The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-29
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
to Bring Them From Atlantic
ron 4 LINE FROM SEATTLE.
Government Retentt0n 81 Trans
ports Delays EstabIishnenf Of
New Enterprfse-O0eePs Of Pa
ciac Coast Company Believe
Adequate Facilities for Basiness.

But for the fact that the government has
Impressed several OF the steamers Of the
Pnrisic Coast Steamship Company In the
service of transporting troops 10 the Phil
ippines, the company would have had a
steamer. line running between Seattle and
Honolulu the early part OF this month
This circumstance, however. Is not To be
allowed 10 prevent fhs company from
carrying OUT lis plans, for at the present
time negotiations are being conducted on
fEe Atlantic coast for the Purchase OF two
Gne steamships which. IL secured, viii be-
sent around the Horn Immediately and
placed on the run between this city and
the Hawaiian islands
The officers Of the Pacific Coast Com
pAny realize the growing Importance Of
Seattle as commercial entrspo,. They
are not blind to the constantly increas-
Ing prestige of this city in the commerce
OF the Pacific. For these reasons and
believing that there !s a great future for
the trade between Seattle ard the Ha-
waiian islands, the officers Of the COM
pany have determined to establish
steamship line TO Honolulu as soon as
steamers suitable for the route can be
secured.
President j. ~ Farrell, OF the company,
made the following statement last night:
I'VE had hoped to be able TO get hack
from the government one of our sfeamers
10 be placed on the line between Seattle
and Honolulu. The City of Puehia had
becE selected as the first steamer The
government. however, stiil retains this
steamer and as far as can be seen there
II no Immediate prospect Of the rei.n-
qsilsfment of any Of the vessels used as
transports between San Francisco and
Manila, although we had hoped TO have
the Senator soon
II the company In successful In nego-
,lasions that are now In progress on the
Will he secured and sent around the Horn.
destined for Seattle. 10 be used I'm the
CARRYING trade between this city and Hon.
oIulu l cannot now give you the details
OF the enterprise. Manifesuy. II will be
Impossible to fix schedule OF sailing
dafes. ETC.. until We have secured the
requisite steamers You can say how
over. that 1t d believed that trade between
this city and the Hawaiian Islands Will
Increase from year TO year and the Pa
cifse Coast Steamship Company wishes 10
get its share Of that business Facilities
for the handling Of the new business at
Seattle will tie supplied. An office will be
opened and maintained at Honolulu"
IL IN not difficult To see In the expansion
OF the trade OF the Pacific Coast Company.
which owns the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. the influence OF the Great
Northern railway The interests OF the
Great Northern as far as Pacific trade goes
Are conferred In Seattle. To obtain share
~ the business between Heno.u,u and the
East. the Great Northern would naturally
be interested In having steamer lines es
fahlished hstveen this port and the Ha-
Waiian Islands. There seems to be little
question hnt that the Great Northern in
nurnce II paramount In the affairs OF the
Pacific coast.
There was n time when the Northern
Pacific looked longngiy at the Pacific
Csazs Company. with its splendid terminal
properties In Seattle and Its coal mines
and railroad thereto. both OF which are
earning big dividends. On his visit to Sc
attic last spring President Meiin inspected
the property Of the Pacific Coast Company
here. took a run over the Seattle 4 North
ern. owned by the company and finally re
turned 10 New York, where, 1t Il Std.
he made an offer of purchase to the
waterbury reorganization committee
which financed the Pacific Coast Company
At that time there was outstanding &C
counts between the Northern Pacific and
the Oregon Improvement Company aggre
eating III volume something like tasDUD
This was TO be wiped out II the proposed
phrcaase by the Northern Pacific went
through Meantime j. j Hill saw the bud
ding greatness Of Seattle and at tha same
time observed a chance 10 block the az
EreSslons OF hts old enemy the Northern
Pacific. The result was tho purchase ont j.
right Of the Pacific Coast Company by Mr.
Hill and his associates, and when Mr. Far
reH went East no, long since 10 straighten
out that <esas1 account with the Northern
Pacific all hope or the acquisition OF the
Seattle ter eninai properties OF tho Pacific
Coast &c apany By the Northern Pacific
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