The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-06-10
Business Going to Galveston
and Other Southern Ports. .
A BLOW AT NEW YORK
Attempt to Deprive 1t of Trade of
the Mississippi Valley.
ALL-YEAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE
Agents TO Operate in Minnesota
Wisconsin and Other North
ern States.

From The Journal BurealE. Room sz5 Post
Building, Washington.
Washington, June 10-The Hogan line,
which owns long line of ocean freight
ers Of large tonnage, has made arrange
ments for an all-year service between
Galveston and Havre and Rotterdam.
For several years, during the cotton sea-
son, these boats have been running be-
tween the points named, and the estab-
lishment Of a permanent service means
that systematic effort will now be made
to divert Mississippi valley export bust
ness originating in territory north of st.
Louis from New York to the southwark
The business interests Of reconstructed
Galveston are back of the enterprise and
propose to send commercial agents into
Illinois, Kansas Nebraska, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin. Kentucky, Indiana Ohio
and Tennessee to work up business for
the new line
Consul Thackera, writing to the state
department from Havre, says that the
line Will begin operations this year. The
service will be monthly until the middle
/
as many additional sailings as may be
necessary to handle the traffic. Through
blIls Of lading will be issued to Amster-
dam, Client, Stettin and to all Swedish
and Baltic ports via Rotterdam. In ad-
ditlcn to the steamers for Havre and Rot
terdam, others will be dispatched to Rot
terdam via Dunkirk or Bremen, should
the business Justify it.
In order to emphasize the statement
that systematic effort is to be made to
divert the export trade of the Mississippi
valley to the southern route it may be
added that Consul Murphy writes from
Frankfort to the state department. say
ing that another German company is get
ting ready 10 start a line of ships from
Antwerp and Havre to New Orleans and
Cuban ports. And Consul Fleming. writ
ing from Edinburgh, says that this month
or next there Will be opened at Leith a
new dock for the use Of large vessels
which are to engage in the American
trade, plying between Leith and New Or
leans and Galveston. This last-named
enterprise Will be exclusively for the
J handling Of cotton and grain, especially |
wheat.
For a number of years there has been
talk among business men in the middle
west regarding q European outlet via the
Gulf Of Mexico. While some steps in that
ters never reached a sure business foot
ing Now, however, it seems that Gal
weston and New Orleans propose to CO.
operate with the steamship companies
which are here named, for the purpose of
competing by an all-water route with the
all-ran route to New York 1t is pro-
posed to take grain, -four and other arti-
cles designed for export down the Mis-
slsslppi in barges, reshipping them at
deep water points for Europe The differ
ence between the rail and the water
Irelghts from the heart of the continent
Is expected to more than counterbalance
the extra time that will be needed for
the sending Of goods over the new course.
OF INTEREST TO The circular which
has been sent odt by
M1LLERS. the internal revenue
bureau relative to |
refunding taxes paid by Minneapolis mil |
says:
In view Of the fact that the act of Nav 70 |
ISOO provides that claims for the allowance |
OF amounts paid for documentary stamps |
used IN error or excess can be considered only |
IN cases where such claims are presented !
within two years after the purchase of the |
stamps from the government and that eac |
lion 522S, X. S, provides that claims for re- |
Iunoing must be presented within two wears !
after the right of action accrues parties de- |
slrlng information should be informed that /
they may present claims for the refunding of
amounts paid for documentary STAMPS affixed |
20 export bills of lading but that no action
viii be taken upon such claims until after the |
consideration by the United States s1nra,ne !
court OF the petition for a rehearing of the |
case OF Fairbanks VS.. United States. Upon
received OF such claims by collector the |
date Of their receipt should be DlainIv |
stamped thereon and the claims should he |
retained in the office of the collector until !
further advised by this office.
MILE LACS Officials of the in
terror department
INDIANS. and Indian So
have no knowledge
OF evlctlons by the sheriff of Indians from
a village at Mile Lacs lake. Indian Com
missioner Jones said that if the Indians
were legally on the land their rights will
be protected by the government in any
appeal that is made. If it is found that
they were squatters then the state law
will apply and they will be Obliged to
fight the case out in the state courts