The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-10
IT'S OCEAN oTEA MERS.
The Yukon Company Lets the Con
tract to the Roach shipbrild-
ing Co, of Pennsylvania.

The announcement that the Yukon
Company had entered into contract
with the shiphuilding firm OF Moran Bros
for the construction OF a feet OF Yukon
river steamers and harges. as first pub
lshes in yesterdays issue of the Post
Inteliigencer was followed last night by
the statement that William II Andrews.
vice president ~ the company. had lct
contract 20 the Roach Shlpouilding COM
pauy. OF Chester. Pa. for the conssruc-
ton % txo fine ocesn-going steamships
for the Seattle-St Michael route,
Andrew = Rurieteh. president OF the
company, Ief, for the East yesterday IN
company with John ! Waterbury chair
man az the reorgarixc tor committee OF
the Ore xan Improvement Company.
Samuel II Piles his legal partner, last
night received telegram from Vice
President Andrews. or The Yukon Com
pany. conveying the information thai the
contracf with the Roach FIR ane Of tie
best known shipeutfdlng companies IN the
r'nifci States had been closed
Ne single event in connection with the
development OF Alaska traffic since the
arrival ~ the steamship Portland wi-h
ner millions IN gold dust. has caused as
much Interest among the business r1en OF
Seattle As the closing OF the deal between
the Yukon Company snd Moran Bros. FOR
the twelve river steamers and twerty-four
hzrgeS On every hand business rr@n
were heard discussing the matter ana ex-
changing expressions cougratulatorv in
their nature. showing that ;he OPINION
prevails that the launching Of the rew
enterprise Is one that Will add greatly 10
Seartle's almost IN disputed supremacy in
the field 81 Alaska transportation ana
trade.
Every large Alaska transport atior com
pauv. wtth The exception ~ the Alaska
Commercial Company, has 'ts man West
err oftfes 81 Seattle. one OF the latest SOM
ranies to establish I1s wain offices here -
TIE poston s. Alaska Transportation CON-
rAny. of which J. (. q. Lockwood. ~ this
CITY r. general agent. Mr. Lockwood =
rev IN Boston or business connected w{th
,ns company AS soon as ne prs{Irr, mary
srrarSenents are completed &c viii return
ard soon thereafter vii cpen offfoas he-s
In tire conception ~ the plans sor seeur-
ing A great share OF the Alaska travel! ana
q Seattle maa should be found AZ he hsaa
and front Of TIRE enterprise. s. rarattv
have events IA tire last SIX months asrsb-
hsnei hsyCad further question tne sas-
.hs. Seattle "a logically ths center ~ trade
xf.a escnarnerce With Alaska ard therefore
vii largely contr9l ths eraftsc between me
states and that promising territory that
ire incorporation 81 nsw companies 20 49,
xsse Ia Alaska enterprises has become A.
everyday occurrence ia Seattle 70 MS
cfsy cone r.sH - means ard abl,s-y gr5rv,
the Eass FER Information which XII GOV
err them g. the expenditure - millions
q capital n re tevs.3 grs7t - re POD
raiass ~ ALASKA ard ia ths sDenlns Of ne
arteries OF travel &a3 cornnerciai tevs&sa-
grent-
In SIZE and importance the yukcn Com
rany contract wftA Moran Bros exceeds
auy Deal Q. the s&E-e nature ever c,rss4-,~
mated an the pae.ac eoasc n IRE rast
sra middle West. vH@re ths seo~y we--
~ ;he Associated Press w,rss S4atsle-s
inc-eassas importance SIS A SAIF-bull9g1s
csty. as well Is tie s-sss Alaska Quitting