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

esrnrevc. which would necessarily co1s
here. TITS Is mistake. rs VI Re r-oFed
IN very practical manner Bes~eez Al
glzss Is and September J.
A Celebration Suggested.
Right hera I would suggest that this
IL A. OCCASION which demands a public
celebration. sns that when The arst ship
arrives. TIE citizens % Seattle should de-
vote day 10 expressing tbszr sentiments
OF xratitaSa, first 20 tae Great S9rtasrn.
AMI second. 20 the Nippon Yusen katsha-
Il falsy be,ievs that this Is the turning
POINT IN S%astlsfs history. The enly thing
hitherto lacking IN or statements 70 the
world at large has beer CIR cearta ct
ocean commerce. The traffic that w1M BE
b~o1xht 70 orr gates hy this great COM
hiraficu eonSa1mate1 yesssreAy ea1
hardly be estimated The fast that the
Sip2on line is japanese line. owned and
manned by japanese. VIII give u power
IN Japan which 10 other line could pos
stbsy exercise All exports from japan
20 the United States Will practically be
routed by this line. as the combined efforts
OF the steamship company and the rail-
way company VIII reach all shippers Eass
and West As far as imports TO Japan
are concerned. most o. its manufacturers
and large merchants are personally and
financially interested in this corporation.
Its capitalization is =. 90. co zen. or about
81. ooes,s. sum which Is al the stronger
commercially from the fact that Il Is seat
tered widely throughout japan. thus tn
ferestt1g a large number of people In the
success OF the company and securing their
support in al its operations.
president Hill. OF the Great Northern.
has 81 various times assured our citizens
that he was making every effort 20 bring
the Nippon line 20 Seattle. bat that on
account OF the strong efforts of other
cities. IL would take work and time 10
effect the compact he desired to make:
still. he was sure that the deal would be
contaminated. and that when 1; was his
road would be able 10 of.er shippers In
cDcements az TO time and service that
could not be eqaaled by any other trans
continental line. Those who have been
sceptleal concerning his promises viii now
have a chance 20 Go a little thinking.
He has now placed his road on record rs
for Seattle. first. last and al the time.
AS the news OF this contract spreads.
many OF our citizens wIll hear Il with
happy hearts. and even those who have
at times dsspaired OF the eify's future viii
realize that nothing can keep back the
growth and prosperity OF Seattle
Judge BurtSe-s Work.
No one hailed the news yesterday with
AIEAhtE s3ifst1EAiCN fHan Iil hon. IflOm2S
Burke, who from the time The first sug-
gestion OF such an enterprise was made
down 10 the last moment OF contingency
has done all within his power. 20 bring
the steamship the TO Seattle. At one time
Mr.. Hill had arranged to send him TO
Japan In the interest OF the road 10 con-
clude the negotiations there. but changed
his plan and Judge Burke has remained
at home. doing just as efficient service
as he probably could have done in Japan
Apart from my connection with the
road" ne said yesterday. II believe that
this is one OF the best things that could
have come TO US as a city. 1t means far
more than appears on the surface
other prominent men throughout the
city expressed themselves no less corr
daily. One citizen, not a particular adj
mirer OF Mr.. Hin, said: He has treated
Seattle pretty badly. and he has good
many shortcomings. but forgive him ey
erything for giving US an ocean line"
The cargoes WHICH the new line viii take
out from Seattle VIII probably consist of
flour and other grain products. with such
other articles as the Oriental market may
cali for. The vessels will bring back from
Yokohama the hemp and other products
of the Philippine islands: sugar, mating,
tea. Chinese eating supplies from Hong
kong and the Chinese coast; tea, Of course,
in abundance: silks in any quantity. and
the usual japanese curios and wares.
The vessels win make their landings, for
the present at least. at Schwahacher's
dock When Messrs. Finley. Mcmillan and
Iwanaga were here IL happened that the
steamer rmatiIla VAS aischarSing at that
dock, and II was suggested that the party
visit the dock while she was there. AS
they stood at the dock. one of the gentle
men observed that The Nippon line vessels
were just about the size OF the Umatllla.
and that he was convinced that they could
be handled at this dock with ease. This
led TO proposition from the Schwabaeh-
ers. and while no permanent agreement
has been entered into. IL Is pretty well az
sured that the first ship for Yokohama VIII
load at that dock. II will be necessary 20
run a switch down 10 the dock. so that
cars ear easily load and unload at the YES
sells side. Asked yesterday as TO the ca
raeity OF the dock. Mr.. Goldsmith said:
oh. yes, We can easily handle the
freight. At various times there have been
between 400 and 1880 tons OF freight on
the dock. and Il has been taken care OF
without any trouble. As the traffic grows.
this dock will either have TO oe enlarged
or others built which will afford room
enough for two OF these ships at the same
time. Yes, Il appears that the first ships
will land their cargoes at Schwabacher's
dock
There rs no doubt that Seattle mer-
chants are going 20 stand by the new line.
All our merchants who have any freight
either way have expressed themselves as
being firmly determined to ship every
pound OF freight they can control over the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The leading Chi
nsse merchants OF the city are loud In their
promises 10 Influence all the freight and
passenger traffic they can control in the
same direction. Add this to the fact that
Tacoma refuses TO allowsihe Chinese IA
even see what that city "a Ike, and you
VIII see that Seattle will get all this class
OF business. and while Ii doesn't seem az
present TO amount 20 much. yet IN the long
run IL makes up a considerable item OF
Oriental transportation"