Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-06
MoRE TVe BoAT ~.
a0MEfHrn0 or TIN nT0 EKEs cuAnaxD
on THE COLUMBIA And THE SMALL
FEES ON THE souNp.


.'Ths reason We ere going 70 sand the
tag Mcgul around 70 The Cosunbia, p
said Mr.. GfifHshs. Of the Arm Of Grit
ashs. Bridges q 6setsoB, Il bscanss tie
prices ihsFe for towing are 50 much
laFgeE than they ere over here. ID fact.
she rates are several times greater there
for tue sama service. The Mogui ID
doing very well on the Bnund. that Il,
she u making living, bus IL she re-
mniua after abs arrival of the Wizard.
the picktnRB will be more scans. OF
c8ugae the wizard leaving she Columbia
bar vii create vacancy theFe which
the Mogal can al with proht to her
ssif.s
'sArs the rates Of towaee much higher
over there than Oh the Sound 2"
'sYes, as said before. they aFe seve-
raj times &c great, and / viii give you
an instances % prove what / aayg Some
weeks ago q vessel for which ne we're
aeents happened 10 strike the bar When
Il was smooth, ana 60 there were no
tugs 10 sight, Hhe sailed 10. When Hhe
COS ready for sea. after being towed
dOWn % Astoria, the TUG owners de-
nanded and received $500 for towing
her ont over the bar, q half days JOB.
Oar representative requested an explain
alton. and received ID ~ follows. tThe
tues on tie Columbia HivoF charge $500
for towing q vessel Ia and out over the
bar. That Is They TOW them IN light,
and lake item out loaded, from Astoris
over the bar for $780, Yea replied
ouF agent. but tais ship sailed sn.i
THAT il not our fault said the naughty
tex owneE, we make no reduction for
that's
aHow much would such q lob be
worth on tie Saund7p
I'VE woaid not think Of charging
over $50 30 tow Q loaded ship IS miles,
and L d more often done for 800. The
average price on the Sound for iouinR
g ship from the cape % port, end from
port 10 aea again, Is $500 for the round
"trip. That am0unt Of work 90 the Co
lnmkia, IL a snip goes above Astoria,
wenld eosl feom $500 upwards
A. this iunctGfe Captain Gilmore,
owner os the MaStiek, who overheard
tbs conversation, aaids For my part
am glad the Wizard Il coming 10 the
sound. She has been IN the habit Of
rtcsivisa aueh good pfiees that the
rates on ths Sound will net be consid
cred adeQuase. and she mag Be the
means q stidsniue ap prices over tbs
way
sEo, she won'l" broke 10 oaplaia
GreeHleaf, Of the ship Fanny Tucker,
'and III tel you why. Whenever yoa
gna men eommenea erowdiug ~ yeaf
Prices ne ship masters will quit towns
For eight years commanded one Of tbe
largest shies on this coast, on the route
between San fFapoleeo and Puget
S1snd, and l never knsw Whist u va
define an that time 10 send my owners
4 biil for towing. You can rest assured
thst lnwaee rates will usser Be very
deep on Puget Sound, because II snip
master SEES that the tags are tFytnR TO
Give him the worst Of Il he viii Tefuss %
enploy 8 steamer and wait q favorable
eres - to sail up the straits into fake.
Soaad. where there wiii always De found
ac>ali stesmsFe abs end willing TO tsw
sessals econ port 10 port for reaso1l.-
st,ta eorau rsafiau. Towaas rates vii
aia axs Sc hieh ca tie Columbia Fisef,
beosase 8 vessel mast SOW n % co., %
bosh, aust have . poWeffai teg to
hsnsle her. ana Tie ana ozners q As
soris ana Portland have political infin
snoa enough 70 prevent the legislature
esan, enaeifec aEy hostile legislation or
ar1iIlna them ia their okazRes fof
ihtt rssgsn ship masters ssiltna issse
enc (salnmaia RIVER vii a. SaSs b. 81 TIE
mercy OF tbs sea boat owner