The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-28
THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
GREAT STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

Its Early Days Recalled-Interesting
 Facts Relative to the Work of the
 COmpany-Its Steamers and the
 Number of Passengers it Transports.
 The fifteenth Anniversary of the establishment lof the North German Llyod Steamship Co. on February 10th, 1857, recalls the early attempts after the first application of steam to ocean navigation to establish a steamship line between the Continent of Europe and the United States. The efforts of MT. Dudley A. Man, United States Consul in Bremen, resulted in the conclusion of mail contract be- tween the City of Bremen and the United States and the formation of an American Company, the Ocean Steam Navigation Company, which started a regular line of steamers be- tween Bremen and New York in 1S47. This line was, unfortunately unsuc- cessful and disappeared in 1853, but the agitation for the maintenance of a regular connection between the two countries continued and finally re- resulted in the establishment of the North German Lloyd on February 10th, 1857, for the conduct of steam ship lines running between European and Transatlantic countries, as well as underwriting and the towing on German rivers The company started with four screw steamships built in England, and the first of these steam CTS, s. s. Bremen" made her trial trip on June 18th, 1858, and few days later sailed on her first trip to New York, where she arrived on July 4tI, 1858. This steamship was 334 feet long | by 42 feet beam, her cargo capacity was about 1000 tons and she carried $50 tons coal, her engines indicated 700 HIP 1; her first cabin accommoda- tions included long saloon, on both sides of which were the state rooms arranged for two or four persons. The first cabin accommodated sixty per- sons, second cabin 11O and the steer age 400. This steamer was followed by the Hudson "Weser' and the New York;" through which regular depart ures every two weeks were maintained between New York and Bremen. But the severe losses caused by the burn ing of the s. 8. Hudson while in port, and accidents to the Bremen and the "Weser" were riscouraging features
 The North German Lloyd now oper- ates 3S different lines in all parts of the world, five to ports of the United States, two to South America, one to Cuba, one to China, with a branch line and two lines to Australia, one between Australia and Japan, 1d branca lines on the coast and among the islands of the East Indies and of iChina, three lines in the Mediterran- can and four in Europe, besides nu- Imerous river lines in Europe and Asia.
 The Company transported 449,24S passengers on their various lines in 1059 and in 1906 the steamships of the ICompany ran a total distance of over 6,0O0,S3S miles, 27S times the circum- ference of the earth. The fleet of the Company consists at present of SS5 vessels with 754,441 gross register tons and 571, 670 HIP, of these 92 are ocean going steamers, 50 are coast wise, 50 river steamers, two school ships for the purpose of training of ficers for the Company's service and I201 barges and lighters. The total consumption of coal on the steamers of the North German Lloyd amounted in 1905 to 1,450,0OO tons and the value of provisions consumed on the steam CTS was $3,750,O00 The capital of the Company has grown from 12,000,000 Marks in 1857 to 125,OOO,OOO Marks in 1906 and the value of the floating cap- ital of the Company now amounts to about $4O000,000. About 22000 persons are employed by the Company on shore and on ship board and the Company have established a number of pension funds and invalid funds for their employees; the, total investment of which on December 31st, 1905, amounted to $1,2SO,OOO
 The principal connection of the North German Lloyd has always been with the United States and their steamers have during the 50 years of existence of the Company been in- strumental in bringing together Americans, Englishmen and Germans, and in increasing and rendering more intimate the relations existing, be- tween these three countries.