The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-08

The Seattle water front was mnch
amused yesterday over an axucle 1uA OF
weird conjectures which appeared in
Tacoma paper yesterday morning. Inc
headline WA is she Jim Hiips Ship
After thus attracting the eye. the article
indnlged In an Introductory paragraph
aud then dashed az once into q waste or
thought. following dim glimmer In the
oand OF feeting Dame Rumor.
1t Is reported that the steamer CieSe-
land. which Is announced to run on the
san Francisco route. II backed BY the
Great Northern and the Canadian Pacisic
railway companies. which are anxious
to secure through service from the East
TO San Francisco In connection with -hei-
lines.a
The Seattle water front laughed when
1t thought OF the Great Northern and
Canadian Pacific backing the Cleveland
did you ever see the Cieveiand? an
fnquiring reporter was asked. wait tiii
she comes here and you viii never ask IN
all seriousness whether she is backed py
Jim Hill"
An Official OF the Arlington dock COM
pany. which is head agent of the Kruse
& Madison line on Puget sound, said yes
terday when shown the artieles That
Is moonshine. kruse & Madison have
been running the Lakme. They think
there is money in putting on another
boat, and they have chosen the Cleye-
land This article states that there is TO
be a great rate cutting contest between
the new steamer and the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. Nothing of the kind
is contemplated. Ever since the Lakma
has been on the San Francisco and Puget
sound route the freight rate has been 81
per ton- The Cleveland will carry at the
same rate. We have received no Official
notification as to passenger rates. but IL
q hat 70 r1f
way will be made"
That there will be no further cut in
passenger rates was affirmed yesterday
by Superintendent John f. Trowbridge.
OF the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
The Cleveland Is not such boat as
any railroad company would put on 10
compete with the Pacific Coast Steamship
COmpany's vessels' he said yesterday.
TN the first place she can carry but few
passengers and her accommodations are
not such as TO attract the class of peo-
pie travelling by our boats. OF course, at
$50 the Cleveland will always catch a
few passengers, but not in sufficient num-
bers TO injure the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. There will be no immediate re-
duction In the present rate on our steam
ers of si5 first class and $3.50 second
class.
AS for freight, we have been carrying
at 81 per ton since the Lakms has been
on the route.
There is no reason why the Great
Northern or Canadian Pacific should
wish to have line OF their own. Both
OF these lines and the Northern Pacific
have contracts with the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company"
At San FrnnciscO.
SAN FRANCISCO. May THE traffic
of1lcials of the Southern Pacific Company
and the officers of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company are greatly perturbed
over the prospect of what may turn out to
be a serious rate war on freight and pas
senger business between San Francisco
and Puget sound ports. The steamer
Cleveland, Capt. Hail. is scheduled to de-
part for Puget sound on Tuesday next
with freight and passengers at greatly re-
duced rates, and 1T is feared that the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company and the
Southern Pacific Company may have to
reduce their rates to meet this compe-
tition.
The Cleveland offers TO take freight at
81 ton and cabin passengers at $50. The
rail- passenger rates are $24 first class and
$17 second class. and the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's rates are SIS first
class and $50 second class.