mite steps had been taken, nor would
they until the Isrbor Commissioners OF
Dover should extend and improve the har-
Dor 70 such an extent that IL would be
safe for the large vessels TO enter IL at
oil tides and weather. Unless this should
be agreed 10. II Is not likely that the