The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-13
VISIT OF JACOB KAMM.
A Noted Steamboat Man in the City
ON business

Capt.. Jacob kamm. the weli-known Co.
infatia river stesmhoatman, Is spending q
few days ON the sound, after an absence 81
Il years. lie formerly owned the steamer
George :. Wright. and ran her between
Portland and points on the Sound. lie
sold the boat tn Ben Holiday in iSsa.
three years previous 10 her loss In Alaskan
waters Captain kamm was enc Of the
pioneer sieamioatfnCn on the Columbia
and willamette rivers. and Il ROW Al the
head of the Ilwaco steam Navigation
Company. In speaking of
soLrsstA RIVER sfEANHoAuSG
BE said yesterday; There is not much
lighting On the river now. the business be
ing 10 cut up thar there Is not much 10
light about. ! came to Kalama on the new
steamer 7. J, Potter She Is a fine boat but
has never made the Telephones time al
thensh do moi say She cannot do II. l
have understood the officers OF the O. X. &
n company have said that they would
have the entire river to themselves. but |
think they Viii have merry time getting
II, unless they buy out every man who
owns boat The people like 10 see two az
morr lines, aud they realize that the only
way 10 keep them i by paircnising the OPP.
POSITION. That's why II has been timpossis
tlt io down Z, u. scott, and other men
VINO have put GA opposition boats,
rRE oRyEcrs 0f MS VISIT.
"Nhat brings YOU 10 the Soundr'
@Nell, TO b. candid. | had three reasons
icf coming, In the FIRST place, had heard
- much about the sound country of laie
AAf made up piy mind 20 come over and
sef Tor myself whether all the big stories ]
had heard were trsie. tmust confess | was
aariis prepared % see such Improvements
- hnd on every hand, Sreaf changes
hate taken place since | used "a run thc
ed Seergv : Wright on these waters. Ny
seconG object tn coming Ia seattle Was 80
flErhsse 80 ians ~ Rack Diamond coal
sos the sfwaco Steam Nas5sattea Company.
WI steamer Dolphin Is now on her way
sfuasad 10 seattle 90 set this coal and i
nnA due. The tfnlphin - a schooner
nsyes propeller. and 4 Is not unlikely that
ears awhile We viii rgst her in tue ffa.ie
oftNeea Seattle and ports In Alaska, See
sta0ach vessel aud think she can
aake ssssae money In that trade. Ny third
rasea for coming 20 ihe Sound was this
tsf,ain Hatch has hcaa negatiaiins WITH
SO ier the steamer radlne 70 run between
SA'ile and olympia, and ] wanted 10 see
nim and talk The matter ever Tbs rndise
= Nefn-Wher,cr. a little smaller tAzn the
1AssAie, bur Is NICELY painted up sisd
sHG = a FLYER
"hise speedy. she l. also economical, and
~ made tbs run from Portland 10 Astoria
sna seinrr on six cOets - weed she i =
s s-ssrf isoai ;aan tho Fleetwood, and has
ss'rr recommendations
,spsz;n flsseh was afterwards seer, re
@slag TIE matter aud said: y have
49, 49, Negotiating fog soEac time for the
saaaae, and think viii succeed III gei,
.s nef, u do. VIII have one of The
. saAe lSaNc OLYMPIA aud one seattle eSvFS
sn,ains. The Fioej wood is al rsgat, hut
~ ssase on the route has almost cut
s.awh Be-, and we are compelled % iurn
ssshgrrS away eNcTy few days. THIS
ssNlks b DO, and with the Undine and Tie
tissyssoed We Will be- able ~ handle the
.ssss 81 TIE rcniC fAr SEINE time IL