The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-19
THE ROUTE TO THE ORIEvT
THE PICIJy 70 R4ILgUlD tg.,,.
TIE IaTHHCS or DtgJrN

| TIE i"JH bES or UISJf,N
| Steam TO Cnlifbrnit E"Itr.cJ- ,vL..
Overland Route IL Doiu TrcicL, ST. ."e
| 10 Sun FrnUciscU In 81 t.,u D,,. p p
| posed Abandonment of thr Isttp,,, Tvs
| TIE Look OGt to tn, bus -uin..40e
md ,Iis'naune cDeN of the pnclac ~ ~,
Compan
The dcvelopmen, " tIaD. Pacific trads -.;,,
China ard the tc alag pcpv' .t.!as q &c ori.n,
4 i6gethsfNth the completion ~ Tie great Areri.,,
trans Continental raj God lno % tie Piciec co,,,
have awakened q short, sh.rp. al decisive yarf,,a
between Rival carrying interests Tia. promise, a,
least temporary, Advantage tn sb1re-s Of merchan
diac. Especially this competition aenefcia, 10 ,hs
trade to aud from this coast AMI California which
| has heretofore been wholly ut the mercy of iLs
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. with an oera. opal
temporary rival via tho ssrnc route. No, only. win
this single route I, tho Godon State were ,blnper,
subject TO the oftcntlmos oxorbiAHt charge. Of hs
monopolizing Company, bat Ito time Consumed in
the passage was usuil5 f'om thirty 70 forty d,y,
all freight being detained at the I,thru. oaq tr,o
longer than passengers.
THE OVERLAND Rourr
| The completion Of the Picn' Il dlway. iovovo,
opened NJ daily and continuous roui, Of l.nd,ris.
porttiou from ocean to ocean, ruuu.n illougb IN
| from Onethrd to one-hlf tho time rodurci By IN.
steamship route. and offering competition thi,h.s
reduced the price Of freight about one.half beside,
avoiding all the dangers OF sea TRANSPORTATION and
;he extreme variations OF temperature incident to
the Izthmus rDutc. Freighters for talionh can
load their goods In cars In this city b, any rou,
leading to Chicago whore they are tran hppc With.
out extra charge, into running through to "a,
Francisco, the whole transportation brng covered
by single hill OF ading furnished ut The once a,
the California Fast Fret Iht Line In hi city Coos,
so shipped now make the Journey from ocean "a
ocean Ia from fifteen TO twenty days and Al , eo.,
for lrstclass freight OF but IS per igo p5rqd. IN.
| great revolution effected by this arrlr-.mar, viii
he appreciated By all who recall, the c1ry DAYS q,
| California, when 100 days was consider ouirk
| passage and when later, BY the Pacific Mail lt.
freight landed In san Francisco in thirty fy, or
forty days from New York. at a cost to shippers ot
| from tl0 TO $40 per 100 pounds.
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
When the railroad across the Pain- cr,t apbroaeb
ed completion the various connecting line. ~ wen
the Missouri river and the Atlantic -caboard bega,
negotiating for through arrangement. oyc- IT,. rails
For long time rival Interests aud the conGicue, In
| spired In the owners OF the Central and Union
Pacific Railroads by the brilllan, pro'ptcs o. bu.
ness before them delayed this But TOW ard N, clos,
OF last year, an arrangement Wa effected i.l III,
| Chicago and Northwestern Railroad omrau, who's,
main stem eN ends from Chicago H. al almost IN
line vest TO Council Ruff on the Missouri. Oppo.j,
Omaha. distance Of nearly go miles. 10y Whrh Their
through 'reighiing interests were con- lI'ed oaa
pro rating basis thus giving The newly completed
| Pacific roads an eastern terminus ai 'hc'-o VITA
| close connections with oil the main lnc' lealhg
thence q the Atlantic coast. Cudcr this cousolja
cd arrangement was brought into cK-i!n1 What Il
now Known ~ the California Fast ir'i ght \ ne Tho
results OF which are partially noticed above.
THE PACIFIC NAIL STEAMERS eIviSG way.
The effect upon the Pacific Mgil romcav
Of the competition thus created 10th 10
time and rafc-. is most marked. ~ .oot
50 will be readily comprshended. In tie zenith q
is prosperity iris Company despatched steamer
weeSly TO California Via the I-thmus. Un,il recent
ly I, has uniformly sent out three steamers per
month. On the COMPLETION OF the overland raj
route Il reduced the trips 60 two each mont ltay
ing this port on tie 9th aud 9lst -! each month
The last steamer that cleared from thi. port Tho
Alaska, on the 2lst OF February. The Honrs Chaub
eey was announced to sail on the Sta inst, but two
days previously the tine va. changel ~ m. sl-
thus abandoning one trip. aud leaviDC il she sails
on the 2i't, but one month. Thee circumstances
fact, Tho steamers and II Impossible to compete With
the railroad lines. even OF the same rates Of freight
owing 10 the difference 10 time, and hence they are
reduced TO the alternative Of Withdrawing iheJ yea
THE DIFFICULTIES OF IHs PACIFIC NAL norm.
nis true that II tho Pacific Mail Company would
rcdnce their freight tarin, which {. now The SANE
the land lines, to about halt they might yet doa
sors Of The r@. BS. this thSy SOS S,
Railroad the isthmus is pleaded A. the great
obstacle In tie way OF their accommodating thar
tarif 10 the requirements OF the time. The PAnamf
Railroad Company exacts toll Of o. per no pound
OF oil freight Il transports. This leaves The Steam
ship Company but Is per loo pounds Ior eArrlas,
hence 10 the istlmus pDd thence Ia San FiSIci.cos
rate tina, Is barely sufici0nt 10 defray running en-
penses. Indeed It /, not suncicn', since Il is cur
rontly reported that they were behind hand fs01Y
per cent. in sept isso, and hsd to cncgoach upOu
their capital to n ct IL. since that tine tney havs
passed two div'tend., those for peo"mbet Apd
meantime their stock has steadily declined ~ No
market Until, now II is quoted Al 81. nl TX
BEooISG FOR rEfM'.
About two month. ago this Company, anllrio'iips
this disastrous result OF the competition, NJ t over
lures to the Central Pacific Railroad C"mpaH, look
Ing TO the abandonment; Of the California me Thel'
proposition 10 concentrate MI their N,stts upon
The China line aud its natural branches aud conhre
tons giving up the ,rafrc from the Mamie 'oA-lm
| the RAILROADS provided the latter would FV raj,
with them on through bu.ines, between ii' r'} aLe
Eastern hs 10 ,his pTopo.on no fg u.s. SS
| made public. Indeed, u railroad comrarir' SEQ
a. protoht 10 have the upper baud, ind monte, W
hate In making es,ansl'gs SaGS" @ r's sES
4
the Puchc Steam NAY igaiion 90. TOW mNlgaVy
the Pacific In various directions from p9nyMA rln
a line across the Atlantic, are already 0ohhg JA
ously upon this growing China tra1r, md 90 .itaI
| enng TO put on = line to Contend v ~ %" facM
| Mail fol a show OF that rafic, H. toi' mt s'hG
the railroad companies want to be r." 10 uah' /"
| best terms they can, and not be compel 'o 'd1
The losing steamship company on thea ''F'
soRS SUBSIDY wANiFr
| But the Pacific Mail Company .ir nov ut'l'sdI
CONG ties for an increase " thrr su'-iu lur ''I
Ing the China mail, now tbO,NJ yer trp 'or VIEW
trips per year 80 AZ TO give them psi i1I m"a'h!
| trips. On their success. IN securing 'h' s1DF
| seems TO deDend the future r.i.trh' u We GOV
| putting forth to obtain IT,
THREATENED COMPETITIONS s. 'n'''
| TIL, English Companies. hoRryrr.csn 'Hup'" wy
| Il en- even with THIS subsidy, uWipHtu .',
| character OF their vessels. The lfrN. '-'' ~
! owners IN the Soyrlty Iron NuiS,, iN.'. ''"'".
ignored modern improvements ~ t-'' ,'r %" '',g
| tee uit, and persisted In bal ia "' ~ ~,
| side wheeled steamers, "ith I'i.'' '- ''. ~
| gncs, requiring treble tho Wnovn 90 60" " I,
| them. md gNll- vastly less -lONa-r A. l'' ''
| the compact Propeller steamers u ." -. ,,
| bniil and used on an great ocru y. ',.,
screw slotmer- of the trH "'
| Of 2UDl tons lur 'vu WI tI'. ',
amount 90 IRE. ht across the l'Ic '- Oh.
Nrs.os Of the Pacific Nml Conn
same tWo. with the consumpu 30 "' '"
| nc amount ut COsl. TIE lhcint '
! new stt, mris fIr tn h'uH utl-, .
8 tNUUfG each. ur Al -il'-wh',' |r..
| ~ N,r-v'- TO m.iuu'u url run ' .. 4,
tie NJ. tt Al,la, -uh-ly vil arpi"
.dVn,tugrs line 60 screw ,l,'.