The San Francisco call., 1905-04-28

Pacific Steam NaUisa-
ton Liners to Run
Here.
WIZ Operate Between
British Columbia
and Panama.

According to the officers of the
steamship San Mateo, which arrived
yesterday direct from Panama. these
VIII soon be two new lines of steamers
plying between this port and the 18TH
mus With the Panama railroad
an the hands Of Uncle Sam, the trade
hitherto controlled by the Pacific Mail
company will be open for all and keen
competition, OF which local merchants
VIII reap the benefit, will take the
place Of the present lucrative rnonop-
oiy- Incidentally freight rates be-
tween here and all Central and South
American ports will be reduced.
AS soon as Uncle Sam has his rail-
road regulated on the square deal"
basis. the Pacific Steam Navigation
company intends to resume its rela-
lions with this part of the world. To
Degln with II will put in this trade the
teru' Whlch used TO be on this run, and
Its new steamers Mexico and Califor
MA, built specially for the service be-
tween this port and Valparaiso. When
the Paclnc Steam Navigation Com
pany, at the invitation of local rner-
chants, invaded the field monopolized
py the Pacific Mail Company, it was
prepared 10 DO almost anything for
san francisco shippers. 1t put on
meet OF hne steamers and hewed rates
10 an almost nominal figure. Instead
OI supporting the invader, however. the
local shippers used the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company as a club to beat
down Pacific Mail rates and gave their
bus ness TO the Pacific Mail The
Navigation Company soon .wearied of
losing game. It withdrew and Pa
cine Mail rates were promptly elevat-
eo 10 their former dizzy height.
Wlth chance TO ship across the
asthnOs and at Colon make connections
with another fleet of its steamers. the
BfItish concern is going to try it again.
ms tiIne its steamers will probably
Sun the Eull length Of the coast from
British Columbia 10 Valparaiso-
French line now operating on the
east coast, Is also planning, say the
San Mateo's officers, to put steamers
on this side, touching at this port and
81 central American ports, as far as
Panama.
The san Mateo, her upper works and
SIDES newly painted. looked quite smart
When she anchored yesterday morning
IN Mission Bay on her bottom. how
ever, IS a deep coating of barnacles and
= heaNy crop OF long, green vegeta-
Slon, acquired during a long soiourn in
me warm waters of the Central Ameri-
can coast She left here Decem ber 1S
under charter TO the Pacific Mai Com
pany and since then has been coffee
tranping between Guatemala and Pan
ana she made four trips between San
Jose de Guatemala and Panama. call
ing on the way down at Champerico
Acapulco and Corinto, and in addition
20 sugar, rubber and other freight. car
ried about 10000 bags of coffee to the
isthmus
captain Kirkwood Of the Mineola was
IN command Of the San Mateo when
she LETT here, but about six weeks ago
Mast relieved. by Captain Ross. who
brought the freighter home. The of6
GERS found the climate on the coast
very trying and all lost much flesh.
e1he engineers IA particular. suffered
Erom the heat and although there was
no serious illness, all hands are glad
10 be back where the breezes blow cool.
carrying coal between Tacoma and
San Francisco is good enough for us
they say.
owing TO the grass and barnacIes she
brought with her the San Mateo was
able TO average little more than six
knots an hour all the way from Pan
ANA and the run occupied nineteen
days and twenty-one hours.
After being manicured and painted.
the san Mateo may take a general car
60 10 Japan.