Show THE FASTEST YET THE increase in the rate of speed attained by ocean greyhounds grey hounds as the fast steamers are sometimes called warrants the expectation that the atlantic will soon be crossed within six sfa days the gulon steamer oregon recently outstripped every former record by making the trip in six days ten hours and eight minutes this is the artest passage ever made it is a rapid advance in speed as it beats the next best time that of the aia ria alaska ka last september by nearl nearly half a day the gulon is the lre ire line which carries the church emigration from europe the vessels of the company are made I 1 on the clyde and those which have been constructed for them for tor a number of years have been in the very highest style of the shipbuilding ship building art with a special view to speed in the pursuit of excellence they have spared no expense the result being that the gulon guion line Is second to none in existence having taken much of the prestige which formerly attached to the cunard the brief time occupied by some ocean steamers as compared with that of slow siow slower 1 er boats in crossing from queenstown Queens town to new york causes ca us es the new york herald to raise the question as to the comparative value of a quick and slow passage even to steerage passengers it suggests that the preponderance of traffic will naturally flow ito I 1 to the companies owning fast steamers and that the price should be reduced for fares on the slower vessels in order to equalized it so far as the english companies are concerned the rates are regulated by a board of trade and are uniform except in the case of the Mor mormon mont mons emigration which has the advantage of a cheaper rate with the understanding der standing that all other lines have the privilege of competing for that special trade those carrying the church emi emigration gration are bound by a board of trade regulation not to carry in the mormon companies any otner other class of steerage passengers at the reduced rates |