The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03
SHIPS DON'T MAKE THE TIME.
COMMISSION MEN SAY O'CLOCK
DELIVERY Is NOT MADE.

stored to = O'CIOck-They say Ret
ter Results Would FOIIOw-A Fac
tor Says the Ocean Steamship Ves-
sells Are Usually Behind Time.
Planters Would Rather Ship by the
Water Route if Results Are Good.
Vice President EEan Says Every
Effort VIII BE Made for the Benefit
of the shippers.
The commission men of New York, who
handle the truck that goes to that port
via the Ocean Steamship Company, are
not satisfied with the 2 a. m. delivery the
Ocean Steamship Company began to make
on all vegetable shipments a few days ago
When it was first agitated. nearly all of
the leading commission men were opposed
TO the early hour for many reasons, pre-
ferring the a. m. delivery, as it had been
made for quite while.
The truck growers of Savannah and 9TH
err places that ship via the steamship com
pany We're satisfied with the change in
the hour of delivery, as they thought It
would give them the same show with
their produce that the rail lines get. The
the docks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Old Dominion Steamship Line be-
| ing open at 2 a. m, and having their veg
etables delivered at that hour. Il is
claimed the New York market is virtually
over by Z O'Clock, and that the shippers
get no chance.
Maj. G. NJ. Ryals would like to see the
| Ocean Steamship Company make good its
promise of deliveries at a. m. He would
| like to ship by that route, but believes
the company should get the growers pro
| ducts on the market at the hour named.
! He has received a letter from his New
York factor giving the time when the last
three deliveries before the date of the let
ter were made by the Steamship company.
The commission house states that the ship
on the first of these three days got in
| port too late by an hour to make the prom
| ised delivery The next steamer, which
| should have arrived In time for the carly
delivery on Monday morning last did not
get in to deliver her freight until 7:So q. M
! The last vessel noted by Maj. Ryals cor
respondent arrived at o'clock.
Vice President Egan of the Ocean
Steamship Company was asked about the
alleged late arrival of the vessels in New
York. He said that everything is being
done to get the vessels in on time and TO
give the growers of this vicinity and of
the South, who ship by the line, the best
| possible service
The Ocean Steamship Company's route
is favored by the planters. They former
ly shipped by that line in great quantities
with good results, and they do not see
why they cannot again do so. The rates
! are almost 50 per cent. less by water than
by rail, and this is a great consideration
to extensive growers of vegetables. A re-
cent reduction in rates given by the COM
pany has made it all the more popular,
and the planters will be glad to patronize
it to a much greater extent than for the
past few seasons, if the trips northbound
can be made in sufficient time to get the
vessels at their docks for the early de-
livery.
The commission men of New York pc
titioned the steamship company not to
i change the hour of delivery from to
a. M Their petition was not granted, and
they are now trying to get the objections
to the early hour before the growers of
the produce they handle. The factors in
sist that it is not a selfish motive that
induces them to object to the early de-
| livery. They say it is the interest of the
shippers that induces them TO take
stand in favor of the late hour The con-
| centration of all the buyers at the sew
eral wharves in turn is considered a much
| more advantageous method of getting rid
| of the shipments, the bidding is then
| sharper and the stuff goes with a rush.
| The commission men have sent out cir
| culars that state the reasons, in their opin-
ion the o'clock is more TO be desired than
the O. clock delivery. 1t bears the names
of ffty-three commission houses, all of
which are said to be among the best in
New York. These signers say they do
not wish to antagonize the Ocean Steam
ship Company They say if that company
persists in making the delivery at a. M,
whenever the arrival of its steamers may
permit. the merchants will handle the con-
| sjgnments to the best advantage possible
under the circumstances. They state that
they consider il for the best interest of
shippers. receiver, buyers and steamship
company alike that the early delivery
! should be discontinued.
To determine by what route, rail- or
water, they will ship their vegetables will
probably be "a difficult problem to Savan-
nah growers this season. The lower rates
would argue in favor of the steamship
company, and il is doubtful to the plant
ers that its facilities are not equal to those
of the railroads. They say the water line
can carry some vegetables just as safely
| and Wen as the ROADS. All thlS would
| probably serve to get the steamers large
| shipments We're it not for the objections
of the commission men to the early hour
| of delivery in New York. Even with these
| objections, the steamship line may get a
| great deal more business than it has of
| recent years.
1t is said, however, that the planters
| win hardly try 10 stand up against the
continued opposition of the commission
men They seem TO think they are in
the hands Of the latter, to be done with
as they may see fit. If they say the
vegetables cannot be sold, It may result in
one of two things, the company resuming
the Z O'Clock delivery or the growers ship
ping by rail. This they would be very
sorry TO have to do on account of the
higher rates.
LOCAL Personal.