The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-03-30
Between Portland and China
and Japan.
START FROM HONG KONG MAY
To BE Derived From Direct and Ample
Steamer service Besween This CITY
and the Orient.

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Railway & Navigation Company has en-
tered into a contract with Samuels & Co.,
of Yokohama, by which the latter will
put on a steamship line between Port
land and China and Japan, to be operat-
ed in connection with the o. R. & N.
Co.'s lines. All of the papers have re-
ceived the signatures of the parties in in
terest, and the line is assured. The
first steamer is expected to leave Hong
Kong May l, and will leave Portland on
the outbound trip June 1. Another
steamer will leave Hong Kong June l,
making monthly service between Port
land and the Orient. All steamers will
run via Yokohama, and during the
winter months via Honolulu, taking the
northern route, however, in summer.
The vessels to be put on have carrying
capacity of from 5000 to $500 tons each.
This line will supply long-standIng
need of this city, which has been handi-
capped in its Oriental trade by not hav
ing a direct line to and from that
market. The new line will afford ample
service for the accommodation of Port
land exporters and importer, and it
offers an opportunity for them to show
their desire to have this very important
outlet for their products and inlet for
their importations by confning their
patronage exclusively to this line and
promoting its interests in every way.
4The line will probably be known as the
o. R. & N. steamship line, and will
probably be operated much as the San
Francisco steamers of that com pany at
present.
1t will be remembered that few years
ago the Upton line of ocean steamers
piled between China and Japan and this
port. No steamship line between this
coast and the Orient can be successful
unless operated in connection with rail
line, oyer which can be transported to
and from Eastern and Central states a
considerable portion of the cargoes car
ried by the steamers.
The Canadian Pacifc's steamship line
between Vancouver, B. c., and Japan
and China, is operated in connection
with the rail lines of that company, and
the Northern Pacific steamship line be-
tween Tacoma and the Orient, while not
owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, is operated under close
traffic agreement with it, and has all the
assistance the railroad company cen rem
der it.
The Upton line to Portland depended
upon the Union Pacific for assistance.
This it did not receive, and failed in
consequence. The Union Pacific was
under agreement with the Southern Pa
cifc, which placed the latter road in
position to dictate thataall Oriental ship
ments should come via San Francisco,
given to the Union Pacific from the
Central Pacific at Ogden, and as conse-
quence the Upton line was unable to
make traffic arrangements with the
Union Pacific Company, which then
operated the 0. R. & N. line under lease.
The result was the Upton line was
withdrawn, and the present Northern
Pacific Steamship Company emerged
from it with close connections at Tacoma
with the Northern Pacific railroad.
When the o. R. & N. became divorced
from the Union Pacific system and Re.
ceiver McNeill adopted his policy of re.
building its business by many and rad
ical changes, the re-establishment of ar
0eiental steamship line naturally sug
gested itself. A little later traffic ar
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