| Show GREAT navigation COMPANY several powerful steamship lines to be absorbed new jane june 21 Today a number of prominent men met in jersey city to elect directors for the international nay favl gallon gation company of now jersey therom the corn pany Is a combination of steamship lines for the purpose of controlling the greater portion of the traffic between this port philadelphia and several 1 european Kur uro peart ports the capital of the company will be the proceedings were surrounded by the utmost secrecy general sewell sowell said after the meeting today to day the new company will control much odthe of the freight and pes passenger trade between this port and nd european 0 n ports it Is ilk likely e ly tb the aport ked red star arr and F binnian line will be absorbed we ahall shall have the city ot of home rome and city of new york in a brief apace space of time the company has tits already order ordered ed five new steamships from the cramps of philadelphia kach each of the steamships will cost |
