Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-31
means MUCH FOR US.
GOIdsbOrO's Manufacturing
Enterprises Interested.
g@Egs- 49,. -
A Linesof Freight and Passenger
Steamers Opened Between
-. -, Norfolk and European
sports.
&.Ports.

Goldsboro's manufacturing enterpri-
ing of q line of freight steamers be-
tween Norfolk and European ports, for
it means much-everyt thing for the
development of foreign trade for those
factories already established and -four
ishing here, and will be the strongest
possible inducement to bring here large
capital seeking advantageous indus
trial investment. So that Goldsboro
enters the new year as upon a new era
bright with promise, If our people will
but get together to avail themselves of
the great opportunities that are i'm
pending and foreshadowed.
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch speaks
of the first vessel of the new line as
follows:
yesterday was indeed q red letter
day in Nortollx's calendar for on that
day came in the Norwegian steamer
Texas, Captain Petersen, command
ing, and regular freight and passen-
ger steamship line between this port
and Europe became an established
fact.
"For many, many years it has been
the dream of the people of this section
to secure such resuNRbut until the Tex
as came, all efforts were vain. There
are of course many freighters w ioh
load here for the other side and bring
Ioofo
steamer brought passengers from across
the big sea.
''The Texas brought three passengers
for Norfolk, American seamen return
ing home and has some fourteen others
aboard, destined for Havana and Vera
maiden voyage 155 tons of freight for
Norfolk and considerable lot for ports
at which she will touch later.
''She is new steel ship with capac-
tty of some 5000 tons, and is finely fit
ted for first class, second class and
steerage passengers. She is larger than
the steamers of the Old Dominion line,
and although not a racer ,can make the
run from this port to Norway in about
two weeks, which is fast enough for
reasonable people.
''She lies at Lambert's Point mer-
chandise pier today discharging cargo
and will later coal and will proceed to-
morrow for Havana, Vera Cruz, Gal
weston, Norfolk, England and Chris
tiania.
''She is consigned to the United
States Shipping Company. Norfolk
1.-THE two other steamers which the
G. M. Bryde interest has built for this
trade will follow the Texas, and it is
expected that ship will come here
every six weeks or oftener. It was ex.
planned that the line must get business
here if it is to continue to operate anc
the first voyage will entail great Loss
upon the company for the reason tina
the port charges are as heavy this voy
age they would be were the steame,
loaded to capacity.
ut is hoped that the railway line
reaching Norfolk may give their aid to
ward building up the business and it i
known that there is plenty OF freight t.
be had here it the railways are minde,
to give it to the new line. The port
too; is excelIently located for the gath
ering here of a considerable passenge
traffic, of persons who want good, safe
but not extravagant accommodations
sit is anticipated that when the tae
that the steamers are to sail betwee
Norfolk, Cuba, Mexico, Galveston an
England and Norway shall be ,adve1
tised, then not only good freight bt
also large passenger trade will be s,
cured"