The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-22
THE LINE 10 JAPAN.


wes.Eiv n,~efinr 6 1ke Chamber Of Com
1890 v<eferdsv o1lernoon. probably be-
rauss the sut1ect q be discussed wzs Of
mere than pasotng Interest MIX salso'
ths Japan1ee ceaDn3. vas present SEEK
ing infcrmsf3oD - 70 the commercial te-
sources and ady>neages Of Seattle. 70 %
ronveyed 70 his Goyernment, and ne was
ecramr..nied ~ ~. YulEAno, the represent
esfive Ia thie conn1vy 81 the Nippon yusen-
Koisba Or JspeD Steamship Company
9rha sruefe<1 proGent we're President
cr.v.. uefea1e4. Gordon, Hummer.
Grhran 1~caha. Burke, Woods. Calhoun.
1.und. Brooken. erase. Hcany, Prosch, e.
J. Smith. ss0p14 shippen, Webb ana
Crawford.
~. seito 49, : brief diplomatic adj
dress, stating Inst ~ visit was FOR the
purpose OF obeoin1ng information a. 70
nm articles of ooenuerce Japan needed
could Be suDplisd from this city. and I'M
PRODUCED NJ. yukfDo. the authorized agent
a. the Japan oteamnhip Company, who
was al.o brief III - the point He stated
shet hfs conrany would send q vessel
over mere q encs r the city would guar
ante full rotnru eargoes. What Japan
principally nesasl was -four and lumber.
Siso ratIs, iroa Nofk OF various kinds.
end machines, fru1t and Ash
c. L. wsbb ~ he thought Seattle
could furnfsh ~ sergoes readily enough.
but he vpuoS ~ odyfse the chamber 10
guarantee 4. c. J. Smith thought the rail-
road should erorn6fee something. and he
PARTICULARLY rulsrno1 TO the Great North
orn. q that roo1 had no steamship con-
necfion. UnIGGB ~ railroads guaranteed
aonethine - ~ not think the city should
- cared up0n - benr all the responsibil-
~. aIfhoueh 4 oouid probably furnish the
earGoes fsQuleo4
Ths pssstteot ronfnded the gentlemen
that this 6teepen was an informal ons
upon the eonoeetal relations OF Japan
and the un11G1 Rates. and not entirely
upon the oobteck 81 the proposed steam
chip tine. Then ledge Burke observed In
reference q U1nt had been said by Mr.
Smith. that 1ono a. Hill already had an
agent In Jarnn Who was at this time max-
ing Inveotfoo1I6n - to what freight the
Great Nogthegn could supply the Japan
ships With. j6nd hat he was not acting In
hostility tut y sympathy with the Japan
steamship -.
Tho question: was asked what docking
oteamshiD Cn1nDany n Il located its line
hsrsf NJ. nnllh In reply referred to the
dredging thns MAS now going on near tho
Ocean dock I'D the coal bunkers. and
eatd when ~ uas completed there would
b. no dl0l16lky n supplying all the Dock
Ing fArinf7fHn rnnnirtd. that tho dorka
cosid - rss1. SrsnIe ar we're sm,,,e sor
nv rarS f. S5tsS. shst 81. wharsass ,.,s.
Wcuid s. 49, ~. ma IN immeisa,s ac-
oear 70 ~ r.1irnad'
NJ. nalfo fh11 aeid. ar ~ives me sr.at
niea s,,rs q S,Sef these nrorrs.sive ara
snferuririnr 1errhsnss ~ vanr sdvanc-
M civ ~ nj v,e,l .co,,aJn,. "a s.,ss,
~ rer,eral e1lnfrs a. the s,ate snr hav.
keer hees IN ~. r,c,,shs : -, s,..a.ss','
i hava vnvkn6 .ssi,I,.ou.iv .i,,rirs shs'e
Time vet ~ fisue Ia not been -, ,,s..,,t
"a ALLOW sno fn acnutrr anv saa.,,,.ta
Sno,rieS~s = .o,,- r,n,'s.ss.., aueaua.o
I hone von srsii e,,rni.h ,ns Sr.'.s 49,
eirna win snsc,ssa stn,, az, 80. s - -
value il connecfIf 4 Win shs r..r,,,sr.,,.,
inferesfs 81 ~usr resneesiva r,,,,,s,'4s . ss
INV mart s6~Ss sfu,s,s -. 49,, - x Ut
nfxh Won uIfh snv snsor,n.,s-,n 80, -.
1es,re $3.50 49,, $4,000 az Wv uay
eima ~ su,,sssv 49,, .,,,t ~. ~ =. e'i's
the Nipr,1n Sne~r- x os.hs :. Va
The nrest1.of $3.50 - ~ ...
Nina hsd hss.n srhss,s,.ss -, ~ , ei'p
errr,ent " ''ie Japan gov
IL ON. ..,1 ~
werc -r.rs.6 .,,,,-ss,as ~. sesses
.na ira ~. ,'as ~ me las, aift.
Ssrave. 4. ,a'' siaht
Mr. I~-es ..n....s s's 49, :" ~ "a ~.
~ 1900 49, oseu 'ha' the hour mills
: ,'',s 49,. 49, snu asked 70 guarantee
s*Is1 M nour OF 100 tons per