The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-18

rer,,s~ has AT last fe~n chosen as he
American terminus o. ss1e 70~erf1s % Esi'-
csc steamslslp company known as ne sip-
xan yuasn Kassl1a, or Japaneze HAL
eseanaxs.ln Company. The formal contrast
Ia bsaH signed as 81. Paul BY PftsssNpt
Hill. OF the Great Northern Halfway 'ona-
nary, and General Manager : 1HanaKA. o.
ne Nippon Yussn katshas FOR piast'nE On
. regular monthly steamship ssssee =.
fweau Tokyo and Seattle TIE coaSfAet
becomes effective at once. ard the aTsi
sseares viii Isase Seattle about tae nii-
de 81 next month-
THE lnng aalay win which tbs p~elifni-
nary 4exoslatiaug have been coaeaets1 ~'s.
unv redound TO the hC1or and credit OF
Geatfsa The delay w4a caused BY tse care
With which the Japanese company inFssti-
rafed everg important fact b~sring upon
The establishment 81 the proposed Ase Az
le,oEeA into The cislms % the szfsous
A,ner5rsn cit5es whseh became rivals Tor
s1e cosntea honor. This careful inyssiisa-
zion iszs resulted In satisfying tise great
Oriental cofp0T ison. nov one 81 tfie Tore
most AAJppinx concerns ~ the world that
Seattle ~ a poFs 81 entry 10 America ~
large has claims superior 70 those q san
Diego. a4n Francisco. Portland or Ia
coma. Tsacai OF sfass cities Az VISITED ~
frfH4 ara earn ftf a t2sAte At8<%s*s t@s1e -
Raj secured the sieh commercial prize Tor
which aii ssere eoutsnasaE.
TIE first definite announcement that TIE
contract had been signed reached tbs city
yesterday IN the shape Of 3 telegram which
read - follow.
.sst Paul. Juiy It's. fwansga. Of Tokyo.
general manager Of The japanese Mall
Steamship Company. Limited. yesterday
signed contract with the Great Northern
.fest~ -
n steamship nno between Tokyo and See
aftie Thus the Great Northern system ex-
fenae Is operations Into the far East. and
its bills Of iadlng are Ia force from Tokyo
TO runaio. 81. Paul will be the hea9aaay-
ferN Of this great syEtem. and one OF It's
principal Eastern terrnlnI.
sfssuerai Manager Iwansga has tele-
erafhed the successful ending Of tis mis-
sson TO the home office AZ Tokyo. The
first Tfeamar wiIl sail ffom Japan. arriv-
Ing at seattle the last OF August. and leave
SEATTLE on her first outh0und trip sepfcm-
her s. For the present there viii be bat
one steaner each way monihiy. but ar
raneemensS have been made Tor an In
crease ia tho aerslee by tbs addition OF
new and commodloas ships 10 make week
~ or sems-weekiy trips.
THE isne Is strictly n japanese concern.
II has a feet OF nhlps which would make
= line one and ons-fogrth miles long and
It's steamers ply between Japan and all
pcinss in the East. Hongkong. ceyioa.
norneo Malaysia and India. The EaTo-
psan line reaches Marssiiies. Isoadon and
Antwerp and line has just been essab-
iished 20 Australia. The steamers are
Clyde built
The steamship party consists of Cen
ersi Manager fwansga. General Counsel
~ Mase3uma. and the general managers
private secretary. Mr.. kafaka. Alexander
Macmillan. superintendent OF the ccm-
pany's Hoe IN Japan. and J. e;rietlths. who
becomes general agent Of the company a.
Seattle. vera also rreAens. Mr.. Mseesorna
left for Japan tedsy. shiia the balance %
the s.arty wit xo East VIA the great lakes
20 obtain sasna idea ef the vast iaiana
commerce 90 this country"
The substance % this dispatch MAS
promptly bulietIned on The Fest inteiil.
eeneer boards. and the enthusiasm ~ the
crowds that read the announcement,
showed that the people az large know !
good thing shsa they see u. sTsas All
do naofe 80 bring prosperity 90 Seattle thar
Hsyan's election" said ono reader 81 shs
bulletin. IL j. an epoehamakIax exent n
esattir's history" saia Jahn Ieary. IL
II the turning point in the cityss fnancia
sna commercial iife." saia J =. Gold
smith.
ohf feFFtGn irades
That tiiesAana similar comments wrr.
3sstilsasle may be easily seen ~ a gianc'
NJ the circumstances ant az which The nes
rrcat railway ard steamship conlhlnatieg
las bad Us genesis. ana the magnitude o.
the interests which Z snyeives. For year
therahuoi enterprising and puhlle-spir
He'd men IN this city have realised TIA
the one great drawback "a ft2 enmnlxrcia
growth and prosperity was tha aseaos
tefsh lack Of 81 osesn trade. As the cfil
has become more ard more of a Fs..rosf
center toward which All the Eresi Hire.
az the Northwest eotsefged AND as Is la
dnsiriai Institutions have multiplied. n
factories Increased. igs coaHssn@ trade De
seloped. all In the taes OF gisAnste sint
salties Il has become FaeFN and More oS
ssesis that the establishments OF fipcc
ocean commerce vas oaiy a question q
time. The Local statistics az the rit,
showed ifa commercial appetite Ter ssiel
a trade. Despite the fact that the \ N p
srn Pacific steamers haxe masgs T,acersl
sAefr terminus. not even Touching AZ seat
sle. the local imports fgegn the orient 4.
this city have exgseyfed those ~ Taeorss
right along. Fer the year cnfsex New 81
s0S. the relative proportion OF sm-h TN
ports handled ~ ths two cities IL sAewi
Iy The relieving table;
Imports sOatfts. Tacoma
sseestUher, tSa ,sss.s.s...-ss AFN -
January. lsss .ssst.ss-..ss ttAsf 1Ns
February .-srr ..---.~ss.e-s N&st sSf
M1rsh .rs... stssssessssssss lat8 -
April ..es-s-sss @s@sses+s- ANt@# SO
Nay .ss+ .s..s..,ss.ss-s.s-e- - t.As
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