The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-21
NEW FRENCH LINE STEAMERS.
.uxiliary Freight Service between
New York and Hayre Successful.


A. NJ. Thackara. Consul of the United
States at Havre in letter to the State
Department under date of July &c, writes
as follows concerning new lines OF steam
ers between France and the United
States:
The only new lines of steamers which
have been recently established between
the United States and France are the
auxiliary freight line Of the Compagnie
Generate Transatlantique GFrench line)
and the line operated by the Compagnie
Franco Canadienne de Navigation va
peur.
II am informed by the agent OF the
French line that the results Of the supple
rnentary freight service have been salts
factory to his company. There are three
steamers employed at present-the Bor-
deaux, 47S8 gross tons; the Alexandra
Bixio, 2,253 tons. aud the Fournel. 2s1Sf
tons sailings take place every three
weeks from Havre. the vessels calling at
Pauillac (Bordeauxt en- route TO rev
York. If the trade should demand it, the
sailings would be increased to every two
weeks, or oftener if necessary.
The Compagnie Franeo-Canadienhe &c
Navigation a Vapeur is French COM
nany. with a capital OF s48,250, which was
recently formed for the purpose OF carry =
ing on a monthly steam service from
Ravre and Bordeaux to Quebec ana Mon
treai. Its head Offices are at PARIS, )
Rue de Louvre the Canadian agent be-
ing A. Pointiron. sc Rue St. Francis
Xavier Montreal II advertises to issue
through bills Of ladiRg for merchandise
direct to Toronto. London, Ottawa, Hamli-
ton. Kingston, and other cities IN the
interior of Canada and the United states
Il has at present two steamers-the Mont.
blanc. a vessel. according to Lloyds, OF
3.279 gross tons. and the Louisiana, l,943
tons. II would be difficult at this time
to say whether this line viii prove 10 be
| q success.
The Barber lire is running line OF
/ chartered freight steamers between Ne"
! York, Havre. and Dunkirk, with irregular
! but frequent saiiings. at Dunktrk, I'M
| less there should be sufficient return cargo
| from that city and Havre TO New York,
| the vessels are surrendered
| The United States Consular Agent al
| DunkiYk was recently asked by some EGG
| lish friends whether there would be a
chance of creating a new line OF steamers
| between that port and the United States
but he does not think there is any pros
/ peCt OF dEhnlt6 action DSlns taken at pres
| ent I am informed by the United STATES
| Consul a. Nantes that there is no hkel'-
hood of a new line OF steamers being es-
! tablished between BTest and the United
| States; but the question Of new linF
| from Philadelphia to Nantes is being agi-
| tated with good hopes of success Informa-
| ton concerning this line Can b obtained
| by corresponding with R. De BonaTd, d
| Quai de Ia Fosse Nantes, France
The eaIlings al CheTbouTg OF the laTgi
steamers belonging to the Hamburg
! American Company, the North German
| Lloyd and the American line have in
| creased the maritime importance Of thai
port. The commercial situation, however
Will not be greatly changed unit! import
| ant improvements shall have bsen made il
the inner harbor OF CheTbourg. so that the
! large vessels effecting the transatlantic
service can enter therein, and prompt ar
! engagements shall have been made for the
| reception of the vessels and the handing o
| their passengers and cargoes.
AT present, the transatlantic steamer:
| have 20 lie in the outer haTbGr, and pas
sengers. baggage. and merchandise have &c
| be embarked and disembaTked By means O
| small steamers