The record-union., 1896-09-14
new OCEAN SERVICE.
GERMAN LINES TO RUN VESSELS
TO GALVESTON.
Negotiations Between the Southern
Pacific Company and Two Trans
atlantic Steamship Companies.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-Nego-
Southern Pacific Company and two of
the great transatlantic steamship COM
panies, by which it is hoped to mater
tally lessen the cost of second-class and
steerage transportations between Eu-
ropean ports and the Pacific Coast.
So far have these negotiations pro-
ceeded that it can now be announced as
a fact that the North German Lloyd
Company will establish a monthly line
of steamships between Bremen and Gal
weston, with passage rates not higher
than for the same classes of business
to New York. The steamers it will de-
tail for this new service are the we'll
known Halle and the Crefeld, vessels
that have excellent regulations and an
enviable prestige, acquired in success
full traffic with the port of New York.
These vessels were designed for steer
age passengers, and the ample upper
space usually monopolized by cabin pas
sengers in vessels carrying such is, in
these, given up to the comfort and con-
venience of the steerage, and give safe
and enjoyable accommodations for 1000
people.
The Wittekind and Williehad, sisters
| to the Halle and Crefeld, and under the
same ownership, are also mentioned in
connection with this service. The Halle
| is bulletined to sail from Bremen for
Galveston direction September 10Th, and
the Crefeld is scheduled to follow her one
month later, on the 10th of October,
and thereafter the Goth of each month
| is to be the sailing day for steamer
| from the port of Bremen to Galveston.
The Hamburg American Company has
signified it's intention of emulating the
enterprise of the Bremen Line, and will
| put suitable steamers of it's fleet in a
| similar service, with Hamburg as a
| pert of departure. 1t is further an
nounced that If the proper encourage
| nent is received by these companies
| they will put into operation a bi-moth-
| IL service from each of their respective
ports to Galveston direct, greatly to the
advantage of the commercial world to
| the westward of the port of Galveston,
for the steamers will carry freight as
| well as passengers.
The fare from Bremen to New York is
&34, and it will be the same to Galveston
by the proposed new line. From Ham
burg to New York the fare is S31 80,
and it will be the same from the German
port to Galveston. 1t will thus be seen
that the passenger destined to San
Francisco will be able to save the diff
| ference between the fare from New
York to San Francisco and that from
Galveston to San Francisco. There are
two generally used routes at present be-
tween New York and San Francisco for
this class of business. One is by steam
er to Norfolk, thence by rail to destina-
ton. The other Is all rail. By the form
er the fare is S5S %, and by the latter
S63 -. In the one case the passenger
will be able to save SIG % and in the
other S21 10, a most important con-
sideration to people of this class.
Another very important advantage
that passengers will enjoy who take
the proposed new route will be the alb
sence Of many transfers from one line
of railroad to another. At Galveston.
which point they will reach without
having been compelled to make any
change, they will be put aboard the
Southern Pacific train and be taken
| direct to their destination without fur
| ther transfer.