The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-26

/ and upon this hangs the value OF her
waterfront prOperty-depends on the
favor in which it is regarded by what
1 Is naturally its tributary territory.
( This extends from western Pennsyl-
Vania southwark far toward the gulf
and includes a large part of the pros
porous and growing South. Sections
of the West will continue to contribute
their share, despite the efforts of rail-
way lines running north and south to
divert traffic to the gulf
One may usually determine a ports
| tributary territory by observing the
nature Of shipments made through it..
During the year ended June 80 last
the exports from Baltimore included
cattIe-to the value of $1,4S4, 4,57O-and
corn. So, ,344 bushels of it-fr.m the
West; bituminOUs coal from western
pennsylvania, Maryland and West ViT-
ginia; coke from the PittSburg field
and lard. pork and hams from local,
Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City
packing houses.
The South sent abroad through this
port nearly six and a half million dol
lars worth of cotton to feed the hungry
looms of Europe, and in the holds OF
ships went out for the various indus
tries of the Old World nearly seven
teen and a half million dollars worth
Of copper, contributed originally by
Northwestern mines. There was -four
to the value of S5,620,7oS, for which
hungry mouths all over the globe were
waiting. and. in addition, wheat to the
amount of 7,343,79 bushels.
There poured down the Patapsco,
bound for other lands, a five and a
half million dollar stream of oil, oil
products, illUminants and lubricants,
and in the holds of other Baltimore
cleared ships went various forms OF
American steel valued at S2.956, ,479, of
which S1S36.332 was in the form of
steel rails. For tobacco and snuff
Users Of the Old World there was dis
patched through Baltimore a total ot
S7.546.S44 worth Of leaf tobacco and
tobacco stems.
One may see from these few items,
taken from a long list of custom-hOuse
entries, from whence Baltimore draws
much of its export trade and where il
may look for more. The total value OF
exports through this port for the pc
riod mentioned reached S77,553, ,549.
Imports reached a total valuation of
S2I. .3U2. $50, and customs receipts
amounted to S3.S97,350.51.
Lines From Baltimore,
Engaged in the foreign trade from
Baltimore are the following lines OF
steamships with regular sailing days.
Johnston Line. to Liverpool
North German Lloyd, TO Bremen
Puritan Line, to Antwerp.
Blue Cross Line, to Havre.
Neptune Line. to Rotterdam
Lord Line. to Belfast and Cardif.
Empire Line. % Leith.
Atlantic Transport Line. to London. I
Hamburc-American Line. to Ham I
burg.
Donaldson Line, to Glasgow.
Red star Line, to Antwerp.
nGiuavIau-AmeTican Line, to Co I
penh3gen and Christiana.
In addition are the following lines
plying or this side of the Atlantic:
United Fruit company. 10 Jamaica /
United Fruit COMPANY 10 Sauto DO
mingO-
Atlantic Fruit company. 70 Jamaica I.
Atlantic Fruit company. to Sama
Cuba
Joseph r. Foard company. to Colon
an Central America.
Lana~a < Gome importing and
Steamship company, to jamaica
Engaged in the cOastwise and BAY
trade during 1908 were the Merchants .
and Miners Transportation company. .
with il vessels the New York and
BaltiuoTe Trans DCTJatfOn Line, f; Bal 1
-imore Steam Packet company iOId /
Bay Linet, 8: Chesapeake Steamship .
comnauv- T.: Baltimore- Chesaueaka !