The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 124
per lb.for other articles, against fi6o and 8 cents respectively toAmerican boats. Under this arrangement the Cunard Companyreceived from the United States Post Office last year the sum of$129,900, equal to about ;£26,000 sterUng. The Campania and Lucania are paid a retaining fee by theBritish… … THE CUNARD LINE AND ITS COMPETITORS. lOJ severe that it is doubtful if any of the lines are paying more thanrunning expenses. The last report of the Cunard Company showsthat, notwithstanding its great prestige and the magnificence of theservice, it did not make any profit in 1893. All it could do…
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