The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19

lire to almost every important section
az she globe BESIDES the Nippon Tires.
rniea ALREADY reach the Hawaiian islands.
India every rars Of the Jspzn eess1- I'm
rarsanr Chinese and Korean ports. RuSSia.
the Philippine iSlsrzs ard rhe Straits
settlements there must he considered ire
shE2< that will soon be sailing 10 Austria
III and 10 Engiani. Then. too. besides
ifs oxn vessels, the Nippon Tires. of course,
az Yokohama touch = point whsch i the
oriental terminus Of the German Lloyd.
the PsnEns1Iar & Oriental the great En-
xsfsh mail lire. and ash=r important lines
save for the one feature Of American na-
TIcnaiisy. Seattle would hardly be secar-
ing a more important connection II shs
were reaching New York for the nrsc time.
The Steamship subsidy.
Besides the advantages which come from
large capital a multitude % shareholders.
ard a sar-re2chiag range OF connecting
lines. the Nippon fUsen kaisha, II any
competition which L may have 20 undergo
wlih other lines. ~lll enjoy tie advantage
OF the government subsidy granted under
a Jaw which goes into efrscs OcreoSr I.
1896 the pertinent section o. which is as
fellows.
THE subsidy shall be granted 20 ships
making voyages not less than enc thoa-
sand nautical miles. az the rate OF 5
cents per ton for ships OF l.oee tens dis
Placement. with minimum speed OF ten
krcxss II per cent Increase for every adds-
t1cnal so tons displacement. ID per cent
increase for every additional one knot IN
minimum speed: and. In the case or shirs
above s,53o tons displacement. or ships
with speed OF eighteen knots. the sub
siay shall be granted al the uniform rate
applicable 20 ships OF soc tons iisplace-
ment OF ships with speed Of seventeen
knots.
THE subsidy shall be granted in fun
10 ships during five years from the date
CT their construction. after which period
il shall be diminished al the rate OF per
cent. per annun."
No Freight at Tacoma
The Tacoma papers OF yesterday predict
that the establishment OF the new line az
Seattle VIII Hrecipitate Lively fight for
the Northern Pacific steamers. and the
Ledger reports an interview with Agent
WHISTLER. OF Dodweli. Carlill & Co. in
which he says:
There will probably be a hot scramble
for freight within a few weeks. but We
think We shall be able 10 exc out an ex-
isteEce- What movement Will De made TO
meet the competition do not know. The
/ company's chief Offices are in Hongkong
ard GLASGOW, and / have not yet heard
what they intend 20 do We are simply
operators here.
But anyway. We have nothing fer
which 10 thank the people of Tacoma.
We are not here because OF any assistance
they have given US but because OF the
natural power that has provided a har-
Dor ard excellent shipping facilities. AM
OF the railroad company. And another
thing: The Tacoma people have taken i
upon themselves 10 not allow any Chinese
In the city. for what reason ! cannot I'M
ders,ani. They DO no harm and the Seat
tie people have no difficulty in getting OF
with them.
There is no freight to speak OF from
Tacoma IL nearly all Is shipped here by
rail-"
The Tacoma Union was much more de-
preciative. and proceeded 10 comment on
the new Inc in lugubrious strain, damn
ing with faint praise" Is follows:
Once a month. or Whereabouts. an ORR
entail boat viii drop into Elliott hay and
line up 10 Seattle vacant wharves, I'M
less the pans OF the Japanese Steamship
Company niscarry. Yesterday 5. IVAN
aga, agent OF the company. signed a con-
tract at 81. Paul with the Great North
ern Railway Company. whereby they were
TO handle the steamship companys
freight.
1T Is expected that the first boat. the
Mieke Maru. VIII arrive at Seattle about
the middle OF next month. and VIII make
monthly trips between Seattle and Yoke
hama. The boat has a carrying capa-
city OF about 4ooo tons. and viii connect
at Yokohama with the same conpanyS
steamers for London and Chinese ports
About October the company expects to
pat on a boat to Australia.
The line is started b. the Nippon
Yusen Kaisra, or Japanese Maa Steam
ship Company which viii take advantage
OF the subsidy offers OF the japanese gov
ernment. The subsidy 10 this line viii be
about s5,0oo 900 year.
1T IS stated by a japanese who is close
10 the Officers OF the company tha; X
depends entirely upon the support which
Is given the boat whether IL will con-
finue TO run. In case the prospects are
not bright the project win not last long.
THE officers OF the Northern Pacific
Steamship Company received notification
OF the contamination of the deal. but
they are not concerned much. The new
company has plenty of money back o. Il.
but the prospects for cargoeS are not
bright II is reported that the boats will
call az Honolulu en- route, and as this
would lengthen the time between the
Sound and Yokohama. IL would not be
strong drawing card for rush business
The name OF the first OF the Nippon line
steamers that Will reach Seattle Is not
afieke Nari. bat ToG Soon Ger so az
least says Mark Ten Snis, the Second
avenue merchant He says the second
ship Will be the Sam Chez Ger. This in
japan, and from the tenor Of his eorre-
sponaence he is inclined to think that
the number OF vessels on the line will be
increased almost at once from three 10
SIX.
1T is possible" he continued. that
may 70 Eas; IN tho interest OF the new
line. Two and half years ago. when 4
was thought the Samuels line would be
brought here. visited all the large East
err cities to solicit shipments. l shall
certainly use my influence in favor OF the
rev line. I have MANY rich friends IN
FIongkong and other Chinese cities. ana
shah write to them. and am confident
that l can Influence them 10 make their
shipments by this line.'
Louis FIeischner. OF Ffeisehner. Mayer &
Co. one OF The largest wholesale nrrns Of
Portland. believes the new japanese
steamship line 70 be the first step 70 the
future commercial greatness os the City
or Seattle.
portland made a hard fSat % get it,
re said at the Butler hotel last night.
card al ere time the merchants thought
they had e. The -four shippers and the
oregon Railway 4 Navigation Company
we're making The strongest efforts 10 have
.hs terminus located there. Portland saiDs
sts aour 70 Japan now prieipaily BY way
~ Vancouver. r. &, but % course would
vAna this way IL Il cheaper rate were Or
.afeed. I never realized What a great
thsax such line O. steamers Il - city
,sntfI went 20 Vancouver q year ago, and
savs ftx effect there. II Is TIE lfe OK tne
! piace.
ue could not see how Portland would b
/ Indirectly benefited ~ IRE ianalng OK the
sfaaruers here. SAYING; +E don't sse what
! Eeod Il viii % Portland Tor Seattle 70 grow
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