The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-20
GOING AFTER TRADE
 or LOWER YUKON
The White Pass Yukon People Will Help to Make Skag way Great Supply Point By Giving Low Rates
 and Putting Steamers on the River

Skagway is going after the trade of the lower Yukon river points and she is going after it with that vim and CT. nestness which have llwayi brought success in the past The railroad com pany is more than willing to meet the city half way in every move necessary Co york the accomplishment of inc pro- jcctcd enterprise. Last bui not leact, the financial backing for the making of the Gate City the supply point ty the establishment of immense whole sale houses here will be available just as soon as the existence 1l .hc 1ir%I; is determined.
 This trinity of very dcsra5ic things for Skagway was practically dc;crmin- ed upon at what. measured ay he ulti- mate good it will do. was tnc lost m- portant session ever held by ne lCcal chamber of commerce. last evening. The meeting was hastily callsl 70 give J. Francis Lee, traffic manlscr o' the White Pass railroad, who mas been 'n the north for about a week, ib meet the representative business men 0i the city and confer with th 'm 'nccrning the extension of trade which W0 ild be mutually beneficial lt Na, Sery'l. rge- ly attended and from the :ime 'i con vening until adjournment dt bout 1T o'clock. interest did not las nc | it
 Numerous times during the evening nm respouscs to queries Mr. zee stated in the most positive terms that he would do the best possible m the mak- ing of rates to enable the merchants here Co compete with the shippers via s. Michael He reasoned that in this matter the citizens and railroad must work together. His theory was that m the interior the cutting of prices should be regarded as a cutting oi rates and vice versa. By this procedure he hoped Co control the consolidated com pany
 It was shortly after S D';lp;K ';hen President Woodruff presented the guest oi the evening. J Frauci, Lee The traffic manager wasted no time m getting at the meat oi the proposition and throughout his talk he displayed a surprisingly intimate knowledge oi the trade conditions and geography of the north. when it is considered this is his first visit to the north After a few words oi generalization on the north. he took up the problem oi how Skaeway merchants could increase their trade with the interior. He cs- pecialy considered the country on 'he Yukon oi which Circle IS the supply point
 "In the early days of the Dawson rush. said Mir. Lee. "the country tribu- tary Co Circle. and m this ! include the Panama and adjacent localities, was practically dcpopuated. the 'OhabtaatS going up the river Co Klondikc, and this condition prevailed to some cN- tent for several years Now, however there is recurrence oi the old cordi- tions and that country is going ahead and will be a stable and prolific pro- lucef of wealth gather these cvl- denccs from the best possible sources and consider them reliable.
 The trade with those sections is great and is destined Co rapidly in crease and Co get Skagway in a post ton Co handle it the city must first be put on a basis Co do through business with reference Co the competition 10 be encountered with the lower river.
 "Thc same conditions prevail ;hcre as they did at Dawson wi;h reference Co the transportation question ani ye, at the latter place we won out. Why: Because our line furnished the most direct and feasible route for the get ting in of freight. and you will find the same state of affairs will obtain at Cir cle. Nou have it in your power Co eS- tabliSh here the point from which ihc lower river shall be supplied. and fhe railroad will assist you in the solution oi the question
 Tending to show what the railroad can do in the way of meeting the com