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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

.e- rnontha The coming season Mr..
swsnenzr1, q the juneau Mining Record.
estimates that net less than lsasS psop,s
viii visit Alaska which gives an idea of
terests there.
one Of the active factors IN building up
ard holding this trade for Seattle has been
n. Alaska Steamship Company. Il start
81 plying 70 Si1ka as3 juneau. two year,
aro rext March. and one OF the arst
.hsurs i: aIa was 10 carry the mails free.
90 that the merchants % this porS and OF
Alaska might have four Tires month
mai. This gas g great advantage over
san Francisco, ana one that the ner-
chants a. both ends OF me route thorough
sv apurec!ale6. TIE pcstefTlce department.
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SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE.
The Transvaal War Stopped Lumber
6hipments, bat wheat AID
Flour Made Up for IL.

The troubles In the Transvaal the up
rising Of the natives In Matabeleland. ana
the unsettled state OF South Africa gener-
ally. stopped the trade from this port with
that country temporarily. and In the re-
turns of exports given elsewhere South
Africa IL not credited with . single ship
ment. But Dom Paul and John Bull have
partially fixed up their disagreements,
public confidence IL restored and the de-
velopment Of the country is again In mo-
ton. The result Is that several large
shipments Of lumber have been made from
this port during the past month and since
the custom house reports were made up
These show the gratifying fact that the
enterprising men OF that country are en-
deayoring to make up for the lost time
when shipments were suspended, and dur
ing December several very large cargoes
were taken. The steamer Bogsland, a
Norwegian vessel. loaded at Port Blakeley
1858 feet Of lumber for Desagoa bay.
and the large four-master British ship
Scottish Isles Is now loading at Port
Blakeley nearly 100000 feet.
But though there was a suspension OF
the lumber traffic, the total shipments
were enormous. as compared with previous
years. South Africa was a new customer
for wheat. the value of her shipments
from this port up TO tho end of November
being s235 $50. In 1854 she shipped no -four
year she took 70si5 yrrels. Taking into
account the loss from the suspension of
the lumber shipments, and the fact that
even then the business increased from ST.
i5s In 1895 TO $500. SIS last year, the extra
ordinary growth of this South African
trade can be more thoroughly appreciated.
The wheat shipments may fan OF next
year, unless there should again be a scare
ity OF grain In India. but the market to be
looked forward to In South Africa Is lum-
Der, and II promises to be one OF the best
in the world for that product. There Is
no timber accessible to the Transvaal
mines. though there are great forests In
the unciviliZed parts OF Central Africa.
The miners need buildings at once, and II
is at this time cheaper TO ship the lumber
all the way from Puget sound than from
any other part OF the world
The Transvaal people are IN such hur-
~ for buildings that they are shippin z
houses in sections from here. and also
window seshes and doors In large guam
titles Now that the lumber shipments
have recommended. the business OF this
port with South Africa promises to prove
a feature In next years exports.
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ALASKA STEAMER LINE.
How IL HAS Been BUILT I'd at san
Franctsrsfs Expense. Mainly
~ Local Enterprise.

When CAPT Alexander Was Before -.
rerfrg- sea commission tew weeks ago
As testified that ire sssieFs bought al
their supplies from San Francisco. Tat
waa srue % the tire ~ which The captain
Vas speaki1S. aaa Il = true also fhat san
Francisco naae bittsr nEht % sees RS
trade ard Ehat of the who}s 81 AizsER
wh4-h IN a few years has rrown - erer-
nso4s9y When Seattle beesn % reach
7sss fs~ tNis trade. tEen san Francisco
eut f~rteht rates and offered a. manner
sf inducements but A3ssks 5 naturally
tributary 20 this psTi and % Gint % push
aoa rcerEv Raa = corseFted ua5Ves.ent
san Fra1 -lseo NaS 3efeste8. saRe-}e has
- Alaska trade aow Ans car easily ho.4
g
TITS tratA means = rreat deAl - -
hussress hcssss - Seattle ard 20 az tie
rFodEcvrx ~ F1Esg sound Farming -
raiser sterE rsis.nE. Was rot Attempted
IN Asia u-sN lsst year. sr6 then o.
susa-4 s-a9- 30 q p&rlsculzrly fsToTs4 sroL
Tne 0sts sc3 nsfzrs % fhs country
r~eS tGss sry s1tsu3se operations n az
su.t4~s. - thas nearly an her meas
paaltEv grains arc supplies - 81 so-es
wEt continue &C oe Ea gps1 frsm seis pert
and ass ths ssrgs a-ourt - mining rra-
terra w2lea che rsai& tevesep-asnt - hs~
Ers1 FntEzs renders necessary TAe tra8s
ns@. sale - It's Infancy a pro1as ,
w2vta nearly 8 Saa 60 a yeAr. five tAsa-
san@ Peeps seas - at year. nao2s CO
wsosl case . ss&tEtls % s2sE4 rs via
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LOCAL STEAMER LINES.
A Large Mosquito Fleet Piles -
sound Ports-Improvtng the
Harbor Front.

While Seattle has twcnty-four passenger
trains arriving and leaving daily. that
does not begin to sum up the transporta-
ton facilities. for the numerous Sound
and lake boats are TO be taken into con-
sideration. Those which run short dis
tauces as to Tacoma and Everett. for in
stance are very speedy and comfortable,
and carry hundreds Of passengers hourly.
while those plying among the Islands and
between Port Townsend and Victoria are
vary little inferior 10 the magnificent
steamers that run 20 Alaska and those
that make trips every few days from So
attic to San Francisco.
These steamers and their routes are as
follows: To Alaxka--city Of Topeka,
Queen. Ai-Kt and Wlilapa- AnacoTtes-
Pav City and State OF Washington blaine
Utopia. Chico-A. r. Robinson China
and Japan-Monthiy. Coupsvtle, WILDLY
Isaud-Fairhaven. DoEsisa bay-adAtre
uans.,. Eagle Harbor--Alta- Everett
Mabel. rairhaven-State Of Washington,
GREYHOUND. Observation-Disclosures. Hood
Canal-Deita KtnEston-Deita. Idaho.
Ia Connar--Fafrhaysn Mount Vernon
S,I.v Of Champaign. Neah Bay-Garisn1.
Observation-Disclosures. Aosrdeen- Port
An~eles-Ewangel. Garland. Port Blake
iav-S NJ Renten Port Gsm5le-Defta
idaho Port Madison--Idzho. Port Town
snrA-Kiuxston. Utopia Idaho. Lydia
Tnonpson. Resale Eyangel. Garland.
San rraocfsoo-Msxico. City 81 Pushia,
waua waiia. Cmatilia. San Juan
TsBanas - lydia Thompson. sheiton
--Absrheen. Siaasv-A. T. Robinson Vie
,orta 2. CITY 81 Topeka willaps- Al
" Mexico. City % Pushls. walls Walla.
P1sas4. Kingston, UrnRttlla ard QneNl-
There are 10 gay ports on the Sound.
vessels Registered Here.
TT. number Of vessels that are regis
tered here Is ~ g an aggregate net ton
ypa.va 81 e IN tors The majority q these
make Seattle thssr home pert. Thers are
49, 81 sailing vessels registered here, ~
i ~ aggregate net tonnage Those mag
t.r theft bone port on the Sound. how
49, sr. ns1t A few ~ these daily arriving
IA dans ring. notable among which are
-. xraek wheat SHIPS ara ths fine steam
as ~ TIE Japan Maj Steamship Con paav
sna t~Ruzo steamers and vessels % al
tsrss seeking fresghts AltogetfeT. Seat
81 "a rnor L. a. al tines vel 60tt@1 with
shipping
ADVANTAGE of the Harbor.
Ne pert possesses better natural s6van-
.n~e~ frAn Seattle gor transportation ia
-sls,Iss ard their development With AL
~. railroads eeater1ng aFo1g the cocSs
ga whzrx-~ trAnss hig,zusrts are easy.
ara add little Or nothing 20 TIE charges
No mart az the city shows more changes
,-s tvr--ryr ~raaats thar has the wat~
f-or. S1srsrx shs past year. Many new
.rarss have bs@a at1 ard greas improve
meats made 70 tie docking sz>-4szess r-F-
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war.hfps an the sound.
THE GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
Great English Clipper ships Carry
the States Products From
Seattle 20 Europe

Though stsams hips OF every KIND ana
from every cline can be seen al any time
in this port. a peculiar interest seems 10
attach TO the big English wheat ships thai
anchor in the harbor awaiting Their turn
10 load az the grain Elevator AZ West Se-
attie. Probably r % because there Ia mora
OF romance attaching 10 a SAILING ship.
more "reminiscences c.inging 10 their great
spread of sail. OF dangers. disasters and
privationS. There Is more CT bravery, Of
cuick-witted searnanship. OF all the manly
qualities most to be admired in the man
agement OF these vessels than ls called for
in steamship. By comparison the latter
IS a no-ern matter OF fact, which cA.9ls
all effort at fuaag .nation. Ard besides, 4
cannot be long before these SAILING ships
are but memory. when cheaper and
quicker methods OF transportation viii do
away with them and their long tedious
voyages around the Horn.
Meantime we have at this port the finest
sailing sh1ps afoat. coming TO carry away
cur grain to Liverpool and TO the famine
stricken districts of India. Owing TO the
scarcity of wheat N Europe. and the con-
sequent high prices. the grain elevator
had a znors busting time OF II than ever
before in sts history. during the closing
weeks OF the year, and sometimes two or
three great wheat ships were waiting 10
load. For there was no particular rush
to cell. even when prices I'D 60 high, ex-
cept at the first.
The oats are brought 10 Seattle by Sound
steamers and thu wheat by the three trans
continental lines OF railroads LIZ - taken
from them by the Terminal railroad,
which Is owned by the Seattle Warehouse
q Terminal Company and extends over
the tide fats to the elevator, a distance OF
nearly four miles. The warehouse has two
stories, is $40 feet long and l25 wide. with
the elevator In the center, which loads
directly onto the vessel. The total cspac-
ity OF the warehouse and elevator is q, oe
tons The quantity OF wheat. oats. barley.
corn and four that passed through the
elevator for the twelve months ending De-
cember i was 1857 tons.
The Years Shipments.
The following table shows the shipments
of wheat and -four on vessels that cleared
from this port, but unfortunately n does
not show the total shipments. especially in
regard to wheat This arises from the
fact that many OF the great English ships
took on three parts OF their cargces here
and afterwards went TO Tacoma 20 CON-
plete their cargoes and were therefore
cleared from there. As instances there
was the German bark Ar,emls that took
l424s centals from the Seattle eleva-
tor, the British ship British Admiral that
loaded Is, 41e cenbals here, the British ship
Ancaios. 2sos4 centsls. and the British
ship Howth that carried away 5.fss centals
not credited TO this port. These qusnr-
ties should be added TO the table which
fo4rows:
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be wen 20 refer In a line 70 what they set
IN return BY their selection OF Seattle IS
thu terminus. The connection with The
Great Northern gives 70 them the freight
and camuseres drained from a territory
In which e has &ssf miles os railroad. =
distance greater than from Seattle 10 To-
kohagna. The traffic on Lakes Superior
and Huron. which passes through Ire
sauls Ste. Marie canal far SURPRISES In
tonnage that which passes through the
sues canal ard the magnificent steamers
CO the GreAs Northern On these lakes WI
carry al ths tranrconttuentsl freight for
tAs Orient ~ this route, Bills % laalue
are made from Buffalo direct ca this a.
rect lire. 70 Yokohama or Australia. the
freight coming al this distance 20 Seattle
On fhs Great Nortneri's ewn lnes. ~
arrangements With ether iineR freight car
- billed taroaEh from the coapahy's
New Ycrk oflces. - even from London ~
Tiwegroel ard thus TIE Great Northern
enables the japanese company . compass
fs. amhltioaS atra 70 ".eslt ihs world"
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T1.ss "A an excellent showing for tne port
Of Seattle when the i0ug-co2 tinue1 Agnt
10 raw. any grain trade here ~ az - coz
wssereA. and ira Formidable obstacles that
haa 20 &c overcome. Ire beginning Of Il
vras me hsx.unsug Of railroad connections
sar thss csty. uaich we're fought ~ al
so~.k % cornb.na.sons FOR a 1ong tine. Al
1enx~a Henry Willard, who was vel d.s-
r-ass.s 70 snss CITY. ard tne Oregon Trans
rontlnsntaf Cornnz stArteS a. inds-
sal lne 70 make eonnectspas With he
N3--he~- PAc.1le ard 80 reach Seaftss
T-5ss ftne was caEe1 she Puget Sound shore
slns. but wrsa 1t go 20 the Boundary %
Klrg county 4 stuck a. the paint sow
xnowz As stuck Junction After a lapss
~ urss the Northern Pscae husst shs SIX
rYs1ss necessary 20 ooraecz with Seattle
ard then fgunt that there was no fran
6 Sc ard rat 81 could not own sas road
TIE SIX niles xzs ply named the Orphan
rczz1.
In lksS shs So-thrrn Pacsa1 bought n.
%.o~k os n. FuKst Sound SaoFs road ard
r-xersx~sz a new company. calling q fbs
Northern Pac.sc 4 Puget Sound Saors-
Tser beraa the eu6 OF TIE GlsevaTnsna Ton
axzsasf Seattle that had 50 song been
~ssszsy roagaE Ia 5ep.eusDsr Of ssSs sas
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discriminating rate OF sac per ton On wheat
Il favor % Tacoma was done away with.
VITA this Tremendous advantage Tscona
las been able - establish herself IN The
wheat trade. out after this tax on Seattle
had been removed the people % this csty
began 20 arrange for 1as construction Of
al elevator and 10 establish q grain b. 81
ness.
The cite Of she present elevator az wcsa
Seattle was offered and accepted. and che
buildings erecSec. with the eour sralles u
railroad from this sue. BY tie Searsls Ter
nYinaa Railway & Eleyaeor Company.
Even when shis ~ss done there we're an
custies. None OF the people IN the prc5ees
wsre practical elevator men. and Tiers
were az YET 10 grain f-rns established
strong enough 20 buy q cargo &nc load r.
In facs the Inducements were small foR
such an enterprise. for the Northern Pa.
eliza had entered into an arrangement wfss
fer switching. and tAa charxs necessarily
Eel upon the grain Shippers Another
drawback was that the local banks could
not be induced 20 maze advances on bills
% la6sng 81 wheat. regarding II az soo
speculative. and Without rnsz che business
could not De handled 20 any large exten--
On . Ftrm Basis at Last.
With all these obstacles and seybaess
che elevator finally went sntc the hands Of
a receiver. Then SEINE Philadelphia par
tres. strong enough financially 20 make
rnilrcsd and shipping arrangements.
hougat all the STOCK wish the exception of
ere small host3ng. ncrecsosed on the prep
sr1y and organized the Seattle Warehouse
a. Terminal company. They placed II
charge as manager George b. Nicon. who
10 thoroughly acquainted with the grain
trade. and for che past tive sea- ons the
elevator has done more business than ever
IN It's history. During the same period the
Northern Pacific sought the Transfer
companys terminal property ard exSin-
guished the switching eharga. The lase
vasGgs OF railroad discrl Hlin&tton against
Seattle has long s4nce disappeared and the
enterprise of the citizens Is left unha-n-
pered TO make use OF its advantages N
this respect.
Balfour. Guthr.s q Co. tho great En-
slish wheat firm. do most of their ship
ping from this elevator. and there are
three or four other local dealers whose
trade Is rapidly increasing to a point Of
competition with the great English Arm.
So successful indeed. has the elevator
been the past season that two different
projects are now under consideration 10
erect more elevators az this pert. and
probably mex, season viii zee at least enc
more elevator sn successful operation.
Between the dates given In the above
tie. Tacoma shipped l.Ts445S eentals Ct
wheat and s7s,So4 barrels Of -four. at to-
tai value OF ss.ois .45s.
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ard ore vas q total wreck. but nc lives
vera lest Altogether, nearly 100 rns1
west uD TO Cock Inlet during tee rush,
ard many % thsn returned curing the
summer ard ta1 disappointed. The dis
arr.,srrraants. however, we~s due 10 the
szcs that 80 many % the elsa ppoirted were
r-n entirely ignorant Of EnsH:1g and en-
tfrsfy anst 20 bear ths hardshigs that
usually .al TO the lot OF TIE pioneer.
Those who had previous experience o.
such adventures report that COOK Inlet 3
undoubtedly O rfsn mining country. ard
upo- their reports the number who VIII
% there this spring IL estimated at from
8 20 "a $40. San Francisco ran . couple
os steamers ard several sailing vesSe-s
Last season but as the vcysEe from seat
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TRADE WITH ALASKA.
Improved steamer Service 70 %uaesu
ana the Yukou-Fiftern Thousand
Miners to Na lhiN sprfng.

one thinz 20 lc0k forward 90 stir pleas
srah.s zatictpatien - ere large trade that
Is certafa 81 ses 4 tssx srFlaE wsth Alas
Ia. rhe last was s liveiy season. a pan
81 gAe Increased activity SessAS attrtaaia-
he 70 fse rush - CeaS Inlet. S2rst-l seEt
urssa the rev discoveries - sosa there
darfaR sac prcNta9s seaSen- TIE s'eanefs
verN rox aatv crowded, Eat = rurabaT ~
%shas-e~s we're chartered FOR tae RaTpose
- carrying fEesn@ckora and thesr 21Ss3iS
aad sSsa the cezapetist2a saT thss o-i,.9e>s
brought falTiT tow rates * frArssEsoFr 1t','a
May g these rrosue1terx were 81 toe
great = harry % Set 20 the golt eelas z19
started MesoTe tes Ice was sat - CSSS ar
let ne resist was t1as a31 q eozrn
sehocaerS hAs % visit several GAYS Ser fHs
faa 10 break ac ard as s-last q thfzls were
,.ss rrovtstanea Tor sHck . coatffsEezcy
tAsfr rAssen gers e08sret rrivaJFaass ne
xessssS themselves szteTed froGa tHe Ter
rgals sto-rus. tire were crtvea o. ne TeeSS
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time OF No year. and that this viii crooa-
oiy D tn tea port Of the United States
Is fairly assured. from the fact thai these
irsS csFgoes were billed 70 Montreal.
View York. Chicago and ether great GEN.
tefs o saca commerce. For this reason.
II may here b explained. oulv n. .s.s-
mated duty can % given. as TIE goods
so snsoscsd travel In bond Ee tfse.r deetlns-
Ions where the go0ss are cs1rsraly as
ssyec zhd the duties paid TIE following
table OK the freignts brought n ty the
enreessearrerz wilI show that tn Japanese
are also sending samples OF various E-ser-
chanssse- The table has beer carefully
prepared. from the nanEfesss. oct there n
great difficulty In segregasinx the vxr.os4s
items:
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~r4eh the Nippon Yusen Kxirhs
- -, s.earaers. with si,s<f .sTs mere;
- = s.ss present time. irrespsctsvs
~ ~rv new ports with which tha
-. eourp2ay VIII place Us IN direct
go. 10 some OF which. probably.
$3.50 have jet 20 De introduced.
u~~e Oriental Markets.
- "a this direction OF the Orient
- 10 includes Russia. whose
- ssa,ns1 enterprises VIII create ne
- -. z.mspc ever known for rails ard
49, ara osher supplies, and IN q
go vsn lead that country. which
- .xskssed from bs-bzrio ietnsrxy.
- .s,ss q steamer route OF its own
~ssz.voesock TO Puget sound. China
!. serrsd by the example OF her act
= etbor. 54pan, 70 keep up WITH her
49,. Cotton spinning machinery
snsznf Of over million dollars haS
1900 from EnsIand. bec&ass the
'-s..,s ere yet unaware that America
$3.50. such machinery better and
s~ ens Also has projected several
ss~--s.,, railroads, but or the syndicate
lss.,,xins them cut American men and
-, srs well represented. and win
.s--S.xs furnish much OF the necessary
1870, Then there are thu Philippine
- us,ayp!an isssnds. Siam and the Ma
- c~rlrsasa, British India and the An
80 with thssr rev markets for Amer
kss ssoaA
go sdss Of the great markets which
-. ssszmship line makes tributary 70
s.s,.;s mar be formed from the following
sssyvvts:s1 table OF the immense popn-
1000 with which n gives this port d.
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tfcuariy for the sccoxrrn &C ton Of the
growing foreign trade-
The Arlington dock has been extended
and rs warehouse enlarged - that Il is
now capable % storing the largest cargo
that coa1i De brought here by a single
vessels Spnrx % the Grsat Northern
have beer ran IN fran the main line. so
that freight can be transferred from the
vessels cf-ecs 20 the cars that are 20 carry
II 10 it's destination East.
A large new dock Was built in the fan
by Asnswor1h & Dunn 20 accommodate
their new salmon cana@-y. Tnls makes
tive important Ssh packing ccnearns On
thu water front
a large business Is done by the Puget
Sound Tageozt Company, with hea64uar-
tiers az Port Townsend. The British tugs
were unable 10 corpets with g. Cor the
reason that when they dropped their tow
IN American waters they could not take IL
up again. They have now overcome this
difficulty by purchasing the steamer As
to-ia, an American vessel. so that when
their powerful rug Lorne drops q tow the
Astorsa can take II up
The Oregon Improvement Company has
made considerable Improvement In drecg-
ing the slips and flling IA the space under
the warehouses on the Ocean and City
docks and about the coal bunkers. II has
also dredged dock at the foot OF Alaska
street large enough for the eagggest ocean
steamers.
warshfps on the sound.
The Pacific squadron spent a month N
the Sound. for the training 81 the crews.
and the Monterey and other warshtps have
visited the Sound during the year. Also
the Boring sea feet Of revenue cutters ID
win;ered hers. and this Is TO BE- their win
ter headquarters. by orders from the de-
partznent These boats have been ordered
to patrol the Straits In bad weather. 30 as
TO give aid TO vessels In distress.
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Ass sakgTs Maru. that arrived Deem
aAe left on Deca u1her g, took away
-, - Der heSS more OF wire nails. ever
-" sprts 81 Texas "a " cotton. ans The
- ss'eHsai - railroad supplies. such IS
ssls snf spikes. was made ey her.
- we're also SENS additions in the
machinery. ard a whole host OF
q whst we are sbis TO suppiS,
sosN.e featsFsx OF ths Cargo she
49, hers we're ~. large quantity 81
sas FIRST shipment 81 Japan oranges,
49, ssfrs number - samples. several
sssss ~ sasch we're sent 20 the cham
W * eorassrce
hs Commodities Exchanged.
VI - sagiced that OF th. Klashiu
vas large shtpmeat o. Texas raw
49,. Is one carEA amounting "a de-
fsas 70 So 81 T-hs aour experts
e~.s,s ssanifsg % new trade. we're also
4. ss sHesnrag,rx o. The rest ~
as.s.ss sSasts e this state the lots were
49, sa'A8 many o; them merely be-
-. s.s or AZ least experimental yea
ne whele % ire carxo@s MADE a
- miscellaneous list. saovsrx nuaKe~sf
a.. = may liaes. sorns smart Sc
- hey Aavtak shippea a h9oshlack
a. 1ftr'wert on TIE EGEopaAa-
q TIE 5sparsza lie wui net
saF, Tor the Jspat ~se are rapidly
se. Nsstsfn dreSs and Western cas-
e.. aeae' 'ess as rapidly Follow
So. t F&sRe - t7e experts hY lNess
sssys, ~,ssfs assoVn.st 90 S-s1 1s1 ths
As~ siefcAan3iss brought iu ~
:. 49, amounted &c 'I-I.e-A showing
- $3.50 q trade largely IN our favor
a.. ssFt Rat Naen gAe line START
Va $3.50 sa.pp.ag selsoa ~ Japan
sssx-.s eFes, - ths frs.EAts VII ne
a. every trip uasIl the neW :eas
satn tAe seattle steamer nue
~ ssa every oshsz tire 80 tAat the
sse.<7ssai Rec ell also Re a large
as The sutaue On ;as ctner
~ shipments ef rAw cottcn from
ssss-.ss - p-oestly rraw - enormous
~ - sat aext p thst. osssits 81
~ sseasetione lr 'amseF ana eear
&c. exportatlcas - enermcas
ssssl r.Rs
- "a. 's-sa1s e teas sr3 raw sslk -
as are already iarGe Ger sss
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also showed appreciation Of 1t by giving
this steamship company a contract for
carrying the malls. In many other ways
the company, which is q local orgznizA-
ton ard single in its devotion TO Seattle
interests. has materially assisted In
building up this large trade. All the Of
hoers OF the company ara Seattle men,
and Capt. George Roberts. OF the COM
pany's steamer Wihapa. who was for so
many years captain OF the Kingstoa. 10
one OF the best-knewn steamboat men on
the Sound