The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Failure of Bates & CHEESE
brough Brings Big Mari
time Company Into
Panama Trade
DETAILS OF PROJECT
HAVE BEEN SETTLED
Service Between San Fran
cisco and New York Will
Be Independent

The Luoirenbach Steamship company
Of New York announced yesterday that
within two weeks 1t would inaugurate
a freight service carrying east and
west bound freight between San Fran
cisco and New York.
The announcement came from ].
Lewis Luckenbach. who has been liv-
ing at the st. Francis for the last three
/, months, and in effect pledges the main
tenance OF an independent steamship
line between here and New York. via
the Panama railway. The failure of
Bates 6 Chesebrough. operators OF
the California-Atlantic Steamship COM
pany, who had under charter two of
the eastern firms ships, FASTENED the
determination of the Luckenbach in
terests to enter the Pacific coast SER
vice.
Arthur Chesebrough stated last even
ing that his company had no definite
the Luckenbach company was coming
into Pacific waters as an independent
company no immediate effort would
be made by his company further to
/ seek charters.
RAILWAY PLANS PERFECTED
Arrangements with the Panama rail-
road were perfected yesterday to ham
~
York. 1t was stated exclusively in
The CaH on Saturday morning that
these negotiations were pending and
/ that on their conclusion the big New
York steamship company would an
nounee its determination to take UP
the maintenance Of the Independent
/ Hneeopera rated by Bates & Chesebrough
since October. 1910.
The Luckenbachs own a large fleet of
American steamers. Among them are
the Lewis Luckenbach, 1000 tons:
/ Pleiades. 5000 tons: Lyra, 500 tons;
D. n. Luekenbach 1000 tons; Jacob
Luckenbach, 5000 tons; F. J. Lucken-
bach, 5000 tons; Harry Luckenbach,
/ 5000 tons S. " Luckenbach, $500 tons;
/ San Mateo. $500 tons; Damara, $500
tons, and ]. L. Luckenbach, 1000 TONS
The Pleiades and the Lewis Lucken-
bach have been under charter by Bates
| & Chesebrough and will be pressed into
service by the new operating company
The Damara also has been under
/ charter and will be added to the fleet
about the middle of February. Other
steamers will be added to the service
| in the Pacific as they are required
WILL OPEN OWN OFFICE
Besides its steamships the Luken-
bach company operates on the Allan
| tic % coal barges of 300 tons each
and four ocean going tow boats Will
/ liams, Dfmond S Co. have been the rep
resentatives of the company in this
| city for some time and will continue
/ as such until the Lukenbach company
has opened its own Offices in this city.
The failure of Bates & 'Chese-
brough." J. Lewis Luckenbach said.
yesterday. at the st. Francis. merely
hastens the coming of our company to
! the Pacific.
I'VE are here, now, to stay and are
making plans to increase our shipping
| facilities. Two large ships OF 10000
/ tons each are to be constructed and
/ they will be placed on the Pacific
| coast run. Next to the American
/ Hawaiian Steamship company. we have
| the finest -freighters operating In the
Panama trade.
I yrr.
tI expect to remain here in charge
| OF the business and will open offices
on the water front close to the trade.
| Personally, although both Bates and
| Chesebrough are my closest friends, I
am glad that am to live permanently
| in the exposition city
| Arthur Chesebrough, president of the
California Atlantic Steamship company,
on hearing that the Luckenbachs had
decided to open steamship line Of
| their own said:
We have no definite plans for re-
organization or for continuing the
line we have maintained since Oc-
| tober. 1910. If the Luckenbachs
are going to enter the field we will
very likely tsrminate our activi-
ties.
Joseph lyman. superintendent of the
Union Iron works, was happy when
| he heard Of the new line coming into
the Pacific trade. He said that his
company would use every influence to
have the two new ships contemplated
by the Luckenbachs built in local
yards
/