Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-31
MANY COMPANIES WILL
 USE PANAMA CANAL

Carefully prepared statistics by the for eign trade department of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce show that total or 34 prosperous steamship lines will use the Panama canal, large number of which will send vessels to the Puget sound ports. ] The report covering this class of conner l cial activity is, in brief, as follows: l.-Americ an Hawaiian Company: Now l building six steamers of 10000 tons speed l212 knots Will have fleet of 26 ships, with gross tonnage of over 292,O00 tons. Will run between New York and Philadel- pha and possibly Boston, and Pacific coast, 8 ship practically every three days. 2.-Amercan Navigation Company (Wil- mngton, Delaware): Will operate line of ships from Atlantic to Pacific, carrying ex- plosives west bound and miscellaneous freight east bound. It IS understood the DuPont Powder Company is back of this line.
 3.-Bethlehem Steel Company South Bethlehem, Pal: Contemplstes putting on line of steamers between Atlantic ports and Coqumbo, Chile. Fleet will cost ap proximately $l2,OOO,0O0 and will handle Bessemer ore from Coquimbo. 4.-Boston-P Pacific Steamship Line (J. s. Emery X Co. of Boston, Will put on 8 fleet of six chartered ships of approximately 4,OOO tons each, and is building two ships of 5000 tons with speed of from 10 to l2 knots They will operate between Bos ton and Pacific coast ports 5.-Compagnie Generale Transatlantique: !: With 7S ships of 329,442 gross tons, are building eight modern ships. This com pany is reported as considering line be- tween Europe and Pacific coast. 6.-Chesapeake x Ohio Steamship Con- pany (Furness, Withy & Co.l With 69 ships of 2O2,069 gross tons, is considering 8 line between the United Kingdom and the Pacific coast.
 7.-Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (Chlesn Steamship Company, Valparaiso) :: With IS ships of 3s,Ss7 tons has consoli- dated with another company and expects to operate line between Valparaiso and New York.
 8-Compagnie Naval de rOceanie: Is figuring on line of four ships of 5000 tons each to run between Antwerp and Ia hiti and New Caledonia calling at Apa 9-East Asiatic Steamship Company: With IS ships of over 5o,OO0 gross tons, has ordered seven new ships of about 6O,000 total dead weight tons, fast motor ships of 12E knots, to operate between Pacific coast and Europe,
 1O-Fabre Line (Compagnie Franc aise de Nav Vapeur, Marseilles: Operating II steamers of 45.22l gross tons. Is reported as contemplating round world service via canal and this coast, thence home via Suez.
 1l.-Grace & Co. (Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Company Expects to operate ulle Dtl"ctu tue dClllC COdSG hilu Suo ieo ton and New York via canal and New Or leans Has four new ships, three of 10000 and one of 1000 tons, capable of making l2 knots. In addition, Grace & Go operate the New York Pacific Steamship Company from Pacific coast ports to Central and South American west coast ports as far as Antofagasta. Four new steamers of about 4,OOO tons each with refrigerator and pas senger accommodations are about com I pleted
 l2.-Hamburg- American Line: With l92 steamers and over l,066,219 gross tons, an ticipates establishing 8 round-the-world service from Europe to Pacific coast, thence via Orient and Suez back home. l3.-Hamburg- American Line: It IS re- ported this company is building three new ships costing approximately sl2,0O0,0O0, which will include other smaller ships of American register to run between Atlantic
 and Pacific ports.
 1 14-Holt & So. (Blue Funnel Line) :: With g ships of i30, 600 gross tonnage, in connection with the Ocean Line, with 43 ships of 27O,OOO gross tons, is reported as contemplating a round the-worl line iron, Europe to Pacific coast, thence to Orient
 and home via Suez.
 15.-Holland- American Line: With l6 ships of l25,S09 gross tons is building two
 new ships of 10000 tons each and contem-
 plates establishing service between the
 Netherlands and the Pacific coast
 16-Harrison Direct Line: With more
 .ban 43 ships and 239 297 gross tons, is