Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
DIRECT SHIP LINES
TOSOUTHERN PORTS
Hurley Outlines Plans OF New
Water Communication With
Latin America
10 START BY NOVEMBER
BY the Associated Press

a Washington, June 4.-Plans for the
establishment of direct steamship lines
connecting American Atlantic. Gulf and
Pacific ports with South and Central
America were laid before the Pan
American Commercial Conference here
today by Chairman Hurley, of the ship
ping board They call for direct lines
Z from New York to Brazil. Argentina
and Chile; from New Orleans or Mobile
to the west coast of South America.
and Seattle and other Pacific ports to
western South American ports.
The line between New York and
Brazil and Argentina. Mr.. Hurley said.
will be inaugurated in November I with
the former German liners Mount Yer
non, Won Steuben and Agamemnon.
which are to be remodeled for this trade.
These vessels have speed of twenty
three and one half knots an hour and
viii be able to make the trip from New
York to Rio de Janeiro in nine days,
and to Buenos Aires in fourteen days.
Contemplated plans" said Mr..
Hurley "call for at least two lines from
New York to serve the West Indian
trades. one of them covering the eastern
Caribbean anG the other the western
Caribbean with canal connections at
Colon. To serve the swelling commerce
of the west coast, line will be main
tanned connecting Valparaiso and the
other western ports with Mobile or New
\ Orleans. We have today a passenger
service from New York to Valparaiso
. L. ...l H.. ~. i
one year ago. AS soon as the army re-
turns our American transports. we will
have weekly service from New York
to Valparaiso on fine passenger liners
through the Panama canal.
Good liner service between Val
paraiso and Seattle, with calls at all
the important Pacific ports and also be-
tween San Francisco and New York will
be assured and American lines already
established in this field will be supple
nented where required. Finally, and
most important, there will be line
from New York to the ports of Brazil
and the River Plate. Modern ships of
the passenger cargo type operated over
these lines will connect the great centers
of trade and to them will flow com
merce from many intermediate points
1T is realized that nothing less than
s the best will serve to satisfy the de =
mands of Latin American travellers and
exporters. Therefore, no effort will be
spared to make these lines conform to
the highest standards of modern steam =
ship service. They will have accom- =
mediation for about 300 passengers.
Mr.. Hurley told the conference that
226 ships Of S63. 1874 deadweight tons
already had been altered to the Latin
American trade and that others woulc
be assigned as soon as they becam,
/xeailable
Enthusiastic applause greeted Mr.
Hurley's announcement. of improve,
steamship service to South America
He pointed out that the mail service
between the two countries would b.
greatly improved. Mail between tn
United States and South America il
now being carried in foreign vessels, bu
it will be transferred soon to American
ships, Mr.. Hurley said, and by tn
improved service letter mailed in New
a York will reach it's destination il
Buenos Aires in fifteen days. Within
one month reply may be received il
New York.
Counselor Rojo, of the Mexican EN-