Show U. U S. S SHIPS T TC C COMPETE mR FOR liNER TRAffiC S United States Lines to Offer Offer Offer Of Of- fer Improved Service S Southampton to Be Terminal Terminal Ter Ter- minal initial B Building Begun LOz LONDON N. N Feb 1 1 By nT A A. P. P P. The The prospect or of increased Atlantic n- n Ie r traffic during he coming summer sum soul mer ener Is Ii featured in this mornings morning's newspapers newspaper in connection with frith an announcement nt of a rate reduction and the proposed extension of ot the service of ot the United ted States State lines with Southampton Southampton Southampton South South- ampton as the terminal port here Work begins today in the construction construction construe construe- tion of ot one of ot the berths at Southampton Southampton Southampton South South- ampton into a deep water dock large larga enough nough to accommodate the Le Le- The estimated cost of ot this enterprise Is more than J The plans plan include the construction of ot five other ther docks capable of ot receivIng receiving receiving ing the largest liners Promoters of ot the enterprise hope to make Southampton Southampton Southampton South South- ampton the first port in Great Britain Officials of ot the White Star Cunard and Canadian l Pacific lines In Liverpool Liverpool Liver Liver- pool are not worrying over the prospects prospects pros pros- I says a dispatch to the Westminster West West- minster Gazette The steamship managers managers managers man man- agers assert they do not fear AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican competition They base their confidence partly upon the fact tact that the American ships will be dry They realize competition Is likely to tobe tobe tobe be keen and some o of them look for a arate arate arate rate war Walter falter Runciman chief British representative in the United States lines lInee has already given his opinion that a rate war is Improbable on the ground that cost coat o of operating the big liners leaves no margin for such a form Cot o of competition There is Is' Is a a. gen general ral hope that the stimulus offered by United States competition will 1 result in a a speeding up of ot the mail man service |