The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-02
SEATTLE IS NAMED
FOR THE TERMINUS.
Continued IRON Page One.

months hence. which is probably the time
it would require 10 arrange the details
Of the new extension.
Mr.. Schwab, In the same interview. con-
upued: But If the business In this field
increases and jnstities the putting on OF
a line. of course We shall be In 1t. We
aow have a line from Bremen 10 Hong
kong. and from there to Yokohama. and
another across the Pacific would give us
a circuit of the globe, as far as seaports
ara concerned. as we are in New York
and Galveston. Tex. from Bremen now"
Building New ships.
The announcement at the head OF this
article was followed by another paragraph
IN the Financial News as follows; In this
connection It may also be mentioned tina,
the steamship company fthe North Ger
man Lloyd has ordered the two steamers
Ederra and Fulda. recently sold. TO be re-
placed by two new steamers which are TO
oe ready fer the increased passenger traf-
nc between the United States and Europe
during the Paris exposition
HilI's fundamentally.
There seems little question with those in
Seattle best acquainted with the situation
that this development has been brought
about largely through the fundamentally
Of James G. Hill. president OF the Grea,
Northern. II Is also known that the
steamship line. when It comes witt have
already made transcontinentai arrange
Enen,s with some railroad or railroads, AS
this is 50 closely allied with the plans OF
Mr.. Hi, which have been a matter of pub
lie comment for the las. five years. /, n
reasonably inferred fha; the railway prssi-
dent Is one OF the main promoters
Half decade ago, at meeting OF rail-
way men. Mr.. Hill made this prophecy:
Tn the next few years am going To have
port on the Pacific tina, will be the
eheapes: port la the word. am going TO
bring the products OF the orien. 10 the Pa
etfic coast. across the continent 10 New
York. and over The ATLANTIC TO Liverpool
cheaper thar they car De taken to LIVER
pool through the Suez canal am going 10
aave the orient consuming the entire
wheat product Of the western part OF the
United States. thereby giving the farmers
from 10 % cents a bsshei more than they
can get sor their grain otherwise. To do
tAis. ] am going 70 take the wheat to the
Orient SO that u WI De cheaper than rice
II Is a well-kno@n fact that no nation az
ter once Il - educated 10 The Use 81 wheat
-four, ever goes hack 20 rice. Ana am
going 20 take the products o. the United
states 70 ;he Orient from The Pacific north
west IN from ten 10 twelve days"
Mr. Hili has suilt his rad ard within
the next sixty DAYS there wsI! Re Il wharf
finished IN North Seattle thar ws.l hs With
ot's peer u any port Of ghs United States
There IS a dock there nearly doue Of over
1853 fest in length. with a Sip 80 feet wide
and thirty feet deep. The mex. steamer 81
TIE Nippon yussn KAtsha 20 arrive from
lae 0rieBt viii dock there
Fsr-Renchfng Beneflfs.
The gvessssf benefit to Sea tle % the -.
tAb5shrners 90 tssis uew the VIII not coma
from The Increased shipping thu; viii 80
brought 70 this par. BAL tbs prestige. the
competition and new ventures that viii
esos~sy follow. Win the North German
Lloyd people here, AID Doing their utmost
20 get tae greatest part OF the Oriental
traffic. there aiil be accused rivalry
snsofg other transportation companies Of