The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-04


To L2e Editor. n B..l ass been oEe1ed II
the Hg2Ss of rspressn lai.yes ~ Ar. n =.
smisas tsse purpose OF which Is 20 exact
what il KNOWN tar1Gga o2t tie gorId as
compulsory pllSt&go law for Puget ss0n1'
Straits OF Faca sa4 LaeGr tr.oalsries- Ine
advocates OF t1As measure. .n4 IEo~e y 20
would Do osnsaciarlss 9gsds- ia enactment,
are 81 daily attendance al me state capitol
watcalas and prepared 20 lake advantage
OF sseEy po.aE taAt snail ges1ozIgd 20 I2ear
oensAL. and using every endsavor % force
O speedy passage Of the 5ila- On me other
hand. zhs friends Of the cofnmszci2l inter
sezs, those who should 1o most interested,
are taxing Eso steps % defeat It's passage
When q psrsoG whom * viii a-sct - az
preached. ne Invariably responds: on,
there 10 no fear q tlo bin passing IL
Games I'd al syery session Of he Legislature
and sAs no< passed YET Our representa-
tIyas know as well as We can tel them
that there - rso iced OF sucn q Law, and tie
COMMITTEES will report adversely on L."
But such IN mot the case vita the present
legislature. Different members aaVe been
sougat after ever sincs tho day Of their
election. ~ The advocates Of THIS measure,
and have promised 70 support X, Oh &C
count of the representations that have been
made. Petitions have been gotten Up, a1a
tho signatures Of every body that could he
cajossd or persuaded 10 sign have been at
tAGase, without reference 10 the sagner's
business or Interests. Tas fuia bin Is too
lengthy % be reproduced In newspaper
columns. Suffice Il 10 say that il provides
that syery vessel. American or foreign, Ell
gagged in foreign trade SHALL pay a piloEage
<es. whether they wish the services Of 8
pilot or not The bill provides that II d yes
ss] 80 hailed by piaSS boat, or the services
OF pIAoS profsred outside of al imaginary
lire from WaddSh island. on the American
.fA liz g{F n
island on the British side tsaid line being
SONS few miles inside Cape Flattery1. the
vessel shall Dc compelled TO pay a fee,
whether the services % a pilot are accept
ID or not.
The advocates OF the passage OF this
measure are very profuse Ia taeiE argu-
meats and explanations OF the benefits Ghat
vii result to shipping BY is enactment
and taeir most potent argument Is that
when a vessel Is approaching the land IL
tatck or f0ggy weather the services of a
pilot are invaluabls. There IS no doubt
they would be II the vessel could secure
"a pilots services twenty-five Or thiEJy
miles southwest OF Cape FIattery. with
their true position assured TO a practical
seaman. pilots cruising ground several
miles inside the cape - simply a farce and
an imposition. The vessel must make the
land and come inside the straits before she
caa secure pilots services. under the pro
visions o. tAis sln. Even II she is under
SAT- az this time which IS a very rare oo-
curreucs, towage services generally being
secured some distance outside, there l. 70
possible danger, as even without wind
there IS 10 possibility OF a ship drifting
ashore IN The Straits Of Fuca-
We have the best cheapest ard most ef-
ncient uowage service on Puget sound of
any place or port IA the world. without
single exception. Al al times. day q
might. rain or shine, wind or no wind. the
Puget sound tugs are cruising Of Cape
Fiattery. neither Do they hug the cape
hut % not hesitate % cruise of ffteen or
twenty miles, and the instance Is very rare
Of a vessel refusing their services These
tugs are manned by the most ef5lclen: and
experienced men IN the country. and there
IS as yet TO disaster 20 be recorded against
any % them.
This article f. no, intended as an sulogy
on these me1. but merely 10 show the e.
HcteDcy % the service, which every ship
master Who has visited these waters viii
gladly testify 20. The torage service IS A
necessity be- a. - no. compulsory. Sains
very of,sn. when having a fair wind. san
uQ 90 Port townsend. and occasionally 20
Seattle and Tacoma. The latter Instances
ara very Tare. as = uup~odf-
able so attempt scllSE higher than Port
Tovnseu1. aS the wind may fan before
half t5e distance Is covered. The ques-
Ion therefore arises. Why should rilotaxs
he u24s compulsory wklch i nog neces-
SityF A capital q slS00o VII maintain a
psaoI2<e seTvics. I. requires 4 capital q
S7a.es - ma!n-aiu cur present t0wazs
service. TAe~efcre here Is no reasonable
-xctla. thst tae ore service should reoglrs
tee conpalzlon of the .&w any mere taaa
tie other
Should vessel Re cS t1e mouth q ne
etf&i,s IN i5ick Vea'Aer. unless her COM
uss sder s. ABSOLUTELY sure - rs position
hs dsrs Dot rub ia so~ - lard. Therefore
in this svent, a gilot IS ~ % service %
aim, a. IA would nos ba Sole - o. zir ora
S1osl3 re weather - olsE- enough %
permit him 20 run lEto the pilots cru isinx
Erusus. 20 Nse clear sailing because -
knSUs his position aEG does not n@es 4
1lsot: Z Re IS a stranger. Is charts ana
sailing dE~ct.cEs WIl tel hius IA there
- 1ettAer rock. sAcai CT bar ,aat ne car
rct ses - ere whole expsnse - our waters
ron a1e seA 80 Pc4nE Defiance. Way
ssRrefoge. conrtl htn % Use ard pay for
something - Goes not wautT
IAs advocates ~ thts measure have han
cruising CT The care curing the last sun
TuaT uoRshs. b.. nave found The business
H1reFs eGsralT@. AID rcw AK ths law %
a-1 tntE7 = ma --s q Ee3d. fat POSITION for
t1'a1 20 tie ee'rinent and ir5ury cs eve
eTY otaeT reTso1 81 tl.s oo-ulcnwe.sErh
TIE fees perm.t.-,5 ae ere enae,r,an. -
thls b.. wogl4 Eean q -sx cf % cents ~
tas On every ron % Rzeat saIBrsa- ar9 -
csn.s PEP thoas4n1 feet o. exary sargo ~
tis-oeT sAlppe1 - a foreign port. Ira
question arse Who I'll paw thf. e
seats - Nheat cr - cents c- Iu-1se-r -
wheat - s1.qpevl 90 Esroseaa rrarsa.
aras cones - soCsp petition wtth The zhess
q fAe wcr& We canDor ohsat, "a 60
rss gca more far IL. Aecasse oar rrxt -
tY&1srort&tl1r - t1at snuca more -na-- il
h&s eesn- The same illustration arrstrs
- sas lznaer. Business r. these asFs a
desc q such scsaI may IS that z7a-.
chznts Asve % calculate vary rl-~e,v BE-
fore Ehsy car sno8rk Is aGy verfars @-ta
. possibility CO re&2ing very saaaL p-oa.