The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-28

steamers at the Mobile wharf. and the run by water will be Quickened to meet the competition of the Southern Pacinc steamer from New Orleans.
 The first Havana lin1ited VIII ieavc Chicago over the tracks of the c. ana A. on January 5, and after twenty two hour run will reach Mobile over the M. and O. tracks on tho morning or January 2, connecting thence .nnmedi- ately with the Munscn boat for Havana The Prince George, a sister ship or tne Prince Arthur, has been chartered py the Munson line fcc the season ana sne will be put in commission In time 70 make connection with the first Havana Limited operated jointly by the Chi caeo and Alton and the Mobile ana Ohio. How this move of the M. and O., acting In conjunction with the Nun son people, will be viewed Is at tnls time only problematic. However. 1t IS pretty certain that there will be re- sponse. The placing in commission or the Prince George by the Munsons cam not be viewed otherwise than as a com petitiye move intended to meet the Southern Pacific out of New Orleans The two boats are built on the same style and have a speed capacity that is equal Thus the ports of New Orleans and Mobile are placed by their respect i've Havana steamship lines on an equal competitive basis so far as the water route Is concerned
 Up to this time no announcement has been oficially made by the Illinois Gen. tral in regard to its purposes so far as the Cuban traffic is etncerned. The announcement was mad8 some time ago that train to be knAwn as the Ha- vana Flyer would be put on with schedule faster than anything hereto fore attempted between this city and Chicago, but up to this time there has been a lack of interest taken in the re- port It is probable that the Illinois Central has been, fguratively speaking, laying low and waiting for it's Mobile competitors to show their hand before fixing a schedule. In that case 1t is expected that within the next few days schedules which have been figured on already by the Chicago officers will be announced. The Illinois Central Is sit- uated much better than the M. and O. to enter into a schedule war. inasmuch as 1t has its own direct line from Chi cago to New Orleans. and Is not ham, pered with joint arrangements with other roads in the operation of it's speedy trains.
 "In the estimation of quite a number of well-informed railroad people the announcement of a twenty-two hour schedule between Chicago and Mobile in connection with the Havana boat means the starting of a schedule war between the railroads having compet- itive interests in the Cuban traffic. The railroads that are interested in this business so far as New Orleans is con- cerned are the Illinois Central, the Lou isville and Nashville and the New Or leans and Northeastern. The Southern Pacific's chief interest in the traffic lies in its steamship line to Havana. At Mobile the Louisville and Nashville and the Mobile and Ohio are In competition for the business. There is no doubt but that the tourist season will develope one of the greatest movements of travel to the Cuban capital in it's history as the result of the lively competition be- tween the railroads for the movement of the travel. The Louisville and Nash vile and the Mobile and Ohio have started things moving by sending out broadcast enticing advertising matter advertising their lines in connection with the steamers from Mobile and New Orleans"