THE SEMIPALATINSK AGENCY «ASSOCIATION OF THE WEST-SIBERIAN STEAMSHIP LINE AND TRADE» (1898-1917)

The article deals with one of the structural production units of the largest shipping company Ob-Irtysh water basin. The process of Agency formation, selection of the mechanism and forms of its activity is highlighted. The analysis of the emergence and development of commercial activities of the Semipalatinsk Agency, the dynamics of changes in the number of river routes through Semipalatinsk and its subordinate marinas. The article shows the process of changing the importance of the Agency for the region served by the "Partnership of the West Siberian shipping company and trade", which is a reflection of the evolutionary transition from the family type of management to the economic independence of the unit. The structure of the Agency itself is a permanent and temporary berths, wintering and backwaters with a set of main and additional production facilities for transportation of goods and passengers on the rivers of Western Siberia. It is assumed that a significant share of the Agency's independence is due to the agreement of large shareholders and credit and financial institutions with small shareholders who perform the duties of employees at different levels in the field.