The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-21
ANOTHER BIG STEAMER COMING
Transatlantic Liner, Nearly Twice
The Size Of the Wittekind, with
Capacity for 900 Passengers,
@ will Sail for Charleston
,E. May be Perman-
M. ent Line.

Oh iiooiiSoihellC thuI Hc HIS SeCuEou all
~ other ship for Charleston, which will
ia be prepared to bring 500 immigrants,
II the ship itself being nearly twice the
n size Of the Wittekind. Mr.. Watson
" has for some time been working quiet
y ly to this end and has been saying to
) his friends that he would in a short
8while announce the result of his la
81 'bors. The whole story is best told
u in his own words. When today at
u his office, where as usual he was up
n to his neck in work, Mr.. Watson gave
q the following statement:
q 81 have just returned from a has
b ty trip to New York, where 1 spent
s. several hours Saturday. While I am
n not at liberty to give exact details at
this stage, I may say that we are 60
& ing to make another effort at put
ting permanent transatlantic pas
g senger and freight carrying line into
Charleston. The many obstacles
that have been encountered since the
? first attempt in this direction have
l. been most discouraging at times, but
y these very things have made me work
}all the more energetically to accom-
the desired results. This time,
Nj the conditions that have been
Stipulated can be met-and they are
sgEBeing named in the light of full
acknowledge Of the results of the ini-
||3SStial efforts-we will place a steamer
'$ia Charleston harbor Of nearly twice
the size Of the Wittekind, taking her
96ff her run to New York for this pur-
SPose. Since Easter no stone has been
&left unturned to bring about the re-
sumption Of the service upon q strict.
1 Ely business basis.
&# Only an Experiment.
"This department cannot by itself
make a line permanent or get those
whose capital is invested in steam
ships to do so without a substantial
basis. We can place the ship there
sWlth the assurance of the owners that
M the business is satisfactory and the
freight is supplied by the railroads
3Rand the business people Of the port,
s,they will seriously consider making it
4Sa permanent undertaking. I do not
take it that it is the province Of this
lE3department to work up the necessary
ssIGeight business, but that it is its
|&bnsiness to interest steamship lines in
making the necessary experiment and
TO provide, if it can be done, the nee
essary business.
fS$S The liner that l have referred to
APRill be sent during the first half of
September from one of the leading
: continental ports for direct sailing
if. the railroads and those interested
San provide "a reasonably good re-
burn freight; if not, she will sail
from her continental port and after
calling at Charleston proceed to New
Orleans or Galveston for return car
Ego, upon the condition in either case
I that the department can have 500
[ passengers ready for her at the port
of departure or guarantee the cquival-
ent Of that number. There is no
Aguarantee as to cargo required.
kWhether further sailings and the an
3 announcement of a regular service by
this steamship company would fol-
low will depend entirely upon the ex-
"a &periment. This is the whole story.
kThe department has endeavored to
do its part in securing this ship,
(which is the third to be obtained in
{ his cause by the department. Every
Accessible effort will be made to have
z he required number of passengers for
y the first sailing and this will be no.
easy task. The railroad lines and 9TH
a RS interested will have to look after
he cargo feature for the manage
aent is anxious to send the ship back
com Charleston direct rather than
Rnd her on to New Orleans.
Companies Want Direct Line.
81 might say that I have done my
st to have a permanent line an
unced on the basis of making Char
ston only a port Of call at first,
fixing up to q direct permanent
Nt} }siness, but find that every steam
.Yip company wants and insists up
the direct line business. However,
will be seen from what have said,
have been successful in so arrang-
g that, it q reasonably good return
Ergo cannot be offered the ship at
harleston she can 60 on to New Or