Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-01
FAIRHAVEN'S COMMERCE
a Proposition to the Chamber
OF Commerce Made by
Captain Brown
Ihe Steamer Haytien Republic
VIII Make this Reg
ular Port
The Freight Business With
San Francisco Will be
Largely Increased

'''''' Nf fi'''ut PIE. between san
francisco ~ Tacoma and seattle. The
captain was escorted about the city and
was introduced 10 the leading merchants
ni The city with whom he talked relative
10 th" freight business. lie was cordially
welcomed un every hand aud his propos
iiion wa> accepted BY all. as the very best
thing that can be brought TO mass for
Fairhavcn and her interests At present
the freight business on the sound is I'M
such shape that the merchants are obfige
10 pay rAorhilani rates for all freight.
whether hom the east or from San Fran
cisco. Fur Instance. III ton of freight i
shipped from san Francisco. il is unload
ed al Seattle. and reloaded on one of the
sound steamers. aud brought here. The
freight itom SEATTLE. including the trans
! icr charge ami Wharfage is more than
the freight from san Francisco To Thai
point. " hat captain Browns company
iroppSe doing is this. To run their steamer
| iu this city and give Fairhayen direct
sleams'llp communication with san Fran
cisco. To do this they must have suf-
icient Freight to pay for the extra run
which amounts Ia considerable. About
I Two @ clock, pur~uent toa call for meet =
lhg oi the chamber Of commerce. about
1 liltN members were present ia the cham
I her rooms, tu discuss the situation. hear
what captain Brown had to offer and ia
answer what questions lac might ask In
regard 10 the amon % of freight sc.
President Evans occupied the chair
ana allef calling the meeting To
order. requested Mr. II. Y. Thompson
[ 10 sct.forlh the object Of the meeting
lie said Thai the meeting had been called
I ia order To have Captain Brown meet the
/ trading citizens aud confer with them.
The captain had arrived in the morning
ON the steamer Premier and had at once
made soundiugs at the city wharf and
also 40 Nhatcom and SehOme. lie found
f that in this city there is at all times suf-
nrieui water for his vessel, which draws.
y ben loaded. about twenty-five feet. Al
T Nhatcum and SchOme the state of affairs
Is different and the water l. not of Suf-
I iicicnt depth to accommodate ocean going
vessels. That this very important feat
ure being satisfactorily settled. he then
/ wanted io learn What amount of freight
could be- secured. lie asked no subsidy
uf any kind but merely business enough
/ f1 justify thcm In coming here. That the
/ company OF which Captain Brown was
I the Representatives proposed to run a di-
rect line ul steamers from san Francisco
I 20 this city. which would be Of almost in
calculabie value TO the city and her mer-
chants.
1 Nh Thompson then introduced Captain
/ Brown, wh0 said: My company sent IN,
& ag S al asl EaR eBR 6e All 81 oAr NIL r9Si Dc l2
ports Sehume a Il Whatc0m are out o
+ the question as they have no deep water
front You. gentlemen. will understand
/ that this trip here means an additiona
expense that is not inconsldcrable. Ncr,
tairhayru port of entry. and | could
I come directly here. IL would make very
little difference. bat as il j. not, and prac'
tically speaking Port Townsend is aboui
half way between your city and Seattle
and this being the case | have
10 MAXI an added run and TIN
messengers have 10 be fed al
jhc time. aud We get no mor'
for IT, All these things make II nee
essary for us TO have a considerable
amount of freight ia order to pay thu
added expense. II this can be- obtainet
the ship will. think. come here and vii
give You what ysl need.
Mr. Fraser. Of Gates a Fraser. wa
called on aud said that Fairhayen ncedel
this line very badly. as at present III
merchants receiving goods from sd
Francisco were paving freight that wa
entirely too high Ills firm had receive
a shipment of nails from that city am
. The freight Ia seattle was Sis.OO. aud fToI
I the latter city here the charges wer
! sa5.01. which was rNhorhiiant. lie Woul
agree to give the llaytian Republic a
! their san Francisco business. aud Wuul
bc glad to de- IL.
Captain Brown wa, asked what wOul
- be- Tie freight tu tlis port and he said
would be- s5uu per ton, which l. litil
, higher than "a Tacoma and seattle. How
ever. when there i. any cOnsderah
amount in uur shipment. special raj
J. . would hp given which would be equltab
% aud Just he then asked If any one pre-
I pnt could give the approximate amOui
. Of freight received from san Franclst
Der mouth. but was told that that coul
b. better learned at the wharf. where
record uf such matters i kept. VI
Frn.pr said that he was cpniidant that u
:. thr merchants would do their part. !
y had unl, a short time ago received shil
y ment ol goud- which were ONer-charg'
=, iu The first pace aud were also dclaye
" When be- asked for a rebate for the Owe
~ rhar,F.. hp was referred To Il
y agent at Seattle. who ia tu
y referred him to some one else, ~
\, now the matter had gone To the Office
" Tho Pacific Steamship company ~ ~
Francisco. When his firm could get
=, settlement he did not know but said th
with direct communication all trouble
that Kind would be- avoided.
". ". Sly said that lac had talked wi
"A Larry. number Of persons In the morni
and without exception all said they wal
y. ed the boat and would do al IN th
"a power to support the trade oi ihis clty.
y Nr CoWgill said that those prcst
~ were figuring ON Fairhaven freight on
N whereas the captain said they woi
w. have to have the united support of all
y hny cities. Sehome and Nhatcum.
~ was afraid. would not favor the plan.
y" nm their goods must he unloadcd he
aud that their merchants said II wo
'' cost them almost as much TO have ~
freight handled here. and the added c
of Transporting across the bay a
seattle. lie suggested that some me
cs le proyidcd " thereby the merchants of
hc other bay cities could have their frei
no delivered al their respective wharves,
n- hp Thought the best way to accOmp
.if ihis would be- to have the freight u
els the steamer unlOaded on scow and TO-
lF across even if tairhaVcn had to pay
~ addition expense.
in several merchants spoke and gave q
ideas of the business. and among Z
was Mr.. McDOngal, OF McDougal ]
sons. lie said at present only 81
portion Of their goods came from
uu Francisco a. the freight system wa
at poor. but what ever business they
to would be- gladly given 10 the IIaytian
ln public. He thought that II matters "
81 satisfactorily arranged much lal
D. business would be done with san II
b. cisco than at present. and that when
~ home and WhatcOm found they could
~. better aud save time aud money by sta
Ing by Fairhaven, they would do 50.
nj, would MT let any petty jealousy st
~ in the way.
10 Mr.. Thompson spoke again and
at thar the captain told him that there
Nc sufficient business on the bay to jus
him in coming here. The tariff would
about s. per ton. which would be a q
saving. and thgt II Fairhavcn were n
or a puri of entry. the rate would he re-,
ps ed. lie said that this part Of the ma
ass was one that should not be- overlo,
re and be- thought that II this conn
could be- induced To stop here. that "
q petition was sent to congress sta
that ocean vessels arriving here ha
,h- go So far out Of their way TO a po
entry. that an additional tax Of OF
two dnllnrs was charred he had no d