The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
FROM WATER FRONT
MERCHANTS AND MINERS AFTER
SHARE OF FLORIDA HAUL.
FLORIDA FREIGHTS GAINING.
ORANGE AND GENERAL FRUIT
HAUL LARGER.

Agent Smith States VI. d Nj. It. Co.
Is After "A share of the Fruit BUS
fue.S. and Is Not to AntagOniEe
ANY Special Line-Matters of In
terest to shippers and Mariners
Agent ]. w. Smith of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company
with the visiting officers of that COM
pany from Baltimore, returned yester-
day from jacksonville. where they
went to establish a Florida office. This
means that the company intends TO
look out for a share of the business
from Florida, which will, of course,
come through Savannah.
Mr.. H. B. Avery will be the Florida
agent, with headquarters at Jackson
Vile The Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company once was
ably represented in Florida by Mr..
Newoombe Cohen, now city ticket
agent at Savannah, but since the office
was abandoned on account of the de-
crease in business following the orange
freeze it has not been re-established.
I'VE are not going into Florida to
antagonize any particular lines" said
Agent Smith, but will strive to get
our share of the business to the
North. Last year one of our ships
alone carried 10000 boxes of oranges,
which means that that industry is get
ting on its feet again With STRIDES
ct this rate we may soon expect TO
see Florida turning out oranges and
other fruits in the old time way.
,1Naa. he civ
to Florida business by the Ocean
Steamship Company, which has for
some time been contemplating the es-
Lablishing of an Office IN that state.
The Ocean Steamship Company was
Jointly represented there for a time
With the Southern Railway, but the
probability is that the business Will
be sufficient to warrant the appoint
ment of an agent whose duties will be
TO look out for it and no other line.
The general impression is that Florida
has a prosperous season ahead, judg-
ing from the favorable views taken
of the prospects by the transportation
lines.
The steamship Henley, from Savan-
nah for Three Rivers, with cargo of
yellow pine lumber, has arrived at
Quebec. 1t will take her about eight
nOulS ~ lldhE lIt mp lIOIl NtOCOCS
to her destination.
Capt. Eskridge of schooner Annie c.
Grace reports that he passed wreck
in latitude 1915, longitude 1925, on
June 2. Two spurs standing about ten
feet out of water, and gafts swinging.
Looked like a steamer from distance,
AMI size of spars. In route of vessels.
Rannrfing I'm
A new United States weather bureau
has been established at Sand Key,
Fla, about eight and one-half miles
southwest of Key West. The official
designation of the station will be
Sand Key, Fla, and the mail address
via Key West, Fla. The station will
be equipped with international flags
and a powerful telescope and, being
in telephone communication with Key
West, Fla, where messages can be
filed for transmission by Telegram phi or
cable to all parts of the world, will be
prepared 20 report vessels passing
within sight night or day. Messages
will be received for transmission to
and from vessel owners and consignees
and masters of vessels lying off or
passing within sight of the station
Vessels desiring to be reported should
when within ten miles of the station,
display flags or lights denoting their
names.
Was Engineer a StriLers
The first of the test cases to be
brought by the Association for the
Protection of Commerce, to have the
licenses of striking marine engineers
revoked, was heard by the local Board
OF Steamboat Inspectors, says the New
York Times. The case heard was that
of Joseph w. Cornell of the Newtown
Greek Tow Companys tug Vigilant,
who was charged with obstructing the
commerce of a United States port in
refusing to serve in his official capac-
tty as licensed marine engineer.
President Bernier of the Engineers
Benevolent Association watched Cor
nelTs interests at the hearing, and
Senator Wray conducted the examina-
ton in support of the complaint Capt.
Henry Crew of the White Star Towing
Company said that Cornell was on the
pier at Jackson street influencing 9TH
er engineers, and that among others
he persuaded John S. Rutter of the
tug Runyon to stop work.
Cornell said that he stood by his
answer to the charges filed with the
inspectors, in which he said: II have
never conspired TO hinder commerce
of the ports of the United States
SIMPLY ask Ter raise of pay on ac-
count of the increased cost of Twins
In New York, 50 as to be able to sup
port my family in the style in which
they have been accustomed to live
Also that hours of my labor be short
ened, as l have been working ninetN
10 ninety-siX hours a week It was
beyond my strength to continue the
arduous labors and lengthy hours i'm.
posed upon me-"
The inspectors took the case unde,
Amusement
Second Mate Johnson of the schooner
Edward K. Briry, charged with muir.
der on the high seas, has been taker
70 Vineyard Haven, by the United
states revenue cutter Seminole. TIL,
seminole also had OH board the bod,
OF J. Finch, a West Indian mulatto
a member of the crew OF the schooner
who, 1t is alleged, was shot by JOIN
son for refusing to obey orders an,
IN self-defense. the sailor having at
tackled johnson and bit his arm
Savannah Almanac, roth Merida,
Time.
Sun rises at 5:19 a. m. and set
7:25 2. m.
High water at Tybee to-day at 2:5
a. m. and at $3.50 p m. High waite
at Savannah one hour later.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.