Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-13
Railway Men Speak on the Sub
ject Of New Shipping Plan.
They State That 1T VIII Result in Increased
Shipments From Norfolls to Loading
Foreign Ports-The United States Ship
ping Company States That Norfolk VIII
Have More Ships Better Export Facill-
ties and Greater Freight Shipments
Than In the Past.

Certain statements relative to Nor
folks exports published in Newport
News papers and republished in papers
IN Norfolk and Portsmouth are so mis-
leading and erroneous as to merit cor
rection. These statements will no doubt
be given wide publicity and, for the
purpose of correcting their evil effect
as far as is possible, the Virsinian-
Pilot to-day gives these reports atten-
ton.
The export arrangements noted have
oeen made by the Chesapeake and Ohio,
Norioik and Western and Southern
Railways.
MIR. w. r.. PAYNE'S STATEMENT
In regard to this arrangement Mr.. w
i. Payne, who is in charge of the for
eiSn freight department of the Norfolk
ana Western Railway, says: '.The
Noriolk and Western Railway has en-
tereu INTO an arrangement with the
,1rn,.fS states Shipping Company to
PROVIDE steamship service for it's eX-
port business to the ports of Hamburg.
iSotterdam Amsterdam. Glasgow Ant
werp, Belfast and Dublin. The United
states shipping Company steamers for
the above ports have been operating
from Newport News for number Of
years. and have built un large BUSH
ness, ana. as Il business proposition in
the absence of any possible arrange
ments TO bring Norfolk into competi-
tion with the Newport News service.
IL was thought advisable to combine
with the present Newport News service
ana thus largely increase the export
business of the Virginian ports.
The arrangement does not make the
| port of Newport News paramount in
respect to sailings, rates, etc. but to
the contrary, Norfolk is to have the
| benefit of the United States Shipping
Company's service for direct salings
as business will justify from time TO
time-that is to say. alternate sailings
as may be required by the character
and quantity of cargo in hand at the
respective ports. The Norfolk and
| western WILL when necessary. barge
| its freights' to Newport News, and the
Chesapeake and Ohio, will, when neces-
sary, barge its freights to Norfolk.
This is simplv n reciprocal arrange
mcnt and will. in my Judgment result
in largely increased freight shipments
from Norfolk.
a gentleman closely identified here
with one of the leading railway lines
that enter this city said that the ar
rangement would he beneficial to Nor
folk by reason of the fact that il will
give Norfolk shippers direct conncc-
ton with Amsterdam, Rotterdam
Hamburg, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and
Antwerp. with regular sailngs from
Norfolk and Newport News every fort
night. {, In his opinion this arrangement
will be beneficial to the city of Norfolk
| by reason of the fact that under this
arrangement the railroads interested
concentrate their foreign shipping bust
ness TO one steamship line in the same
| manner as is done with the coastwise
| business of the various railways here,
which should enable the steamship
| line to be financially a success and not
prove Il failure as has been the case
| in the past, due largely to the fact that
foreign steamship lines have been sup
ported only by one railroad.
While the present arrangement is in
| connection with the Chesapeake and
Ohio, Norfolk and Western and South
ern, the Seaboard Air Line and Allan
! tic Coast Line are doine considerable
business with the same steamship line,
and indications point, to their taking
up the same line as their steamship
| connection for foreign ports.
| The S. a. l.. is now loading at its
wharves the steamship Barton, which
we understand. is furnished by the Uni
ted States Shipping Company. for
| Hamburg.
THE UNITED STATES SHIPPING
| COMPANY.
| A visit to the office of the United
| States Shipping Company confirmed
| the statements OF the railway men
above noted. The representative of the
! United States Shipping COMPANY fur
| Their stated that, by reason of this new
t Il
for the coming year will largely exceed
! those OF former years and that the
| number of foreign steamers loading
general cargoes here will be greatly in
creased.