The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-25
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The Farallon Gives Up. Coast
Steamer Rate War.
a 100 EXPENSIVE AMUSEMENT
Che Ia Chartered ~ Hsrn From 1aauina
Bay Railroads Believed 20 Have
Interfsresi.

TIE steamship rste war between the
Pacific coast sfea snship COMPANY run
ming fhe boats a AHA Waila. malta and
Csty Of faehsa. aa4 rae West Coast
Steamship Company. running f5e boat
FaFaIlon. between fniz port and san
Francfac8. came 70 an ea1 yekterriay. aisi
rae blz concern came 00t % ire short
struggle flying victorious coiorA. Jtle
Faral!on W.n - placed on t1e run i'e-
tween san Francisco and faqHtna bay.
or. and has been chartered for one year
b. she YaqBina Steamship Company.
The Farau0u - giving 8p tee ugat 81
haF own accord. and tbs report that th4
Pacific Coast Steamship Company ffai1
the Owners 90 the bat a bonus Is totally
untrue. The f&f4Ilon's people haze not
been losing any great amount % money
since tho ina lg1lrati0u ~ the var. arc up
10 tnar time 9id very weA TheT took
she boat or because a better ruu for fHe
boat w4s offered. and for the reason that
no moneY could se made carrying iaasen-
Fers frDu san Franesae9 20 this pert Tor
g. and 3 - and carrying freight for 81
per ton, the rate made ~ the big COM
Isny.
The travelling public viii be sorry %
learn of TIE turu IN affairs. as rates VIII
undoubtedly be placed back 20 ihe Old tE-
Bres. However. since the ugnt began the
Pacific Coast Company cat rate boats
have been doing as enormous business
The ias; boats that lefs rhe WaIia Naiia
ard city az Topeka. carried away from
sha Sound over co people 20 san Fran
olac0 and Alaska. The Farsiion has been
carrying all the passeugers and freight
Hhe could possibly crowd on hut her size
did not permit 81 her handling enough
~ pay.
The Fataiign has been chartered for a
period Of one year ~ the faguina BAY
steamship Company. u ply between San
Francisco aud that port. u vas D his
pared along the W8tar front yesterday
that the Great Northern. Northern Pa
cifc and Southern Pacific companies had
~ great deal 20 do witA the pullAHs on or
the Faraiion. AS there vas danger that
all these roads would sooner or later De
pulled into the war The Yaquins Steam
chip Company f. controlled IS the ore
son Pacific which has no trauseonti-
mental connections. and 81 S. thought the
three big systems interested themselves
o. is securing the Farailon.
Captain Roberts. master % the Far
alIon and part owner. had but little 20
say IL regard 10 the matter yesterday be-
fore the boat sailed he was emphatic
81 sayiag. however, that his company
had never been approached hy thc Pacific
Coast Company ou the subject in ans
manner whatever. and said the only rea-
son he had for dra wing OF Was that there
- 80 ttnstfF itl HaIFf4iiAE tEC4Sht Tor ~ a
ton between the tao ports RE said his
company might ia the future place "a lar
per boat on the rua II business permitted.
Superintendent Trowbridze OF the Pa
eifle Coast Company. had nothing 10 say
on the matter. except - give the rates
on the next boats. which were. On Queen.
leaving San Francisco this morning. So
cabin, s. Storage and freight s. - per
ton. on lInatilla. going down. cabin SIS,
steeFage $50. and freisht 81 per ton.
on her last trip yesterday the Farallon
had all the freight she could carry. AMI
the following passengers FROM this port.
Mrs. Z. " Christopher. Miss Ad8ie Nil
Ter. George BauXmau. William Long. g.
". Ryan. H. A. Baden. J. N. Farrell
Mrs. NJ G. Shepard. Edgar Shepard. 4
Meyer. II. G. Reynolds Miss Alma Mel
son. ". J. Bowen. Mrs g. " RYAN.
Michael Miller T. Anderson William
Young sam Fletcher. Robert Henry. A
Berg, Omer Patien.