The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09
California a Big Importer Of Wash-
ington Products.
EXTRA STEAMERS ARE ,NEEDED
Capscity 81 Vessels Now In the seat
,l~.S~. Francisco Route VIII De
Tested by Heavy Bosiness-Gseat
Demand for CoaI Causes the CSn-
pssy 10 Pat On More CoIlieSs-
Oup Wheat In Heavy OeaeoA.

California nour nil! men viii draw
heavily OF the surplus OF wasa'ngton's
unagniiosn. wheat crop The shortage OF
ens cereal In California Is Wash!nston's
gain. i, is estimated that tire Cslifornisns
wifi esk the Washington farmers TO send
them ioe.o0o tons OF grain during the sea-
son.
The situation In California II briefly
CHS: The states wheat crop, 1t has been
estimated. viii be Jess than half a normal
y1aid. There will Ia fairly good crops 10
rho northern coanfJes. but In the southern
lArt OF <he ssete scsrceiy blade Ia left
80 tell where the grain WAS scxn last
Iau.
I: II estimated that there Will be enough
wheat rnised in the state for seeding pur-
poses and for home consumption. II Is
Vaid, however, that there Will be eompar-
astvsiy little for either export or for man
ufartnring into -four or for the Oriental
trade.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company Il
preparing for a heavy business In hand
eing both grain ard coal between Seattle
0n1 Tacoma and San Francisco. The
Officers OF the company are already ad-
yiso1 that California Will cali on Washing
ton. and perhaps Oregon. TO help make up
Coal. as well as wheat. will De needed
by the Cal!fornianA and here Washington
shines again. The coal mined I'm this state
IS steadily working the imported coal out
OF the San Francisco market. according 10
the coal men. To prove this. they cite the
fact that steam and sailing golfers ply
ting bstweo, Seattle and San Francisco are
loaded to their utmost capacity, and that
The demand for carllb from this state Ii
steadily on the increase.
I'VE will undertake to handle ali the
business offered said G. j. Smith. gen
eral manager OF the Pacific Coast Com
pany, yesterday 10 q Post-lnteligencer
reporter. THE fact OF the matter tn
that there es a heavy business already In
the coal trafYic between Seattle and San
Francisco. Our coiiiers are constantly on
the 70, and We have several sailing vessels
there now. loading carbon for San Fran
CISCO
How much wheat Is California likely
% require from " Washington was asked.
THAT'S something i have TO way Of
0udfng cut now" said Mr. Smith II,
snay be toooo IONS. and tt may be several
<lmes that. Whatever IL L. we will en-
Gsavor To supply the facilities necessary
Tor handling the traffic"
The company's steamers a, present en-
ployed on the Seaitle-San Francisco route
aJe the Umatila, Queen and Waila walia
paly has tho steam golfers Willamette
and Leeianaw and the xaihng coiiiers Isi-
cile. DfriSo. Occidental. Theobald and
Eclipse. The asst three are now at the
bunRerw loading coal for San Francisco.
snd the TheohsAia and Eclipse are expect
ed to arrive any moment.
AR. Smith aaid tina; IL was a little too
early yet 10 estimate the extent OF the
demand from California for Washington
wheat Tho company viii put on extra
steamers II need be 10 handle the ship
sneats offered. The new steamer Senator,
which was chartered as government
transport az San Francisco, IL expected To
be available fo' Use on the Seatiie-San
Francisco run September L.. The ruehia,
Misc government transport. Will, IL il
believed. be ready for the eattie-San
Francisco route by October J. II is ex-
pectea that the wheat movement viii be-
En- about September l. and will grow
steadily greater for TWO or three montAs.''