The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-12
THE REAL FACTS
Of STEAMSHIP
CHANGES
THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL
PUBLISHED INTERESTING ART.
lcLE CONCERNING THE REC.
! ENT REPORTED DEALS.


nesday, publishes an article which.
to a certain extent, clears up all Of
the steamship deals and reported
deals which have been current in
Brunswick and elsewhere for the past
few weeks.
Ever since the first report gained
ground that the Mallory or Clyde
line would again enter this port, some
announcement has been expected
from New York, but as yet it has
not been made. 1t has been reported
that the Clyde line purchased the
steamers of the Brunswick Steamship
company, that the ships of the latter
company would go on another run,
etc.
The New York paper, however, has
secured the facts in the deal, and it
develops that the steamers of the Bee
Line have been purchased by the
Texac City Steamship company
while the Clyde line has entered an
agreement with the A., B. & A., and
will put its ships into operation to
Brunswick on September 8.
The story published by the Com
mercial gives the full details of the
deal 1t is as follows:
Erroneous reports have credited
the Clyde Line with having bought
the Brunswick Steamship Co., which
was organized few years ago to op-
crate steamers between New York
and Brunswick, GA, with sailings to
other Atlantic gulf ports. 1t was con-
trolled by the Atlanta, Birmingham
& Atlantic Railroad, both corpora
tions having been for some time in
the hands of a receiver.
The steamship company owned
five first class ships, comparatively
new, two of which were operated in
the New York Brunswick service, and
three, under charter, between this
port and Texas City, as the Texas
City Steamship Co., which for scme
time has been putting up strong
competitive contest with the Clyde
and Mallory lines, reducing rates to
such an extent between Atlantic Gulf
ports that the Clyde and Mallory in
terests have in various ways sought
to either gain control of the three
ships mentioned, as there seemed to
be no other way to put the Texas
City company out of business.
IT is learned from official sources
that conditions were reached where
the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
tired under the receivership of oper-
ating steamship line, and the Texas
City people thereupon stepped in and
chartered the two other boats run
ming TO Brunswick, Ga. so that they
now have the entire five steamships
under their control. The new deal
becoming effective on Sept 3. At the
same time the Atlanta Birmingham
& Atlantic have arranged with the
Clyde Line to put in a service to
Brunswick
What the effect of this will be as
to rates in the light Of what has 0c-
Cured up to this time may be con.
jectured in view of the very indie
pendent attitude successfully main
tainsd by the Texas Steamship ca =,
as against the Mallory Line. IT, as
expected, it continues to have tariffs
which name rates lower than its COM
petitors, in all probability the fight
that has been so earnestly waged on
both sides will continue and shippers
will De CORRESPONDENCE benefited
The Mallory Line has not had the
gord luck that attended it's plan OF
campaign when it killed the Red
Star Line that started in on the
same basis and with the same pur-
pose as the Texas City. The meth
DDS hen emp p1Vad of slasnlns- ra IS
to the bone have not. in this latest
instance had the same effect, and
whether in future it will be possible
to remove the Texas City company.
or 50 placate it that it will operate
in harmony with opposing interests It'll
must be left TO time to develop. The
steamships acquired are said to have
been a regular white elephant to the
railroad interests operating into
Brunswick. and the load was one
Which they wer= glad to get rid Of.