The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
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Line TO PANAMA.
CHARLESTON TO HAVE STEAM.
SHIP LINE.
important to Business Intcrests-A
separate Lne-Allianca the Ves-
sel-Interview With Mr.. Walters.

Charleston, July 26.-CharIesten ia
TO have a direct steamship line to
Panama, beginning in the fan. and
operating a boat, carrying mail and
freight, every nine days, running in
dependently of the regular govern
ment line, now running between New
York and Panama.
Collector of Port E. w. Durant Jr..
brought this pleasing intelligence to
Charleston upon his return home.
from business trip of several weeks :
IN the North, on which he found time,
as he usually does, to put in some
good work in behalf of Charleston.
Mr.. Durant visited the officers of
the Panama Steamship Company and
took up tn matter of having the ves-
sells of the line, running out of New
York to Panama, stop at Charleston
en- route to and from New York for
the. purpose of delivering and receiv-
ing mail and handling such freight
as may be offered, in accordance with
the scheme which has been under
consideration for some time.
The officials were not inclined to
| consent to this plan, preferring not to-
| break the continuity of the trips. but
they consented to make a substitute
offer. which Mr.. Durant accepted in
behalf Of Charleston and which is ex-
pected to yield even better results in4
the establishment of a separate line,
which will be at first in the nature
of an experiment, it being up to Char
lesion, South Carolina and all this
Southern section of coast country to
take advantage of and promote to
the end of making the line success
and having its facilities increased ana
improved.
The Charleston-P Panama line will
begin with one steamship, the Al.
lianca, sailing out of Charleston. every
nine days. She will carry mall.
freight and passengers and an faduce@ -
ment is now offered to the gcottaH
manufacturers. 5obofhg sh5use:s ~
commercial interests generally TO
avail themselves Of the opportunity 70
establish new connections and find a
market for goods. The geographical.
and physical advantage of Charleston,
over any other port on the coast for
direct trade with Panama are toe ob-
vious to need any special comment
and it is expected that this announces
ment OF the establishment of the
line will result in manufacturing and
COMMERCIAL concerns immediately
taking up the matter and Arranging
to make use of the line when che
service is inaugurated next falr
The Alliance is vessel of 2 ao5
gross tons and 1884 net She is 3s5
feet long, with a beam of AZ feet and
a draft of Is feet. She has a crew
Of ~ men. She was bailt in 1856 at
Chester Pa. She is a vessel of 2,OO0
horsepower The Allianca is not a
stranger in Charleston. She stopped
here last December to take the c,1n.
mittee of interstate and foreign COM
merce of the house and party OF
ladies to Panama. The party came
here from WASHINGTON bv raj, and
boarded the vessel, and in retu-nins
from Panama the vessel. again visitaa
Charleston harbor
/. 1t Will also be pleasing news +,
N'i'iiiie'cih interests TO learn that Mr..
Durant also saw President Walters.
VI 'he Auahtlc Coast Line while in
New York and the high railroad off,
cial spoke enthusiastically of the
prospects Of the commercial develop-
ment of Charleston. as result Of the
atlantic Coast Line forming its new
connections with the West and the
coal fields, as a result Of the construc>
ton Of the Winston Salem -Wadesboro.
| railroad.