The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-30

1T - estimated THAI fully o. PER cart
% the F1soners who arrived OF TIE Ai-hi
outatfed Il seattae- Nor y = me rssaA
stores aioae that are working for tEis
trade-sorge of tne TeTy besr wholesale
hoases Ia the city are getting good
STARE ~ g. WHAT chance have juneau
merchants "a competing with these v1oss-
sale house, There are two things which
saouid hs done 5y our merchants. and
thas. too without delay They should
refuse 10 pstroDEze any wholesale house
Whfcn engages IN this Quitting trade N
any way. shape Or manner. znd they
sks3eia establish line OF STEAMERS be-
tween here and Dyea wf1ich could handle
fhsg business Individual effort VIII aEaN
lsrfIe. concerted action can accomplish
much. fnfelllzersr business msthods
adopted by aIi. and juneau viii De able
20 control a large share OF the Yukon
trade. but a continuance Of the present
condition. ard two years from now no
ore will osErft here save s1cn IS 20 from
here. The Seattle merchants are learning
20 pUz up o1tfiss. they are doing better
this year than ever before. ard while II
r. true that Juneau merchants under
stand this Quitting better, II u also true
that ehe Seattle outftters are learning.
There Is no sense IN trying 10 deceive
ourselves. TO profit IN allowing ourselves
10 b fiattered into fsncied security. when
we know nat the outf1TtanE trade - al
ready hanging IN The balance II IS tine
for acei0n, not words. We should not
lose sight Of the fact that among those
going n every season there IL sprink-
an outfit is and wf7at IL IL worth. We re-
greet that this condition exists but be
iseye no possible good can come from ig
noring u while full discussion OF all its
phases may awaken our business men 10
action"
Alaska Customs Service.
Following is fne report OF the Alaska
customs service from July ]. 1ss3. 20
January ], 1897.
Vessels entered from foreign. 40; clear
- foreign 1S5. entered from domestic
ports. SO. cleared for domestic ports SIS;
entries OF rnercha ultSe for duty. 3S; en-
tries of merchandise free OF duty, TO- en-
tries for export TO adjacent British prov
iuces, 80 certificates Of registry granted.
j. certificates Of enrolimenA granted, 20
licenses for coa@ting trade granted. g.
licenses for fisheries granted. 3; licenses
20 vessels under % tons granted. Iz2
Value OF xpoFts-Dsonestic, Sc. 063: for
eign. So
Receipts from all sources-Duties on i'm
ports &6.z5 ~; tonnage tax, sl,Sss 81.
fines. penalties and forfeitures, s.. 467. 81.
miscellaneous customs receipts. Ss02 81
wharfage g.. fs9. 10; official fees. s.. 347 81
Total. SO aso.SZ.
The Alaska Commercial Company.
The Topeka viii carry north today NJ. l..
Washburn, superintendent of the Alaska
Commercial Company for the western dis
trict Of Alaska. Of which Kodiak is a CEN
ter. He will join the Dora at Sltks and
proceed in her 10 Kodiak
I'VE anticipate a considerable business
this year In Cook inlet" ne said yesterday
when seen at the Ralnier-srand hotel.
'0f course. many who went there last year
will not return. but a majority OF the ex-
per1cnced miners will go back. A more
regular transportation service will be
given to Kodiak this year. the Alaska
Commercial Company has put on an extra
steamer. The Bertha Will make trips from
Juneau twice month and the Dora will
sail from Sitka once a month. The COM
pany which used to deal altogether In
furs. Is now getting into the transporta-
ton business. There are trading ports al
all the settlements on the inlet and in the
Yukon. Probably those In the western
district number thirty or more and employ
about fifty men. Supplies for these posts
are brought from San Francisco direct, In
vessels owned or chartered by the com
pany The head office is in that city. The
steamer Excelsior will make three regular
voyages TO 81. Michasls. leaving San Fran
cisco June s, August 5 and September 3.
The vessels owned BY the company are
eleven in numher-three steamships. four
sailing vessels. and four steamers in the
Yukon river The store at Kodiak Is three
stories in height and carries everything
that any OF the posts can desire"
Mr.. Washburn comes out each fall and
winters In the East.
steamer Dora In Fort
Steamer Dora. which went ashore at
Green island in the recent storm that
wrecked the Willapa. arrived here yester-
day afternoon and viii be repaired by
Moran Bros. Her keel and huh are slight
IS damaged. The Dora Is Ia command of
Capt Anderson. formerly OF the St Paul
ard recently OF the steam collier ProEreso.
The Dora has sustained no serious injury,
and win proceed In TWO or three days TO
sltka. whence she viii run once . month
10 Kodiak She Is lying az the Kerry mill
dock
The Danube. which reached Victoria yes
terday. brought particulars about :hs
rn.zhap 10 the Dora The steamer was on
her way to sifka when she struck a rock
or Dunaas Island. She was SO badly dam
aged rhat ne pumps had 20 he kept con-
stantiy az work. The water gained rapid
Is. the engine room was soon Hooded and
the IRE put out. Boats were lowered. and
Sy the assistance n a 3ib the steamer vas
lowed 80 Port simpson ID. A Roaert son,
81 that port making temporary repairs,
the steamer vas able to leave for Mary
Sand where the captain Intended 90 land
he passengers and then return te tae
Sound for permanent repairs.
q. L. Co. Gets the wbarves.
The oregon Improvement Company has
acquired control OF the Juneau city and
Peoples wharves In Juneau. and III. =.
Robinson. formerly connected with the
cornpauy's local coat Office. VIII assume
management April :. Wharf charges Will
be reduced 20 81 Per ton. No hay. grain or
feed viii be dealt IN. but two grades of coal
vii be kept for sale One IS the Nauaimo
coal the same rs Is nov carried. the other
vytg b, Newcastle coal. mined BY the com
pany This coal will be sold AZ S a ton. a
reduction from the rate thai has been Pee
y3iiinS.
piSeon service go Alaska.
The long delay experienced in receiving
~euS from or Transmitting 20 20 Alaska has
been serious ORA whack - That country
which hids fair 60 De- Sea a slighi degree
nalt8rased ~ che establishment Of q carrier
rsxecn service from Douglas Island 70
pueet sound The Juneau Minlng Record
gives the foliowlne account OF steps al
ready tskeu IN this direction
.'sups Duncan. of the Alaska TreadweH
Cold Minins Company. has secured sev-
er.t hufnlnE h3rds from famous OAK
ieuA taft tNo ~ them having gained
rrteudtd service records. AM large ard
-,ssf,f,a afBous left has bern clilt Al Tread
are row dn-1tciire. IHe Pactnc Coast
STEAMSHIPS Company has 6seTe6 - trans
nort ere BIRDS Go ara from the Sound ana
the work x training VIII - begun as
SOM as sTraflEef1 e1fs fer fAFtT care and
housing can - perfected a3 the southern
t..~r,lrsl ~ the route Mhtcs viii p~eb-
Ahtx II, established AZ Furt ToGrseud
The fisht IS a very long ore. the distance
Pa NE stra amer route berg - miles os3t
it - rot witHour precedent ia aouing
f,fG training aut haHdNag Ntl result ta
an rFzc.eat st.rs5 ~ tAeas1. - course =
-va~ sitsr te te time Wit - requires 90 briUE
IS 50 practical gerse.-tion-