The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-23
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THE N. Y. STEAMERS.
The American Shipping Co.'s Fleet to Run
from Stockton.

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The American Shipping Co., the firm
controlling the steamers which are to
ply between Stockton harbor and the
ports of New York and Boston with
the freight to be carried and diStribu-
ted by the Northern Maine Seaport rail
road, has opened an office in room IA of
the Morse Oliver building in Bangor.
The companyS steamers are already
plying between Stockton and New
York, or at least are on the route, the
steamer Foxhall being now at Cape
Jellison to take in cargo for New
York, and the steamer David being
bound from Newport News to Cape
Jellison with coal to go up over the
new road
David c. Reid of Boston, represent
ing the American Shipping Co., was in
bangor Wednesday and when seen by a
Commercial reporter talked interesting
ly of the development of the freight
hauling facilities at the terminal of the
Seaport road. In the estimation of Mr..
Reid the terminal will be developed into
all the most sanguine residents of the
little town of Stockton Springs have
hoped it would be and the American
Shipping Co. is ready to provide steam
erS to handle the freight business at
the terminal just as fast us the vessels
are required and in any number likely
to be needed
The steamer Foxhall arrived at Cape
JelllSon about a week ago and has since
been waiting for her cargo. The steam
er will begin to take in her cargo Thurs
day and it is expected that she will clear
from stockton at p. m. Saturday for
New York. The Foxhall will take a
general cargo, of which potatoes viii
form the larger portion. The FoXhall
has speed of II knots an hour and
carries about 500 tons Of freight. 1t is
expected that the run from Stockton to
New York will be made III about 81
hours.
The Foxhal's carrying capacity es-
timated at 500 tons means that the
steamer can take about 30, 900 bushels
of potatoes. Let's see how much 3d.
600 bushels of potatoes would be. These
potatoes when shipped are slowed in
bags, two and three-quarters bushels
to the bag, weighing about 100 pounds
In loading cars with potatoes for trans
portatiOn from Aroostook county any
where from 300 to 500 bushels are put
into car. Just now the cars are tax
ing about 500 bushels. The ordinary
freight train over the Seaport road
Will be made up of about 40 loaded
cars. If these cars were all loaded
with potatoes they wonid contain 81,
600 bushels. The contents of nearly
this whole train could be slowed in the
hold of the FoXhall in little more than
a day and taken to New York markets
in one-third of the time they could be
taken by rail in the ordinary course of
events.
Bound to Cape Jeilison now with
1850 tons of coal from Newport News
is the steamer David, a larger vessel
than the FoXhall by about 200 tons.
The David, like the Foxhall, Is a speedy
boat. AS soon as her coal is taken out
the David will likewise load for New
York, taking any kind of freight that
is offered. For the present the steam
ers of the American Shipping Co. will
run from Stockton to New York direct.
Boston is also included in their sched-
ule and perhaps by another week the
steamers will call at Boston enroute
1t is the intention of the directors OF
the company to call whenever there is
freight for the steamers to take or
leave there.
VII. Itlu SdIOt w Z are NOW EtduY W
take anything in the way of freight
that comes along. 1t seems likely that
the CargoeS will consist OF potatoes for
the most part at present. but we are
ready for anything. We can handle
lumber just as readily and it makes no
difference whether the lumber be saw
Ell OF not. Are the steamers good lum-
Der carries? There's none better. The
will toll of l,n r,l
pine easily"
do you think much of the lumber
sent from Stockton will be taken IN
steamers" asked the interviewer.
"Well now | can't say as to that.
What do you think about it, BY far the
larger part of the lumber being brought
from the south today is brought i'll
steamers. The steamers make the trip
in a few days where Il schooner with
the same cargo would be almost as
many weeks. In the big cities where
there is much building going on there
is big demand for the lumber and
they want it in hurry. Furthermore
they don't want to keep big stock on
hand, and therefore the steamers by
their quick trips answer the purpose
fully. OF course can't say how this
will be in the case of taking lumber
from Stocktoh, but l don't see why it
shouldn't work as we'll in this case, and
if there is lumber to go by steamer
we'll have all the steamers that are
needed. | don't care to say how many
steamers we control but you can say
we have good many"
Have. you made any plans for Ice
at Stockton or do you anticipate any
trouble from it," was asked.
MI Reid smiled as he replied: mo,
| don't believe We'll have any trouble
with ice. At least we're not worrying
any about it. Our steamers are big
boats and have seen ice before, They
were both in the fruit trade and have
speed of II knots or better | don't be
lieve therell be any ice in Penobscot
bay to interfere seriously with them.
The steamers will make two trips a
week between Stockton and New ork
and | guess any ice that forms IN that
time won't bother the boats any
Bangor Commercial.