The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-26
rSINESS DEVELOPING.
..,,,,a, Steamship Company NegO.
tlsilng for Two Vessels.
,.on ,acATILE SHIPMENT TO HAVANA
p.,o Arranged for--More Central
~ ...csn Fruits Are to BE Brought
Nv ln-Galveston News.

,..n Texas. December 25.--The
v ,ns steamship company is ncgotiat.
4, two more ships TO be placed in the
between Galveston, Havana and
.ssas The Dudley has just been
"a i the service. but it seems that the
,o... is now IN its infancy and that
Is fully developed it will be more
~ ,be beople OF Galveston had expected.
s D. Blttinger, the president of the
L,ssv in conversation with Post rep.
',.t,tye this morning. said that up to
\. o,eseut everything had progressed sat.
-sforily with the exception of few
IN, htches naturally incident upon the
.,g,maton OF o new business lie says
a, ibe outlook for outward cargoes Is
scsraglpg and that there has also been
amber OF inquiries regarding the rates
x p,ssepgers from parties who desire to
a, Havana and Bue1elGs. Some of the
M, are to be sent direct from Galveston
havana from which point they will pro-
M 70 Bluefelds Passenger accommo1a.
M, will be furnished on the ships In
Il, near future for all who desire TO take
ld4ulage OF them.
Min ile last cargo of bananas brought
NJ from Bluehelds there We're quite
tsulsr Of oranges and cocoanuts. Ihe
eslges grow wild in Nicaragua %nd are OF
I ,eiy ine hayor. On the plantation which
! oaned by this company In Nicaragua are
lS 1000 ptnNpple plants, and these
sai lear In Marcn anu April when tine
sgact will be brought to Galveston for
lglent TO the Interior.
HLl & Davenport have arranged for reg
nj sbipments of cattle from Galveston
b Hirana via the ships of this company,
ri Will ship from 100 to POO head eacn
ha received for shipment OF 1000 head
lNI the middle of next month.
Tie Nicaragua steamship company has
kA purchased an oil burning tug, the
iai, at orange and this will be sent to
lBfaeds TO be used In towing lighters
tgn the shore to the channel where the
dis are loaded.
" Bttlnger SAYS that it is the purpose
4 The company TO adopt the use Of oil
Al fuel wherever possible, as it saves
but twothlrds Of the cost Of the fuel.
Ne Dudley, ship of the company now In
NJ, Is being measured with n view of
iTng her transformed into an oil burner.
ID the Gyller, which sailed yesterday, will
10 Be equipped with oil burning apparatus
w u agreeable 10 neT owners, this vessel
hlg only chartered by the Nicaragua com.
N.Y. The two ships. for the purchase of
IElta the negotiations are now In progress.
vi also be transformed into oil burners
! Non as they are delivered to the com
inT
i 5 rather remarkable that the adoption
oil as fuel by SO many concerns which
ire In the past consumed SO much coal
y not had the effect of decreasing the
dee o. coal. Pocahontas coal, the kind
Nlalily used on ships leaving this port,
SUI selling at $3.50 per ton, the same
we that It has been selling for some
rs there being an additional charge of
cents per ton for loading It upon the
tne subject that the price Of coal must
,ltually come down, though there arc
Pc who advance the Idea that the price |
iuel oil Will be raised to make the
'rs' Of the two fuels nearer equal.