The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
,r,s ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUR-
DEF ,,,sE OF GRAND DUCHEssE.

H+h|'
,odeIed Largely Before She
~. Into COmmisston-Three
,..,,huiIders Have Filed BIAS win
ocean steamship Company at
xorIx-Matters of Interest to
sntnuers and Mariners
s+eamship La Grande Duchesse
- on TO the shipyards for remodel
49, having completed her engagement
3otlow the yacht races. and VIII soon
- 0looad IN the Savannah and New
81, line OF the Ocean Steamship
],onv Definite announcement OF
tsn company's intention is contained
in the following from INC o0u'
-, New York:
70 y Lefevre, manager OF the
odar Steamship Company, announced
O oeat.d the purchase of the steamer
ye5a Duchesse from the Plant Line.
vi rtaamer will be handed over at
4 ne evniration of her charter for the
tmr aces. Negotiations between the
t .'ro companies have been going on
since Sept. l: III, 10 o,,t ~, ,ha
VIM TO Savannah not before Dec. l, as
she is to undergo extensive alterations;
1iSs for this work have been submitted
81 poocb of Chester, Pa; the Morgan
~ ISon works of this city, and William A.
Fletcher"
r7eorts are being made to get the
large bituminous coal producers inter-
nstsd IN the formation of steamship
comnany for the carrying of soft coal
tcom philadelphia to foreign ports. 1t
e understood that the plan contem-
Hates the construction OF 200 vessels,
Zach having capacity of 5000 tons.
O. far the projectors of this scheme
hava met with little encouragement,
&C the operators are not inclined TO
come forward with any amount of
cosb which would enable them to carry
o,+ the plan. There is a vast differ
once of opinion between the operators
and those who originated the scheme
FOR fine construction of vessels for the
CARRYING of bituminous coal. These
narties are of the belief that 100000
IONS year can be carried to Europe
and a market found there for 1t.
The new steamboat Thos. A. Edison,
named in honor of the famous electri-
rian. was launched from Johnson's
shiuvard, Apalachicola, Fla, on Sept.
81. She is for Menge Bros, of Fort
MYERS. Fla, and will ply on the Ca
Ioosa hatchee river. She is 95 feet long
and "a feet beam. The Edison is the
fourth steamboat launched from the
Johnson shipyard since 1897, and the
plant is gaining an excellent reputa-
ton on account of the good work done
there.
Arrangements for the new shipyard
lAkA 80
week, as had been expected. Those
interested in the project declare that
it will be the middle of the month be-
fore the details are completed and the
plans in such shape that everything
can be made public. The delay is not
due to any hitch in the proceedings,
but is principally on account of other
engagements made by some of the pro-
jectors
In addition to those already men,
toned as promoters of the plan, there
are a number of Eastern capitalists
who have agreed to take about a one
third interest in the new company.
This viii be a Pennsylvania corpora
ton and the capital of $5,OO0,O00 is all
subscribed with the exception of a few
- thousand dollars. AS soon as the
company is chartered and secures it's
franchise the work of building will be-
gin. 1t is hoped by those interested
that the yard will be ready to lay down
ship during the present year.
No more favorable time, it is said
could be found for beginning work.
Orders in sight for new vessels will
probably keep all the yards on the At
lantic Seaboard busy for three years.
Those who have been watching the
course of events declare that even a
larger number of vessels will be or
dered during the next six months than
during the past year. This will leave
nienty Of work for all the present
YARDS and for a few more. The ship
YARDS on the Delaware, it is pointed
Out, are securing orders for the largest
and fastest vessels. 1t is now literally
the Clyde of America philadelphia.
Times.