The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26

voices to a cheer OF "Godspeed" when the
lines Of the Columbia should he cast off.
In this they were disappointed. and the
crowd gradually thinned as the night wore
on. These people were drawn TO Arlington
wharf by a realization OF the Importance
attached 10 this beginning of a great com
mercia. undertaking. In the opinion of
usny men the departure OF the first Sc
a,tle steamer for Hawaii Is comparable
only, in It's significance, with the arrival
here OF the Mike Maru, the frst steamship
OF the Nippon Yusen Kaisfla.
From the moment when the first rays
Of the morning sun fell athwart the dock
yesterday, n crew of iongshoremen was er-
gagged all the day In filling the Columb;a's
hold with bales OF sweet smelling hay:
with dusty white sacks Of -four; with cases
upon cases Of canned salmon and hundreds
OF barrels OF lime Her cargo consists
largely o. staple products. Three horses
were pal, aboard. evidence Of the fact that
the Washington broncio is in demand in
Hawaii Some keen minded Spectator
sent twenty-five boxes Of apples on the
chance OF their taking among people used
10 the pineapple and banana, almost all
The year round. TneFe were countless num-
beers Of other articles. hut In smaller guam
titles Lime. -four. feed. hay. salmon.
beer and Hike staples constitutes the princi-
pie part OF the steamers cargo.
Important Shipments,
Among the important shipments is ore
Of s.eoo sacks CT -four from the Centennial
Milling CompanE. IN al there are nearly
eosal sacks OF the nourishlng cereal aboard.
Tive cars Of this came from Spokane. ar
irving late in ;he day Tina trucknleD na
the deck were Immediately set 10 vorsy
loading il on the ship ans her delay was
largely eue "a TIE late arrival of this con
signn3eut.
The Roche fiarbor Lama Coapanv SEM
800 barrels 81 lime They have had ror
years past a STEADY tTeda w3th Honolulu.
They have heretofore ra.voaiged ihe can
sd!an Inc. bat the nnanlsnt i. was ma.sr
certain that a ship warid i-e sent from,
Seattae. Mr.. John :. NAlil{n. rr@s. lent
II the company. cons acted fer spacA for
2fssl barrels He found Sc aifslcuit "a ct
az .he shlareut aboard owing to fhs srass.
Cereal PRODUCTS have to- years bean
Shipped "a Haaehiu 8lno~' exclusively
froTn San f>-a 0c.seo. T'7e t<s5srnr5a ear
r!es near}v sao sacks frons tne frsi,}s -
Washington. 'he 6y=t large shipment ~
Roar ~ tae 5Sfands fro-n shis port bar ~
the ogaD'or9 II ruany business sgse,a nor ina
isss. Besides g1gr ard ligua ihe tSstv OF
Columbia carries $50 CASES q salmon.
e@%ssies twenty -save har-ess - saf.est ash
81 rTse5sTss - puget 4e.stn,1
An Ae~Ugate stat aaa.t az re Waite -
fhe steamer = Cargo isaa rot 1,see, -~pvare5
last nigh; hfft ffy>gn . cefErtts,s on z7a5fa
F~csz2 fhe bis - Is3.ng In .hc fsr,gs 81
tar parser IL wLs estimated taax her cay
50 = w9rth s a0
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NAfe house. is e1ae - f>e t-o1u1ystsa+s mas
zes1Etys- HE soes 30 open u tvanea oseYot
~ 83so'n'a ara - lav ne foundation far
: large trade between re sac r<-.>s n his
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asa Among TIE s'e412sT's fsaSsen gers We
= preparing re way for ar excursion q -
p&e.sle tSssrE 3.unesorS va sa@ NartAerz
Fact7e ana f1se ss.:y ~ Columbia
asr-t >eatsie-HonataIu Mail.
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