The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-11
SHIPPERS WORRIED.
Great Concessions to Canada
Cause Annoyance.

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came that Secretary Gage had granted
Canadian steamship companies such con-
cessions as viii Give them a large part, II
not all, of the Klondike shipping pusi-
ness.
Senator Perkins and the firm OF Goodall,
Perkins & Co. were much exercised over
the matter, and all the local steamship
ompanies hold that the proceedings OF
the Secreta AIRY of the Treasury give the
| Canadians the big end OF tie shipping
business.
The news that came TO the City was to
the effect that on Thursday orders were
sent by the Secretary 10 the Collector at
Juneau to permit all Canadian steamers
to discharge at Skagaway. The order
stated that Skagaway, being about three
miles from Dyea, the discharge OF cargo
would be under the supervision Of the de-
partment at Dyea, who acts under orders
from the Collector at Juneau. This order
was made pursuant to the request OF the
Canadian steamship line. and the steam
ers are given the right 10 discharge at
Skagaway without regard to weather con-
dItions.
Spea king of the matter yesterday Sena-
to the law and to the spirit of the law.
All of the American shippers have pro-
tested against this matter, but the Cana
dians seem to be running the Govern ment.
Under the present arrangement the for
eign vessels would have no right to go up
to SkagaWay, but they would have TO
transfer to American ships. OF course
this woud give US the trade. Now the
effect viii be to give the British a great
hold. Parties will no longer buy their
goods at Sound ports, but will buy at Van
couver. The Secre tary has given the
Canadians rights that we could not get
for months. An instance is the case OF
st. Marys. where it required US months to
get soma very simple rights.
Canada has always treated Americans
harshiy. We were fined $500 for carrying
one passenger in their waters or between
two British porIs. Gage says be has been
lenient with the Canadians because they
have the whip on US in the Yukon. He
has made the concessions because he
thinks it is good thing in the long run.
He may be right, but l do not think so.
L do not believe the Canadians will grant
Americans many rights in that cold re-
a ruling that is IN opposition to the well
fare OF the masses of this countrys ship
pers, a grant at the request OF our rivals,
and which is sure to do harm to Ameri-
can trade"
The following are the sections OF the
law which the Senator says oppose the
rights of the foreigners:
II. s., 2s7I-vessels which are
not vessels of the United States
shall be admitted 10 unload
only at ports of entry estab-
Iislled by law; and no such ves-
sci shall be admitted TO make
entry i'm amy other district than
the one in which she shall be
admitted to unload.
R. -, 3IO0 The master of
any foreign vessel. laden or
i'm ballast, arriving i'm the
waters of the United States
from any foreign territory adj
.iacent to the m northern frontiers
of the United States. shall re.
port at the Office Of any COlIec-
tor of Customs which shall be
nearest TO the point at which
such vessel may enter such
waters; and such vessel shall
not proceed farther inland,
either 10 unload or take in
cargo, without a special per.
nit from such Collector or
Deputy Collector, issued under
and in accordance with such
general or special regulations
as the Secretary of the Treas
ury may prescribe.
Skagaway, the new SUPPORT of entry, is
at the mouth of the Skagaway River,
which empties into the east side of the
Ty-a arnf of Chlcoot Inlet. some three
miles below Ty-a or Dyea. 1t is the
natural key to the Yukon country.
1t was but little known south of juneau
until few weeks ago, just before the
arrival of the news from Klondlke, when
THE CALL published a map showing the
route of a railroad SAID TO be projected from
Skagaway up the river and over Whites
Pass 10 the lakes draining into the Yukon
beyond. Since then its importance has
been generally recognized by all seeking
an overland route to the Yukon country.
BY Lynn Canal, Chilkoot and Ty-a in
let's one can go by steamer over 100 miles
nearer to the navigable waters of the Yu-
kon basin than by any other route, and
the travel thereto will ultimately follow
that route as being the shortest and the
best and saving much time. The trail
| from Ty-a over Chilkoot P ass is some four
miles shorter than that from Skagaway
over Whites Pass but the latter is a thou
sand teet lower and the trail is better in
every way, and then, too, a Land.