The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-26
SEATTLE" AMERICAS SECOND III
The Admiral Line Expands
Rapidly in Oriental Trade
During the Past Year

During the past year the activities OF
the Pacific Steamship Company have GOV.
cred a wide field. Probably the most In
teresting as well as the most important
development has bocn its rapid expansion
In the Oriental trade.
Un,n year and n half ago. the com
pany had confined the operation OF it's
steamships TO the coastwiye routes At
that time Il dispatched It's first steam.
ship. the Senator" 20 Singapore. Subse-
quently IL added other vessels and also
began establishing It's own agencies In the
principal ports Of the Far East.
Today The Admiral Line. as Il Is popu.
larry known. has it's representatives firmly
established at various strategic points OF
trade overseas while seven Of it's vessels
are engaged In transporting cargoes be
tween Puget Sound and Vladlvostok.
Hong Kong. Kobe. Singapore. Manila and
other ports. Other vessels VIII be added
20 this offshore fleet az trade conditions
require.
The Admiral Nleholson.' admiral
Sims Admiral Mayo" Admiral Rod.
man" and Admiral Knight" are new YES
sells which have been acquired by the
company during the past year. il owns
and operates tweniy-tbrec freighA and
ating a large number Of chartered and
Shipping Board vessels.
~ +. Alexander. President OF the Ad.
miral Lane. holds prominent place
among the leading steamship men OF the
United States. A. =. Halnes is Vice Pres
ident and General Manager. His wide
experience in both the offshore and coast
wise trade fits him for a position re-
Among other wcliknown officials OF the
company are II. c. Canteiow. Assistant
General Manager: +. NJ. Barry. Assistant
General Manager. Captain A. J. Storrr.
superintendent; c. l.. F1yc. General
Freight Agent. NJ i. cropiey, Assistant
General Freigh; Agent. s. -. Stocking.
Assistant General Freight Agent. T.. G.
McMicken General Passenger Agent;
Hugh Mackenzie. Assistant General Pass.
enger Agent and II. II. Britain. Assist
ant General Passenger Agent.
The Foreign Department OF The Admit
raj Lane Is headed by II. ID. Pinneo, Man
ager. who is at present in the Orient.
John J. German is General Oriental Agent
with headquarters at Hongkong. l.. l..
Bates recently succeeded Il. T.. johnson
at Seattle as Foreign Freight Agent. Mr..
Johnson has gone TO yladivostok to be-
come the compauys agent there Nj. j..
Wright. formerly Assistant General
Freight Agent. is now General Agent for
the company At Manila. Hugh Gallagher
is General Eastern Agent at New York.
and when the Portland office was opened
Frank J. o'connor was placed In charge
as General Agent.
Officials OF the company attribute a
large measure of its success to the treat
ment accorded 10 the travelling and ship
ping public. Emphasis Is laid on courtesy
as prime requisite in the attitude OF all
employees toward those with whom they
come in contact.
Tho fleet owned by The Admiral Line
includes the following vessels: 'spresi.
dent" Governor" Spokane" admiral
Dewey" Admiral Evans" Admiral Far
ragut," Admiral Goodrich" Admiral
Nicholson" Admiral Schey," Admiral
Watson" Admiral Wainwright" ADM.
raj Sebree." Admiral Rodman." Admiral
Knight" "Aurelia." CITY OF Seattle"
CITY OF Topeka" Curacao" Homer"
Queen" Senator" Admiral Sims" and
Admiral Mayo"