The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
west-bound. as,~boand,
Hours. Mia. Hours. Min.

eoussf ana fOkoHAmA WAS ioE TIE last
west-bound. East-boand.
1886 ........ ..-....- 30 IL - IS
lssS .s...... ...-... 30 - - -
The Canadian Pacific railway has three
steamers each Of $50 gross. 5.ss3 Ret reg
istered tons. and. as stated. they make M
teen round voyages per annam. The San
Francisco anes. = e., the Occidental *
Oriental, the Pacific Mail ard the Togo
kiksn kalsha, consist OF nine steamships.
between Hongkong and San Francisco per
annUm.
Ietwsen San Francisco and Yokohama
via Honolulu their scneiuie time (which
bound. 40 hours. eaNt-loand, 3s3 hours.
On the basis OF this time and tha distance
via Honolulu the schsaale tine between
San Francisco and Yokohama direct would
be: Wess-bound. 10 hotsrs. east bauud. ssl
hours. which does not 80 10 confirm the
statement that bad weather OF the north
ern route necessitates less speed and con-
seanentiy more time. The speed az the
San Francisco lines, according 10 their
schedule, IS: west-hound. liza knots east
bound. i2s knots. We easily maintain an
average speed per annuni Of. West-bonnd
ttx knots. easi-bouud. Is knots.
NM
0R EFoRE our present transpacifc
fD4AcS were 0sG1AS1 QusHt3DD
Of north latitude. as against faore south
ern latitude, was most exhaustively gone
into by these competent 70 Judge. and 1t
was unanimously decided that better aver
age weather was found north of the
forttes Jour ecurseb than In the fofties.
for tho most part the course OF the san
Francisco lines That this IL the case liz
proved BY good passages. punctualty and
absence Of any sea damage whatever TO
-.
point cat how faF the San Francisco tines
enjoy these privileges and smmunlties. but
a search through the records Of past years
will show, / think, that our route does
not suffer by comparison with cur soafh-
ern neighbors; and. anyhow, we have yet
to see the desirahility OF changing IT,"
Il. NJ. stHdiey. local manager OF the Nip
pom Yusen kaisha. WROTE:
The time OF tho ". Y X. steamers.
using the northern route, compares very
saverahly with that Of the Frisco steam
ers via Honolulu Our boats az a rule
arrive as per schedule. suffering very
little delay because Of any rough weather
which they may experience
Then 1, was claimed that "the distance
TO Honolulu Is 2si miles less from san
Francisco than from Seattle Presuma-
bly, this Statement. is correct. 1t might
also be said that the distance from rana-
ma or Valparaiso IL about so miles less
than from Seattle. However. Honolulu
Panama and Valparaiso were not under
consideration. hut the Philippines instead
the distance from which Ia less 10 Seattle
ny "a miles than 70 San Francisco by the
shortest possible route. and 5Ss miles less
than to san Francisco by the HonoIaia
route This addition Of f57o miles 10
;ha round trip Is a matter nf Sax days
travel To the Average transport or war YES
sei, insilcts unnecessary hardahips on the
fToogs an board. and involves many thou
sands Of dollars Of needless expense 10 the
government
There are DO better wharves IN san
Francisco than iss Seattle ard ne longer
wharvcs anywhere. Seattle ship wharveS
have frontage % from DO 10 80 FEE. with
depths 80 water at low ;lde 81 from thirty
10 sixty feet Ire warehouses range,
from ~ fres In width ~ go ana Sin Length
from 20 10 &n feet. Eleven wharses
here have upon them spurs from the
seauscanisneuEal railways ef ahe Great
Narihern sad Northern Pacific companies.
The statement WAS alsss made that The
department has been enabled 10 secure
transportation 81 troops from the East "a
san Francisco at greatly reduced rates.
ta0e regiment was transported from New
Work. "a San Francisco at y ret cost "a
the appropriations ~ tbe Quarfcrasaxter =
department. II && psr esntta: another
from SaCkefts harbor for SIS 80 Per cap
ia; another frors Ru1slo Ter ST. - par
capita. and 0ne fTcm Nashville for ga q
peg capita. Nvt cash rata from New York
% Seattle Is ts - per capita. and there
- ne cesnTaS tlt.en 10 enable a reduction
from tbat rats 20 Re secured In tha
snsttee q freight she cost - the govern
faent goY transportation ~ stores from
Chicago - San Francisco = So - pep ION.
and fr>sa ChicaEo - Seattle 81. e per ton
\ difference N favos 81 San Francisco ct
s. IL yer ton.
THE statements are Staxserinw i.Frcui.
30 understands and dsffculf 20 exn.aln
My Il kaosla cess fruan 81 - lso y.eg
cens nsoTs - transport soldiers srosn
Nashville. Sackegf's barber ard BgsFAsa
than fyam the esgy ef New Yark hundreds
az mites farther Is ir stsaN al Auf sr-
caearFv senslDle. That. however. Is > gFat.
See ,Cas affects hc vssa2s aasf ~ Chicago
cuiv r. that pasnt. which Is tbe Ts<e5nt
ss Eisgvkunce - t'se tAesac. sAe rates are
tfens1eal. sAat H. the railroads NIL haHl
s9iaiegs Aaa ece~}s e. Chicago ssr Seattle
e. Gn& ssrae Trios as s9r Saa F'Fansssce.
Garage "a nrArer SrAsgtr sNsn Ss~ Evsa-
cts-o A. Hsav railroads sxssw9 frsya
chicago 20 ya2uth an. - Pau as fvors
CAlcA&s - tAe M3sseurt ~tver fgaew Ms
s1ay5 rtvey iAsre - aas cue eabxnk~r fire
- railway - Saa FesHe5ssa Fvens =
I7sut suA TN&l8tA gsEr@ are shrta sgz.a
faes 81 seattte, the CaWzA.sH pac8ac CfTeas
Sagt8eFn &nd <asgnoTss fasfsa. Hex
tnere can - saas7TfsJ4an % ssn Francis
wtgA ape ra5srssz3. a-a uek laz1s - RI az -
Sesst.e Slth sares Fat,vssas. = seyassss ur-
.tgrstsrassses
cree - SAe seatfis Sues 5 a 'ani grans
TaaH. froza = Aten = per seat Is Deducted
- tee Eoy eFnasest "a transportation hgEfs
Something - ta1S ~a~t Is meant ~ tss
Fvte@enee - The net csss % sra agsra-
pElssto7ss y ts@ sDAFfNfs1a sfNsFs .temAss.