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Show IE COIJCERfJ TO i TAKEOVER U. S. ! STEAMERS Fe Pacific Linert Will ; Leave Service of Old Admiral Line i ; ; WASHINGTON. Oct. 14 (By A. P.) Ctialrman Laakr announced today j that th flvt hlppln board passenger vessels now operated btn Beattle and ths Orient by th Kaciflo Steamship Steam-ship company (Admiral Une) would In tha future ba operated by new company com-pany known a tha Admiral-Central line, of which R. Stanley Dollar la. to ba president. Tha vessel are the Prealdent Mc- '' Xlnley, Prc.lclent Jacaon. ITcsldent Ocant. President Jeff rsnn and the , Prealdent Madlaon. Kour government cargo ahlpa are also Involved In the trade. The shipping board haa alwaya felt," aid a aiatement laaued todar hy the board, "thai one of tha moat Important dutlea that aver evolved upon It waa the establishment of a permanent American line between Brattle and the Far Kaet. and In allocating Hi ships j. to th old Admiral line. UJelllhliis i " hopes would be realized. I "Tha Paclflo Hteamshlp company I (Admiral line), however, operatea many and Important ahlpa of Ita own In the coatwla trade. Tha board felt that probably there had to be dtvlalnn of attention on the part of tha official I of tha Pacific Bteamihlp company between be-tween It own ahlpa In tha coaatwlae trade and tha allocated ahlpa of the rovemment to th Kr Kaat. Therefore, the ahlpplnir board finally came to th ronclualon that It would beat erv the Intereat of all concerned to make a aeparatlon In th altuation. leaving the pacific 8teamhlp company free to devote de-vote all tha attention to tha operation of Ita own ahlpa to th very Important trade In which they are engaged." |