▁transport ▁cit rus ▁fruit ▁fre ight ▁and ▁passengers ▁for ▁winter ▁tour ist ▁travel ▁on ▁the ▁Silver ▁Spr ings ▁run . ▁Cold ▁temper atures ▁caused ▁hard ▁economic ▁conditions ▁for ▁both ▁companies . ▁The ▁companies ▁had ▁losses ▁in ▁cit rus ▁fre ight ▁transport ▁and ▁the ▁tour ism ▁business . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁Pal at ka ▁Times ▁Her ald ▁reported ▁the ▁Hart ▁Line ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁with ▁Lucas ▁Line . ▁The ▁arrangement ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁but ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁business es ▁to ▁" maxim ize ▁the ▁profit ▁of ▁both ▁companies ". ▁Both ▁companies ▁surv ived ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁almost ▁another ▁de cade . ▁ ▁The ▁Lucas ▁Line ' s ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁income , ▁the ▁Met am ora ▁steam bo at ▁s ank ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁causing ▁the ▁company ▁severe ▁financial ▁problems . ▁All ig ator ▁was ▁sold ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁to ▁Charles ▁Leonard ▁after ▁the ▁court ▁forec los ure ▁on ▁the ▁boats ▁and ▁other ▁assets . ▁Im medi ately , ▁Leonard ▁sold ▁the ▁vessel ▁to ▁Captain ▁Peter ▁C one ▁of ▁Pal at ka . ▁C one ▁put ▁the ▁p add l este amer ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁All ig ator ▁to ▁Lawrence ▁Do z ier ▁and ▁Allen ▁Gib son ▁doing ▁business ▁as ▁" D oz ier ▁and ▁Gib son ▁of