Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-23

Chicago. May 19-With the stars
and stripes proudly Tapping to the
breeze and radiant in her new coat Of
paint and polished brass the steamer
Northeastern steamed out from the
st. Paul docks yesterday afternoon
and started on her long journey to
London, England. The Northeastern
feels prouder than her sister ships Of
the Northwestern line, for she is
bound on the important mission of in
Producing Chicago as an ocean port to
the metropolis of the world.
The Northeastern carries a miXe1
cargo of Chicago produce She has on
board 1000 tons Of glucose to be dis
tributed among the sugar refneries of
Europe. The next most important
item of her cargo consists of twenty
five tons of butter and cheese shipped
by the Chicago Cheese company, 73
South Water street, as an experiment.
IL the shipment proves successful it
will open up new and important ave-
nue. of commerce for Chicago.
Butter and cheese are always in de-
mand in Europe, but heretofore the
shipment from Chicago, the central
market, has been attended with loss
and inconvenience, most of the car
goes having spoiled before reaching
their destination. This was caused
by the gulf stream, which is traversed
by all the steamers from New York
and Philadelphia en- route to Europe.
The warm waters of the gulf stream
heated the hold of the vessel so that
the produce could not keep.
The Northeastern will steer clear Of
the gulf stream and keep in cool water
all the way" said w. F. Purdy, traffic
manager of the Northwestern line
I'm this way we expect to land butt 9r
and cheese in London absolutely fresh.
The hold of the vessel will be kept
cool by the cold water through which
experiment will doubtless greatly in
crease the butter and cheese export
business in Chicago"
The boat contains 300 tons of lum-
ber-Walnut and Eastwood, principal
(which London manufacturers viii
use in making furniture. Chicago
packing houses are shipping $50 tons
of bacon, hams, boxed meats, lard and
other packing house products. Local
paper manufacturers are shipping fifty
tons of paper on which English news
papers will be printed. London bal
ers will make bread OF 100 tons of fine
flour sent by Chicago shippers.
The ship contains deck load of
wheat, about 10000 bushels This,
however, will be taken off at Buffalo.
Then the boat will make the trip
through the channels with a partial
cargo, but will fill up to her full ca
pacity again before reaching the At
lantic ocean. Before reaching the At
lantic she will pass through these wat
erS in the order named: Lake Mich1-
gan, Lake Huron, st. Clair river, ST.
Clair lake, Detroit river, WelIand ca
nal, Lake Ontario, ST. Lawrence river,
Cardinal canal, Galops canal, Soulan-
ges LaChine canal, ST. Lawrence river
again at Montreal and thence through
the Gulf of ST. Lawrence to the Allan
tic ocean.
nc lucdSISIu Is expected TO
reach her destination June and to re-
turn to Chicago June 80. She IS
manned by Captain John Crangle,
master Chief Egineer Angus Mar
shall, First Officer G. w. Lindquist.
The steamer has a length of $50
feet, is AZ feet beam and 26A feet
deep. She has a freight capacity of
5000 tons and can make fifteen knots
an hour. She carries triple expan-
sion engines and is schooner rugged.
The deckhouses are of steel and
equipped with all modern conven-
fences. Information was re
ceived at the offices of
the Northwestern Steamship com
pany yesterday morning that the
Northwestern had reached Montreal
and the Northman had left that port
before daylight