The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-26
Nippon Yusen Kaisha to Replace
Linsr Taken BY Japan.
OTHER LINES FULLY SUPPLIED.
Local Steamship Agents Say Enlist
meat of Foreign bottoms ny
other Goyernments, for Use In
chl.A tss-siss, Vim Not A1ect
Paciae Coast Csmnerce-coast-
wise shortage Due TO More Trade.

rsa annaunrement In the press dis
patches That the japanese government.
has taken for Transport service one Va
the Nlupon Yusen Kaisha liners, operat-
fn1 between Japan and Seattle ~ con-
ncction with the Great Northern ran"ay.
Il confirmed In the local ofhces Oh .ne
company. where Oriental advices nave
h~en received by r. NJ. Dudley. general
manager OF 4he steamship company o
nee here. s.fht
The vessel pressed into the government
sarvtce ia the Kinshiu Maru. OF 1000 tons
rross capacitt. In consequence OF TINS
acton the vessel viii NOT return 70 ms
port and her sailing for August . nas
been cancelled. This Will cause TOT AZ.
wusf a short Oriental tonnage on tnat
line. but arrangements hive been MADE
10 keep the Idxumi on this run IN con-
n&cffbH wfyh the Rfojuh Mara ana the
TUxs. until the Japanese government shall
nave finished with the kinshiu.
The Idzumi is OF 400 tons gross ca
pacity. or 800 tons, less than the kinshiu'
which is the only continued shortage the
company anticipates on the line. Inc
Rio1un IL OF $500 tons and the Tosa OF
1900 tons. making a total capacity Tor
the line OF 1900 tons. which 1t is deemed
will be sufflcient during the continuation
OF the trouble.
ThS taking Of the Kinshiu however, u Is
said Win N All proha pflitS sa1ect the con
tempiated large increase OK tonnage on
the line to and from this port as an
nounced by President X. kondo on his
recent VISIT here. TO be inaugurated this
fall In fact, from reports It y said
that owing 70 ethe unlocked for condt-
lions the vessels OF 5000 tons which were
10 replace the smaller ones now in use
wfli not be completed on time II IL also
stated tha& President kondo ~ cutting
his European Watt short and Is now hur-
rying home 10 Kobe
foreign and American. that have been
preSaed By the various governments since
the trouble IN China began and the ehect
II would have on Pacific cuast commerce,
local agent or one of the large trans
Pacific lines said yesterday: t
while u 10 trae that the United states
government has enlisted a large number
Of Pacific coast vessels In the transport
service and similar action on the part
Of other governments has reduced the
number of foreign bottoms engaged In
commerce with the Pacihc coast, there
70 no Immediate danger OF any serious
shortage In tonnage from any OF the
Pacific coast ports and particularly from
seattle
"There are several things that must be
taken into consideration IN discussing this
no shipments awaiting transportation to
China Within the past thirty days a
large bulk of the China trade has been
cancelled. In fact. orders for freight
space for sniiingr in July and August
have been revoked by wire ana as nearly
all China boats call at Japanese ports
or can do 40 In the event OF Japanese
shipments becoming heavier there viii be
the China space at their disposal.
Then again, II IL not anticipated there
will " any great increase In Japanese
business. a large amount OF the army
needs will be taken care OF by the trans
ports employed and the Chinese situation
has already made itself felt In small
falling or Of Japanese freight. These
conditions are bound to maintain.
Another reason for looking at the
situation through these glasses. IL that a
large number OF the transports taken
by this government have since May last
been engaged In the Nome traffic. They
will not be needed there from now on
IN such numbers and therefore many could
Ae spared Others OF the Name fleet will
take the places OF some of the vessels
prensed and by no means Is there an
outlook for a tonnage famine 20 foreign
ports from Seattle or any other OF the
Pacific coast ports.
There u.s. however. no abundance OF
coastwlse vessels for the earring on OF
the lumber and coal trade These so far
NJ | am aware have not been materially
decreased In number since a year ago. but
the demand. on account OF increased
trade. has made a shortage and rates
have advanced There IL no likelihood
OF an advance In foreign marine freight
rstsa"