The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-26
PACIFIC MAIL.
Traffic Manager Rice Returns
From Victoria.

A mong the passengers who arrived IN tue
city on Thursday evening by the overland
train from the north was George ii. Rlce,
Traffic Manager of the Pacific NJ all Steam
ship Company. Mr.. Rice returned from a
visit to Victoria and Puget Sound ports,
where he went couple of weeks ago. at
the time it was mentioned in the papers
that war had been declared between the
Pacific Mail Company and the Canadian
Pacific Steamship Company and that each
was going to invade what had heretofore
been considered as the others territory.
Mr. Rice was seen yesterday afternoon at
his Office at the Mail Dock by representa-
tive of THE CALL and asked: Did you
go to Victoria, Mr. Rice, to try and effect
compromise with the Canadian Pacific peo-
pie, on behalf of your company?
." No, sir, did not; empliatieally no. l
had never any such intention, and ola not
see any of the Canadian Pacific offleiaiIs5
during my visit up north. The Paclhc Mall
Company has decided to have its steamers
running between here and the Orient call
at either Victoria or Tacoma, both coming
and going, and | simply went up to make
arrangements for wharf facilities and to
appoint agents to represent the company.
And were you successful ?"
81 was. / secured the use of wharf in
Esquimalt harb0r. 1t is about four miles
from Victoria and is connected with that
city by railroad. From there freight COM
ing from the Orient can be sent by steamer
to all ports on the sound and by rail and
steamer to Portland. The first steamer to
go there will be the City of Picking, which
left HOng-kOng on the 18th inst IL. L.
Rthe d Co. have been appointed agents
for the company at Victoria. In Jew
weeks | think we shall have the use OF a
new wharf now being constructed at Vic
toria, and then our steamers Will run rlght
there.
a. can tell you the PEOPLE up in Victoria
and on the sound are very much pleased 10
think that our boats are going to stop there
en- route and am sure Will give us every
support. i am very well satisfied with the
outlook as the idea was received by the
merchants with open arms. For the pres
eDt the steamers OF the y. and .. Company
will 90 direct from here to China and re-
turn the same way.
''0ur steamers sailing from here win take
no passengers or freight for Victoria or
sound ports, but they will take on both
bound for the Orient. Similarly the steam
ers coming this way will not bring down
local passengers or freight. From the East
they Will bring passengers and trelsht LOT
Victoria, all ports on the sound and Fort,
land. All overland freight will be brought
down TO this port for shipment by rail-
when did the contract between the can
adam Pacific and the steamship companies
sailing out of this port expire, Mr.. Rice?
There never was any contract; 1t was
simply an understanding that neither should
invade the others territory that we shou Id
control the shipments to and from this port
and they those up north Lately they de-
man ded heavy subsidy or bonus from the
companies sailing ont of this port for not
having their vessels call here and getting a
share Of the local trade. Their demand
was denied, with the result you know,
and Mr.. Rice smiled as though he was per-
fectly satisfied with the outlook.
1t was learned from reliable source that
the bonus spoken Of by the Traffic Manager
as demanded by the Canadian Pacific was
500 900 a MONTH