The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30
dlID|lN VESSELS GET II.
10y WILL CARRY ALL DOMINION
vnEIGHT TO DAWSON.
41a>~4faes 1T Ottawa Listen TO
s~tests From the shippers Of
III n,stfsh Columbia-AmeR1ca Say
4hey Can Make Lower Rates.
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n..reaI Dispatch to the Poet-Inteliigencer.
svAN(,OUVER, Il. c., March l.--Aneri-
- bottoms which have OF late secured a
- deaf of the freight Of the Dominion
q understood, ia future be eonuIsfeiy
S.srd out, owing 10 the action OF the
SlspasS OF British Columbia.
Hcnrerentations have been made 70 the
1~srnment that Canadian vessels carry
- freight up as cheaply as Americans,
"a vigorous protest has resulted In an
se0nsance that the authorities al Ottawa
15j ia future use only Canadian steamers
s Transporting their supplies to the far
Ta e, are two sides to every story, how
nser An agent Of an American line do
- tusiness In Vancouver tod your CORE
Snondeut today that the Dominion gov
1ensneut had by no means ceclced YET TO
ssnd It's northern supplies up ssieiy in
a. he aaid. by a gentleman who,
through his political knowledge knows.
lha4 the authorities viii uss the cheapest
sss Ses' ,bsv ne Ams a amer e. no ans atsl
4Aere has been vigorous effort on the
pnst Of some strong government support
q to give this business exclusively TO
Canadian shippers. but you mark my
usrds. American bottoms VIII carry up
equally az much freight sent by the gov
anment a. the Canadian steamers. IL not
The chief argument put forward By Can
odian shippers At present ID that freight
rates UP north are uniform all over the
cDsst. by virtue OF the arrangement made
nume time ago at meeting In Seattle.
lines have no advantage over Canadian.
Vancouver shipping man speaking OF
the matter today said: II don't think the
government has been unreasonable in this
natter. but IL has been very much MS
informed In regard to the carrying eapa-
city OF the Canadian boats. and In regard
TO the rates. We now have three purely
Canadian iines doing business In the
north, and this transportation business OF
the government which amounts To a great
deal in the course of the year, should we
think be equally divided among Them. The
matter has been represented 20 the author
tiles q. Ottawa In this light by a eentie-
man who has a strong political pull, and
] have been given TO understand that In
future all government supplies will
90 UP In Canadian bottoms. II they don't
there will be mighty big kick regis
tered"
The first big shipment Of government
supp!es. comprising many hundreds Of
tons. will go north when the Yukon
opens. Long before this time the merry
Eight for the business Will he waging in
thought that the struggle for the bust
ness may result d.sastrouely TO northern
rates, which have since the Arrangement
referred to been steadily maintained 10
the advantage OF every one concerned. TIE
outcome win be- watched with the great
est interest particularly In this city, as IL
is confidently expected that the govern
ment will not overlook Vancouver where
q number OF strong supporters have resi-
dence. II the contract Is made by tender
AZ in former years. and Canadian lines
are alone permitted to tender 1t will moi
will be sufficiently strong TO
break rates.