The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
Seattle May Have It, Say Well
Informed People.
SCHOONER sERiso SEA SAILS.
Gees 20 Honsfala Loaded with Flour
and Feed STATS FROM s~ssae
Hsgses, in Interests of Thomas
King, the Great tsonstufn I'm
rors~r-T~vren so Follow With n
earse-Ic Cat 0af san Francisco.

The entire snnpert trade ef she Hawaiian
Islands. rnsn velI informed say, lies open
10 SEATTLE 5as. n0w sssFoagh g. peculiar
combination of circumstances ard In spite
Of annexation or any either legislation IL
will be no surprise 10 those aeatIs 'nted
vita the progressivensss Of Seattle Dust
ress men to bssr that stsps are now being
:aksn IL this elEy 10 get control Of that
important trade taat would mean 50 nten
10 local merchants. Control can now be-
secured. 1t "a eIalnn.a, by putting on
line Of vss@e.s ard 4 - 20 that end that
plans are now being iaif
A. . Stevens. representing Thomas j.
King. sr.. the wealthy Honolulu importer.
has bean In the city fer several days max
sGg -four and feed contracts. aad urging
Seattle business amen 70 secure the con-
uectloaaa that viii enable Honolulu mer-
chants to trade here exclusively The
plan that has Ietn formulated Involves
the operation Of several sailing vessels
between this port and Honolaiu. This Is
70 be but a beginning. and a steamer fieet
II TO 90 added as soon 80 avaiIabie vessels
can be secured Il IL believed that steam
ers now engaged between this pert and
st. Michael Viii ho available as soon a.
TIC rush Is over Ia operate between seat
tie ard the islands. That weuiG give Sc
attic the csanes sf4 has bessn waiting for,
The little schooner Bering Sea that tried
for over two moaias 20 get away for
Eotzehue sound with party or prospect
ors will never 60 north again sne left
with the tide yesterday morning tor
Honosulu. aB1 all Ia the future he opsF-
mted between here and ihe islands OF iia-
wall Mr. Stevens bought her while Ia
this city far his baeker. Thomas King.
ard sailed on her yesterday morning for
mis- home or the is!snds. The schooner
went Out vita the f3fst cargo of -four and
feed fha, has been shipped from this port
for Honolulu since the bark Ceyion went
Off the run and started TO carry lumber
from Port Biakaiey
Flour aaa Feed shipped.
Mr.. Stevens business ia this city was
transacted with Lilly. Bogarius & 20.
They have orders for a considerable guam
tity os -four and fasd stsr 70 be shipped
as soon as vessel can he secured Mr.
Lily said yesterday 10 a Fost-inisis:-
gtncer reporter:
The failure of the grain crops in Call
fognIa has made the price OF breadstuns.
az well as hay asd feed. very high. In
the past Honolulu merchants have de-
pended almost entirely on San Francisco
fer their supplies. bat now they desire a
change. They can buy -four. etc. much
cheaper here. au3 there IL no difference
in the price az hardware and groceries.
For that reason there IL. according 10 Mr..
Stevens. stong feeling IA tho islands
favorable TO : hae. of vessels between this
port and Honolulu
The bark Ceyian. operated by J. NJ T.
Atkinson ard others u this city made
several ran. from Seattle TO Honolulu
with general raFgoeS last year bat her
owners finally pat her back carrying
lumber Ar Stevena teiis ug that the
reason the CeyloH was not able 10 obtain
fall cargees VAS thst ;he Hawaiian uer-
chants mad not hcsn properly advised
"a her sailing dates lie says mat there
would bs 10 difficulty ia fiing sew.
sgal vessels every trip. ana thar nothing
would please the islanders more than a
line from seattle White IN the eisy No
arranged FOR shipment - Eu VIA the
~vser..Giaa Pacific hne from Vancouver.
inls S~--~f rslas IS BuSa 1gsra etory. w, load
sd tHe Igvug See with general cargo
valued .u severe. }a9usaad dollars Sho
Wa the saeprEi yee@ot fbat Stevens sol.ltf
sacufe. ana hts Naz compelled - leave M
ftind muSh stun thar ne had orders fer
lie represents TacmaA J King ST. %
Houola.u who e tie bead ~ the Cali
fafHts Ffost Company. 8nd ora ~ the
hoavj~st is'aHa Importers The Berug sea
Nj pes y'ts 81 King setsTeSts''
rie ARK s'eyieH capt II Calhoun. will
0FlS 4}s.y ha tsa GFst Vessel "a leave. Seat.
te far tiaHoln.1 si'A q general cargo.
She - row oo her way from lilo. Hawaii
With a yafEa or Sugar fay san Francisco
she u - reatR That port about the middle
~ thf HsJUth aUf ge. hcsq about July 80
Tae Ceyi3o was battle ia Boston Ia iS7s
-, &c 80 feet Tong - feet beam and has
ret tonnage = S15 cons
T. Aakln~5N was seer yesterday
~ post-Iut il}eenrc~ reporter regarding
fhs t'eyioH wo'ng on tae run as a general
carrier and said.
t0g vessels 3isi steamers bet~esr, this
port and lioeeiulu - certainty very prom
issns SvYerd vessels coHlt make good
money w1;h the proper island connections