The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

an rts< rs&rsS nay one ara al eyr<sct -
senent Ay the expected rush. nus ca- ~
IL saly thirty have contributed. ana ssat
al in comparatively Insignificant sums.
F'aur ont cf 10 tGne@r dealers are au ~
subscription list. three cas Of ,slrty-four
dealers IN rubber goods. twa af fauztsen
tent makers and 50 or All down ne pzk.
showing that San Francisco rnerrnan.n
are either blind to the Waite cs sas xian.
dixie trade or without faith n san Franz
ctsce's ability 70 secure share az l. biz
enough 20 warrant any expc1sstase az
force ard nancy Ia the effort.
Many Paper" Steamship oas~pans.s.
Although number &C steamship ,laex
are advertising ali Aana< az traas-aofss
tior facilities AT ali sorts Of aEseos she
Pacific Coas4 Steamship Company. me
Alaska Commercial Company sai the Pa
cfssc Steam waaling Company ara the en-
~ ores 81 recognized standing.
The others may ~ All rixat ard -axsx.
bly, are. bat these three are he ariy
steamship lines recognized "a hesng il
a position absolutely TO carry oaS asp
contract they may enter in,o.
Many Of the other companies exist cniy
On paper. They advertise steamers ~
sail on certain dates and advertise rsssa
but fail 10 give the name II the steamer.
IL COED many cases there ls no ss~sns-
er; The promoters sxpecssng 10 iysy -
charter sesssI with the amounts a.
cured from p-ospecstye passengers. TA4so
Is probably no more Of tais SORT of thIne
ia San Francisco than IN a number e
other large cities In the wcssd, hut there
Is enough Of 1t in she City OF the Tsesaea
Gate 70 make intending Kioadlkers ssss.
fai in their selection ef franspovsasion.
Reliable Liaea Connect with Seoesse-
or the three principal steamship conn
psnies IL is not likely that one viii oper.
ate directly from San Francisco.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company =
prepared 70 handle many passengers. sut
between San Francisco and Seattle sifl
not Increase their present zee, al three
the Unasilsa wslla wans and City az
Pueesa- Tsssr Curacao. Cottage City ana
Senator ao~ on the say from New Ycrk
as Sell a host Of smaller ve<seIe viii
operate between Seattle and the north ii
connection wirh the three boats nov run-
nsne s@sween here and the Sound
After February 3 the Pacific Coask
Steamship Company viii have nve-dAy
service They expect TO handle The trafne
between San Francisco and Seattle With
three steamships. bar viii provide foartsen
from Seattle - the nsrsA.
The Cottage City will carry mail ana en-
At Siika. bat the others wiIs run 10 Jrnean.
Dyea and skagasy. The Topeka Viii run
between Portland and Alaskan pcSts an
the Santa Cruz viii carry freight excIn-
savely between Seattle ard juneau. DyoA
and Skaxuay. every fifteen dayx
The Alaska Commercial Company has -
81. Paul Portland. Bertha. Dora ana 4
host Of schoonsrs and other small cxaft.
but viii operate between Seattle ard
Alaskan ports.
The Pacific Steam Whaling cempsno
owns the Valencia. Exeeissor Alliances
woIeots and Thrasher. and although &C
present they are advertised 10 sail b.
tween San Francisco and Copper river.
Dyea and Skagaas by way OF Seattle. e
Is more than rsoaahse. ~hsn the run he-
gins. that Seattle Will DC the terminal
poln,.
Saipowners expect 10 ind In Seattle moro
people than they can carry and the s<=a-
eral sentiment prevailing now II that st
would be folly to waste time and coal conn
ing down TO San Francisco every trip and
I, IS more tran likely that after leaving
here. San Francisco will see very few o.
tia feet Of big and little vessels antti tie
short season sloses In
Informatioa Bar~nn does Ne GeoAs
The Alaska trade committee has essab-
lishe<i bureau OF Information which has
done some good work but its ability "a
serve az advertising MEDIUM has been
restricted by lack OF funds. ard the u.s.
fortunate selection OF sis. fer the bureau
renders i a failure as a power to aroaso
even local interext.
Instead of being situated In a central
part OF the city il is In n long. narrow
shed near the exit Of the ferry depot.
People going 20 aud from the ferries are
the only ones that ever daily IN THAI part
OF the city ard then only wasn wafttng
for i boat and as the exhiDss Is ous ck
sight and out OF the Way Of the waiting
room, fev visit II under these conditions.
On tire other hand people arriving frem
San Francisco are .hs oaly ones that really
pass the bureau and a. they are usually
swept pas, In the rush for street ears very
few Of them even know Of the existence of
such a thing as this carefully sons.ivsd
ard thoroughly hidden Object lesson On
Klondike lsfe.
The kiondike gar sent shrouxh fhe
East IA really the only substantial efscst
that San Francisco has msde 10 secure the
KIondaks trade and although this has re-
suited already in swelling the correspond
ence Of t5e trade committee. II seems 4
poor effort in the fare of THE prospects Hefd
out By the promised rush 10 tbs Lard %
gold
Out % All Ssn Franchises wealth only .
paIiry 81. $50 has heea rssked In the effort
20 secs-e share II sais rare plum and II
has required rhe efforts % so Of her rner-
chants 20 achieve even this result.
GoIaen Jubilee viii Not Affect TrsAe.
Another indirect effort 70 secure the
worlds attensaon 20 San Francisco :. this
tina IS the esiehrstIoa OK caIssarnls.s
golden jubilee This prons~=d 70 be /
grea. drawing cars. buf. according "a The
newspapers. TIE original plzas viii have 10
he quite ingfcrioGsiy notified owing &, she
lack g fao3s. or. in other words. she lack
of pualic spssst.
Following transportation enterprises are
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