The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-16

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fornia City Portland. With Her
slough Route. Il Not In It, but
seattle. with Three Transconti-
mental Railroads ON Tide water.
4. Formidable as . business Con-
Temporary. and the other Bt& Pa
cinc Coast Towns Are Jealous.
seattle's Commercial contemporaries 10
the South are either ignorant or the opera
tons of the Nippon YGsen kaisha between
this city and the Orient. or are unwilling
10 admit the fact abroad, as certain cor
rsspondence from San Francisco under
date of November addressed to the ST.
Paul Globe will show:
The article In question IS in relation 10
the establishment OF a trans-Pacific line
of American steamers. as the California
correspondent states. from San Francisco
In connection with the tranS-Siherian rail-
road that terminates at Nladiyostock-
The article In question which has attempt
ed TO divert attention from the more prac-
teal points in the American Northwest is
as follows: lone of the great projected
enterprises. dependent in part on the cleo
ton OF Mckinley Is once more attracting
cago. New York and Philadelphia. 1t is
the heavily backed proposition OF a num-
Der of American capitalists TO establish on
the Pacific magnificent line. with such
railway arrangements In the United States
and such connection with the new trans
Siberian line as will make it vital and
effective part of a great 'round-the- world
system, of communication
THE new proposition. which has long
sod ,f a lie
cussion. bids fair to be In full operation
before any Pacific port has welcomed the
first of the much-talked-of japanese
liners"
When 1t Is considered that there have
already been three separate welcomes ex-
tended TO as many steamers OF the Nippon
Yusen kaisha. the Mike Maru, the Yama-
guch Maru and the Kinshiu Maru The
absurdity of sending such a special COM
munication to any paper in st. Paul.
where the fullest Information regarding
the japanese line is 10 be had. becomes APP
parent Ii must have proved a source of
considerable felicity to Mr.. Hill. OF the
Great Northern system. TO read that the
enormous freight shipments OF his road
destined for the Orient cut no figure in the
worlds commercial transactions. The fact
is that San Francisco has regarded with
considerable solicitude the growing devel-
on Puget Sound where competing lines
make reasonable traffic rates possible. as
compared with q oae-systesa state. the
Southern Pacific. which has contributed
in no small measure 10 the series of set
backs that California has enjoyed from
time TO time. Seattle. with lis three trans
continental lines and great harbor. looms
threateningly as business rival to the
metropolis OF the Golden state that Port
-ssL IT, 49, 81 ~,
mouth and the shallow, Willamette. could
never become. The article continues.
THE project had Its inception in Chi
cago. and among its most enthusiasts
supporters are Marshall Field the million
aire dry goods man, and other Chicago
milsionaires. The New York end or the
enterprise is being taken care of by E. g.
Potter & Co. In Philadelphia the concern
has the interest and support of the firm
of William Cramp & Sons, the shipbuild-
ers
1T Is the intention of these capitalists
10 establish a new trans-Pacific line SUI
lerior 10 anything Of steamers of not less
than S0Ao tons burfhen and OF twenty
knots speed. which will make them eligible
to the benefits OF the United States mail
subsidy of 81 per trip per mile. The dis
lance from the Californis coast 10 Hong
kong is f.ora miles. and thus each steamer
would be entitled 10 bonus OF SOS ora Cor
single trip II Is proposed TO begin the
enterprise with four twin-screw steamers
capable of carrying $3.50 tons of freight
100 first-class passengers and go steer
age passengers. As originally proposed
the line was 70 run from San Diego 10 the
ports OF China and Japan. bat since then
an agent % the company has come to The
coast and opened negotiations TO make
San Francisco the terminus on this coast"
II might as well be said In this connec-
ton that scent OF the proposed Amer
tcar lire has been considering some Puget
sound poin. as the terminus Of the line
which Is several hundred miles nearer
Nfadiyostcck than San Francisco. with
three railroads reaching 70 the east Navi-
Cape Fla;tery and to make San Francisco
L would make the distance nesriy 7no
miles In excess OF the distance 10 Puget
sound terminus These matters are all re-
eetying consideration and when Marshall
Field and .he Cramps invest their money
ir a trans Pacific lire. Seattle will cut an
important figure In their calculations
Another evidence or commercial ieal-
oalsy appeared Tn an article published IN
the Portland oregonian of recent date. in
which the most pseriie efforts are made
N attempting 70 helittie Seattle as A
commercial center. The following VIII
serve u show the animns existing. which
Is the ovegonian's article referred 20:
The Seattle reporters apparently use
a magnifyiBg glass when locking UP the
tonnage OF steamships coming to that
port In an item regarding the steamer
AgapaHtsas. a 'tranir' that is making a
special trip under charter 20 The Nippon
Ynssr kiasha, TIE Poss-Trtelligencer cred
rs her .ith being & sss-ton vessel. while
the Press-TSfnes SAYS the Klushiu Msru
has tonnage Of ssa' Iioyt's Register
gives the registered tonnage of the Aga
parthus as So while shat % the Kinshtsl
Naru is but ara Both az the vessels have
only enough inward freight for ballast.
eslt will take cut pretty fsii cargoess sn-
eislded IN which VII be 80 tons o. cotton
and about 2.assl tors Of railroad iron.
The oregonian knows. or ought 20 know.
that the net resistere6 tonnage OF = ves-
sci comes far from representing its real
cargo capacity This proposition is so Ia
mGsa- 20 all marine men that IN their
eyes the statements o. the orsgsntsa can
crfy APPEAR risiicetous Notwithstanding
.he face thar rioyd.s register gives the
registered tonnage cF *n@ steamship Aga
rsntAus a. asa a-s that 81 IRE kErshsa
Mara a. zsI2 ire Nrsr veSsei car carry.
er1 has carried s eaa ferS af freight. ant
ne second vessel car carry ard wsis carry
from this pert when she salts. 40 teas Of
freight fortlanSs eye IS 50 overcast with
a green Fir since Ire Nippon y1sea
kzsShs passed lightly over her merits as
: terminal ard care 10 Seattle, sHat sh@ IS
only abe 80 se@ half ship and AaH a
cargo. The orex0rsaa cverTeacnss Itself
4 SAYS The snwars freight 81 he vessels
IS only enough for ha-sass- vessel OF the
tonnage allowed the EE1shsu Mars. 1-gi2
tans weala req,;.re about 2. tons ballast
AS q matter * tzes TIE kAaShla A4ra Rad