The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-27
NEWSFRoM THEWATER FRONT
SHIPMENTS or ~ MnER ron THH
MONTH FAIRLY LARGE.

The British ship Harvest Queen WIZ
Probably Finish LoadinE Big
To-dsy-Nan-on People SIN Want
90 Ran steamers Prem savannah
20 Cubs-TuE DauRtiess 90 Tow
narge~ an Cubsn Nater--Matt~rs
of Istere-t 20 shippers aud MARI
ners.
Unless there S. some unforeseen hia-
draace BE- b. expected the British snip
Harvest Queen viii finish loadlng to-day
FOR London. the largest cargo Of yellow
pine lumber ever shipped from savannah.
owing - the care exercised. it has taken
considerable tine 20 load the vessel
though much OF the delay is due 10 UNI
favorable weather. 40 work was done on
rainy days.
The shipments OF lumber 70 the North
during tho month have been fairly large
and those from Jan ) VIII also make an
excellent showing for Savannah. As stat
"a some days ago 30 the Morn. 10, News
shipments Of yellow pine are now beiug
made 20 South American ports. with the
prospect that this trade viii grow TO
r.sEmacent proportions shortly. Several
lumber exporting ports are nilng orders
from South America al present. ana the
chances are that the most satisfactory
shipping point 20 the buyers will get the
greater share Of che business hereafter
The Munson steamship people have not
taken any further steps toward the es-
tahiishment OF "a line Of steamers between
savannah and cuban ports Mr. G.. ".
Howard thc.r local agent stated .yostcr-
Gay that he mad not heard from The Nun
sons FOR some time. but their last ndvices
90 MIN were that they were watch4ne
Tor an opportunity TO put on a line. and
would do 80 when the first oucourag cement
is offered by business men. During the
past few months several large Savannah
iobosrs have sent drummers to cuba. and
tho number Of statesmen there Is steadily
increasing II Il believed 90 be only a
question Of time until enough business
Will BE- had 20 warrant the establishment
Of line TO cuba.
The celebrated tug Dauntless we'll
known IA this and other southern ports
sa blockade runner Lsrevious 10 che
Christmas for cuban waters. where che
VIII be engaged In the peaceful pursuit
Of towing barges q sugar ami molassea
from smaller ports 20 shipping points
The Dauntless was thoroughly overhaul
90 before ieaving jacksonville The yes
eel Is owned by Mr.. ". a. Bisbee Of this
city
The year 1900 has been the mos; impor-
imnt IN che history Of the Atlantic coast
shipbuildirg 10 decade. The Philadel-
phIa Maritime Journal publishes statist 4cs
showing thai fifteen steamships. one bark.
thirty-five sachooners and twenty-five sea
gong baxges have been constructed. Full
ly 20 per cent. OF the steam vessels were
hLilt Ia the Delaware river shtpysrds
Siugularly enough. bur one sQuare-rig-
ger was built on the Atlantic coast during
the year. IL was the bark kauilani OF
so tons. at Bath. Me by tho late Ar
thur seWa.L
In the construction OF schooners. the
Down East shipyards are FAR in the lead
Those ia Maine alone are credited with
81 OF the total OF Is. The tendency OF the
builders In the construction OF this spe-
Giles OF craft has been steadily toward
greater tonnage Seventeen Of the thirty
i've schooners are more than 100 tons
register. The war 1900 was also marked
by the six-master. Two OF this kind are
now ahoat. tine George W. Wells and tho
Eleanor Percy.
Significant feature IN che work OF
the year was the large number Of barges
contracted for. In former years these
craft We're simply schooncrs or barks
cut down to meet the requirements OF
ccal carriers TO be t0Wed 10 their destina-
zion.