, 1873-04-10

record between those two ports. But
those are not the kind of ships We want
on this route. A screw steaper with a
capacity of 1000 tons Is large enough
for this trade, and for the next two
years to come. We don't expect to see
this country. in commercial point,
standing still, but look for steady in
crease in trade as well as population.
"a Business man" says that we have
a steamer making four trips per month
to Portland, but during what time in the
past two months have We seen the
smoke of Ben Holidays steamers foat-
ing over the waters of Pug Sound?
Not once, and noU he is driven to put
ting the California back, by the action
of sore of our business men, to estab-
| lish facilities and accommodations suit
ed to their own interests. But allow
that there is steamer running 4 times
per month to Portland, what benefit is
that to merchants on the Sound order
ing goods from San Francisco? Do
they expect to pay freight from there to
Portland at the rate of 81 per ton, and
then re-ship from Portland, paying the
same price to the Sound, making $14
per ton, instead of $5, as could and
would be charged by the NJ. 7. Co :?
How many of our present citizens, in
coming to this Territory were obliged to
go to Portland, enduring all the discom-
forts of crossing the Columbia River bar,
not once, but twice, in order to get
here? And how often does it happen
that persons sending freight or baggage
to the Sound are compelled to pay
double freightage by its going to Port
land, and very often when. what little
accommodate there is in Ben Hulla-
days steamers fails. they are compelled
to receive their goods through the Ex-
press at the rate of $50 per ton? Ask
some of our own citizens and you will
| find numbers who have been treated
thus. Why? because there was no
steamers direct to Puget Sound.
Sailing vessels it is true, can carry
goods for 81 per ton. but ga business
man. will soonerpay 81 and have his
goods in four days, than to pay 81 and
wait from II to 30 days. The interest
on the money and quick returns will
soon tell in favor of the Steamship, be-
sides in the getting of his freigh. free.
IfS50,OOO or STA, 200 is pctin Steam
err. does it take it out of circulation any
more than it does for a-business man to
invest the same amount in any other
business taat brings in interest to capi-
til?
Ships sink, it is.-true; so stores burn,
and wharves give way. and men die.
Business men do not care to go into
wildcat speculations. l look upon going
into an organized Steamship Company.
as much safer than wild terminus fe-
yer that has swayed men of this Sound
and led them to sink money in land,
that they would be glad to get rid OF
now. / look upon man willing to
grasp at the growing trade of the Sound
as more safe than those who we're will
ing to give the best of their lands to a
Railroad monopoly on speculation.
Looking at it in business way;
| looking at the amount of freight; and
having only the opposition of sailing
vessels to break down, knoacing what it
costs to run Steamer, and knoring the
value OF quick returns to business
man, can say in answer to "Will it
pay?" that "Ir WILL PAY"
The following from the Portland
Hearald, is the account of an accident
which happened the editor of this pa
per at Kalama:
BEEIAH BRowN's BELATEDNEss. = 1t
was the intention of this gentleman to
take passage on the steamer Orifamme
for San Franc isco on Wednesday last.
How and why he did not do it is anoth-
er thing, but a supersfitious boatman
was the cause of the postponement Of
his trip for ten days longer. In arriv-
ing over from the Sound, he learned
| that he would be too late to catch the
steamer at this city. so Mr.. Weidler, the
agent, telegraphed TO him to get Oh
board at Kala:na, which Mr.. Brown
made preparations to do when she le .ch-
ed that point. 1t was just between day.
light and dark when she arrived and a
very proper time to look before you leap.
\ small boat had been engaged and held
in readiness to row him to the steamers
side, from which he would ascend TO
the deck by the "Jacob's Ladder" But
human calculation are not always sure
and in getting in the small boat it cap
sized and the Seattle editor went float
ing down the river. The boatman quick
ly righted skiff and picked up11r. Brown,
when they discovered that the latter's
valise was missing Ten minutes 81 arch
in the river and that was found, when
the superstitious boatman would not row
BIN to the ship, saying something was
sure to happen after that, refusing even
to do so for one hundred dollars
| Whether it was trick of the boatman
TO extort an offer Of money from him or
not we do not know. but the steamer
started leaving would be passenger be-
hind.
John King, the first Englishman who
signed the total abstinence pledge, is
nOw an old man ap1 uithcut :, la,l,w