Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-13
Montreal to French Ports.

Montreal to French Ports.
| In addition to the subsidy of 5000. 900
paid to the Allan line for it's mail serv
ice between Montreal and Liverpool. the
same company receives 100000 for
similar service between Montreal and
France, in which they employ four steam
ers, varying from 1900 to $500 tons.
They carry few passengers and make
only eleven and twelve knots an hour:
They handle an enormous quantity OF
freight. The distance between Montreal
and Havre is .3,041 miles. The policy or
the Canadian government in paying these
subsidies is to build up it's export trade,
and results have been so satisfactory
| that they are being increased and the
service extended.
| The Allan line of steamers is the Oldest,
except the Royal Mail Steam Packet
| Company, having been founded in ls22
| by Capt. Alexander Allan OF Ayrshire.
| Scotland, the home of Burns, and has
kept up an uninterrupted service for
seventy-nine years. In 1881 Capt. Allan
retired from the command OF the brig Jean.
and established an office III Glasgow Tor
| the management of the rapidly developing
business. His five sons succeeded him.
and his grandsons are the managers OF
the company today In 1876 Hugh Allan
was sent out to Montreal by his father
| and became the Canadian manager. His
| brother Andrew Allan. Joined him here
about 1910. James and Alexander the
| youngest brothers. conducted the business
| in Glasgow and Bryce Allan in Liver
pool. For more than half century these
| five brothers managed the affairs Of the
company Today they are managed by
Hugh and Andrew. the sons of Andrew
Allan, and his two nephews, Montague
and Bryce, sons OF the late sir iiusn
man in Canada and built up many i'm
portant enterprises in addition to his
steamship business.
He built Ravenscrag. the finest resi-
dence in Montreal, on the slopes of Mount
ROYAL and always entertained the mem
bers of the royal family and other guests
of distinction when they visited the city.
King George, the Princess Louise, the
Duke of Connaught and other children OF
Queen Victoria have been his guests
Andrew Allan's Massive Mansion.
Andrew Allan. his brother. had
massive stone mansion on McTavish
street, back of McGill University, and
lived in 1T until about five years ago
It Is now the chapter house of the
Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
The Allan fleet today consists of
thirty-five vessels, with q combined
tonnage of 100000 tons. The largest
ones sail to Liverpool and the others
to Glasgow, London and HaVre Inc
Montreal Gazette. of September 20,
1899. contains an advertisement 10 the
effect that the well known new cop
pered ship Canada, 329 tons register;
Bryce Allan, commander. would san
regularly between Montreal and Green
ock Sixty years later to a day
the company put on io'ooo-toh
twin screw steamer for the same serv-
Ice.
The Cunard line. which is next In
age to the Allan line. was started In
1870. with a fleet Of sailing ships. The
Royal Mail Steam Packet company be-
gan business between England and
South America with fleet of clipper
ships In 1922.
The next line in Importance between
Montreal and Europe belongs to the
International Company of the United
States which also owns the American,
the White Star the Atlantic Transport
and other lines. It's steamers are
the largest in the service and carry
passengers and freight to Liverpool
and freight to Bristow ana Hamburg.
The canadian Pacific railway bought
tho fleet of the Elder-Demster line about
ten years ago. and has recently added to
II two modern vessels called the Empress
of Britain and the Empress or Ireland
Tbcy are each $50 feet long. .O0 tons.
i O0o horsepower and have speed of
twenty knots. They carry 800 first-class.
an second and 1000 third-class passen-
gers and make the quickest voyage Oh
any ships that sail from mere.
Low Rates to Europe.
The rates to Europe from Montreal are
generally lower than those from New
York. and the sea voyage is shorter be-
c.nse the steamers keep to the river and
the G.,lf Of ST. Lawrence and pass out
into the Atlantic through the Strait of
Relic Isle, which separates Newfoundland
from Labrador. BY this route the dis. lis.
! tanca from Quebec to Liverpool Is 1895
niles while from New York it is 3,OS2
niles and the steamers are less than
four days at sea On the other hand hand.
| there are more fogs and more icebergs
prefer to avoid
The steamers carry large cargoes OF
Canadian products-5O per cent wheat.
% per cent dressed lumber ana 20 per
cent provisions (Which come almost Ak