NEW STEAMSHIP LINE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 14 January 1916, Page 2

NEW STEAMSHIP LINE

FOR NEW : ZEAXrAiNI)-AMERIG : AN' -v. TRADE.

SEATTLE WILL. BE THE

TERMINUS.

' Passengers by the Makura'from Van- J couver bring news of the .promoting of . a new- line of' steamers to run in the " t American-Australian-New Zealand trade, with calls at Pacific ports (reports the Auckland - "Star")- They state that an ; announcement to this effect has beenmade by the traffic manager of the:,' ■Chicago, Milwaukee, arid Puget'Sound • Railroad. This enterprising American company' is heading a combination of Seattle shippers which is - prepared to build a line of three combination freight and passenger steamers. The new line Is to have its American terminus at Seattle. Contracts for the three steamers are expected to :be .placed, with American builders within a' few • weeks. Passengers by the Makura further express the belief that the new line will fit its steamers with a wireless service,, which will keep the vessels in touch with out-■-ward affairs throughout the whole voyage. They state that: at present ;the yes- ', sels engaged between Vancouver and Auckland are prohibited from receiving or sending wireless, messages. "In these days of modern travelling conveniences,'.' said a .prominent business- man, "it- is neither convenient nor enjoyable to ('travel on tombs of silence which do not keep their passengers supplied with the-, usual summary of the world's news, or iprovide them with facilities for sending out urgent business communications. We cannot think that the censor is entirely • responsible for this system of silence." : "' ■