The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-02
AGENT COMES HERE
URGING THAT LINE
BE GIVEN HEARING
Asks Permission to Present
Claims to Members of In
dustrial Commission.
TWO COMPANIES NOW
AFTER CITY'S TRADE
Meeting Will Be Arranged at
Which Heads of Both Compa-
nieS will Present Plans.


An element Of surprise was injected
into the meeting Of shippers and business
men called together yesterday afternoon
70 consider the proposition Of the estab-
lishment OF coastwise service By the
Trans Marine Corporation Of New York
City. when T. J. Ssmmon. Of the Bull
line addressed the meeting. urging that
consideration be given his company. in
this connection.
Mr.. Sammon said that on seeing the
press notices OF the contemplated estab-
lishment Of coastwise connections be-
tween New York and Pensacola by the
TRANSATLANTIC Corporation he had wired
his company for permission TO preset
their claims TO the attention Of the In
dustrial Commission. and had received
their sanction.
BY vote J. B. Morrow. Industrial Com
missioner was authorized to get in
touch with the heads Of both companies
and to arrange a meeting. at which time
definite decision win be made as 60
which of these lines win be given pref
Bull Line Agent Talks.
on imitation OF Paul =. Stewart. Presi-
dent OF }the Chamber OF Commerce. who
acted az chairman Of the meeting Mr.
Sammghsi was invited TO express himself
as 70 the present situation in relation
TO the service, and declared that In his
opinion coastwise service between this
city aud New York could be made 10
pay, even with one-way cargo.
Mr.. Sammon said that the Bun line
had wen established connections with
this port twenty years ago. which were
disrupted by the Spanish American war.
He declared il as his belief that the
company which he represented would be
glad TO re-establish these connections.
lie based his talk on service Of his
company from Cuba, South America. and
other southerly ports. TO New York. and
expressed me opinion that a coastwise
service operating between Pensacola and
New York would pay within short time.
Industrial Commissioned Reports.
Mr.. Morrow, who negotiated with the
Trans Marine Corporation while in New
York City. said that he had assured the
officials that Pensacola would have
available FOR monthly shipment about
$4,000 tons Of freight and asked an eX-
preston from the shippers and business
men present as 10 the cooperation they
would give in this connection.
II developed from Mr.. AIorrow's talk.
and from expressions from representa-
tives OF various business firms present
that in order 10 make the service A
success. ii win be necessary for the
shippers and business men Of Pensacola
to do much the same thing as the farm
ers OF Escambia county are now doing
pool their interests TO some extent. and
ship comparatively.
j. II. Mccormack Of the Newport Tur-
pentine Company was among those who
offered the utmost possible cooperation,
pointing out that at the present time.
with no regular service, it is often inn
possible 10 get q fuIl shipment Of tur-
pentine products. whereas. II regular
service was established the factors would
be aroused 70 the importance Of having
products assembled here at the time u
regular sailings.
He said that even as things are nov,
when he had a shipment which was
short, he had no difficulty in getting CO.
operation in filling it out, and he felt
sure that the naval stores end would be
well taken care Of.
It was also suggested that large ship
ments Of cross-ties would be part of
freight going north from this port, AM
Mr.. Sammon stated that cross-tie ship
ments would be valuable, inasmuch as
these could be loaded on deck and would
not consume any cubic space.
In connection with the return ship
ments from New York or NeWaTk. in
the event OF the establishment of either
OF the lines, shippers and brokers said
they would cooperate in making ship
ments south
II was generally agreed among ire
that the line was established bctYre en-
and New York that tteg would
cooperate so far as was possible BY ruT-
chasing goods for shipment south IN ter
ritory covered BY the line operating
Pioneers Of Movement.
J. A. Merritt who has been fn the
ship brokerage business for a number &
years, when called upon for an opinion,
said that his company would cooDer4te
IN every way possible. and that he
thought such a service would be ~ great
value 20 this port
Mr.. Merritt suggested that little y no
money was now being made in shipping
circles and that Il would probably Le
six months before whatever line came
INTO Pensacola would have its resultant
business on q paying basis. He strongly
urged that all shippers cooperate N order
10 make sure that sufficient freight would
be on hand for cargo. number r
others also spoke. The response from
the business men present being very
gratifying. All evidencing a spirit of en-
.husiasm and cooperation.
Morrow as Representative.
IN his tax Mr. Morrow pointed cut