The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
FROM WATER FRONT
TALK OF STEAMBOAT CLAYTON
LEAVING THE PORT.
MAY GO TO THE ST. JOHNS.
RIVER TRAFFIC THERE SAID TO
BE LARGE AT PRESENT.

The savannah Boat Would Come In
10 Competition with the Clyde
Line Boats-steamship City of
Memphis to Load Solid Cargo of
Cotton-ExpOrts of Manufactured
Lumber TO Porto RlcO-Matters eff
Interest TO shippers.
There is talk in shipping circles of
the steamboat Clayton going to the St.
Johns river, TO run between Jackson
willie, Palatka and other upriver points.
1t is not understood that any action has
yet been taken. but it is said Capt.
George L. Beach, owner of the Clay
ton, has the matter under consdera-
ton.
Whether there is enough business on
the Beaufort route to keep both the
steamboats, Clayton and Clifton run
ming, viii have much to do in deter
mining whether the St. Johns business
will be undertaken. There a new boat
will come into competition with the
Clyde Line boats, which run up and
down the St. Johns as feeders for the
Clyde steamships. Those familiar with
result of the larger naval stores OPP
erations there. together with the large
movement of produce, that freight
traffic is good. The Clayton is fast
boat and among the best appointed
in Southern waters. Her departure
from Savannah would take a fine boat
from the local steamboat fleet.
Vice President Peasants Of the
Ocean Steamship Company, will as
certain the exact number of bales of
cotton the steamship City of Memphis
wifi carry. She will, on her next out
ward trip. be loaded with solid cargo
of cotton for Boston, as previously
stated in the Morning News. Mr..
Peasants has notified all agents and
Others concerned to concentrate enough
cotton here for Boston to load the
steamer, and she will be loaded to her
full capacity. 1t is stated that at Bos-
ton an informal reception will be ten
dered the officers of the steamship
company, the ships officers and crew,
and local newspapermen. She is ex-
pscted to carry not less than 10, 600
bales. For some time the landing of
cotton at Eastern mill points has been
discussed in freight circles, and the
present test of the carrying capacity
of the Memphis may ultimately have
some bearing on the matter.
The story brought home by Capt.
Alden Geel of the Gloucester fisher
man Maxine Elliott describing a great
ledge covering an acre or more lying
directly in the path of ocean navi-
cation some twenty miles off Sable ISL
and, and up to this time undiscovered
is calculated to stir up awful dreams
of sudden disappearance on the ocean.
That great ocean plateau. only from
two to six feet under water, should
have escaped observation all this time
seems almost incredible. though it is
quite possible. Doubtless many a no.
BILE ship has gone on this awful
death-trap and been lost because the
spot was not dreamed OF. The coast
patrols would do well to find this spot
before they find it as other unfortunate
ships have found ii when least expect
ing it.-Boston Globe.
Messrs. A. S. Bacon & Sons have
exported considerable lumber to Jobs,
p. R., as shown in the export reports
of lumber. An entire cargo was Dress
ed and manufactured to proper measure
for carbuilding at the Bacon mills
above town. The buyers of this Ium-
Der had ii cut to proper measurement
for the cars as an experiment. If the
plan works. which it promises to do,
the demand for this stock will be very
large.