The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
WILL CODY MY OF SEATTLE.
Canadian Government Comes Here
to Make Alaska Shipments.
sIFTon LET'S a sie CONTRACT.
krranges With y Local T'sansporta-
Meath of the Yukon the Latter
Part of May 200 Troops and 500
Tons Of Freight Are for Wounted
Police In the Yukon Country.

Tons 81 fretH ht-Arc sof "ouSs3s
Police In the Yukon Country.
The csnadiaB government has entered
into Q contract with the Boston q Alaska
Transpcrtatson Company for ths delivery
Of 40 tons OF freight and over 80 troops
into ths Yukon district OF she Northwest
sHxrftory. The entire shipment Of freight
WIN Be routed By way Of Seattle and viii
be carried By the coYupaDys steamship
1.aurada. which leaves this cisy for TIE
snouth " the Yukon tia latter part o.
che 1Ssssnt month.
while no information of definite char
scteY has been received here concerning
me Intentions of the Dominion govern
utEe It - known that large number o.
6oors and mouatsd police win be taken
Into the Yukon district THIS season. Sup
ply stations will be established at Fort Sell
xtrk ana at Dawson. with possibly third
station somewhere ON the Stewart river.
wb11h rlll be the rendezvous OF hundreds
ef gold hunters during The ensuing SUM
mpv.
The fact that the Canadian government
found It necessary to come 10 Seattle 90
eocvxe transportation facilities for this I'm
e6rfAnt shipment Of supplies for the troops
1ud mounted police Is but one OF countless
fnn{dknty that have afforded proof OF tho
pbeoiuta supremacy Of Seattle as the ont
Atting and transportation crsfter for AIS
II Ard the gold fields of the far North
fhe confrsct with the Boston x AlasAa
Transportation Company MAS entered inio
u behalf Of the government at Osiaxa o.
Yom!fson Minister Of the Interior sfton
NJ. 0dfton's act constitutes All official rec
ignition Of fact that has iong been ap-
parent TO AIaska travellers and he public
616eraiIy throughout the country. that Sc
atSle Ii the terminus OF practically all or
SA6 Important steamship companies oper-
otiAg between the states and Alaska
The Dominion government Will send Its
eco tons OF supplies for the mounted police
and the troops to Seattle. where they will
~ joaded on the steamship Laurida. The
sykpn1ept. 1t Is understood was aiken al
tlgln rates. $500 per ION.
4 post-Inteilisencer reporter. learn ng
nesfardsy Of the contract between the Ca
Hedian government and the steamship
c6mpany. called at the offices OF the cain
Qany Tor confirmation OF the story. Gen
$ai Traffic Manager csonsnwett was at
nh Inclined TO he reticent concerning the
sNpnient Finally. however, he admitted
thai the business had beeu secured hy the
coInpany and that the freight Mas to he
forE a5dcd by steamer from Seatteie TO
tbs mouth Of the Yukon and thence up
thu Yukon by the earliest river steamers
TO be dispa sohed by the company this sea-
4ep Iiaie is an essential element IN
the contract. said Mr., cronenwet.. and
II viii be the aim Of the company 10 rush
the Shipment as rapidly as possible.
Negotiations have been carried on be-
tween the representatives OF this con-
pany and the Canadian govern.
menf for three months past said
Mr.. Cronenwett These negotiations
ended by the shipment being awarded 10
us. That IL all there is In the story. You
can be assured that the Ottawa govern
ment would not have entered into the con-
tract with our company lad they not
fully satisfied Themselves that We were
equipped To handle the consignment and 10
rush II through 10 destination upon an
agreed schedule.
We are sratihed that the shipment has
been routed via Seattle. This, of course,
constitutes recognition from Il most valu-
able source OF the fact that Seattle u the
main part Of departure for Alaska points.
You can see that all 81 the influence we
can bss1k 10 H*sSF 10 f11tlkN tfbe position
already occupied BY Seattle in relation
TO. the northern trade and transportation
Will hs utilized TO That end"
The value 10 Seattle of tfe contrac. made
by tho Dominion government will appear
when il IL known that Il has been the pol
Icy OF The Dominion government IN patron
iZe Canadian transportation lines excite
slNely. This IL no mora than natural T.
Is also recognized everywhere Tat the nu-
minion government = constituted on biisi-
meas principles. The conclusion from these
tive propositions is that Minister Ssften
FOUND. after making a careful iHFeStiga-
tieu of the facilities afforded foF making
the shipment at Victoria and Nas,souvae.
than they were not To he compared wsg 1
those OF Seattle
The t.aurada Capt Scott viii sail ser
New Bosien. u. the mouth az the yukaa,
about May =, Il IL eNp.e;et that ne .ssss
tire consignment az AZ tons of freight
which includes proV istons. clothing. furs
aud ether supplies necessary for the troops
arid polite In the Yukon viii React, ssafti.
In time 20 he placed aboard ship ga tbs
date The shipment w3il be taken ri, .h,s
Yukon on the river steamers taoy fsfg;lsrr:s
ara Philip y. IuN. Tie TlBgree sft S.
attic Tuesday assht IN tew % the stcasns ?
BrtxhaTn. Tt4e Low VIII lse tawei &, ~
mouth 81 thr Nukun The lstier pafs OF tAss
month by The ;ns Anna T. Fay.
II is understood tnat 2isi troops. ana 10
sshly more. wiN embark for Alaska On th.,
steamship South Portland leaving Ssstl..
about jane f0s New f}os gnn, ard tf,sY1r.,
Wy river steamer 70 p4wson ana Fort Sal
kirk.