Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-06 | Page 18 | Pacific Steamer Pool Disbanded

I I i I I I I I PACIFIC STEAMIER STEAMER I 1 I POOL DISBANDED I Free for Fight for Business Business Busi Busi- I ness Anticipated SAN SA FRANCISCO FIL May C A G.-A A sharp competitive contest between American and foreign owned o steamship lines on the Pacific was forecast by shipping board officials today as a result of disbanding yesterday of ott of the Pacific I coast conference which had held interests together in rate agreements agreemEnt I The Tho end of the conference will mean that the Toyo Ja a Pacific China Mall Mail and other lines I touching coast ports will be compelled I Ito to bid against the American owned i f fand and operated lines for cargoes an and nd passengers the board officials iH sai Shipping Interests do not believe there will be a rate war but that there then will certainly be a sharp adjustment cf of rates designed to increase cargo an anI and passenger e lists P While rl each line ine will be out for Itself itI It self shipping board officials saId slid that thai the American lines will be in agreement agreement agree agree- ment as to the rates to be established 1 and the different ports would art act to toI establish and ard maintain uniform schedules schedules sched sched- ules ulis sChed 1