The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-01

4 eral of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company, is here on a
trip of official investigation. It
is the first visit that the head Of the
great transportation company has made
cles his coming at this time is regarded
as highly significant.
Heineker comes to place his COM
pany in a position to make use of the
Panama canal as soon as it is conf
| pleted. He win be here for several
/, days, and in that time has planned to
make a thorough study of the bay. the
character of the docks, their depth OF
water alongsides, the volume of bust
4 ness and general maritime facts.
| He is accompanied by C. Staplefeldt.
a director of the company, whose home
is in Bremen: H. Muhlenbrock. direc-
tor of the New York off1ce. and F. Stef-
| fens. who is also connected with the
New York branch. =.
/ The party arrived from the east on
the overland and took apartments at
| the st. Francis. Robert Capelle. gem
eral agent OF the company here, went
as far as Chicago to meet them.
Eyes on Oriental Trade
1t has been known that certain large
Atlantic steamship companies were
| anxious to make San Francisco port
of CALL following the opening of the
canal Some months ago Herman Win
ter, assistant manager of the Cunard
Steamship company. was here on an
investigation and later Philip A. S.
Franklin, vice president of the White
Star line, also opened negotiations for
docking facilities here. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the Hamburg Amer
lean also contemplates the building Of
of its ships
The North German Lloyd operates
from New York to Plymouth and
Southampton for London, to Cherbourg
for Paris and Bremen, Germany. Its
ships also travel through Gibraltar to
Spain and Algiers. Genoa and Naples.
Other lines run from Baltimore to Bre-
men and from Bremen to New Orleans.
Touching upon the shores of the
Mediterranean, the North German Lloyd
has the handling of large proportion
| of the immi grafton from southern Italy.
The center of this movement is now
| New York, and with the opening of
the canal. At is believed that the tide
will swing to the harbor of San Fran
| cisco. The company brings immi-
grants from these points into New
York for s35 and $40. 1t is said that
the company will be able to make a
rate of $50 for a through passage
| through the canal.
San Francisco Best Port
San Francisco is the natural port Of
call. The harbors of the northwest
are privately owned, while the docks
here are publicly controlled, thus
| making the local front available to
any company. There have been rumors
that number Of lines were looking
for dockage from the lands owned by
the bay, while the projected improve
ments at the southern end of the har-
Dor also have attracted the attention
| of steamship men.
A little over a year ago c. Won Hell
muth. director OF the North German
Lloyd, visited this city and made an ex-
sensive investigation OF the harhor
with members OF the harbor commission
he visited different points about the
bay, paying close attention to the Pa
cific Mail docks and Islais creek. He
made fun report or his findings at the
time and Director General IIeineker is
said to have given the report careful
consideration.
c. stapelfeldt, director Of the com
pany, who accompanies Heineker, said
yesterday at the st. Francis that his
party intended to make a thorough in
|vestigation of the hsrbor and its facil-
ities
eve will take our time and possibly
make a trip about the bay Thursday"
Ihe said. Other trips VIII follow. The
effect Of the canal can not now be esti-
mated The opening is far away yet
we have ample time in which to pre-
pare ourselves for any changes that
will take place in shipping conditions
This is Herr Heinekers first trip to San
lFrancisco He has been anxious to
come here for some time. We do al
general business from this port and he
wants to investigate our affairs per-
IsonalIy. After we have made better
study Of things we may have more to
say