The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-08-31
TO HANDLE S. G. TRUCK.
Company to Haul by Steamer and Dis
tribute by Automobile.

| Beaufort Gazette.
| Reference was made to the orsanl
zation of this company in our issue
| of August 4th, and which stated that
, the company was organized for the
purpose of plying between the ports
of Jacksonville, Savannah and Beau
fort, in the south; and Bridgeport
Conn.,, in the north-with view tc
handle the increasing citrus fruits
Of Florida; as well as the early truck
stuff grown in and around Beaufort
The citrus fruit business, as well
as the truck shipments from Beau
fort, has grown into enormous pro-
| portions; and, as it is believed, the
| business is yet but in it's infancy. The
plans of the company, as now ar
ranged, cover the leasing from the
shipping board sufficient number OF
thousand ton steamers to give a tri-
weekly service running out of Jack
sonville, Savannah and Beaufort; the
steamers then to run direct to Ash
Creek, where the company will have
wharfage facilities covering about
two thousand feet frontage, and
twenty foot depth of water-suft1-
cient to float any vessel of the COM
pany's fleet. These steamers are
expected to make the trip between
Beaufort and Bridgeport Cor Fair
port Harbor) in two days and three
nights, and be provided with refrig-
Grating apartments, and thus not on
ly beat rail transportation by from
twenty-four to forty-eight hours; but
also do away with the necessity Of
the refrigeration of cars on produce
destined for New England, and also
deliver the produce at northern port
terminal in better condition by rea-
son of the smoother carriage by boats
than can be done by rail.
A part of the plan is the delivery
of the fruit and produce in all New
England cities direct from steamer
to store door by auto service, running
in connection and controlled by the
steamship company-thus avoiding
excessive freight charges and thrible
handling.
Connected with the company will
be buying and commission branch
of the business, with agents located
at loading points in the south, and
who will either handle the fruits
and produce on commission for the
growers or buy for the account of the
company; who will act as intermed-
iary agents between grower and con-
sumers.
It is well known that per acre Of
territory, New England has more
mouths to feed than any other Sec
ton Of the United States-barring
alone the Manhattan district; and
there is tonnage enough in sight al
ready to make such line very prof.
table, even at much less rates than
what the railways must or do charge;
and ais it eliminates many go-be-
tweens between grower and consum-
er, and is more sure Of delivery OF
products in better condition than can
be done under the present method,
there is every inducement for the es-
tablishment Of the line.
Beaufort now exports to northern
cities truck products to the value Of
around three million dollars, with
carrying charges to destination and
which is mostly in the New York
market, of about s250,OO0 annually:
While Florida, with it's great orange
and grapefruit shipments will top
this figure greatly.
Aside from the perishable products
which the line will cater for, will
be that tonnage embraced in cotton
in bales, as we'll as manufactured
goods coming down the G.. & w. c.
Ry. from the hill section OF South
Carolina and which can be sold in
the New England states in competi-
ton. with the product of New Eng
land mills.
For tonnage coming south. The
line depends largely on manufactured
goods made in New England, and
coarse freights like Portland cement,
of which there is a great demand on
the Atlantic coast ports, and where
no Portland cement mills are located.
President Harris, of the Savannah
Board of Trade, has expressed him
self as being most favorable to the
proposition, and arrangements are
in process Of negotiation looking to
prominent parties in Jacksonville and
the orange belt district, looking to