Nuevos Vapores

Abstract

The image presents a news called. New steamers. On the 4th of this month, the new steamship "Bisrnarck" appeared in the port of Caracolí, in Honda, coming from Barranquilla, having made its first ascent trip with all speed and happiness. This ship, whose hull is made of wood, like that of the "Vencedor," which due to this circumstance has been the most suitable for navigation, has a capacity of 2,000 loads with a depth of only three feet, and offers for the transport of passengers a elegant chamber and all the desirable comforts, as it is undoubtedly the most comfortable steamboat that has been seen to navigate the waters of the Magdalena up to now. Within a few days, another new steamer will also be going up the Magdalena, the "Barranquilla," with a capacity of 1,200 loads, ordered to be built expressly, like the previous one, for the navigation of the Magdalena River. under the inspection of experienced engineers who have navigated the river for many years. These two steamers form a single line and can increase the Ease of Transportation when necessary, towing iron trucks, one of which has a capacity for 416 loads and the other 50 loads each. In addition to these steamers, the "Medellin," a new ship belonging to businessmen from Cartajena, with a capacity of 700 loads, and the "Bolívar", (formerly Sofía Esperanza)) are currently sailing, perfectly repaired with new boilers, with a capacity of 400 loads. All of them These steamers come to Honda under the consignment of Mr. A. Weckbecker, who has always made such laudable efforts to keep the navigation of the Magdalena free from the influences of the monopoly, offering the trade the greatest possible liberality in its services, but since there are still Whoever pursues the idea of one day achieving a monopoly on steam navigation on the Magdalena River, it is good that the trade knows the line of conduct that should be followed, in the face of the new situation of steamships. VAPORS who claim monopoly through contracts. _ Vapors. loads. "Antioch." 1,300 "Victor." 800 "Venlocellea." 800 "Trust." 1,000 "Gaira." 100 "Tairona." 100 "Tequendama."* ..... 4,100 VAPORS They do not claim a monopoly. Vapors. loads. "Bismarck." 2,000 "Barranquilla." 1,200 "Medellin" 700 "Bolivar." 400 trailer bongos "Anjelica." 416 "Amalia" 250 4,966

Until now, the trade knows the respect that its contracts have deserved; Over them have prevailed those that have been made in favor of houses that have been granted the favor of preferably embarking on each trip, a fixed number of loads, without waiting their turn, to the detriment of those subject to this formality; Over them has prevailed the will of the foreigners to embark on the ships on their own account loads of panela, excluding any others who wanted to speculate in this article, thus forming a true monopoly, whose abuse was contained in the month of August with the sudden arrival of the steamer "Bolívar" chartered in Barranquilla by Mr. Weckbecker for the sole purpose of maintaining the competition, unfortunately annulled for a few months with the loss of the steamer "América." Mr. Weckbecker also dispatched tow trucks with the "Bolívar" and suddenly, from the deposit of more than 5,000 loads that had been stagnant in the Honda warehouses for some time, more than 1,000 of different owners left for the coast, with which the price of panela fell on the coast from $20 to $12 cargo. The contracts with the allied companies can be considered virtually annulled: they themselves have violated them. The right imposed only on ships, in favor of the channeling company of the Mompos arm, has been arbitrarily distributed over the contracted loads, recharging them with four cents more each on the stipulated price. Business today has no interest in losing its freedom of action and its legitimate influence in the development of shipping companies through contracts, and it only has to correspond on its part to definitively establish them on natural bases. of free competition, the prices that it will set at its rates; Thus, it will be possible to finally solve the problem of a regularized internal navigation. Published in La Prensa. No 336. November 16, 1869. P 266 (2 1/2 and 3)