New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE
Scandinavian Companies Combine
for Neso York Service.

According 10 sdvices received In this CITY gestei
dsy from shipping interests in Bergen. Norway ar
r.nzernerts have been rzasde there for combination
n. steamship properties In Norway. Denmark Aio
Sweden which Will operate q new ana regular ser
sioe for cabin. steersse and freight between Se4 :
dfns1tan ports and New York The plans' Which
were prepared with the approval OF the various
transatlantic lines. were kept secret until tne ma
arrangements were made fer the taking over Oh
several steamers from the ScandinsViaa-AInerican
lAue and the building Of new vessels
The shipping world has been keenly watching Ine
recent advance made IN the New York ana Scanol-
rsv-tsn trade and a combination such as the one
Just perfected not great surprise so sreal
had the possibilities for extensive service 70 ule
northern countries become that Captain W. II
I1rndgren of Sothenburg, had organized a company
% o-.-ste a new and direct service between New
York snd Chrstiansand. CothenbuTg, Chrlstlania
and Bergen 1t is generally believed that the SCAN
<navian combination will overthrow his enoFts as
ire two new companies with the Scandinavian
American Line now in operation, will touch al
these ports.
II was learned that the merger provides that tne
new Swedish and Norwegian companies VIII eacn
AXE over one the scandinavian American steam
c-s and each Of the three companies VIII oulld q
new one The Scandinavian American Line VIII
retain the steamers C F. Tietgen. which was uie
cid Rotterdam OF the Holland-Americs Line ana
4he United States The Swedish company VIII
"a ke over it said the steamer Oscar H. while tne
HeIlig Olav, now In the PoT1 OF Ne" 1Oi'
will r,o 10 the new Norwegian company
Aro;her vessel will be either bought or bullt
v-hir4, will serve as a mutual reserve vessel for
she three companies in the pool A UNIFORM Ia1s
<o- ssseuRer accommodations and for the carrying
Of freight has been agreed upon and the new ser
vice VIII begin in January With the new Fesseis
g weekly service between New York and Scandina7
Wan ports Will be possible. The three companies
vif be A part Of the North Atlantic pool
The crea ton Of the combination is taken
s an indication that unusual increase in inlIn-
grafton 70 America from Norway, Sweden and Den
mark may be expected next year The average
Immigrant from the north countries does not like to
travel over the North Sea In small steamer, only
n diserutark and take another vessel from Eng
land OF from the Continent 10 get 20 America
The direct route to New York has always attracted
the immigrant and with these facilities before him
Il i believed in shipping circles here that the tide
aF Scandinavian immigration Will be greatly
strengthened by the merger OF the three lines -Four
vessels OF the Scandinavian American Line were
las, wear sent eight times TO New York, taking
from C,orenhaepn II 0s5 engTautS, LIB being
T,aoee 2 $50 Swedes and Films and 10 Russians
from Christiania and Christiansand the tnteruae-
dfate norris l2I7s additional emigTauts were taken
While the japanese and Chinese are used as ser
,-an+s in California the Swedish, Norwegian and
Danish farmers and servants have been in demand
there and II Is believed that when the Panama
canal is completed emigrantS from the north
countries will be transported direct from Sweden
Norway and Denmark and landed IN San Francisco
and San Diego.