The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-23
LUMBER AND FLOUR
Ihe Staples Whieh Seattle win
Export to Asia.
Rscss s,sIp. oyvNgRs sssTEREsrED.


Judeu IhomaD Burke, Who sesuruso
home frem b. Panl q Friday, closed the
arrnnessaeuts for ths accspsanes Of the fran
ehiss esasssd 70 The Greet Northern rail-
rood tolsy tsseks into Its depot grounds and
ohecassA The formal acceptance Of IL. bat
fhe prfae4pai maste1 h had In hand Vas
- ARA u9smense fng the establishment Of
- eaesner IiDs hstwesn Ibis port and the
epsts d chisa cd Japaa. On this subject
- sid yesterday:
ssThs, 0ssas Eastsrn etsamship Com.
pasy ~tll - ossnnised b. . London
eompeey hsadsd by Samuel Samuel,
q Lorsaon. probably The vssithiess and
noos extensive ship 0vDes now Operating
4 ~ s'hias aad Japaa trsde. Thsir pur.
pess n 10 establish . large and important
1rsds kstween China and Japan snd this
ssunsrs. having their part On the Pacific
oosst ss Seattle.
'sThM sssamship tine = likely - b Of
essot isapostases - Seattle In mou ways
fhea osss, In TIE fsst plaza, Il win make
Deassie the gstswsy % Puget sound Of the
lneroaaing commerce coming from China
aoA Jsoen % the United states. In the
uext raaes. Il viii enable SEATTLE 70 open .
naxkes In those countsiss for certain
elaoees o. lumber 20 - used in building
1unks and ships for the China and Japan
osas a.sd fos various other uses. which can
- sakan O. return cargo on thsss vessels-
There . no rsason Why the -four which u
now lsEgsiy exported from San Francisco
shouis rot b shipped from Seattle. and /
Understand that steps are NOW being taken
% ship iious By this line Of nsw steamer.
The sstarpriss Of Seattle merchants will
And, s-ssidss thess. many other ways OF
opsning mp new lines Of trade With those
distant countries. al greatly to the adj
vantass Of seattle. The importance to
this csty Of this trans-PaciEc line OF steam
~ wss promptly recognized In st. Paul,
snd Il Wa generally acknowledged that 1t
wouis open up very important line OF
eomts unicstton. This steamship line will
Aavo sreat advantage over others IN OPP
eratir,g in closs connection with the Great
Nortasrn, and the two companies will DO
q great advantage 70 one another.
'tsn my return from the East two years
ago stated to Posr-IxTELLfcEscER 70.
port*s that Mr.. Hui had said that by tho
time his limo was completed to the Coast
be Wgusd have s line Of steamers running
81 connection with his railroad to China
end japan. when that statement was pub
Hshnd thsrs were some people who scofFed
o. ths IDEA and intimated that u was mere
tAik. and that inasmuch - there was
alrssdy line Of steamers running in con-
nscss0s with the Canadian Pacific, and an
othsr Vas about to be put on by the North
eFn Pacific TO Tacoma. there was little
Ak&thood Of third bsing put on to Seat
tls. 1t must b very gratifying to the
psossle Of this town. not only the doubling
Themases. but the others. that the new
Nns OF steamers 70 b put on from Seattle
vii; BE- By far the largest and most i'm
porsant Of tho trans Pacific lines sailing to
4uses sound. thus giving Seattle the same
prc-stninencs - seaport and shipping
potat that shs enjoys ~ . railroad center.
.fhs plane for the passenger depot are
beiae drawn and construction will begin
- aofsn - Mr.. Shelby gets back, which
wis, bs on Monday"