The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-11
T.. i Hill ard the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company.
..e POLICY IS DISCUSSED.
.-,sef IL Current I'm Transport
. -. Circles That He VIII Take
management of the steam-
-. Company From Go0dnIt,
r.,kfns q Co. and Operate IL as
noes His other Properties.

Il ~.. ~,gl, James J. HILL do with th@ Pa
@,oast stearasIip Company wien he
-. .akes nod az the Pacific Coast
1mazg7 ..z
s..eesson Of transportation men Just
=. ryaxsrs tine. ard from TIE nIi.ltl6s
- EXPRESSED. IL r. about az aarri
.s.urse As Il Chinese puzzle. There are
II = uha claim % know all about it and
-. are otners VINO are totally ignorant;
is-.esc tse two classes CITE Is apt 10 give
,s,,e- the preference ard guess at the
bat
ii. sss o. The nscs. prolific sources o. reve-
n = - the Paela0 Coast Company. II OF
T. Hrex FROM san Francisco 70 South
- raH.osuis from San Francisco TO
S~rssrn California ports ard the Column
II riser fran san Francisco 10 Puget
Es.ss ana from Puget sound 10 Alaska.
So .s4 wss @or1tv 81 these lines the conapa-
y asa practically 2 monopoly on the bust
L.. {, he Coass. the gross receipts IN
&wsg amounting approximately TO 81 0sl, 600.
Xhn.sa Perkins e. Co. Of san Francisco
Irs tie operating agents, With he adquarters
II. Sac Francisco and offices at different
T. as as The Coast and ia ALASKA This
IN formerly owned tIse business, ceiling
i II 10 the oregon improvement; Company
q rsmt@r OF years ago when Elijah Smith
k.rs H.ary Willard we~e the dominating
J1f:s When th!s sac was made q con-
"a was entered into between Goodall.
k~k.as & Co and the oregon Inrrover sstst
ltxrg@ny, whereby the former would art
n agents OF the Pacific coast Steamship
x.Ngany. ant receive by way OF reuluner-
saxr or per cent. Of the gross receipts
~ company - pay MI the expenses This
1sfraef has Aeen renewed from time 10
&szre and has always lfen made for a De
8sw3 q thrve years. The lass contract was
lsase several months age. 10 become effec-
kse January J. 40.
/ wiz Verc, ntage Of per cent. on the
4 ~rss race.qts Goedai. Perkins a. 60. would
Esesise on 4 business OF ss.0o.tss5 "A year.
nheo snag fortune. considering the
No .Ast they have bat few expenses in,
S.e natter ~ salary etc.
4 To question ROW remaining is: VIII
uGnss J Hill ap assuming control. allow
Us oompany To act as agents on such a
ass Or VIII h operate the steamship
knaaay Independent Of agents? From his
1 var1fr Of doing business on the Great
tAsts. where his steamship Inc ia run in
Fraeeiion with the Great Northern. Il
sud seem railroad nlea say. thai his roI-
~ ~epid ae 10 terminate the contrac. re-
kenfly entered into between the Pacific
PNasi Company and GoodaII. Perkins & Co.
aah can be done by either party 10 the
kreenent giving ten months notice II an
kaai.at
fals theory seems 20 gain the most favor
PIG conservative trans poFtatlon men. z.
tAf Hlfs policy is TO reduce ogessrsfffts. esr
!, Fsses to minimum. and stop all 4ak
fgTS These men figure that the money
3ass cut yearly - Goo4ail. Perkins q 90
t-sd he saved 10 tho company, and thai
4 Y as7s' action taken vii! ~, step In this
ialst,ien.
! Soaid such an action he the ultimate re-
fdt II Is quite probahl that the head Of
iAcss would he placed in seattle and ta.,
ltst-s system operated from this city. In
tsss OF from San Francisco. which would
r. fhst ease become an agency
l Z. J. sins,h, manager OF the Pacific Coast
4sasany, IL Is said. has not yet receive,
snslsl Notice of the appointment or John
Farrell. as SupeTtrls nfitnt Of thu. comma.
rs Pot az the appointment WAS not made
4 ~ lAst Friday. there has hardly been
IszAs Tor n letter 10 arrive.