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

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TIE commerce CO the Puget sOU-d basin
Is set Il rs infancy and requires careful
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Portland. On eEr South. - Jealous az our
na1Trai advantages ard hs- Scstz@ss men
ere actiws n fhst- desire 20 hcl1 ire con-
-zexelxz supremacy s-d wheat shipping
business q IRE Northwest. wAich thsy
realize we ags BIZ degrees Wrestling sEsy
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TIE cog- cf pglossnx IN the Columbia
eertss acton 90 Tire Portland Business
men. % a minimum. ozf cannot Be dis
rsrs@6 with oz account CO the numerous
sarS bars and dangers OF the river, and
shsre s. NJ question be-. what re esset-
T-ent q t1fs BIN would -,ors than Please
0sE- southern 1sig6bors-
On the nortn. we have our British
cousins II the lumber business. rust as
keen for more business 50 we ourselves
are. continually soliciting from orr ouyers,
cutting prices 70 the smallest possible mar
gin. Cripple ozr s.mberusa even 20 ne
extent % - esnts per thousand feet A-d
We nus. perforce lose Cur trade Go3 has
given rs natural advantages sup@-ior 20
any other place CT t1s globe. We save
advertised our state and our ports as
such. Are We nov goag - tel The world
that ~e lave net the safe ports. free OF
egress end fngre=< that re have tod them
% IN tas past. and 81 % now necessary for
their ships 20 have a ps2os 20 navigate
them clear OF the dangers Chat we have
nat17
There are three lines OF steamships now
running 70 Puget sound. namely. The Pa
ciae Coast Steamship Company, the
Northern Paetac Steamship Company ard
the Nippon Yusen kasshs, who each am
p,oy a pilot for their respective linss, at
a regular salary. The services q these
pilots are not Indispensable % the safe
navigation OF these vessels. but they often
serve 70 save time. especially IN foggy or
thick weather. and for iris reason IL is
profitable y the steamship companies 10
employ them The provisions Of this pro-
posed BIZ would actually lexisiate these
men out OF their positions. Tire steamship
owners. OF course. would have the priv
legs OF paying the fees and refusing the
service OF the goverameat pilots. which
means an additional expense The bill pro-
yides for bond OF g. 90 for each pilot 20
compel the faithful performance OF tho
duties Of the position Il further provides
that IN case OF disaster TO or loss OF YES
sci while under command CT pilot. through
his negligence. tncapaeitT. etc. the owner
OF the vessel can proceed against the bond.
Just imagine the farce OF suing q 1900
bond for the loss or injury 10 a vessel
worth syom 5000 10 5000.
Your CORES pondents are agents Of the
largest lumber dealer in the world: firm
which has bought nearly s. epo $50 fest OF
lGTu5e In one year, and whose purchases
from Puget sound mills viii probably ex-
coed that amount this year. While having
10 data ready a. hand. this firms ship
ments so far for 1857. and what IL now load
ing, VII aggregate I0,Ds.9 90 feet. To do
this amount OF business successfully, ev-
cry cent IN expense IS considered, and
should ship-owRer tel such people they
could not come TO Puget sound with as
low an expense as they had done hereto
fore on account OF a TAX imposed by a
compulsory pilotage Jaw, these people viii
look for that much less expense from the
lumber producer. who cannot afford TO sell
any cheaper. as the competition Of Brit
ish Columbia mills has reduced them now
70 the bare cost OF production Their only
recourse IS to make the cost OF produc-
ton that much less by reducing the wages
OF their millmen and loggers.
In 4 frO -vfsE
long experience IN nautical matters and
the shipping interests generally. We be-
Isve IL would be injurious and detrimental
70 the commerce OF the state 10 have this
proposed bill become a law, for the rea-
s0as shown-thai the service IS not ueces-
sary and the compul-ion OF IL would be
an unnecessary tax on the vessels coming
20 our ports Respectfully
BARNESON & CHILcOTT.