The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
Seattle May Have 1t, Say Well
Informed People.
SCHOONER sERlNo SEA SAILS.
Goes TO Hoaoiuiu Loaded With Flour
Houses, In Interests of Thomas
King, the Great Homoiuta 1@-
portsr-fexion To Follow with .
Cargo-Ts Cut out san Francisco.

The sntirs import trade Of the Hawaiian
kiands. men wei informed say. Hes open
90 Seattle Just aow through peculiar
combination OF Circumstances and to spite
Of annexation or any other legislation. II
viii be no surprise 10 those acquainted
with the progresaivsnesa Of Seattle baiAl-
ness men 20 aear tAst steps are now being
taken ia this city 10 get control Of that
important trade saat would mean so much
TO local merchants. Control can now be
secured, II Is claimed. By putting on
dino of vessels. ard E, u 20 that end that
plans are aow being laid.
4 O. Stevens. representing Thomas j.
Ring. sr.. the wealthy Honolulu importer.
has been In the city for several days MAX
ing -four and feed contracts. and urging
Seattle business men 70 secure the con-
nectioEas that will enable Honolulu mer-
chants 10 trade here exclusively. The
plan that has been formulated Involves
tho operation OF several sailing vessels
between this port and Honolulu. This is
% bs but beginning. and steamer fleet
II TO bo added as soon as available vessels
can be secured II 81 believed that steam
sFs now engaged between this port aud
g.. Michael will be available as soon
the rush 81 over 70 operate between Seat
tie and the islands. That would give Sc
attic the chance SHE has been waiting for,
The little schooner BeFiGg Sea that tried
for over two months 10 get away for
Kotxshue sound with a party Of prospect
ofs via never 30 north again. she left
with the tide yesterday morning for
honolulu. and VIE In the future be oper-
ated between hsfe and the islands Of ia-
sat. Mr.. Stevens bought her while in
this city fer hls hacker. Thomas King.
and sailed an her yesterday morning for
hIs home on the islands The schooner
went oat with the first cargo OF -four and
feed that has been shipped from this port
for Honolulu since the bark ceyion went
OF the run and started 10 carry lumber
from Port Blakaiey.
Flour and Feed shipped.
Mr.. Stevens business in this city was
transacted with LILLY. Bogsrius & Co
They have orders for a considerable guam
tity OF hour and feed stuff to be- shipped
as BOON as vessel can De secured Mr.
Lily said yesterday 20 Pos,-IutelIi-
Eencer reporter.
The failure of the grain crops In Cali
fofnla has made the pr.ee Of hreadztuffs,
an well as hay and iced very high In
pended almost entirely on SAN Francisco
for skeir supplies but now they desire "a
change. They can nay Hour etc. much
cheaper here, ans there IS no difference
iR the price 81 hardware aud groceries
Fer that reason there IT, according 20 Mr.
Stevens. a stoug feeling la the Islands
favorable 10 line Of vessels between this
port and Honolulu.
THE bark Ceylou. operated by J. NJ e
Atkinson and others IF this city made
several runs frem Seattle 70 Honolulu
with general cargues last year. huf her
owners finally pat her back carrying
lumber AIR stevens tells us that the
reason the csyion was not able TO obtain
fuii cargoes Vas that the Hawaiian mer-
chants hed not been properly advised AZ
10 her sailing dates he says that there
would now be no difficulty In nlltng sey-
eTal vessels vNsfy trip, ana that nothing
would please the islanders more than fl
line from Seattle. While IN tho city he
arranged Tor a shipment "a 80 va the
Canadian Pacific line from Vancouver
bn; even thai Is unsatisfactory We load
ed the Hefug Sea with general cargo
valued ~ several thousand dollars She
was the largest vessel that Stevens could
secure. and ne was compelled To leave be-
hind much stun that he had orders Cor
lie represents Thomas J King. ST.. OF
Honolulu, who Is at Tho head OF the Cali
foruis Feed Company. and ono Of tha
heaviest is'end importers. The Ber.ng Sea
Will be run ia Kings Interests
The bark Cvyion. Capt Il Calhoun. will
vrOhahiy 20 the slrs, vessel 90 ieave Seat
Gle for Honolulu with a general cargo
she - nov on hrr way from fiiio Hawaii.
with n cargo NJ sugar for Saa Francisco
She viii reach that port about the middle
or the nsQnth and gs, here about July 10
The Ceylon was built in Boston In iSss
She ia tSa feet hong q feet beam and has
net tonnage % 12Ss tons
J. N. T.. Atkinson was seen yesterday
sy Post -infsIligencrr reporter regarding
tse C@vlcn going on tho run as a general
carrier. ana said,
Ere outlook For regular line OF sail
ing vrss@F< ARD steamers between this
port ana Honeiuiu - certainly very rror,
ssiaE. Several vessels could make ggNul
money With the proper island connections