The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-21
TAVOREDBY CHINESE
WHAT they Will SNIP ~ ~.


The Chfpeno residents 81 SEATTLE are
0ueh e1atod over she prospect 81 . direcs
lfns q steamships 70 Chins from this port.
eud have no hesisat3on IN saying that thsts
counssvnss viii w0sk Tor this line IN
psslsrsnee - The cns vannIng % Tacoma.
. shey hsve no love Sof the latter city On
accosot - 10 opposition 70 the race.
Chtn ouone. manager u the We Chons
Company. vhsu esksd yesterday what he
thoueht of the new line, sasd:
The line conneetiug with the Great
uorshssn road viii do moro businsss shsn
he other. Chinsss passsngsfs do not IKE
. 70 20 Tacoma, which has bad name.
1us they Iiks 70 co0s 70 Seattle. ] hear
1ots Of Chinsmsn In The East say that I'll
The Chinsmsn wcuid come "a Seattle. for
e they 90 70 TACOMA On the Sorrhsrn Pa
@tfe b0ats they cannot get ashore, and
sh1y don't like thsk The Chiness mss-
ehsnts In this country will send letters I'll
ovss this country and 70 merchants IN
China, and have all the Cinnamon coming
- this eountsy get tickets for Seattle.
'sThs linz viii bring over large quansi-
tjss of rice. tsa. sugar. silk and all kinds Of
Chinese provisions and other goods. ]
vas at Tacoma and saw . thousand tons
a - come out Of the Mogul. The fIour
business Il no good nov. bat II IL picks up
~ Hongkong Ne shall ship over lots Of
Hour. Hongkong takes loo tons Of hous
caeh month. shipping part OF It to Singa-
poss and other points. and none - I'M
ported there except from America think
the trade will work mp 70 that lots Of
canned goods will b shipped to China,
ana Faw cotton viii 90 over In large guam
sftiss, for thsy uss good deal Of Il over
there. Goods will b shipped through 70
New York In large quantities., but the
duty should b paid here. II they 20
through 70 New York and she duty - paid
there u will be two or thrse months be-
fore the merchants can get their goods. a.
the custom house has too much 70 do. II
the duty II paid here thsy can get the
goods quickly"
Chin Kse. manager Of Gee Lee 4 CO..
was also enthusiastic shout tho establish
susnt Of the new line. He had seen and
talked with Mr.. Davidss about Il. and
thought Il would have the preference with
Eis countrymsn.
There seems 70 b considerable rivalry
elong the water front In the Effort 20 secure
the business Of the new line. u 10 under
stood that proportions have been made
~ Schwahacher Bros. 4 Co. the II. w.
Haksr Co. Capt. J. a. Hatfield. John
Jsasy aud the 6ackman- PHILIPPE Invest
p,ent Company 70 handle the business at
thsir respective wharves. aud that some
Of these proportions are q very low fis-
urcs. =. G. Davidgs LETT the city yester-
day. and the arrangements for dock facili-
ties viii b completed by telegraph.
The business Of these steamshipa IL
likely TO prove big joo for some wharf
With loofoot ship q the wharf and 5000
tens OF incoming frsigh. to b. checked ont
IN three or four days. taken caro- OF. stored
and loaded on cars, while At the same
slime the outgoing cargo has to be: taken
care Of and loaded - quickly ~ possible,
there 10 no doubt that large amount Of
work will b nscsssaSy. considerable
Q9antity OF storage room and no little
cash with which 10 PAY advance charges
both ways.