The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-29

NEW YORK. Nov 2s-The Mall and
Express says.
All signs point 70 a lively fighf between
the Panama railroad and the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company after the termination
of their nve~year agreement on December
iss The same difficulties have come UP
which confronted them five years ago.
and there is little likelihood OF their
reaching AN understanding.
The Panama railroad, II In understood,
refuses to give the Pacific Mail Com
pauy the exclusive right, as against other
steamship Hines. 10 traffic carried over
the isthmus. The Panama railrosd also
insists on a larger share OF revenue than
II has received under the old agreement.
The Panama railroad has partially ar
ranged for a steamship line OF its own
between Panama and San Francisco. II
has chartered enc steamship and II is me-
gotiatlng for several others.
Trauar Arrangements.
For tranic between the United States
and Central American and Mexican points
and Europe and Central American and
Mexican points, the Panama railroad has
made working agreements with two differ
ent Hines. and under this agreement the
latter viii take the place Of the Pacific
Mail Company In this traffic The b,sxi-
ness between New York and Colon ts now
carried by vessels of this Panama line,
and this viii continue at amy event.
The steamship companies with which
the Panama railroad has considered ar
rangamcnis are understood 10 be the Pa
cific Steam Navigation Company and the
South American or Ehilaan line. which
has already extnnaed its service toward
san Franchises. Up TO this time they
have stopped at Mexican points. Ac-
cording 70 the terms now demanded by
ths fauama railroad. the Pacific Mail
Company viii have to stand on the same
footing az thr other steamship companies.
The officials OF the Pacific Mail. on the
other hand ara NOT at all disturbed by
the preparations uf the Panama railroad.
They are preparing to strike back IL
no agreement IL reached they could run
steamRnips into GusymaA. on the Gulf of
California. and there transfer trafsic TO
sha sonora railroad. which IL controlled
by the Southern Pacific There the bust
ness wouid go by the Southern Pacific
10 Galveston. whence Il would he taken
10 New York by the Morgan line. Mr..
Huntington for long time had such a
project IN mind. and now that the Pa
chic Mail Company Is controlled abso-
luteiy BY the Southern Pacific. Il IL rossi-
BILE that II will be put into execution.
The haul by rail over the southern Pa
cinc would be more expensive than by
water transportation. and II u came TO a
rate war the Panama people think they
would have the advantage
On tho other hand, the southern Pa
clnc asserts advantage of prompter de-
livery The merchants % California ere
interested ia seeing rival line started.
ana they prefer that tins Panama road
should make a deal with other steamship
lines. 80 a. - grt as low rateE as pos
sible They are disposed % furnish capi-
tat II necessary, 10 establish a new
steamship company % connect with the
Panama roaa
President Tweed. of the Pacific Mall.
was rttiecnt today shen asked about the
l,oaslhigity "a reaching an understanding
with she Panama railra@d iia said that
q waa parwly a question ~ msktss the
best use Of lAeir ships a nomeer of
Uhieh have esen running 70 Central
Arnsr3eAa ara Mexican points