The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-03
Seattle to Be Used Extensively
for Shipments This Year.
TONNAGE WILL BE SUFFICIENT.
Southern Grower Now Here Says Or
ders Already Received From
China and japan Are Double Last
Years Export-Tonnage to He Of
fered From This Port Large
Enough to Accommodate Trade.

Cotton growers and dealers of the South
are anticipating greater trade relations
with the Pacific coast, and particularly
Puget sound, than ever before. few
years ago 1t was novelty, 1t Is said, to
hear cotton dealer say he had business
In this section of the country. Then all
orders whether for the Orient, Asia or
any other part in the far East, were sent
via the Suez canal route. From this year
on great change is In store for the South
ern cotton dealers. Not only are the
markets changing and becoming stronger,
hut routings have changed. The Pacific
coast, which last year drew a large
amount OF cotton for Oriental shipment, is,
according to reliable figures, to do double
the amount of this trade during the pres
ent year. Each year. 1t is said, substan-
tial growth in this business will be seen
and the Atlantic ports, and more partic-
ularly the port of New York must here
after divide this immense business with
Puget sound and other Pacific coast cities
A large cotton dealer of the South, who
Is now on the Pacific coast looking over
transportation matters in connection with
Oriental cotton shipments, is Henry r.
Chamberlain, OF New Orleans. He came
here yesterday from San Francisco, and
returning home viii visit Portland. When
seen at the Butler he said: II am here
looking into your facilities for handling
This year we expect to do a big business
with Seattle and other coast cities
I'VE have always enjoyed trade with
the Orient. our goods have until last
year been shipped mainly by the water
route from New York. We don't expect
to ship that way any more and 1t Is a
good thing not only for the coast but for
urselves.
This year China and Japan have placed
orders for cotton with Southern dealers
fully double those of last year. They have
been placed early In the hope of getting
them of on the first boats We are now
figuring on freight tonnage, and / don't
think but that we will be able to secure
all we require. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha
line is putting on a large new boat to Sc
attic which will help out wonderfully. We
will ship more than twice much cotton
TO this city this season as we did last
Besides this new boat. there will be sew
eral others ready to go on the Oriental
run from Seattle. Several are now en-
gagged In the Cape Nome trade. They will
make but one or two trips there and will
then be able to take freight to China and
Japan. There will be an abundance Of this
for all of them. Portland and San Fran
cisco will receive a share of the cotton
trade. but Seattle win probably get the
greater portion of 1t.
''The business OF the Southern cotton
growers Is increasing In the Orient very
rapidly. Last year we received visits
from several Japanese agents They in
formed us that there was a growing de-
mand for American cotton in Japan. Some
placed orders with us at that time, while
others came by mail on their return home.
While we have received a large number of
Oriental orders already. we do not think
that they are all In. Many more will be
received. and do not hesitate to say that
before the season Is over we will have
done three times as great business with
the far East as we did last year.
The demand for cotton in other parts
of the world and at home Is also increas-
ing so that we are anticipating a strong
market this year"