The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-04
BALTIMORE FREIGHT.
Managers of Steamship Company
Proposes Trip to Wilmington to
Seek Traffic Agreements That Would
Encourage Expansion of the Trade
of That section.

Encourage Expansion of the Trade
of That Section.
Mr.. Mason L. w Williams, manager
of the Baltimore and Carolina Steam
ship Company, will leave in a couple
of days for a stay in both North and
South Carolina to conduct a campaign
to secure traffic agreements for his
company with the Southern railroads.
Mr.. Williams has gone into the matter
thoroughly and believes that by nego-
tiating with the headquarters Of one
Of the companies at Wilmington re-
suits may be attained. He thinks
these traffic agreements are essential
to unimpeded advancement Of Balti-
more trade with the eastern Seaboard
Of North and South Carolina. By
present arrangements freight from
New York reaches Wilmington, n. c.,
direct by the Clyde Line and is tran
shipped by through bills Of lading to
interior points, and the action reversed
on northward bound freight. Freight
from Baltimore goes by way Of Nor
folk, and it has been frankly pointed
out to Mr.. Williams that freight
from Baltimore for a large territory OF
the Carolipas, by way of Norfolk, gives
a longer railroad haul than via Will
mington, which is, manifestly, a better
business proposition for the railroads
than a shorter haul via Wilmington.
the same causes, the present operation
is more costly in freight to the mer-
chants Of Baltimore and a large terri
tory. Freight from Philadelphia to
these Carolina points, Mr.. Williams
shows, goes first to New York and
then by Clyde Line with Which line
traffic agreements exist, and he claims
that the present attitude OF thesrail-
road authorities is an unfair discrin-
ination against the merchants of this
city and a large section and against
mis- company.
Mr.. Williams has quietly prepared
for his campaign of persuasion and be
lievss ae Will be, backed by powerful
mercantile influences of this city and
the carolinas.
The. maiden trip Of the steamship
Frostburg, of the Carolina. Company,
IS taken as an. encouraging sign by
the officers of the steamship company.
Wnen it was announced that freight
for special consignments would be ta-
ken to Wilmington, goods were deliv-1
cred with such geometric progression
that, when the ship left, she was load
ed to tie limit of her carrying capac-
ity. The George Weems, the other
ship Of the company, is receiving re-
pairs to her machinery at the Balti-
more Shipbuilding Company plant,
and, Mr.. Williams said yesterday, will
be ready for service next Saturday.
There are full freights for both ships,
which Mr. Williams takes as q sure
augury of the needs Of local CONNER
cial interests for direct water line to
the Caroiinas. He believes that these
needs are so evident that the CONNER
cal bodies Of this city will use in
fiuences to secure the desired traffic
arrangements with the Southern rail-
roads.
When the Carolina Cornpany.s first
snip, the George Weems, opened up
the line to Georgetown, Mr.. Williams
said, he found the same trouble about
through bills, but that the subsidiary
water transportation facilities were so
excellent at Georgetown that he was
not seriously Handicapped.
During his visit to Wilmington Mr..
Williams will also try to arrange
wharf facilities there for his line. AS
previously explained in Th" American
the bumper cargo on the Frostburg
went to private wharves and was re-
ceived by agents Of the Baltimore con-
Germs, these agents atter 7:ng to the
distribution of the cargo. that con-
sisted largely Of bagged fertilizer
Baltimore News.
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