The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-06
UPTON STEAMERS OUT OF A JOB.
Tho Union Pacific Drops tho Line BE
tween Portland and Japan.

Tho Union Pacific Drops tho Line Be-
tween Portland and Japan.
sAN Francisco, July a-The Examiner tomor-
row viii contain the following article: It may
not be good news for the people of Portland
to learn that Frank Upton's steamship service
between the Orient and Portland, in con-
nection with the Union Pacific railroad, il
TO oe discontinued, but such is the
case. 1t is generally understood in rail-
road circles that the service will end with
the arrival OF the next steamer at that port, on
account of some recent understanding that
has been arrived at between President
huntington, of the Southern Pacific, and
President Clark, of the Union Pacific. Portland
has had this service for about two years
now, through contract entered into
by Charles Francis Adams, when he was
president OF the Union Pacific, and Mr. Upton,
whose home Is in Kobe, Japan. The latter
had three steamers, and he agreed to
furnish q monthly service for q period of
ten years, mainly for the transportation of tea
to Eastern points in the United States and
Canada, the Union Pacific on its part agreeing
to establish tariff that would enable
Upton to compete with the Pacific Mail, Cana
dian Pacific and Oriental d. Occidental
lines on through shipments Adams made
this contract in spite OF the fact that the
Union Pacific has joint interest in the Orien-
tai d. Occidental company, and that the latter
and the Pacific Mail have q close agreement
for the maintenance of rates He also
made 1t In spite OF the protests
OF Huntington and the Pacific
Mail, his object being to get the all-rail haul
from Portland eastward on as much tea pos
sible, in addition to the percentage his line was
getting all Oriental & Occidental COM
pany and Pacific Mail traffic via Ogden.
Adams thought he had made grand contract
for the Union Pacific, but it is said that the
service has not been very successful and that
1t has not taken very much persua-
sion of large inducement to get the Union Pa
cihc to agree to cancellation of contract. How
ever, it was club that the Union Pacific could
hold over Huntington and the Pacific Mail,
and 1t was a constant menace to their
trans-Pacffc tariffs, and for these reasons
they have seen fit. through President Clarke, to
make some agreement with the Union Pacific,
the character of which is unknown. for its abol-
ition- In canceling this contract, Clarke,
with Gould behind him, has removed almost
the last vestige OF the Adams regime on the
Union Pacific, and has brought that road into
more harmonious relations with the Southern
Pacific than has been the case during the past
three years.
The Call, commenting upon the reported prob
ability of the withdrawal of the Upton steam.
ers. says: In view Of the fact that the Northern
and Canadian Pacific railroads have OF late
established direct communication with Japan
by lines OF steamers, 1t becomes an important
question to local merchants what Upton
will do when he finds himself shut
of from the trade in the Northwest which he
has enjoyed for the past two years. There 10
hardly any probability that he can run his
steamers into San Francisco to advantage
1t may just be possible that Mr.. Upton will
make a deal with the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa
Fe people and land his freight hereafter in San
Diego