The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-01
BRAZIL URGING
BETTER SERVICE
STEAMSHIPS ARE IRREGULAR AT
PARA, BUT is INCREASING
WANT REGULAR LINE FROM
UNITED STATES.

9aTa, BfaZll, NOV. 30.-There is much
speculation locally as to steamship
service which is to be maintained in
the future between the United States
and Para, at the mouth of the ANA zon
river, in view OF the activity in de-
yelopment work which has been stead
lily increasing since the beginning of
the year, and the increase in exports
Which follow as result. So far the
service has been erratic, some weeks
three or four steamers leave together
for New York, and then there will not
be another for a month.
Americans here are impatient.
Speaking of the development of our
foreign trade, an importer remarked
to the Associated Press correspon-
dent: For heavens sake let us stop
taking of what we are going to do
and get busy" They believe that if
the United States is to get her share
OF the trade of the Amazon Valley.
there is no time to be lost.
Prior to the war the Booth Steam
ship Company, of Liverpool, had vir-
tuaily monopoly of the trade of the
valley. During the few years immedi-
ately preceding the war the Germans
had been edging in and were steadily
of hostilities these activities, of course,
ceased. The Germans who took refuge
| in the south of Brazil when this coun-
| try declared war are now beginning
| to come back to the Amazon, and are
renewing their efforts to gain a sub
| stantial foothold. With the renewal
/ of business activity since the armis-
tice the Booth line has not had enough
\ ST IN 10 h,rS
| There is now an opportunity for some
American steamship company to come
in here with first-class service and
| capture the business the Germans
were going after when the war broke
out. as well as a fair portion Of future
| business. which will develop as the
| possibilities of this great valley i'm
mensely rich in natural resources, be-
come known.
| Since last July the Lamport & Holt
| Steamship Company have been send
| ing steamers to Para, but local mer-
chants say they need permanent and
adequate service. The New York and
Cuba Mail Stea nlShip Company has
announced it's intention of making
| Para port of call for it's South
| American steamers, but so far only
two have arrived, and there is un-
certainty as to the future service The
| Prince line is temporarily makins
this port of call for their north
| bound steamers to New Orleans and
since this service was announced tho
Brazilian Lloyd is said to be consid
er1ng the opening of line from Rio
de Janeiro to New Orleans via Havana
The steamer Cotopaxi. United
states shipping board vessel. is nov
repaired and will leavee shortly. Sh.
IS loading cargo of cedar logs. TIL.
CotopaXi is a fabricated" ship. Sh.
was on her way to Pernambuco will
coal when she developed engin.
trouble and just managed to reacf
the mouth of the Amazon where sh,
ran aground.
Local Americans are enthusiastic a.
to the future possibilities of the deveI.
opment of the Amazon valley. and are
OF the opinion that the United State:
should devote attention to the unde.
Veioped market here for American
goods, also an inexhaustible source fol
many valuable raw materials needed
by manufacturers of the United States
The region watered by the Amazon
and its thousands of affluents is larger
III area than the United States. ant
all the produce of this immense ares
must pass through Para, as this is the
only channel of the river which i:
navigable to the ocean. For this rea.
son Para is known locally as 1.-THE
Gateway of the Amazon
1t is earnestly urged here that ther.
| should be a regular, first-class Amer.
lean steamship line from New Yorl
TO this Gateway maintaining a con
sistent schedule, if the United States
is to play an important part in tn
development of the valley of tn,
Amazon.
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