The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-14
Southern Pacific Steamship Lines.

Southern Pacific Steamship Lines.
Within the next twelve months
there will have been completed on the
river front of New Orleans 1000 feet
of the finest wharfage and steel sheds
to be found on the coast of the United
States. Covering six blocks of river
frontage, from Cont to St. Philip
street, the wharf space of the Southern
Pacific Atlantic Steamship Lines will
add immensely increased value to
and facilities for handling freight
and passengers at the port of New
Orleans, the space concession recently
having been granted by the New
Orleans Board of Dock Commits
siOners, and the Southern Pacific, to
expedite the work. has advanced to
the Dock Board the sum of $l75, 600
for the purpose of paying for this
enterprise.
The wharf proper will be raised
three feet higher than at present,
placing the surface % feet above low
water mark. On August 8, the pro-
position of the Southern Pacific to
advance the money was accepted by
the Dock Board, and on August i6,
the contract was let, the cost of the
new wharf work to be $22, $40.
Imposed upon this raised wharf will
be erected an immense steel shed,
1900 feet long, q feet high, 70 feet
wide at its narrowest point, and 40
feet at it's widest point. The Office
space allotted to Mr.. E. A. Cole,
steamship agent, probably will be 10
by 14O feet, and beneath this. great
shed the Southern Pacific will install
the most modern electric appliances
for handling freight in and out of
while double railroad tracks
will run the entire length of the wharf
directly along the river side edge, SO
shins may load and unload
Immediately to and from cars.
Some idea of the big increase in
wharf DON may be gained from the
knowledge that sOme two years ago
the old Cromwell Line wharfage
measured but $50 feet. When the
Southern Pacific took over this line
it was increased by 800 feet, making
a total of 1850 feet, and now $50 feet
have been added, bringing the total
up to 1000 feet, or sufficient room to
accommodate four of the Southern
Pacitic's big steamships, together
with tugs and barges.
One of the most remarkable features
of the Southern Paciic's operation of
steamships between New Orleans and
New York and New Orleans and
Havana is the avalanche like increase
in the passenger traffic, due to several
causes: the lowering of the rates, the
elegance and comfort of the ships
and the widespread and
advertising, until now,
which a year ago carried big
passenger lists only according to the
season, and only one way, now have
their stateroOms filled going and
coming. There are no finer ships in
the Atlantic cOastwise service than the
and COmus-bOth practically
ships-and within a year it has
been found necessary to almost double
their passenger capacity, while the
Havana ship, the Louisiana, has been
filed to the limit, despite increased
capacity, and there is a possibility |
it may be necessary either to put
in an additional ship in the Havana
service or to ecure q much larger
to accommodate both the in
creased freight and passenger traffic.
The operating head of the Southern
Steamship Lines is Mr.. w. G..
manager, with Offices in
New York, Mr.. E. A. Cole being his
very active and efficient agent at
New Orleans. Mr.. w. H. Masters is
the general southern agent, and Mr..
F. f. Batturs, southern passenger
agent. The general passenger Offices
are located in Houston, Texas, the
general headquarters of the Southern
Atlantic system, Mr.. T. J..
Anderson being general passenger
agent, and Mr.. Joseph HELEN assist
ant general passenger agent.