The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE, THURSDAY. DEC. 23.


MIssTATEMENTs CORRECTED.
The Post-Inteiligencer has nowhere
seen Misrepresentation and misstate-
rnent as 10 the Yukon ocean and river
traffic more complete and astounding
than an editorial In the San Francisco
Chronicle, December II. and reproduced
in today's paper as an illustration OF
the methods employed BY rival cities
TO divert attention and travel from Pu-
get sound 1t is not pleasant to engage
in controversy over facts SO palpa-
Bile and incontrovertihle; and 1t is sur
prising that a newspaper OF the Chroni-
eles standing should be guilty of prac-
tees so reprehenslble and so easily dis
coverabIe. The Inaccuracies in the edt-
torial are numerous. and of such char
acter as TO render it impossible to avoid
the conclusion that they were made ie-
Iiberately and knowingly. 1t is not
credible that they are due to ignorance
or lack OF information.
The purpose OF the article Is to show
that all the great Alaska steamers
have San Francisco as their southern
terminal and the Sound points Will be
merely way ports for them. 1t is fur
Their declared that Yukoners who in
tend to go by way Of the Sound will
ind their choice limited to lght-draft
coasters. steam schooners and tugs
A plain statement OF the facts is all
that Is necessary to expose the untruth
Of these assertions. Seattle is the ter
minus of more important northern
steamship lines than all other Pacific
coast points put together, as the fol-
lowing viii show:
The North American Transportation
and Trading Company runs It's steam
ers north from Seattle to the mouth OF
the Yukon river. and by iiatbottom
steamer up the river 1t has been the
greatest Alaska carrier. and during 1897
was the only company in the business
pany.
The Yukon Company is now building
four steamships. fourteen river steamers
and twenty-four barges for the Alaska
trade. and will be in operation In the
spring Seattle is the sole southern
terminus
II. J. Speer & Son are building
steamers here for the Yukon trade
The steamship Columbia has started
from New York 1t Is advertised to go
on the route from Seattle Ia ST Mi
ehael The Chronicle incorrectly states
that il is the pioneer Of the Cramp line
and Will start from san Francisco. Its
owners do not expect IL even TO call
there. They will pat on other steam
ships Their sale Coast onice Is In Sc
attic The Columbia Navigation Com
pany Is building Ia Seattle ten steam
ers 10 be operated on the Yukon in con-
nection with tho Columbia.
The Boston and Alaska Transporta-
tion Company has purchased two large
steamships, the Brixham and South
Portland, and ia about Ia start them
around the horn. later Ia be pu, on the
northern run from this city.
As many as a dozen other companies
have announced that they will estab-
lish lines from Seattle TO ST Michael
Some VIII no doubt fulan their prom
-. hut these II is not neeaful to men,
ton specifically.
Now as to the ns-ea -Skaguay-Juneau
runs. Every steamer for this part u
Alaska starts from Puget sound. with
the exception - the George w. Flter.
which soeS To Portland. and occasional
steamers from Victoria and Vancouver.
The British Columnia lines VIII AZ doab,
be made permanent
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
raay. Is san Francisco concern. does
not operate q single Alaska steamship
frc1i that port lis Alaska l!nes have
their terminals On Telgei saaut. The
suNer!ntentents ogloe Is in Seattle.
The vessels include the Corona. Al.Kt.
Santa cruz ard Ci:y q Topeka.
The Washington ard Alaska Steam
shtp Company operates the Resale ard
CITY Il Seattle from Seattle ana Taco
ms The managers o-lce ls IN this