The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-15
STEAMSHIPS FOR CHARLESTON
A-ATLANTIC COMPA-
ny TO MAKE THAT CITY
A TERMINUS.
In Addition To Present Advantages It
Gives Great Promise OF Future De-
velopment OF the Port.

nia-Atlantic Steamship company has
determined TO make Charleston one
OF It's termini and the first vessel OF
the line will arrive here. inaugurating
tho service. In the first week In De-
cember. The steamer will bring a
large cargo OF salmon. and canned
fish will probably constitute the main
cargoes TO Charleston from the Pa
cifc coast.
AT present the California-Atlantic
Steamship company operates vessels
along the Pacific coast. shipping
goods by rail across Panama and
York. The company has decided to
enlarge upon this service by putting
on vessels between Colon and Char
lestoi and Colon and New Orleans.
The idea appealed to the steamship
officials that New Orleans would
prove OF value for the distribution of
gulf freights and Charleston for the
freights OF the Southeastern States.
leaving New York line to handle only
the Eastern or Northern business.
or particular value to Charleston
this time Is the fact that II foreshad-
ows greater things along this same
line. In the opinion OF those conver-
SAINT with the situation. While the
freights OF one ocean are transported
TO the other over the railroad at the
present time. when the Panama canal
In completed the ali-water route
will displace tho combination water
and land service and the big steam
ers will sail from the waters Of
Charleston harbor directly down the
Atlantic and through the canal to
the Pacific. returning by the same
route. The canal Is generally ex-
pected to give a great stimulus to
ccrlmerce with Central and South
American countries and with a line
sf steamers already In operation.
Charleston stands the chance Of hav-
Ing the existing line enlarged and
improved and other lines establish
ed. SO that the prospects are now very
encouraging and the announcement
OF the establishment OF the new line
will be pleasing news to the business
interests Of the port.
Some time ago there was talk OF
"A - .AIlaArra.k %
between Charleston and Panama.
which was expected to be developed
into a freight line. but the parties
operating the line out OF New York
TO Colon were not disposed to give
Charleston any show and prevailed
upon the government not TO attempt
the proposed mall service between
Charleston and Panama. which would
require the stopping OF the steamers
I'm Charleston.
The new line Is better than a mere
mail line. Back OF the proposition
making Charleston one OF the terminl
Of the California-At Atlantic Is the be-
ginning OF the importation OF salmon
In direct cargo lots by III. G.. Leiding
several years ago. The first cargo
that one OF the vessels OF the line will
bring TO Charleston will be one Of
more than $4,000 cases. consigned to
Mr.. Leiding. The agents OF the line
will be Street Bros.
The consignees OF the new steam
ship line are hopeful of full coopera-
tion on the part OF the business peo-
pie for return cargoes The opportu-
nifty IL offered TO the cotton mills OF
the State to ship their products to
Charleston and send II to the coast
of California for direct shipment to
China and Japan. The service prom
ises the best that the cotton mills
have ever had and the mill men will
probably be quick To take advantage
of H. The trip from Charleston TO
Colon can be made In five davs and
the cotton goods can be easily placed
In San Francisco within three weeks
from date OF shipment, making a
service equally as fast. II not faster,
than the service which the railroads
supply. The mill men have recently
been making a stand for better and
cheaper service and now the Pacific
steamship offers facilities which the
mills have never had and which
Street Bros. Will bc glad TO promote
and make especially convenient for
the manufacturers.