The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-20
WANT COMPANIES DUST
Victoria People Aftor N. A. T. & T.
 Company Trade

VICTORIA. B. C.. Aug. i2-CspecIal) The far reaching effects of Che action of Che Dominion and provincial governments Che former In granting a rebate Of per cent of the royalty paid on gold dis- posed or in Canadian coast cities and the latter In equlpping an up-to-date and re- sponsihle assay office for the treatment of gold. arc just beginning Go be felt. A proposition is today before Che provincial Government as the result Of the arrange ment mentioned. whereby one company alone. win. if arrangements can bc conn plctcd. market from half @ million Co a million dollars of dust in this city besides landing lts st. Michael steamers with thousands of gold laden miners on board in Victoria. The proposition is made by the N. A. TT. & T. Co. the biggest conn pany In the northern trade. operating its own fleet Of river and ocean vessels via St Michael. 10 is. 1T the government win pay the rebate Go G. the company win bring down lts gold dust to this city and sell lt here Not only win lt do this. but it win hold over its vessels from s. Mich ael for the Sound and San Francisco at this port for four hours. thus allowing miners aboard tho opportunity of market Ing their gold here. and of participating In tho benefits of the rebate.
 The enormous benefit Go Victoria is ape parant. 1t would mean that the great mass of people and the bulk Of gold which passes this city for points south or the forty-ninth parallel would bo arrested ot this port
 The department Of finance is In commu- nicatlon with Hon. Clifford slfton. min lstcr Of the Interior. In regard to the matter. and although it is known that this government in making provision for rec hate or thc royalty had in mind only the cases or individual miners. yet it Is be- llcvcd that the federal government can be influenced by the enormous advantage which such an arrangement would be to the whole coast Co modify the provision. Failing in this there is little doubt that the citizens Of Victoria. and especially thc merchants who SO quickly responded when a guarantee fund was wanted at the time of Che establishment Of thc assay office and who would bc bcnenciarics directly of thc new regime would raise a guarantee fund for such palpahlc benefit as Che present would constitute.
 This biz company is only one Of sym dicate Of immense Arms. such ns the Alaska Commercial Company. which arc doing business In Dawson. and which are consolidated in a trust The bulk Of tho gold finds It's way Co these companies. and hitherto has been shipped Co Seattle. via the lower Yukon and st. Michael which Is the cheap route duriing the sum mcr season. IT the vessels of this and the other companies could be Induced Co rec main In thls city for four hours the re- bate offered by the government would ccr- talnly attract every miner with dustand. it is thought. would bring un enormous trade Co the coast cities
 The foregoing special dispatch was rec cclvcd by the Post IntellIgcncer last eve ming. It's contents are contradictcd by no less authority than Secretary Snowdcn. of the N. A. T. & IT. Company. Mir Snow den states that thecompany has been ap- preached on this proposition, Whlle the report from Victoria lntlmates that u', company took the initiative. Mir. snowden furthermore states most positively that the company has not decided Co take ad- vantage Of the royalty rebate lf offered it. but win. an things being equal never let one pennyweight Of its gold be marketed elsewhere than In Seattle.
 or have just come from Victoria.
 was there interviewed on this subject, and ! was asked whether the company
 would market iis gold In Victoria. pro- vided Che rebate on royalty were allowed it That was the extent Of the entire mat CT. No ofer has been made, for no one is empowered to make one as yet on tho part Of the government as yet And. of course. no offer being made, we have
 made no answer"