The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12
Futayama Go. to Run Steamers
From Japan to Seattle.
VESSELS ALREADY PROCURED.
n. Yamaguchi, who Arrived on the
Mango Maru, Says at Least One
Boat win He Put on mt Once, TO
Garry Salt Fish, Flour and Lum-
Der TO Yokohama and Kobe
safIfngs to Increase with Trade.

The Futayama Company. a close corpo-
ration organized a year ago In Japan FOR
tho purpose Of establishing line OF steam
ers between Yokohama and Kobe and for
eign ports, has decided 10 make Seattle
tn principal port In the United States, and
this summer viii put on at least one YES
sci regularly between here and Yokohama
As business increases other vessels Will
BE- added.
II. Yamaguchi, Of Yokohama, who ar
rived IN the city yesterday, on the Nanyo
Maru, which for the past several weeks
has been held In quarantine az Point Dla a,,
p1ond, 10 q guest OF the Seattle. he VIII
return on tho Mango Maru as supercargo.
In speaking of the new steamship COM
pany, he said
tons OF -four from the Centennial mills.
for Yokohama and Kobe. She Is under
charter for this purpose.
The Futhyama Company was organ-
ICED for the purpose OF doing business with
foreign ports. and as more freight IS
offered at Seattle for shipment to Japan
than at any other Pacific coast port, II
hero and Tokyo. the lines headquarters.
Yokohama and Kobe. In the main the line
will carry TO Japan salt fish. lumber and
Hour In addition to this It will carry from
Seattle to the Orient any surplus OF freight
that the transcontinental line steamers
cannot handle.
I'm the beginning only one boat will be
u
VIII be added until the trade is accommo-
dated. Whether the Mango Maru viii be
selected for the run do not know.
The company has recently purchased
four large steamships. and has chartered
several others. These Il Is fitting up for
both passengers and freight. We do not
expect 10 carry any large amount Of
freigh, from Japan to the United States,
but can make the line pay in passengers.
There Is a large amount of travel from
japan 20 the. United !states. The Mango
Maru. on this trip. brought 100 passen-
gers to Honolulu and forty-eight to Sc
attie
Aside from the Seattle line, the Flu
tayhma Company viii run vessels to other
Pacific coast cities, II the trade demands,
one TO Victoria, n. c.. where cargoes
were awaiting shipment 20 Japan.
There IL no doubt regarding the trade
OF tho Orient with the United States. our
consumption ofAmertcan products IL yearly
becoming greater, and the trade that IL now
beginning will grow very rapidly. We
need. OF the Pacific coast products, -four,
lumber and FISH to say nothing OF the
demand for the products of the Eastern
ana Central states, factories and mills
Just when the Seattle line will be es-
tabiished ! do not know. but | under
stand It IN the intention OF the com
pnny TO start It's first boat out shortly
After the arrival In Japan of tho Mango
Maru."
Moritx Thomson, president OF the Cen
tennial Mil Company, which has the
Mango under charter. stated yesterday that
he hoped to have the vessel ready to sail
within one week. She will begin taking
on cargo 1day She II to sail direct for
Yokohama. and ,hence TO Kobe. with 1000
Mr., Thor on said ne was unable 10 say
whether the Nanyo would return to this
port as nour-carrier.