The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-03
STEAMERS FOR THE SOUTH.
Plans for a Line Between Charleston
and the west indies.


PHILADELPHIA. July 2-One of the
direct results Of the recent Southern In
dustrial Convention is an organized effort
TO establish rev steamship line between
Philadelphia. Charleston and the West
Indies. the enterprise to be capitalized in
Philadelphia and Charleston. While the
project has been talked about for some
time it IS only since the Philadelphia dele
cation made its trip 10 Charleston last
Monday and there conferred with some Of
the leading men Of that city that move
meut has been started which promises to
eliminate in the establishment Of the line.
Among the delegation that went 10
Charleston TO select site for the munich
pal building. to be erected By Philadelphia
at the exposition next winter. were sew
eraT representatives of-the commercial
organ izations who have been interested in
similar projects in the past. The Trades
League and other bodies that were active
in the establishment Of the Savannah
Philadelphia Steamship Line about a year
age, were represented and at a dinner
given the visitors by the officers of the
Charleston Exposition and some of the
leading men of that city. the steamship
question was brought up
It was argued by General Wagner, the
President OF the Exposition Company
that the relations between Philadelphia
and Charleston have OF late been mate
/ rally strengthened and that the strong
est tie that could be effected between the
two ports would be direct steamship con-
nections. n. 3. Kelly, Secretary Of the
! Trades League. replied that now that the
/ Southern Industrial Convention had been
/ successfully carried out by the PhiIadeI-
! phia commercial bodies those organiza-
-.
matters as might be OF advantage to the
| shipping and business interests of the
! city. The subject was thoroughly can
/ vassed. and it was agreed to arrange for
/ q conference between enterprising men
| Of the two cities with a view to forming
d company.
| The Trades League, the Board of Trade,
I the Maritime Exchange. and other bodies
/ OF this city, and the Board of Trade OF
| Charleston, viii compile statistics OF the
| trade of these two cities with the West
/ Indies, for the purpose OF determining If
/ the business would warrant the invest
! ment in a steamship line between these
/ two cities and the principal West Indian
/ ports Capitalists Of Charleston promis-
/ ed to raise as much money for the enter
/ prise as PhnadeIphians. if it can be
/ shown that enough business is done with
/ the West Indies to maintain the line. and
/ the PhfIadeIphfans at the dinner said that
! they had no doubt but that ample capital
! could be raised here after the statistics
! had been gathered
| Upon their return to this city the bust
/ ness men of the party conferred with
/ some of the offices Of the local CONNER
! ciaI organizations and presented the prop
0SitiGn from the ChaFieStOnianS. 1t has IN
I consequence been agreed 10 look into the
matter at an early date and arrange for d
meeting cf those interested here and at
/ Charleston and organize tor concerted &C
! ton The freight committee of the Trades
! League has pledged itself to undertake
J the matter of securing subscriptions for
I the enterprise. and viii place considerable
+ stock of such company among its own
/ membership Other organizations have
promised to take hO.d. and notice has been
sent to the Charleston Board Of Trade
! that the project meets with much favor
here.
} Another maritime project that has been
given considerable attention since the
! Southern Convention is d line from Phila-
deiphia to New Orleans and intermediary
J Gulf ports Much correspondence has
+ been exchanged between the commercial
+ this subject. AMI in the near future the
matter Of forming an independent steam
/ ship company for this line will be taken
! up in this city and in New Orleans The
mayor of the Southern metropolis has
{ personally taken the project il hand, and
! he writes that he viii shortly send q rep
/ Tesentative to place his plans before the
Philadelphia business mems 0TganiZa-
/ lions.