The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-06
new LONDON MAY
BE FUTURE HOME
OF CUNARD LINE
Effort to be Made by Senator
Mahan to Secure State Aid

New London. March 6-That the
great Cunard line Of ocean steamships
may make this city its chief shipping
port and that other ocean steamship
companies may follow suit is not only
possible. but probable. according to
reports given out by Mayor Bryan r.
Maflan today
When interviewed this morning on
this matter Mayor Mahan said:
Yes. the location of the Cunard
line IN New London is quite probable.
A. J. Campbell. the president of our
Business Mems Association. j. A. Al
len, of our Board of Trade, and my
self have held several conferences
with the Cunard line officials and we
are very enthusiastic. over the outlook
Of bringing the Cunard line to Con
necticut. You see.'' said Mayor Ma
han, there Is a great controversy on
in New York over the reported re-
fusal of the limited States government
extend their piers. The companies
declare that if they are not permitted
to extend their piers they will quit
New York. Some Of them are max
ing arrangements now to go to Brook
lyn. The Cunard line and possibly
coming to New London. G. p. Sum-
ner, the general agent of the Cunard
line. told us that the Cunard people
would not 20 to Brooklyn under any
circumstances. and he said that If
matters could be satisfactorily arrang-
They like our magnificent harbor. fig
ure that they can handle the freight
a dollar ton cheaper In New Lon
don than in New York and that be-
ing situated midway between Boston
and New York. with splendid railway
Ill III II
lines that run into Canada. New Eng
land. the West and South. that this
is an ideal location for steamship
line"
Senator Nathan in a chat today with
a Farmer reporter. said: II believe
terest the state. 1t is not merely a
matter of locality for if the great
steamship line should be brought to
this State it would be Of great bene-
fit to all of our shippers. Made in
Connecticut articles would in many
instances have the call.
Massachusetts, has recently appro-
priated $3.000.00 for the purpose of
deeping and charging the harbor IA
cilities Of Boston that the Importance
of that centre as sea port town may
not suffer.
1.-The State OF Rhode Island perform
ed a similar function for the city of
providence and there Is no good rea-
son why New London with one of the
most wonderful harbors in the world
should not be aided in becoming what
nature intended it to be- the greatest
sea port on this continent
''By sailing from New London the
steamships would be four hours near
er Europe than they are now with
New York as the port, and one-half
mile nearer than If they went to Mon
tauk Point
IT am hopeful that the State will
look seriously into this proposition for
It needs no words of mine to show
that If the Cunard line of steamers
make their home in New London all
Of Connecticut will be benefited"
Mayor Mahan stated that he would
ask Gov. Baldwin and the Legisla-
lure to cooperate with New London
TO bring this splendid boom to Com
necticut shipping to pass. He declar-
ed that he would ask the Legislature
20 appoint special commission to in
vestigate this matter and to devise
ways and means OF promoting the es-
adjustment of the ocean line carry
ng trade in our best port at New
London.