Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-21
The Royal Blue Steamship Company

" will operate line of high class passenger and freight steam ships to the PANAMA CANAL and the WEST INDIES con- meeting with other steamship lines to the WEST COASTS of North and South America weekly tropical fruit Serv- ice first from the Island of Jamaica bringing bananas to the port of New London for distribution in New England and Canada will be established.
 The terminal of the company will be the Central Vermont Railway dock in New London the terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway System of Canada in New England and ad joining the tracks of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad combination of passenger, freight and tropical fruit handling facilities unequaled the Atlantic coast Economic and adequate connections with the railroads of New England and Canada will result in vast quantities of profit making freight and full compementS of passengers for the steamships being diverted from old channels to this natural and shortest route from Canada and New England the Panama Canal the West Indies and the West Coasts of North and South America In the prompt efficient and economical handling of the tropical fruit the companys terminal with the railroad tracks running alongside of the steamships, not equalIed by any other port
 The remarkable financial success of companies already engaged in the importation of tropical fruits to the United States is of common knowledge and in this department alone conservative estimates of the earnings of The Royal Blue Steamship Company show an amount sufficient in itself to assure large dividends to the stockholders The amounts received by the stockholders of company during the last five years equal dividend of fOryegh (4S per cent for each year.
 It is believed that the passenger accommodations of the high class steamships to be secured by the company will be taxed to their full capacity by tourists who desire to visit the Panama Canal and the West Indies Last there sufficient steamships carry all those who wished to and this year all companies preparing for an unprecedent ed exodus to "The Summer Seas At reasonable rate of fare this department will be highly productive of which will swell the earnings for the benefit of the stock holders.
 An average of than 500 tons of freight destined for ports reached by the steamships of the company be handled efficiently each week and at the present tariffs the income from outward CargoeS will be very great Confer enceS by the General Traffic Manager have resulted in ances being given that enough freight will be offered the company to practically fill the steamships At the present time indications are that the company will be obliged to charter additional freight steamships reap this rich financial harvest
 To be conservatvely managed by New England men of high business standing this and thoroughly independent steamship company, already assured ot heavy volume Of business for all of its departments should appeal as an in veSment of great deSrabty From those persons who be- eve in the advancement of the business interests of South ern New England and especially Eastern Connecticut the purpose of The Royal Blue Steamship Company receive but a prompt and hearty endorsement
 With the initial operation of the company will also begin
 flow of lucrative business to this district and New England and Connecticut will again come to their ow-a revival of the wealth producing shipping days of long ago. the founda ton period for many of the fortunes that now exist
 The project has the fullest endorsement of many Of he
 most prominent and conservative business of New LOn don who have given it their financial support and whose names will be given to prospective investors upon appica II tiOn
 For the purpose of securing funds for immediate appca ton to the purchase and charterng of steamships the unub scrbed balance of $OOOOOOO of the capital stock of the company is offered at par-$2500 share-ful paid and nonassessabe Prospectuses of the company will be fw nshed if desired
 The stock will be allotted in the order that subscriptions are received and in order that small investors may have opportunity to participate in the handsome dividends to follow subscriptions will be received for slOO and up amount of any subscription received.
 Make all checks payable and address all communications THE ROYAL BLUE STEAMSHIP COMPANY, tn Union Station New London, Conn. AN