The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-11

ihat an american MINER. cusHtltNS IN
either Victoria or Vancouver. is put 70
an actual loss as compared with the miner
purchasing his supplies in Seattle. has
been often practically demonstrated by
men who have investigated the prices ami
facilities offered by the merchants OF the
British Columbia cities and compared
them with those OF the Seattle merchants.
Money can be saved even after payment OF
the duty. about which SO much has been
said in the Canadian papers. by purchas-
ing the supplies OF hardware. provisions,
and clothing In Seattle.
The reason for this state of affairs Is
found In the fact that the Victoria .ner-
chants buy largely Of American growers
and manufacturers and are compelled 10
pay the duty demanded by the government
before they can sell the articles TO their
patrons. The transportation facilities en-
joyed by Seattle, and of which Vancouver
and Victoria know nothing. and the fact
that the merchants of this city carry much
heavier stocks than DO those of British
Columbia. thereby being enabled to pur-
chase In larger quantities and TO better
advantage-these constitute some OF tho
chief reasons why the Seattle merchants
are underselling every day their British
Columbia competitors.
Competition is the life OF trade. This Is
one OF the causes why Seattle Is busting.
active and advancing In a commercial
way. and the cities of British Columbia
are unprogressve. Many hands are en-
gagged in Seattle In supplying the kion-
dker with everything he needs. In the
British Columbia cities the Quitting trade
Is largely restricted to few large firms
who have an understanding among them
selves and who avoid competition as much
as possible.
Long before the marvellous richness and
important character of the gold diseov-
cries in the KIonaike were known out
side of that region Itself he British Co
ltimbia board OF trade. at Victoria, pub
lished it's eighteenth annual report. show
Ing among other things the amount and
character OF the goods imported into the
province from the United States and from
other provinces IN the Dominion Of Cam
ada. This was IN 1897. and unhaprily for
the British Columbia merchants. the PAM
phIat was ISSUED and distributed before
an opportunity could be laid hold or to
change the figures truthfully given ia the
repcrtD. 10 suit the desires and necessities
Of the British Columbia Quitting MGR
chants
This report. printed in 1881. M the offtco
Of the Victoria colouis.. contains facts
which every Klondiker can ignore only
at great cost 10 himself u givea.a conn
-plete list Of the articles imported from
the United States TITO British Columbia.
and chief among there imports from this
country are the staples contained in the
average yukoner's outfit.
Goods From the tnifed states.
The following figures are taken fran .
table printed on page - OF the report
Itself. copy OF which can BE secured
by writing to the colouist Printing ard
Publishing Company at Victoria:
Pounds.
Bacon ard hams for the year end
ing June ~. i.9i .....*.....s.. - ~
Same for year ending Jane -. 1896. eis.DA
Same for year emitting June 70. issi 4 sei, 80
n win DE readily observed taat these ira-
pof;aticas ~ American asown and cured
bacon ard hams into British Columbia IN
creased during the period covered IN ihs
report nearly 40 per cent. pr aunuur.
New. going down the figures given in this
table statement Il the imports from IA
provinces In RE Dominion III c4Hada
(which practically means Eastern Cam
aass. into British Columbia af the ssms
articles. hams ard bacon shows the fe.-
lewlns.
Pounds.
For .Ba year ending June 70 - - 20
For ffYe year ending June y, IS 2 80 -
For the year ending June %, -. .issssseoo
II vii be observed thai fse n
az Canadian hams ard aacon In British
Columbia fell on in the period givea at
most - per cent while the inposlations
from the United States increased. For
the year ending June -, ~. The Imports
e American hans Au, bacon into British
Columbia nearly eaaaled those brought
TITO m province frem Assem- l.arts VI
Canada.
where They get 0atmrai.
Perhaps no single article ~ = Kin8sss-
ef's outfit contains mare noarlshmert IN
the same bulk titan aasmeaa The ;abis