The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02

Territory there have heen incinlent at
Temps on The part Of little commercial
rivals Of this city 10 divert portion ~
the great profit accraing 10 its citizens
from their enterprise, and 10 borrow
cheap notoriety by making promises q,
outfit parties for Alaska that are sIapes-
sihle Of fglallmsnt. There ls Just one
place on the Pacific coast today where 4
full tire Of miners supplies can be fur
nished. ami that place IS Seattle.
When the North American Trans2orta-
ton & Trading Company came 70 this
city II was after 4 careful canvass oi the
feld. and when Seattle was selected II
was after the claims of all other places
in me Northwest had been considered.
The location Of the great oonpany's Of
fees In this city was made hecause OF it's
geographical location ana the fact that
its three transcontinentaI railroads made
transportation competition possible. Its
coming marked an exclamation point in
affairs 81 commerce III the Northwest
which the transactions Of the past few
days have italicized
Some tine ago negotiations were quiet
Hamilton and Moras. Bros leading up TO
an increase or the Yukon river fleet of
steamers of the North American Trans
portation & Trading Company. and TWO
weeks age these negotiations were COM
pleted in the letting 70 the shpbuiidlng
firm Of this city a contract for building
three river steamers and tugboat for
use about ST. Michaels In handling light
ers.
Two of the river steamers will be sister
ships Of the Charles ii. Hamilton. also
built by Moran Bros. They win each he
of go tons register. The names already
given them are the John cudahy, for ona
OF the directors Of the company. and tho
T. G. Power. for ex-united States Senator
Power.
The cost Of these steamers will be abou,
tsS.o0o each The third OF the river steam
ers is to - MANS No Kionfyke, aAA Mr.
Hamiitoa says os.,ea vim
The Kloutxke 0sfo coaf q, ~,
ara WIN 80 lot 20 ~ 81
her building is that of : Hight df&2s toW-s
boat-a big machine with a house built
around Incapable Of towing two soo-ion
barges.
The fourth vessel contracted for is tho
tug for use al ST. Michaels. IL will ho
called the Get There. II will ha a twin
screw boat. costing 1900. and will be conn
pletey built In Seattle and shipped north
ON n schooner this fall. The other boats
Will be shipped up Ia sections IN the same
way that the Hamilton was Gent up and
put together on the river. The Huenema
Is now loading a part of the material. and
the balance viii he sent up on the last
trip of the Portland. Construction will be-
carried on during tho winter.
Yesterday Mr.. Hamilton announced that
his company VIII place orders for three
more river steamers Of the same style and
size as the Cndahy and the Power. Be-
sides this feet o. river steamers, the North
American Transportation and Trading
COMPANY viii during the coming winter
bring thre. ocean-goiug steamships from
the Atlantic coast. and tire service b.
every tao weeks during the season. b.
tween June Is and September IL. Mr..
Hamilton stated that IL. had reasons for
not making the Intentions of his company
public before. which reasons he dld not
care 10 state.
With the inereaae Of business Mr.. Ham
iltou'a responsibilities likewise increase.
and besides being the secretary or tho
company he win also be its traffic man
ager. He announces that his Offices are 10
be permanently located IN Seattle. When
asked about the ocean-going steamers mat
will ply between Seattle and Ct Michseis.
Mr.. Hamilton stated that there wiil he &C.
coranodstions for 10 frst-ciass and 10
seoond-ciass passengers snd l.ea9 sons of
freight each. Beside the capacity Tor
freight of the new steamships. the COM
pany VIII charter sailing vessels, which
Will also handle freight.
The Haenerne, now loading, viii take.
beside steamer supplies ard material.
part % a cargo Of general merchandise.
and this week there Will be two more
sailing vessels. the Sailor Boy and ths
Novelty. which will arrive II In expected.
Friday and Saturday. Respectively. the
two last named being also for senerai
cargoes OF merchandise. The sailing run
IL expected 70 consume thirty days. and
the freight will be stored at tbs coFn-
pauy's atorenouses az ~. Hichasls 70 re
seut ug the river the first trip after the
opening of navigation. There are now ON
tha way TO seattie thirty cars Of thss
miscellaneous freight for shipment In tho
various vessels q: the lans.
Mr. Hamilton says tha. the company
next year wlii have caraeisy for hama,lax
s e,8 tors. ard tha. this year before tha
river In closed there win be. In the ware
houses ~ Dawson City. 500 tons OF sup
plies. The transactions ot the company
~ its ssores are On a strictly cash basfs.
ard Mr. Hamilton says thar a rife there
will be plenty q supplies. TO credit xli
be given tn any case. People wfzo aiHh 20
purchase mast have naoaey or Dust
The increase es the business OF tie n.