The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-31
NEW STEAMSHIP
LINE TO EUROPE
TO BE INAUGURATED SEPT. |
WILL BE OPERATED BETWEEN
SAVANNAH AND HAMBURG AND
OTHER PORTS

Will Consist of the VOEemann Line
New York. New Orleans and Nor
fOlk-AEent at Norfolk Has Been
Transferred to Savannah and win
Arrive SOOn-COming of Many New
Lines Accentnates Importance OF
Savnnnah-This City, with New
Lines Proposed, Most Importa MT
On Atlantic Coast south of Bal
tfInOre.
Another new line of steamers, to
ply between this port and European
ports, has been decided on for Savan-
nah. The information was received yes
terday. The new line will be the
Vogemann Line, which is now estab-
lished out Of New York, Norfolk and
New Orleans. The agent for this city,
Mr.. H. Nanniga, who leaves the agency
at Norfolk to come to this city, is ex-
pected within a few days, and will
be able to give information as to just
when the first ship will arrive. The
exact date is now unknow here,
though it is believed it will be in the
neighborhood of Sept. /, the opening of
the cotton export trade.
To Run to Hamburg.
The Vogemann ships will be operated
between Savannah and Hamburg, as
well and such other European ports
as cargoes are offered for. They will
be, it is understood, of the tramp"
variety, in that they will have no regu-
lar sailing dates They will be berth
ed at the Seaboard Air Line docks.
The head of the new line is one of
the largest charterers of Europe, and
controls an immense tonnage. It is
stated that he has done business from
this port in former seasons, through
agents, and has now become SO i'm
pressed with the splendid facilities of
the port and the amount of business
oftered each year that he has decided
to establish his own agent to take care
Of it.
Eight Established Lines.
The coming of this line to Savan-
nah but accentuates the great strides
in Importance that this port has made
IN recent years, particularly in very
recent times. If any proof of this be
needed 1T can be found in the number
of transatlantic lines that are now
operated from this port, or which will
be inaugurated within the very near
future. A list of these lines, which
follows, will not be without interest:
The Argo Line, to Bremen.
The Anchor Line to Barcelona and
Genoa
The Burg Line to Amsterdam and
Rotterdam.
Represented by ]. F. Minis & Co.
The Austro-Americana Line to Med
iterranean and Asiatic ports.
The Creole Line to Mediterranean
ports. Represented by Strachan & Co.
The Churchill Line to Liverpool and
Manchester. Represented by A. F.
Churchill.
The Hansa Line to Bremen and
Hamburg. Represented by William
son & Rauers.
The Columbia Steamship Line. Rep
resented by w. w. Wilson.
other Lines Coming.
In addition to these the Southern
Shipping Company, which has lust
been formed will, in all probability, an
nounce shortly one or more lines of
steamers from Savannah; Mai. w. w.
Williamson. who will return shortly
from Europe, will. in all likelihood.
nave made arrangements for other
Ships and Mr.. Murray NJ. Stewart
will have the first steamer of his new
coastwise line to New York reach this
city, sept. /.
The additions that these new lines
Will make to the facilities of the port
VIII make it the most important ship
ping point on the Atlantic Coast south
of Baltimore. This is a fact that in
terror shippers are rapidly learning,
and 1t means a general increase of
business for this city that. it is antic-
ipated, will be the greatest in the his
tory of the port.
One of the main reasons that Savan-
nah continues to be the market of the
world for naval stores and has man.
aged to hold her Importance as a lum-
Der port. has been the shipping facili-
ties that it could offer, and now that
these are to be practically doubled, it
means decided gains in every depart
ment of business.