The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02
Will Establish Line From
Here to the Orient.
THAT IS HIS MISSION HERE.
Anu0une~d by the Great Norfhern
Prest1~ss md other Om~tsis That
New TranspsetAc Fleet of
Steamships VIII Be Rmnatng Ont
Taking in the TrsMc Of siberia.

There - understood 80 he one % the
grsatsst aeals OF band as affecting the
inssrce8A - tme Northwest that mas yet
been accomplished. II ii no less than the
balldsag OF several new steamships. which
viii b. Iut %, lire between Seattle and
the Orient By the Great Northern Rail-
way Company. This is supposed 10 be the
fea. Significance Of the present Visit 10
the Sound OF President H.ll ard the party
nf otiser prominent officials. There IL III
tIs donbs that sacl. step Is afoot, as Doth
President Hill and other officials OF the
road quoted having made direct
statements Ia that effect.
The project II oae having greater scope
than that OF arg steamship line nov ply
Ing In Pacific waters. as i * the iDten-
ton 10 rim service direct from Seattle
10 Yokohama and Hongkong, with other
vessels going 10 Eiad.y1siok For this 1t
will be necessary te have a, least Fix yes
sells To give a monthly service with both
western terrntni. There Will he sio.opo.oo,
spent on this enterprise. most OF which
viii go 10 purchasing and building vessels.
1t is believed that il viii be AT least a
year before the " Is in operation =,
Great Northern has With tile Nippon
Yusen kaiehA cannot be learned. oat Il
IL understood that the agreement may hr
revoked by either party.s giving six
months notice OF their desire 10 draw
out. T. Is net believed that tile railway
has yet served this notice. il will he
more than half year before il - ready
to proceed with the ocean traftlc on lis
own account Sorne railroad and steam
ship men say that IL viii mol be necessary
10 nuliify this agreement al all, as the
accommodations 81 the Great Northern
are anlnle 10 handle All the trade. of HAIR
u dozen steamship lines Of equal extent
with the Nippon company.
WHY WOLyIN - HERE.
The beginning of this project i said to
he the reason that A. Il. Weis1n. the ex-
pert steamship man. of Duluth. IL with
MIR Hin on this Western trip. While he
viii, not haze all the license ard salary
accredited Ia MIN IN the East IL j. se-
Heyed that his advice win be the deciding
word In al questions affecting the Welfare
Of the protested line. and That he VIII
remain The slnse and advisory associate
Of hgu officials oi the Great Northern
until the sch6me IL perfected.
Mr. I'LL viii not speak VI this new
steamship lnHhe Il not accustomed 10
talking IF his plans With AMI body 50 that
the pubic can hear Of Il. before the con-
teTnpiatpd de8is are nearly ready TO ne
launched bit the statement II based IN
tnasuutahfs authority fhat ne has gone
into the details Of the matter whtte DC
las been in Seattle. ard has said that
the growing Importance as the ori.n'ai
trade was sAtficleat3s great 10 make any
further delay hazardous IN getting into
the field
HIS far-sighteiress is shown In the de-
reel tributaries ~ Seattle. II viii be bu, a
tonpafstiveiy few years before the Great
Siberian railway viii be completed, thus
tprslne UP 10 the aiFfes sfaae ~ tns
tIssid& OF that part ns IN. Orient. from
N.adlvostok to st Petersburg The totai
length of this lsnn ffem tsheaabinsk IL
Nfadfyoktok on the main hflr alone N
4 go miles and III complete II an expense
Of over Sit aoose wifi M necessary. hc-
carding 10 the estimates OF III" ISasSlah
ministry Of finance.
r.h,rt haas thus FAR been 40 rsgular III
rect communication uf the Northwest with
siberia although the siberian steamship
lire mana gett Ay Elarkson d Co, -! the
pusso-t hiiiese bank has been running
vessels there occasionally from Portland,
Srsarn1 40 these have gone loaded with
flour from this state, one 81 them taking
M cargo al this port There has been talk
from time tn Tine that the line tnseBdrd
moving Ia Seattle for IT'S American ter
minus bur il seems that one Of the CLARK
SONS formerly lived ia Portland. aud Was
disposed ia favor that eity
NEED ron THE LINE.
There seems little question that tn.
Great Northern steamships Will have
plenty - do II has been COMMONLY talked
Gar the last several months that there
were net aarauate facilities here te ;tamde
tie demands for traffic roam ~ oriental
trade. which gave more at less PLAUSIBLE
isy To various announcements from time
u time that outstic steamship comps ni|s
were contemplating invading this Held
These noss III the business have given
fe4sna for not putting mere ships on
the run thst lh.Y could uaf get targuts
enough fFum the orient THIS waT ia inS-
ttfx IRE extension. hat in direct contra
0sctseu with this newspapers published in
Japan and thi0s Tor thF lass several
,nnntbs hsvn contained frequent Uona-
paints thar hundreds 81 tons - freight
we're left Ga she siecks sfsere that .ssiId
nat he fak~u Is fhs' United States be,sttSe
there Mefe nn3 sufficient shipping facil-
tttFsS
All NplS.u-s engagement To select the
eaHasi5ilsS f9g this new service means
that there VIII be nune h,4t the finest
Vessels psrfbasHd oT Au.h. he is eonsid-