The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-07-12

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facilities and the retention Of the
steamship line between New York end
Colon.
Mr.. Bristow recommends the cancel.
lation Of the contract with the Pacific
Mail steamship company and the South
American lines and the opening Of the
ports Of Coon and Panama to all
steamship lines on equal terms, and in
certain contingencies the establishment
BY the railroad Of steamship lines be.
tween Colon and gulf ports and Pan.
anna and important United States Pa.
cific coast ports.
It Is recommended that in traffic
connections American steamship lines
DO favored ~ far - consistent with the
treaty obligations Of the United States.
Mr.. Bristow spent several months in
his investigation, visiting the isthmus
Of Panama, important ports ON the
Western coast Of Central America, the
isthmus Of Tehauntepec, Mexico, and
the Pacific coast Of the United States.
His report retews the entire history
Of the railroad and discusses allegs-
tions that ito local freight and passen-
ger charges were excessive and its
traffic contracts with steamship lines
monopolistis.
Against Pacific Nall.
THE contract with the Pacific Mail
steamship COMPANY" says Mr.. Bris.
tow, gave the exclusive privilege Of
through bills Of lading to and from all
Pacific ports north Of Panama, and
that company agreed to give through
bills Of lading only by the Panama
route. Both parties agreed to cooper
ate in the making of rates and in pro.
tecting each against competition from
other steamship lines"
Later in his report, Mr.. Bristow
says:
AFTER carefully considering the
statements made BY the commercial
bodies Of the Pacific coast, the state.
msnt Of Mr.. Souvenir, and other data,
1t clearly appears that tho Pacific Mail
company hes made little effort to do.
velop business between the Pacific and
Atlantic ports Of tho United States.
Mr.. Souvenir says that there 10 not
sufficient business at the ports other
than San Francisco to justify ships
stopping. This 10 vigorously contro.
verted BY the shiprers and chambers Of
commerce Of these cities.
Pacific Coast Complaints.
Mr.. Bristow refers to complaints
inside BY the chambers Of commerce Of
the Pacific coast ports Of the United
States that the Pacific Mail steamship
company 10 controlled by the transcon-
tinental railroads, and that it 10 ope.
rated % ~ TO discourage commerce via
Panama between Atlantic and Pacific
ports Of the United States.
He sets ont the specific complaints
Of the chambers Of Los Angeles and
San Diego, and says:
San Francisco 10 the only Pacific
port Of the United States at which Pa
ciac Mail steamers call. Seventy
thousand tons Of freight moved via
Panama between New York and San
Francisco during 1904, but many Of
the San Francisco business men allege
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