Show AMERICAN LINE fOR THE SOUTH PACifiC Hail fail Contract to Be Nucleus for Line San Francisco to Australia 7 De Dec 22 President dent Taft Postmaster r General Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock eok Solicitor General Genera Lehmann and Assistant Secretary Secretary- of the N Navy vj Winthop Win Win- thop today approved a plan proposed by Senator Perkins and Representative Kahn of California desi designed ed to restore restore re re- re- re I store tor to the tho south Pacific ocean carrying carry carry- in ing trado trade two American steamers and put the tho American merican fla flag once again on I the tan Pan an Francisco Australia route Within a a a. few days daJa Postmaster General General Gen Gen- eral Hitchcock will advertise for Gen I bids bid for the carrying of mail man from San u Francisco to Sydney N. N S S. S W. W by way of and Pago-Pago Pago o the Amen Ameri American can pau naval station elation in an the Samoan Samoa is is- lands Tho Oceanic 1 of San Francisco rancis o representatives GS of which were present at the white whito house houst conference stand ready to bid for the I mail contracts contract Under the act of 1891 the government can grant vant 2 a mile mileto mileti ti to American vessels carrying mail and I with this government assistance the Californians bo hope to a again in p put pDt t American Ameri Amen I can can- bottoms in the sou south Pacific trade Tim T The p mails between Sydney and the I Pacific coast are arc now carri earned carried d in Eng Eng- lish hith steamers ers which dock at Vancouver B B. B C. C The San Sali Franciscans e. e aus who eon con tr tj-pl tj tire tie Oceanic Steamship company paO expect to put Jut two tO ste steamers mer in an operation by t if tb y are avalo t. t fEc i mail l ti 8 Six ix years ago this co Ia y operated a baa line bu but buaas as was unable to make make- it pay With the introduction in in- mi- mi of the tho oil burner and the securing of mail contracts it J to make a 1 eu success of the line |