The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-15
THE KOSM0S LINE.
New Steamship Company
in the Pacific.
Rates From san Francisco TO South
Ans rlCan Ports WIN be
Cut In Two.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The
Kosmos line of steamers that is to con-
meet Antwerp, Hamburg, London. and
South and Central American ports in
monthly service will be a great boon
to this Coast. California dried fruits
and canned goods will go direct to a
European market, while English and
German products will come here near
ly three months quicker than they can
by sailing ships. Between Guatemala
and San Francisco alone the time will
be shortened from two to three days,
that is, if the steamers do not stop at
Gulf of California ports.
The Kosmos Company was formerly
one of the largest steamship owners in
Europe, but during the last year it has
sold fourteen of it's Oldest vessels Now
none of the fleet is more than ten
years old, and all of them are 12-knot
ships or better. They are splendidly
fitted out for the first, second and
third-class passengers, and are light
ed throughout with electricity and all
modern Improvements. All the steam
ers are thoroughly equipped for the
handling of freight.
1t is not the intention of the COM
pany to do any rate cutting in Central
American trade. There will be no
fight on those lines with the Pacific
Mail Company, but the rates to Colom-
DO and South American ports will be
cut in two. This will give the mer-
chants of San Francisco and the bust
ness men of the interior a chance to
build up trade with the west coast of
South America, enabling them to hold
their own with New York and other
Eastern points. At the present time
over 1000 tons of merchandise is sent
out of New York to South American
ports via the Straits of Magellan.
The principal intention of the COM
pany is to give a fast steamer service
from San Francisco and San Diego to
Havre, London, Antwerp and Ham
burg. Special inducements will be Of
fered to shippers of canned goods and
dried fruits and quick dispatch will be
guaranteed. The coffee and sugar
crops of Central American ports will
be attended to, and once the Kosmos
line is in operation there will be no
such thing as coffee lying on the
wharves in Guatemala and Costa Rican
ports for five or six months awaiting
shipment.
The steamers of the new line will
| dock at the Oceanic wharf and all sup
plies for their outward voyages will
| be purchased here Captain Howard
| the able superintendent of the Oceanic
| Steamship Company, will handle the
steamers, so they are sure to get good
dispatch and be well cared for. John
| d. Spreckels & Bros. Company will be
| the local agents for the new line.
If matters progress as we'll as is an
| ticipated, the KOsmOs Company viii
| put line of steamers, under the Ger
| man flag, on the run between Sal
| Francisco and the Orient. Leudal M
Gray, general agent of the kosmo
line. leaves for Mexico on Saturday tt
arrange matters in connection will
the advent of the Tanis, the frs
steamer of the line, at Mexican port
next month.
PANAMA., Aug. 29.-Advices from
Guatemala state that the agency OF tn
| Kosmos line of steamers has made tn
announcement here that the steame
Tanis, leaving Hamburg on Septembe
Is. will inaugurate a service to Sal
Francisco in competition with the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company.