The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
PANAMA FREIGHT.
The Big Keweenaw Will
Be Loaded Down.
ANOTHER PACIFIC MAIL CUT.
COffee-planters Stand by the New
Line-Things Which Show Its
Importance.

When the Keweenaw commenced TO GET
all the opposition comDany'S freight it was
thought that the older line would at least be
able TO down its competitor on Panama local
! shipments.
Much tothe establishment of all old steam
ship men several hundred tons of merchan-
! disc for Panama Is already in the kewee-
naw's hold and more is coming.
The Pacific Mail Company has made cut
on the rates for lumber from S26 per thou
sand feet to So.
The S21 difference in these charges is a
sum which is 81 more per thousand feet than
the retail priceof rough lumberin San Fran
cisco Friday.
This cut rate would enable lumber
dealers. were they forced to ship by
steamer, to sell Rough pine in Panama for
! about S35 per thousand feet, against $50
under the old schedule.
! A leading shipping house in this city is
| about to place an order for a Central
| American firm for a large consignment of
| miscellaneous goods, including shoes, cloth
| ing, hats and dry goods. This is one of the
| first evidences of the benefit Of competition
| TO this city.
Sap Francisco is placed upon an even
! competitive basis with New York and
| stands good chance against the foreign
| merchants.
The Keweenaw will not have mucS room
| for her Los Angeles freight, as already the
vessels water line is very near the surface
| of the bay. while there is nearly 700 tons
| of merchandise still on the pier.
Yesterday morning Mr.. ParrCtt, for
merry of the Pacific Mail CompanyS line.
| was appointed purser and will assume his
duties on Monday morning.
The steamers crew have been rugged out
| in new uniforms of blue cloth, with brass
hultQua giving them nePiip6iV naval H.
pearance.
The aIl-absorbing question among those
| interested yesterday WAS, "Nill the San
| Francisco merchants stand by the new
company in spite Of the cuts made by the
| opposition"
Several heavy shippers by the Keweenaw
| were interviewed and gave in substance the
following answer 10 the question just
| quoted:
at would be folly for San Francisco to
| pay any heed 10 the appeal of tie Mail Com
pany 10 carry freight at a reduced rate, or
even for nothing.
California shippers should know by this
time the hollowness OF the older cOmDany's
profession OF permanent reduction of rates.
and treat all su, h notifications as not worth
the paper they are printed on
The following is quoted from letter re-
ceiyed from San Salvador City by big
cOffee-hGuse in this city:
ut is the intention Of our firm to ship
exclusively hereafter by the North Ameri-
can Navigation Company. In cOnsgning
TO us hereafter please use that line"
The letter is signed by one of the biggest
coffee combinations in Salvador and speaks
volumes, for what this firm does is gener-
ally initiated by smaller and more tmorous
dealers, who have, during TIE days CT the
Mail Company's monopoly, been afraid 10
let themselves be heard above whisper.
Another announcement is made by the
North American Navigation Company.
They will shortly be able to accept freight
for Chile, Peru, Ecuador aud Argentine.
II is not known whether the corporation
has secured a contract with TIE South
American Steam Navigation Company,
which operates line of tirst-class steamers
from Panama to Valparaiso. There is no
doubt that negotiations are pending TO Sc
cure the cOmpany's contract not only for
freight but for passe gers.
Iu this case tile Mail Company won't
have much TO do but to carry ballast up and
down the coast of North America and take
chances of catching few passengers, who
may get into their vessels by accident.
A large crowd of interested spectators
watched the keweenaw load yesterday,
and would have oveTrun the steamer had
not the gangplank been guarded by one of
the ere ".
The cabin and statero0ms have been
cleaned and put in shape for the officers,
who are TO take the vessel out on Tuesday
All is in readiness for the vessels de-
parture. and grand send-of Will BIO
given her