The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific.

PORTLAND. Oct FIFTY striking grain
handlers parsded along the water front this
Oceanic dock on the east side. and from Green
wich No ? 70 Mersey on the west side Police
laughingiy brushed aside By the idle workmen
who said they merely looking around Ex-
Mayor. No work was done on the Oceanic dock
today. Non-unon grain handlers trucked wheat
20 the German ship Nereida at tie elevator
while the crew worked in the hold An abusive
mittec 70 so after warning.
The Earrimsn lines have granted an increase
fn wages 20 freight handlers that smounts to
shout 10 cents a day. Truckers viii receive
81 20 day and callers and carmen 81 80, while
the checkers viii receive an advance Of 81. so
month. making their wages $3.50. Instead
of overtime on a pro rata basis the new scale
the freight handlers was Tor S2 30 Tor fuckers
and 81 so for callers and carmen. with so for
checkers The petition was turned down By the
superintendents with the exception OF the over
time. which was recommended
The British ship Glenercho was chartered to
day by Balfour Guthrie Co TO load wheat at
Portland. Kerr Clifford g. Co. chartered the
British steamer Frankley and the British ship
Blythewood 70 load al Tacoma The French
bark Sully chartered some days ago by Kerr.
6luord Co. wiz come TO Portland to load
wheat instead u going Puget Sound The
steiner r. A. knourn VIII sail for San Fran
cisco via Coos Bay and Eureka this evening
shs Is sbie 10 carry only about half the cargo
Tie British steamer Hazel Dollar finished
lining this afternoon and shifted across the
river 10 Montgomery dock No. 10 begin load
ing wheat for Europe.
The French bark Ia Tour d'Auvergpe reached
port tonight She brought general cargo from
sAN PEDRO. Oct. I2-Captain william Nel-
son of the Neison-Napier Navigation Companv Of
lhis port has entered into contract with the
North Pacific Steamship COMPANY. operating fbe
passenger and freight steamer Roanoke between
Portland and San Pedro. via Eureka and san
Frsucisco 10 transport its freight and passengers
between San Pedro and San Diego This will
nlcan a business of 1000 tons of freight moufhir
and from 200 10 coo passengers Tor the local com
uanr. which is now building q steamer for fbss
traffic 10 the ship yards at East San Pedro. The
new steamer is 10 be called the City Of Long
Reach. She viii have carrying capacity OF 100
is lrc n arrive on her next trip from Portland
and way ports October Il. and is scheduled
s. the return trip on the following dav
SID left Tacoma Tor San Pedro last "wednesday
The harkcnfine James NJ johnson Captain
Benncce reported as having sailed Tor Mukins In
ballast Is still IN port. being delayed on ac-
count ~ her Inability 10 secure crew The date
~ her departure is indefinite.
The schooner Wawona Captain Pessley from
Tacoma. originally scheduled for this port with
fuii cargo N lumber. has Rad her orders
changed and viii discharge ~ San Diego
The bark Dismond Head Is ont fwa DAYS from
t-naftie. with a full cargo of railroad ties from
wholesale Yards AT San Pedro
The steam schooner Despatch. Carta III Weber
after having discharged portion ~ her lumber
cargo ~ RedOndo. called AZ this port today Tor
fuoi oil. She Is scheduled n clear tonight FOR
fipeneme. where she will tnish discharging 303.
Ths steamsr Mandplsy Captain Sanford. three