The Portland daily press., 1900-07-12
Portion Of the Capital
Assured.
A Project Which viii Help This
City Not Little.

A few weeks ago the PRESS printed
an interview with man who said that a
steamship line between Portland and
Yarmouth, NJ S., would be paying in
vestment and who believed that such
line would be established before many
years That man whom the PRESS re-
porter interviewed was a prophet, for the
line is in fair way of being established,
and since the interview was published
great progress has been made in pro not
ing this enterprise.
Yesterday afternoon PRESS reporter
had an interview with British Vice
Consul John B. Heating. Mr..
Heating has been advocat-
ing the establishment OF such line since
he first came to Portland. He has been
assured by the Atlantic and Dominion
Railway Company Of Nova Scotia that
such a line would pay and shat it would
come in time, but it has not been until
lately that any encouraging signs have
been shown.
These gentlemen told q PRESS report
er that it viii require a capital of $3.50
600 to establish this line, and of this
amount s1C0, go IS already assured. The
purpose is not to put on slow or cheap
boat.
The promoters and those who are will
ling to put this $4,000 into the ven
ture want to have built a steamship
about 800 feet long, with twin screws
and capable of making 90 knots. The
distance fr ON Portland to Yarmouth, n
S., is 40 miles Such q steamship as
they propose to put on the new line will
make this run between breakfast and
supper. In other words the boat viii
leave Portland about eight o'clock and
land the passenger at Yarmouth in time
for dinner at the Grand Hotel at six
o'clock. This viii be a daylight trip
along the most beautiful stretch of coast
line in the world, from a city whose
summer attractions are obtaining a great
reputation the country over, 20 the land
OF Evangsline, made famous by Longfel-
low, who was born in Portland. The
fare for this daylight trip, it is proposed
will be 81 80, For this sum a trip can be
made to a foreign land and with ease
and co Mort the tourist can visit at small
additional cost the beautiful Annapolis
valley, made famous in song and story,
journey on to Newfoundland, with its
picturesque and rugged scenery and its
quaint customs and people.
The new line will be only a summer
service and will not aim to become a
freight service. In the winter time the
gentlemen who are interested have made
arrangements that the steamship to be
built will be used by the Plant Steam
ship line, between Tampa, Florida, and
Havana. In this way are use1 some Of
the superb boats of the Dominion and
Atlantic company Of Boston, in the win
ter time. The palatiaI steamers are new
er idle. They follow the season about the
coast, and by this combination are al
ways paying well and always crowded.
The Florida season ends about the time
the service here should begin and this is
the plan the new company proposes to
follow.
AS the PRESS reporter was informed,
the Plant line is prepared to put $780, 600
in the new boat and make use OF her in
the winter time. 1t remains for the pro-
motors to raise $4,000 in New England
and the Provinces and they have assur-
ances that this can be done.
Ii this idea is carried out it will be
great thing for Portland. The tide OF
travel is setting towards the Maritime
Provinces in summer, and if this new
line should be established ana advertised
in connection with the Plant line of
the South, Portland would receive much
benefit from the tide sof travel and
travel Of the very richest and best class.
The plans have progressed so far that
designs of boat have been drawn up.
She win be larger, faster and mora sump-
tuously furnished than any boat now
running into Portland. She win be so
arranged that paIatial accommodations
may be obtained for advanced prices or
the ordinary traveller may be made COM
Portable with less luxurious surround
ings.
Mr. Heating says that he feels confident
that this steamship line will be in opera
ton by another year. "With all of the
summer travel that is now going to the
Maritime Provinces, none of it aids Port
land though this city might be made
the centre of this business. A daylight
sail to Yarmouth in the summer time
would be an attraction which would
give the steamship all the passengers it
could comfortably carry. have assur-
ances that the amount of capital required
is forthcoming and hope to see the boat
required on the stocks in short time.''
MOONLIGHT SAIL.
The members Of Co. c., A. o. H., and