The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
NEW LINE TO BRAVE
THE SEAMEN'S LAW
Pacific Company Hopes to
Operate ships to Orient
by January 1.
CONFIDENT OF BUSINESS

Within two months the Pacific Ocean.
from which the American flag has been
practically swept through the sale OF the
Pacific Mail steamship Company's vcs-
soils and the transfer TO British registry
OF the vessels Of the Robert Dollar
line, will have half u dozen freight
vessels operating between American and
Oriental points.
This was the promise made yesterday
BY Philip Manson. "A director Of the Pa
cihc and Eastern Steamship Company,
which was incorporated in Albany last
Friday. Mr.. Manson will also manage
the new company a. soon rs tdc.c is
anything to manage.
Just now the company possesses on'y
Its incorporation papers, S"."So.OOo IN
cash. and an unbuunded confidence that
the seamen's bin. which goes into effect
this week and was the announced cause
Of the Pacific Mail selling It's vessels
and of the Dollar line transferring such
OF its fleet that u did not sell. Will prove
to he a boon TO American shipping in
tercsts.
Figured ~ ~ Rate War.
Mr.. Manson has had one failure in
steamship operation. This was In con-
neciion with the affairs OF the Bermuda
Atlantic steamship company, which In
1909 bought the steamship OCcana ana
began sendiug her TO Bermuda AT cut
rates. \ rate war resulted and In 1911
the COMPANY went into bankruptcy. Mr..
Manson il now suing +. kinGsbury Cur
tis. Of the finn OF Curtis. Mallet-PrevoSt
q Colt. for S23i.5s2. which he says he
Lost through the failure of the Company
hA,.uSa Ar Curtis "A large StDgkhOlder.
did not live uD to an alleged agreement.
The new project was conceived IN the
course OF the fight against the seameiis
bill. when officials of the Pacific Mail
said that the hill II enacted into law
would dive item from the Pacific. MT.
Manson says he bcclme interested in
Pacific shipping AZ this point. He in
vesti2aied and soon in'~l csted some
American capitalists in "a proposition TO
establish y line n the Pacific Mail made
COOL It's threat. The chief OF these are
represented To- 4. Mcrtens 4 Sons q
Cumberland. Nd.
Later MIR. Manson made a trip TO
Shanghai and Interested several Chinese
capitalists, the stock being divided
equally letwccn the two nations. MIR
Manson denies that the Administrator
L. Interested in the project. except ~ 1t
would Ice in any new American enter
prise.
"a great field is opcn to u.s." said
Mr.. Manson yesterday. ION my trip to
China tho Pacific Mail boats were 10
crowded that I was forced TO take ac-
commodation on the Japanese line. This
also was crowded. and many passengers
hal booked passage months in advance.
Coming back ! Was able. by luck. 10
GET on u Pacific Mail boat. We were
packed three In II cabin. and my room
macs had engaged their berths six
months in advance. \ friend OF mine
had decided ~ tho last minute not "a
sail. and II MAS only by obtaining his
ticket that I managed to make the
Erin.
Freight RusiUcss Il Good.
~ is tho same with freight. The
Man"huria. oil which ! returned. failed
to stup q, two Of her oriental ports
because she couldn't cram another pound
of freight on board. The Japanese line
Is m. same, Their, is u tremendous
business waiting for us. and Nc are go
Ing after IL.
'Thc soamcu's law is q mu"lr over
~ ed nlg,l'"o. tn" only provision OF Il
which would Caus" trouble 10 the Pa
ciic Ipli is tho language test. seventy
iVc per ccut. of the crew must under
stand the language of the officers. Al
tho stawaId, on the paciti" Mail boats
unferaloud English. and within a mont
thu sIilo.S aud The others could 10
taught enough, English to qualify.
The Pacific Mail left the Pacific he
cause the company could sell its vessel'
to grea' advantage
Mr.. Manson said that there are mo-
many vessels III for tho Far EAsteri
trade. IS the coal bunhcrs must b.
larg. enough for At least = three weel
supply. l;u' the cash is At hand. and h
and several brokers have narrowed the!
search until he Is certain that half :
dozen vessels will he III operation b!
January |.