The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-29

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The steamship Transit has been loaded
and ready TO sail for CenSra1 America for
several days She has not only had
enough cargo, but was forced to leave on
the dock quantity q general meFchan-
disc for the steamship AMarapoorx- All
this WAS done because Calhoun d Denny
had some California redwood coming up
On tie steam schooner Lakne from San
Francisco. which they wished to ship on
tie Transit. and the Lakme's arrival Vas
delayed until yesterday Afternoon. Barns
son 4 Chilcoek. agents for the Transit.
have been holding tho vessel On tho ne
quest Of Calhoun Z Denny and space for
the redwood has eaen reserved ON tho
Tranxit's deck.
Not willingly. however. has the Transit's
sailing date been postponed Barnesoa 4
Chiicott asked thar Calhoun 4 Denny pay
xi5o Per day as long a. the Transit was
obliged to he here. Calhoun 4 Denny.
who had purchased the lumber from e. e.
Cstne. turned the bill Of tl5G per day over
to Game. The latter declared that Ia
would not recognise the demand. The
LakUe might have encountered head winds
or have been wrecked for all he knew
and II he was going to pay $50 q day
until an overdue steamer arrived It migat
take all the money he had Things were
In this state when the Lakme arrived.
Caine then refused to unload the lumber
for Calhoun & Denny until he received
pay for the cOnHgnment. The en&anSle-
mant yesterday was satisfactorily ar
ranged for all parties and the discharg-
ing Of the L.akme was allowed to pro-
coed.
The Lakme arrived from San Francases
about o'clock In the afternoon. Her
cargo was as follows: General merchan-
disc. 40 tons: redwood. 81. as feet: black
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fuse. cases. Judson powder, cases;
blasting caps. cases.
OF the redwood. $500 feet were for
trans-shipment to the Transit for Gen.
trail America and the remaining 300, 900
feet will lay over for The AmarapOora.
Some of the powder also was Cor the
Transit. The latter vessel will clear and
sail for the south today.
I'VE expect soon to have regular con-
America" said w. NJ. Calhoun, Of CAL
houn q Denny. yesterday. For this we
have been working ever since the Transit
went on the route. OF course, the start
has been slow for It requires time to get
such an enterprise under way. The coffee
brought by the Transit on its last voy-
age was the first received here. We would
have had more, but 1t was during holy
week the vessel sailed and another or
der that was to have been shipped ar
rived at port from the interior too late.
During holy week 1t Is impossible to get
the natives to do anything save drink. All
stores are closed. except the saloons. and q
man may go without food and clothing.
but must have drink.
'.rhe chief difnculty In starting the bus
mess OF importing coffee has been the
difficulty In securing anyone to finance
the proposition. The coffee planters
require an advance on their crop just as
our farmers do on oats and wheat. There
Is no question that this business viii be-
come In the near future q very import
ant one on the Sound. progress has so
far been slow, but great things como Of
small beginnings"