Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-11
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY IegyNG, xAR II, 1876.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PACIFIC MAIL
STEAMERS.

As Olympia will soon be the termin-
us of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany's steamers, everything relating
To their movements on the lines which
connect directly with the Sound route,
is of public interest. We have, there
fore. compiled from the latest time ia
blss such data as will be of the most
service. --e ....... s.+.
The steamships leave New York on
he 18th and 30th of each month for
Aspinwall, whore they connect with
the isthmus railroad for Panama on the
oath and 9th of each month. The
trains arrive at Panama the same day,
and connect with the steamships on
this side for San Francisco, when they
arrive on the 9th and Oath of each
month. Passengers for New York
leave San Francisco on the 18th and
30th, arrive at Panama on the 30th and
18th, connect by rail same day at AS
pinwall with steamship, and arrive in
New York an the 9th and Oath of each
month. II will thus be seen that the
time consumed between the termini is
"a days. ..r -... ,.E.
The departures on the Puget Sound
route, from San Francisco, are on the
10th, 10th and 3Oth of each month,
and from the Sound on the 9th, 10th
and 26th-average length of passage
five days. ta.. -2a, .4 ...
The China and Japan line leave on
the first of each month Whenever
the sailing day on any, Of the routes
falls on Sunday, the steamers leave on
the Saturday preceding. h. s,,. L.
The rates of passage to or from New
York are s13s in the cabin and $65 in
the Storage; to Hamburg, via Aspin-
wall, $3.50 cabin and $50 80 steerage,
Hong Kong $500 cabin and $loO steer
age, Yokohama $3.50 cabin and $35
steerage. One hundred pounds of bag
gage are allowed to each passenger on
the New York route, and $50 pounds
on the China Japan and Australia route.
All excess of that amount will be car
ried for ten cents per pound. On the
Puget, Sound route the rates are, to
Victoria cabin $25 and Storage $40,
to Port Townsend, Seattle Tacoma and
Portland, cabin $50 and steerage SIS.
Two hundred pounds of baggage are
allowed and any excess of the amount
is charged three cents per pound.
Children under one year of age are car
ried free, over one and under five quar-
ter fare, over five and under twelve,
half fare, over twelve whole fare-ex-
cept on the through route to New York
where the following schedule rates are
announced: children under two years
free, over two and under six quarter
fare, over six and under twelve half
fare, over twelve whole fare. Servants
in The cabin are charged full fare; if
they eat and sleep in steerage, with
access to the cabin ct all times) half
fare. and If they sleep in the steerage
and eat in the cabin three-fourth cabin
rates are charged.
1t will be observed that the passenger
rates to the Sound and Portland are
the same. although the company is COM
PEELED to pay for transportation by the
Northern Pacific Railroad and river
steamers from Tacoma to Portland. The
rate to the latter place has been placed
unusually low to enable the line to COM
pete with the route by the Columbia
river, for the Oregon passenger traffic.
While il appears like an unjust discrim-
ination against our people. it is really
not; for they are carried at less rates,
with better Accommodations, than they
have ever before been enabled to secure
even after tedious journey by land and |
water to connect with the Oregon line
OF steamships. The only exception to
this rule was when the Goodall, Nelson |
d Perkins line competed for the Sound
trade. but nobody is foolish enough to
expect that opposition rates will con-
tinue after completion has ceased. It
may be likewise affirmed that the rates
TO Victoria are less in proportion than
those charged TO the Sound, but it
should be considered that the Colonial
Government pays liberal subsidy for
the transportation Of the mails, and |
expressly stipulated in the contract
the rates at which both freight,
and passage should he carried during
me centinuance of the service. This