New-York tribune., 1909-01-04
NEW JAPANESE LINE?
Freight for This Port Nay Be
SHIPPED by Way Of MenCo.

Although no official announcement mas come 'io'i'
either the japanese or the Mexican government IT,
it is generally believed E shipping circles at inns
port that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, one of the big
staer,e1,in lines of Iapan IS to New York by
wav Of the Tehuautepec Railroad, which crosses
Mexico from the Atlantic the Pacific. distance
of 1S9 miles.
The arrival IN this country Within Il week Of D-
rector Shrashi Of the Togo kisen kaisha Whs
is now London business connected "lih the
establishing Of the rev line. is awaited with cor
siderable interest by steamship interests WIN
services between New York and Gull ports
1t has been reported that Mr. Shraishi Will go
direct to Mexico City arrival ana con
sII+ with representatives Of the Mexican govern
nent regarding the business possibilities OF tle
scheme the number of ships needed FOR the racine
side of the service and the number TO be usNd on
the Atlantic side. and. most important ~ all the
extent Of the subsidies Mexico and Japan can al
ford 10 grant to the line
Tie distance between New York and f"k"hand
via Mexico is about eight thousand miles, ana no
great competition in speed expected. shipments
between New York and Yokohama by ralI I" san
Francisco and thoroe across the Pacific are '',e
much quicker than the new line could p"Ssio'!
carry them hut the matter of speed is n one Oh
the features Of the plan
New York will in a sense he a sort Of port OF
call while the japanese and Mexicans VII 20 IN
strongly for the handling Of the cotton shipments
from Galveston. New orleans and other Gun ports
to the orient
II Is generally believed that MI. HhTa'SH HdS
been 20 England getting options on severa. Brltsh
vessels avaIaylo for the Atlantic service Of the
proposed new line and also for another service be
tween Yokohama and chilli. negotiations f"r "nl'h
are under way
Thai Japan Is reaching out for the rrada OF
South America. as well the Pacific and Atlantic
trade Of the United States. learned several
davs ago wher adyices were received in this 'ltN
Announcing that negotiations were under way be
tween Japan and Chilli md the Argentine Repuphc
for transpacii, service Of the Toy" htsen \alSii'
to no subsidized ny the three governments
one of the features Of the service by way Of the
Tehuantepe@ Railroad is the saving OF about one
thousand miles over direct line hetween loko-
hama and New York by uav Of the Panama
Canal
II has been reported that the first overtures tor
the sarI ice We're made by the Mexican government
to Japan but well known shipper ia this port
"a ID Yesterday that Japan the real aEEress"r
and had paved the way several years ago ly send
ing the steamer Kasado Maru TO Salina cruz. the
western terminal Of the railroad before the road
miscellaneous cargo and large number Of Jap
anese immigrants.
The new line viii run from Yokohama II Salina
Cr-z Gistau.e OF about six tho Isand miles Th"
steamers ii is believed viii land immigrants in
Mexico AMI Japanes" goods which do not require
rapid TRANSPORTATION. Saliua Cruz has accoWnlod'
tons for the handling and housing Of about sixty
thousand tons freight. while tn" port "f Coat
zacoaIcos on the cuff side, accommodate
about seventy thousand tons The Amert"an-Ha-
waiian steamship Company. which used 10 carry
sugar from Hawaii to Philadelphia i,y wav Of the
Strait Of Magellan las availed itself OF the -
huantepec Railroad, and now onorat"s four steam
ere on the Pacific and four the Atlantic. and
much time and fuel has been saved thereby.