The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-18
THEORIENTAL TRADE
The Great Northern VIII b the
Fifth Trans-Pacihc Line
CHIEF PRODUCTS EXCHANGED.


Jno J0w903obo P0ESAu8 % 81 - -
trans Pset6e steamsss 70 sun In connscsion
with The Grsss Nostbsrn saiissy and max
Ing this city fhsis port of ensry and de-
pasture was favorsbiy commented on yes-
terday By business men Eensraiiy. The
deal was begun . cospls q months ago
whsn Mr.. =. c. Davsdee. the agent Of
eemnsf eamueis d Co. bid > confsfsnes
IN this city with the Chamber - Commerce
directory. Altar this eonSsssncs NJ.
Usyidgs went to 81 Paui 20 sse Psssidens
Hin, of ths 0ssas Nosthssn, and his nego-
tsasions usrs % succsssfuI that early in
Juns hs eAbsed the London partner IN the
Arm II 6smusls = Co. - come 70 81. Paul
and Close the matter. Mr.. 6amusis arrived
81 St Paul on the nth and the nsgotis-
lions hare bssn peosscutsd ever since.
Gsmust 6amusis = Ca. ass the largest
esnsral merchants Ia the japanese islands,
and ase heavy sxportsrs Of tsas and Tscs.
Their principal HOUSE - q Ko0e. and they
have branch houses ell over the islands -
veil - cna IN London. Mr.. Dsvidge, the
aesnt Who pseotiated the deal, and who
has been with The firm Tor many years. 70
also Interested In . commission house In
Victoria Since the abroestion Of the
UPTON contract with the Union Pacific
for . line Of steamers TO Portland. Sam
ueIs 4 Co. have been trying 20 secure On
AmasicAn tTanscontiuental railway conneo-
tioa, and have bssn negotiating With the
Aschison road 70 that end. The Atchison
Wes extfemeIy anxioue 70 make the deal.
bat - the distances 70 Fan Diego 10 |. 100
miles further than 70 Seattle, the e0nnsc.
ton With the Great Northern was moro
desirable. A the buik Of the imports
from the Orient knd their market In the
Eastern part Of the country . connection
With . tsanscontinsntai railway line 10
necessary In order 70 b able to compete
81 those markstA THIS line will make the
1fth plying between this coast and Asiatic
ports. the others being the Pacific Mail,
which has connection with the Atlantic
oeaboasd via IT. line Of isfhmus steamers;
she Occidental 4 Oriental, which ID owned
Jointly By she Union Pacific and South
era Paeihc roads; the Northern Pacific
and the Cansdian Pacific roads each hav-
Ing steamer lines IN connection.
The traf1c with japan, China and the
East Indies has grown largely during
1ecsns yeass, both In roint Of import and
export The imports consist principally OF
tea, Sice. fireworks, silks, hemp and curios.
~ OApSSe0 ~ Wa0SsRneSy bsVOts WYNN
goods. raw cotton, danpsls ana hardware.
Besides these goods there are also i'm
parted spices. teas and coHess from the
British and Dutch East Indies. Tho i'm
ports and exports from this country 70
thess countries for the year ending June
a. l6ol. the latest ofacial date at hand.
Was = folloWss
CHINA. o193g 40 a 7on "a
{aean.. ..........-......... D,Oe.lsS 4,sol,6i0
ssiecs rs, r n.di::.:.... ; 4 rxs.s ~ ~
Ouseh eass Iadtss ........ 677s.on li02.S0
Besides the above tsallc there passed
through this country In transit to and
. from the same countries foreign msrchan-
disc q foliows: China, 4l06, go; Hong
kong, e23s do6; japan, 3328. lOl; British
East Indies. >6i, 81; Dutch East Indies,
@isi,a5s
D. II. Gilman. Who aided materially in
the consummation Of the deal, said ysster-
day: ''The establishment OF this line
understand that Il Il the intention 70 start
the line 1t ones. The steamers will be
chartered and will b. boats Of from 3.5OO
70 500 tons capacity. and Will give
monthly service. IL II estimated that
Cesttsee smPOrt eioue ~ tho pres
emit time will amount 10 500 tons
. month. and the establishment
Of this line together With the close con.
nections arranged with the new Australian
line to Vancouver. will tend to greatly ex-
tend Seattls's foreign trade and build up
here large importing and exporting
houses"
The docking arrangements have not vet
been completed. Tho Oregon Improve
msnt Company was requested to allow
the steamers 10 dock at its ocean wharf.
but on account Of the number of vessels
now docking there. IL could not spare the
room. % arrangements may be made for
this purpose with either tho II. w. Baker
4 Company or Schwaaachsr Brothers.
The line will run from Hongkong and
Canton TO Seattle. touching as Yokohama
Ind Victoria