The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-26


z..sssses-Satural Reasons Mill
10 Arsisss the City of Portland.
- aro Seattle had practically no
-enf transport business and the
<--raster's Office in this city had
- enough work 10 make its ex-
.rs worth while.
a ,eeord for 1850 shows that I'm the
- AZ freight handled Seattle has
- = an almost equal footing with
1Iancisco, the most active quarter
e station in the country. The an
a ststfstics will probably show Gan
80 stiil somewhat in the lead as
~sverpent OF business to Seattle did
ssv,o until the year was almost half
~ Il the present time the North
4 ;nule IL enjoying by far the larger
im Of tho freight shipments.
a ~ handling OF troops San Francisco
- m almost complete monopoly.
~ ~ present year twenty-five ships
cleared from that harbor loaded
= troops and supplies. The similar
- from Seattle have numbered but
y NJ uumber OF ffeiHnt transports,
-. the two cities make an almost
~ shswinG. the San Francisco rec
6bow the departure Of twenty-three
N earfoes. while from Seattle there
TEN twenty-four ciearings.
~ rnpid growth OF the Seattle trans
4 pssiness and Seattle shipping In gem
hss caused much envy to be ex-
ID ~ tho newspapers and the citi-
q the less fortunate Pacific coast
-; possessing few natural advant-
2 they have secn the government
nese slowly passing to the more
sr&d Puget sound
~ Of the cities to most keeniy feel
y l5fting Of the government trade into
~unl commercial channels IL the good
! town OF Portland. On the first page
~ Wednesdays Oregonian appears
Monmn discussion OF the cenfering of
y transport business In Seattle and
- yvsncisco, under the caption. Worse
- Of the condition Of business from
= leFtland standpoint. In the course OF
y article the Oregohian says:
where seattle shines.
NAil~ the government gave Portland
~ Dgisilege OF dispafching five trans
~ IN ten months, San Francisco was
~ nfty-one transports and Seattle
Gyiy thirty. although thousands OF tons
hsight and hundreds Of horses and
~ were shipped through Portland to
1stlis and San Francisco, In order that
~ ports might handle the business.
~ thousand tons OF cargo for these
P41Ports was also brought by rail- from
= kest 10 San Francisco and Seattle.
Portland. so far as getting any OF
- business was concerned, might az
ii have been water tank station IN
unch-Krass district"
M protest ~ followed by a long list
~ transports clearing from San
slsco and Seattle this year, while
eown nj the bottom Ia a pjtiftu list
~ accredited 10 Portland
u enmpleso enumeration of tho reasons
- have caused the government 10
It's freight business at Seattle
be difficult 70 give, because such
would neeessariiy include almost
part OF the work connected with
MlApaport business
Aitem alone. tho price OF coal. more
rafihes the loading Of transports in
IN preference 10 Portland. The
~ transport when starting upon
voyage across thc. Pacific must
q icast i,ooo tons OF coal IN her
Tho government buys this coal
little fer 15S ton. In Portland Il
rom 80 To 81. rs ton. This means
uEefsnce In price OF at least yei5 A
e. difference OF q. iso tn the cos, OF
rK~-1*4 ttff " Hu~DtFt TOT ntf VOYAGE. n
1u OF this amount on each transport
~ Hem Seattle means not only an i'm.
Mani difference In each case. but an
mens saving In the course Of the
~ HAD the Seattle transports this
- 81 zone from Portland. the govern
would have bad an additional ex-
AAetasr important item OF expense TO
ssnsidered In doing business from
hnd the cost OF piiotage Every
~ ossirinK to attempt 60 thread the
see OF bars and shadows guarding
1870 from maritime Intrusion must
~ TWO pilots at nxed charges not AZ
|. nesonanls, One pilot must be secured
ssne the ship across the bars at the
- OF the Columbia. while a second IA
. eAry To direct affairs during The trip
~ river on Puget sound pilotase ia
- important item, there are 10 dan
s's shaliews or bars &c guard against.
That Awful mar.
u aifhculties attached 10 getting ves-
nsaff u or out of Portland harbor
mofo than sufficient To prevent that
sfef being considered AZ a transport
~ The bar az the mouth OF the 60.
~. RIVER H. ticklish proposition In
Amess weather. and during storms 1t
."sh,,y nece.stlates delays 20 several
4 !, , sne lost ~ waising 20 either en-
~ ~ eAye would have substantial cash
! 49, V me government, which Is opera,-
fentrart
! FNx' sound. however. can be entered
.ssx une under the @oycrest Weather
\. sns While gale might caus. a
~ y. s<sy 81 tho Columbia Il would not
nss nth the passage OF the Straits.
',,.ssns the low water Of nidaunfmrr ID
M. M..~ssfntiN ,mp0ssibic for deeply laden
NV v, 70 leave Portland harbor This All.
i ,A,,, eesassrr, y partially avoided b.
saafpsns companies doing most bust
~ ~ 81 Portland nha load their ear.
~ ~ mat CITY. Aut lake no coal whteh
laFSe part ~ the weight nnfll
"eath or the Columbia - esarhea
,f.s ssesssssatcs mere ~ - trouble ana
49, sas e regarded "a Nrefarahie Is
~ da,k facilities af reTflang are far
49, 49, AVS me harear charges are r,,srh
! \, tnAn those ~ Seattle Especlaiiv
!. 10 fastlAai docks tsheicai n faeiii-
49,. animal loading Nne 81 the most
- .sssst eFaReees pf the transport bnsi-
~ =. supplies shipped upsn the ,rans.
l. 80. v ei3hgr brought fran the E4st er
As.s.hT,td from shis immediate netgh-
&C., " the FORMER ease the sure fin-
facilities az seastie-.the teruaist
~ " asean iihentAi ftBes are heated
w Az y much satus
a.. s.Ha,4f Az the hav and either forage
49, y tnr Philippines. 10 tha
srrN. tens - thousands - tons 81
I 49, lfpw Puget sound farmers In
$50 tar forage the eAeaq tranvusr.
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