The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
ARE STILL FIGHTING ].
Atlantic Coast Line WIthdraWs IFS Freight
From the Bay Line.
WILL SHIP BY sou1HERA's STEAMERS
The Agent at Baltimore Says It Was
Only Done TO Facilitate Transfers
Mt Primers .Poins-coast Line I'm
Recent Rate waP-seaboard Bids
for Wilmington Traffic

Another phase has been added to the
transportation puzzle, involving. the
Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
railway and the lines of steamers oper-
ated on Chesapeake Bay by both sys-
TENS.
The Atlantic Coast Line of railways,
| which for the past twenty years has
shipped its Baltimore freight via the
steamers of the old Bay Line, which
is operated by the Seaboard Air Line.
has issued general order to agents and
| hasadvlsed shippers that hereafter all
freight forwarded by or intended for
the Atlantic Coast Line will he hauled
between Norfolk and Baltimore via the
Southern's new Baltimore, Richmond
and Chesapeake steamer line.
During the recent rate war the Coast
| Line virtually rendered support to the
Southern. This. it is supposed, is the
cause of the change.
The SeaboaEd has retaliated by an
lnounclng Il class and commodity rate to
Wilmington, n. c. Although 1t has a
line to that point the Seaboard has
| never before solicited business for de-
livery there, as it was under agreement
! with the Coast Line not to do so.
Just what these unfriendly move
ments mean 1t is difficult to say, and
whether or not it has any bearing on the
Louisville and Nashville dcker,
but as the Coast Line Is a good friend of
the Southern it is unlikely that it would
deliberately knife its new acquisition,
| which, If reports OF Southern control of
the Seaboard are true, it would be doing
by its present action.
Mr.. Harry Walters. president and Mr..
/. NJ Emmerson, traffic manager OF the
| Coast Line. while in the city were ap-
preached on the subject by Virginian
representative, but they declined to dis
cuss the matter.
| MIR. G. c. Kenly, agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line in Baltimore, stated to an
| American reporter that the change is
| made for the purpose of handling their
own freight at their own warehouses,
which, he says, will give the shippers a
days better time from here to points
South. Heretofore freight for that line
has been going to Portsmouth, Va. by
the Bay Line, and been transferred from
there to the Atlantic Coast Line through
| the Seaboard Air Line. Instead of the
freight going to Portsmouth by the Bay
Line, 1t will be handled by the York
River Line at Primers Point. one of the
Northern terminals of the Atlantic
Coast Line. THE change is not the re-
suit of any disagreement with the Sea
BOARD said Mr.. Kenly, but is made 50
we can handle our own freight at our
own terminal. and give the shippers the
advantage Of getting their goods
| through on better time. The change
affects the entire East, and hereafter all
freight for our line from Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York. Boston and
providence will be delivered to us at
Primers Point"
| While this is an official change of the
route. the Bay Line will continue hand
| ling freight for the Atlantic Coast Line,
as formerly, AZ stated by President
| HOFFMAN. 1t is likely they will deliver
IL 10 the Coast Line at Primers Point.