The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
Mill CODY NlY Of SEATTLE.
Canadian Government Comes Here
to Make Alaska Shipments.
sirroM LET'S a BIG CONTRACT.


The Canadian government has entered
into q contract with the Boston q Alaska
granapo-tatlon Company for the desisery
Of 40 tons OF freight and over 200 troops
au.o tia Yukon district OF the Northwest
asrr4tarY. TIE entire shipment OF freight
Wsll be routed by way OF Seattle and VIII
b carried By the ecEnpanys steamship
tlnurada, which leaves this city Tor tne
snsuth Of the Yukon the latter part o.
The nfAssnt month.
While no information OF definite char
~oter has been received here concerning
che Intentions Of the Dominion govern
mont. Il IL known that large number or
fyoops and mounted police win be taken
ito the Yukon district this season Sup
ply stations viii be established at Fort Sci
xsrie and nj Dawson. with possibly third
station somewhsre on tho Stewart river,
which will be the rendezvous OF hundreds
CT gold hunters during the ensuing sum-
mss.
The fact that the Canadian government
found n necessary 10 come 20 Seattle 10
sAcure transportation facilities for this i'm
poxfa1t shipment OF supplies for the ffooks
aud Gounted police 10 but ons of countless
tnftd4nts t.iat have Afforded proof OF tire
sbs6aute supremacy Of Seattle ar the out
Astinr ana transportation center for Alas-
IA and the sold fields of the far North.
Tho contract with the Boston * Alaska
TRANSPORTATION Company MAS entered into
q, behalf of the government al Ottawa b.
Dominion Minister OF the interior Slftof-
Ar. Gifton'a act constitutes All oniciai rec
asnstioli OF fact that has long been ap-
parsnt TO Alaska travellers and the public
9ss.sraIly throughout the country. that Sc
sttls ID the terminus of practically all OK
the important steamship companies opef-
Ajag between the states aE&i Alaska.
Tho Dominion government will send It's
900 tons OF supplies for the mounted police
aud the troops 10 Seattle where they viii
bs loaded OF the steamship Laur,da. The
Shipncuf Il Is understood. vas taken a.
fArIn rates tet9 per ton.
A Pes,-Intellisencer reporter. learning
yesterday OF the contract between the Ca
tadian government and the steamship
company. called at the offices OF the com
pany fer confirmation of the story. Gen
<Yal Traffic Manager Cronenwett was at
first inclined 10 lie reticent concerning the
shipment. Finally, however, he admitted
that the business had beer secured by the
forwarded by steamer from eeattele 10
the pouth OF the Yukon and thence mp
the Yukon by the earliest river steamers
TO be dispatched by the company this sea-
son. TINE IL an essential element In
the contract. said MIR. Cronenwett. and
II Will be the aim OF the company to rush
tina shipment az rapidly az possible
Negotiations have been carried on be-
tween the representatives of This COM
pany and the Canadian govern-
mens for three months past. said
Mr.. Cronenwstf. These negotiations
ended by the shipment being awarded TO
Us. That Is all there IL In the story. You
can he assured that the Ottawa govern
ulent would not have entered into the con-
tract with our company had they not
fully satisfied themselves that We were
equipped 10 handle the consignment and TO
rnsh II through to destination upon an
agreed schedule.
we are gratiaed that the shipment has
BEEN routed via Seattle. This. Of course,
constitutes a recognition from most vaiu-
able source of the fact that Seattle IL the
main port OF departure FOR Alaska points
You can see that all of the influence we
can bring 10 bear 10 fortify the position
already occupied by Seattle IN relation
TO tn. northern trade and transporta tlon
VIII be utilized 10 that end
Tire value Ia Seattle OF the contract made
BY the Dominion government will appear
when IL IL known that II has been the pol
Icy or the Dominion government 10 patron
tze Canadian transportation lines sxcist-
slvely This Is no more than natural II
IS also recognized everywhere That the Do
n3iuiea government II constituted on hus!-
ness principles. The conclusion from .hese
two propositions is that Minister Stftcn
found after making careful invcStlgsi-
ten % the facilities afforded for making
the shipment at Victoria and yaucauver
that they were not 10 be compared with
those OF Seattle.
The I.auraia. Capt Scott. will sail CIR
New Boston. ST the mouth Of the Yukoa
about May -. II Is expected that the en-
tire consignment OF set tons Of freight.
which includes provisions clothing. furs
ard other supplies necessary for the troops
and peiste In the Yukon VIII reach seattle
III tine TO oe placed aboard ship su that
kats The shipment wifi be taken az gac
Yukon on the river steamers Gov PiaGr#e
ara Philip r. Low. TIE plngyee eft So
nttle Tuesday night In tow Of tie stsame r
Erixham The low will he tow "a 10 tae
mouth of the Yukon che l,tter par 81 Ibis
month hy thu tug Anna L. Fay.
1t Ii understood that a1 troops. sud nos
sibiy more will embark for Alaska en- the
steamship South Portland. leaving Seattle
about June Is for New rossua and th.,rssa
by river steamer To Dawson amt Fort Set.
Kirk.
CITY nE EkITIE