Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-26
|.DA|LY FREIGHT SERVICE
Clyde Line OFFICIALS Make Interest.
Ing Announcement.
THREE NEW STEAMERS BUILDING
Trade Between This port, New York
and Philadelphia Has Increased to
Such an Extent That Expansion Is
MISUNDERSTANDING Feature.

The officials of the Clyde Steam
ship Company announce that they
| will, in the near future, establish Il
daily freight service between Phila
dclphia and Newport News, instead
of the four-;mes.a-wcek service now
III operation q As
The freight trade between this porT,
Now York and Philadelphia has been
constantly on the Increase during tho
| past year and only recently the Clyde
Company was compelled to expand it's
former three.timcS-a-weck service 10
the present service in order To meet
the demands of the traffic. Now the
present service is deemed Inadequate
Tor the trade and the officials have
decided that daily service will be
necessary. The company has decd.
| cd TO also establish daily freight
trade between Philadelphia aud New
| York.
Two big steamships for the line arc
now being rushed To completion at
the plant of the Harlan & Hollins.
worth Shipbuidihg Company ut Will
mington. They will be twelve.knot
vessels and will be able To make the
trip from this port to Philadelphia in
about seventeen hours. The vessels
Will be 2G7 feet long about forty
seven feet broad and twcnty.four fee,
deep. They will be able to carry
about 1850 tons of freight Another
vessel OF the same dimensions ar
these is HOW building a, Wilmington
and will he completed next spring.
Mr.. McGarrick Talks.
Regarding the proposed improve.
ment in the Clyde Steamship Com
pany's service between this port ana
Philadelphia, Captain j. w McGar.
rick. general southern agent OF the
Philadelphia division of the company.
has made Inc following statements:
THE company is now operating
four ships between philadelphia and
| Newport News and Norfolk capable
OF making easily five trips per week.
1t is fact that the new ships are
being built for the Improvement OF
our service between NV ork ana
Philadelphia. which ships are equally
we'll, Il not better, adapted to the
trade between Newport News. Nor.
folk and Philadelphia and will be of
sufficient speed to greatly shorten
The time between these ports If used
ON this line as in my judgment they
may be.
That the service is 10 be i'm.
proved and the time shortened in
the near future and more frequent
trips made feel safe in making the
assurance. But just how soon, ana
as 10 any exact schedule, either as
10 the days OF sailing or the time be.
tween the ports don't believe any
one Is in a position to give out def.
nite information at the present time"
Passenger Feature.
Next year, when the jamestown
exposition opens the traffic between
this port. Norfolk and PHILADELPHIA
VIII greatly increase and the daily
service of the Clyde Company will he
necessary to accommodate the tras
nc. 1t is generally known that the
Iisue me caters to freight trade
almost exclusively. but it is under
STOOD that the policy OF the new con.
lrollers of the line, who recently pur.
chased the interests of the CLYDE
family will make the passenger ser
vice one of the features.
Dnring the exposition on HAMPTON
Roads the line will have the oppor.
t"iiity 10 carry thousands of passen.
gers from philadelphia to the expo.
Sition and it is practically certain
mat the company will cater TO this