The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-15
lUtIt VIE SIX through sttdHtIs, 1NItt OF
them made the time according to the con-
tract and three of them did not

tract and three Of them did not
The through steamers q 1691Ieft on the
50, 18th and 23i. They now leave on the
9th, 10Th and 18th. The arrangement was
made to permit Of a way steamer being put
In on the 18th.
Uuder the old arrangement the steamers
left Panama for this port on the 10th, 10Th
and 30th OF each month. The steamers of
the 10th called at La Libertad, San Jose,
CnampeTicO, Acapulco, ManZauillO, S IN
Bias and MaZatlsn; those of the % at
Punta Arenas, COriutO, La Union. La L b.
eTtdd, Acalutla, San Jose de Guatemala,
Champericc, Ocos and Acapulco; those OF
lie 30th al La Libertad, AcaiutIa. San jose.
Champerico, Acapulco al MaZatlan. The
were no way steamers un1 or the old CO
tract.
Under the present contract and subsidy
the steamer leaving Panama on the 18Th
should call at Li0ertad. San Jose, Cham
peTicO, Acapulco, ManZanillO, San Bias and
San Diego; the steamer Of the 29th calls at
Libertad, Acajutla, San Jose, Champerico
and Acapulco the steamer of the 9Th calls
at CoTintO, Libertad, San Jose, Acapulco,
MaZRtIan and San Diego.
The San Diego people declare that the
Pacific Mail does net carry out It's contract
In good faith.
The two steamers a month, which touch
at San Diego going south and returning,
stop only at MaZatlan and Acapulco, while
the way steamer that leaves San Francisco
on the 18th Of each month does not stop at
San D ego al all
The follow in, etter OF Bryant Howard of
San Diego 10 Congressman Bowers treats Of
this matter quite fully:
CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL BANK.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, April %, 1892.
hon. ~. ". BOigeTs, House OF Representatives.,
Washington, d. C.-DEAR SIR: AS ! under
stand tie contract between tile Government and
the Pacine Mall Steamship Company, two
steamers going south and Two coming north are
10 stop al san Diego.
The purpose Of The contract is 10 facilitate the
carrying OF Tie malls, and TO promote commerce
between tue United States ana the countries
south Of Us.
San Diego being the sontherumost port on the
vest coast OF the United States, 500 miles nearer
ali ports south OF Us than san Franeisco-and
eelnR by cir CT railroad communication cOnsid-
ably nearer all parts OF the United States east OF
the Sierra Nevada Mountains tban san Francisco
is-itfoilows that II passengers, mails ana freight
leave this port Instead Of San Francisco, there
Will be large saving OF eXuense, and from one
20 three days time; provided, however, that the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company carry out tn
purpose Of the contract 10 good faith This they
have failed % DO.
The two steamers per month which touch here
going souih ana returning stop only at MaZat-
Ian ana Acapulco, While The steamer which
leaves san Francisco on The 18Th OF each month
aud stops at eighteen ports between here aud
Panama does not stop here at all. The places
where IL Stops are as follows: MaZdtlan, San
Bias ManZsnlllO. Acapulco Port Angel, Salina
Cruz, Tonala San Benito. Ocos Chamberico san
Jose dc Guatamals AcajUtla, La Liberad, La
Union, Amapala, Coriuto, san. Juan del Snr,
ENnta Arenas, as you Will see By The inclOsed ad
Vertisement.
Thus It is that the people OF the United States
and the people Of the countries on The southwest
coast OF North America doing business with the
United States excepting only those tTansacting
business through MaZatlan and AcapuIcOl are
defTsuded Of The advantages OF shorter distance.
less time and less expense which the Govern
ment OF the Ueited States Is paying the sieam-
chip company 10 give them. Let me illustrate by
q single example.
] wanted 10 send TO my son, Roscoe, AT Man.
zsniilo, within the past five days, some packages
and letter Of instTuc Ions about important bust
ness. Had the necessity All en- eight days ago |
could have sent the letter and packages 10 San
Francisco IN tim for the steamer which leaves
there on the 18th and passes Our doors without
stopping TWO days later. That Is, / could have
sent them around thousand miles out OF their
course. But as l could not 60 this, what could l
dOP send hem by The steamer which touches
here on the 27th2 No. Because Il al steamer
does not touch al ManZanillo as II ought o DO,
and as The Government pays IL 10 do. So have
20 send my letter around by Fl Paso the City OF
Mexico, Guadaiall ara and C0'lma. 1 cannot send
tie packages al oil because they are too fragile
20 be Transported by mule back over the terri bic
country between tiuadalajara and COlima.
And 80 u is with neatly all who do business
between our country aud the countries south
Of US.
wish to rereat and emphasize the fact that,
80 far as l6 OF the ] 8 ports between here and
Panama are concerned tie Government might
IS well never have subsidized the Pacific Mall
Steamship Comp any at ALL The company does
no more now for those ports, as to passengers,
freight or mails, than it did before il made its
cont act.
Now, my friend, what can we do about this
matfer2 Postmaster General Wanamaker is a
business man and Will see at glance If you lay
this matt before him. the great injustice done.
not only TO San Diego, bur to our whole country.
except San Francisco, by the evasion OF lis con
tract by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Yours very truly, BRYANT HOWARD.