The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-17
RATES OF WHARFAGE
The Special Colnnittee Visits
the Wharfngerx
LEADING QUESTIONS ASKED


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Meszsx ThcmAs ~. Rs0seh. cAs1raGa. c. L
Ssbb. Macdonald and Gsf9A Davie. com-
Fissnx. Win the exeepsson 81 @onn LeAsy. me
eenmfssee o. tue CnAmner q Comne1ce -
posnsea % snsessiEase ehesges q esscrininaffaa
= -. 1s g sss eee.ooI 1891 ena 49,
s1ss eHssExs Essoe o. u NaeRHn9efA $50
49, @ss-e antoH s$sH vnseA .1ey ia
-aa.y s. : :, IsPNs ~ q supHEc 70 tns
=. s. s's-1 -
-. = :. ssnh.nts sssaF ss1 g ne rukss
ssIrEsP 1ooas smo TIE 1n'on
80. rasss souao Assske osesnsnip Con-
~. -, .aasal i r.sne nssa<a1on 1onpsny
80 s1S 1sSAlc sasRon SpsHy seam
.ss.I.a 1919 Dus - ssl.n -
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r. :. we g :. - -
~ @snhnss eNu-H Ee snooeess nsane soout
o1s enansss 70 me cono'.'on g 'ninn
ACSiyoEN SCHEDULE rkofosEn
The COMMITTEES called - the cs1ce Of the
rugst sonna q AiAska Steamship Company Nj
Dan Stevens, in charge, slated fhss he Was In
favor Of q uniform system Of measurements
he s1miss<d that the measurements made BY
Inc whArfngers were 0ffen excessive. but In
mary cases vhsrs al objection VAS made ~
tie parry receiving freight h he'd succeeded II
h..s 's ss n 20 'aousn' un'lol. ss'sa
$4,000 - sis.rsa Ia ,,sse :, .sr,.. s.,s.cs
% AZ ,artsex
rurx a~~ssrr wr,eu-.
c.u..nr. $3.50 - 49,. .~-s..
80. =. - - e.,...... na.ss.
- -. ~ -
.srs -, ~ ,. -. - 1919 - -
,cs - -,,s,, u.s.. ~ .sss'sA ~ eA4A's
~ an.
~ - 10 - sI,u a- ~ -
!. ), .ta. - -. -. ~. =. ~
.,,a..-sst -. s.sr,r. = h...ss ~. 80
he vsssb, 70 4, = ra.~v f.s;sns All :; ,,.s
~hs-s, -. A. ,hs. :. -
..rs, 80. :. =. 80. -.
u.sr,-ss - &c.,. a.. s,,s;a $500
..vs = - ~ s4s ~ 49, 1850.
sov,s ~ On. wbs,a,,rsss ~. 1890
LII. a. A. - as ss.s w. 'sSs. 80
yonr wharf r. order ii srrsvs = The ccrr.ct
charge I. make
s.we take the measure On the Vay-biu owen
us from the bost.
ayes. hat how do ron measure the frefsht
I'VE Gncss ri it,"
-.Don't yeu thik IL would be I eocd Man 10
have Q syfeem Of measufemeatsy'
1T " uld be an excellent plan. We have
oeen lying 20 60 Inis ourselves ior some time
ous nave never succeeded ID bringing u ao0of.'
4 SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT
Charles Pennington. Of the Pennington Tran
cit Company. with ofFace on Badera's wharf.
stated that rs cents was All that vas CHARGED on
that wharf. That Price had only been IN force
few days and the experime nj vas proving suc-
cessful. The Tfsnsff compeur. he sajd. had
lately made INQUIRIES AZ coupyflIe. Fatrhaven.
sehome, whstcem end other vofnts. ana had
found the mercnsnts bitterly complaining OF
the whaffase charges 1t seattle ana the freight
ch syres ON the sound They were threatening
b buy their goods from Portland and can Fran.
cisco. ~ they could get their merchandise
cheaper than from Seattle or Tacoma Mr. PEN
nington also fsvor q uniform system Of meas.
urrmenis on standard commodities
II. w. Bsker, Of the firm of Baker, Balch Co.
thought that q system could BE- arranged that
wonld Be 70 the mutual advan.aye OF shipper
and whar6neer.
HOW ssArrrr Iosrs Yr.nv
r. Macdonald. sx-pres dent OF the SEATTLE.
.tc Sho,a a r..tarr p.,,,c.a ~,-...- 1900
- ~ ps.s 5000 49, 49, 49, 49,
:. -. 49, 49, 80 s.'S n.1's. -
=, -".sa - :. - - 49, 49, ~ sne
~ ~ 49, puIcS..ou ose, $500" ~, worm Oh
ssss - :. s -. rsS. 49,. s.I "sss oceu
pul.n.seu nsu - .,s oseu Aof tne ex'
e'' "1s'sss e"-sss - wy
LIBERAL OFFER
On returning 10 the Chamber Of Commences
rooms after the trip along the wsfer front Mr..
Prosch was handed the following letter.
s1ysrr1x Nav IA fsoo
Thomas w. PruseA CAnfrman Commines an
rr,,sbts ,se. hereby mr. nv doct rn,ns,
Railroad avenue and pine streets 10 ira y,e,.
chant. az this rifv AZ the rate al rs cent. n, ton
aetna, measurement the shipners M vfnc thai,
wha.nnrera Yours truly. JoHx COLLINS"
This Is tne hest ofYsr az the hind vet IA.
and the committees regard n r. : most imr-ny4
ant ssep In the direction Of seruyinr rhrsrer
whsrfar.
v.u.o.n r...xxe,, n,.r,,rv.x,n~
So, -. - .,....,.s-, =. ..',~
= 800 - sa, -. 1870 y
49,. sas ~ vpenss auo a.s r.o'M
-, ~ "s.s. yo'ns
shu ."ss s'o ne.ss s's''ons 70 wn'ca ucxcu
- Pa.es 49, M e.ucA.
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