The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-21
Passengers for Battleships
Will Be Charged so
Cents.
Steamboats, to Charge Two
Dollars for TwO-Hour
Trip.

Launch and steamboat owners
came In for criticism this morning
when the rates to be charged for
carrying passengers during the
visit Of the fleet were announced
Excursion steamers. which will
caIfy passengers up the sound IL
meet the fleet Saturday. leaving al
! o'clock In the afternoon and re
turning az O'Clock. anuoureed thai
me rare viii be g. per passenger
MS announcement has raised a
storm Of protest from those plan
ming 10 meet the vessels
Launch owners anuouncae mi,
morning that passengers 10 and
from the warships will be charseS
~ cents apiece for the round trip
During the visit OF the washipr
ton, the charge for passage on the
launches was but 25 cents and
the public had been led 10 believe
inst the same rate would prevail
during the stay Of the big fleet.
EYen vessel owners on the water.
'front.' who are not directly interest
Cd, denounced the rates announced
as outrageous.
Launch Owner Explains
Roy Liiico. owner of a number
OF launches defends the rate Of
% cents set by the launch owners.
We are forced to double the fare
because the marine inspectors have
cut our carrying capacity half In
two, he said this morning. For
instance, | have been notified thai
! can carry only SO people in my
largest launch, which has a licens
ed capacity OF I04.
II we merely made the run 10
the nearest boat and back. we conid
afford TO charge only Is cents. but
we viii be forced 10 take passen.
gers FOR the different boats ON
every trip. necessltating two round,
Of the entire fleet on each round
trip. Accordingly we will be able
TO make only five trips per DAY.
Experiences Of San Francisco.
Seattle people may take warnlns
from the experience OF MANY In
san Francisco who were swind1ed
through shying bogus tickets for
launch trips TO the warships. SWIM
dlers worked the waterfront In San
Francisco, selling return tickets 10
the vessels which proved TO be
bogus when presented at the
launches.
Doubtless these same ticket
swindlers will follow the fleet 10
Seattle and attempt 20 operate here.
Tickets should be bought only at
the docks or regularly advertised
places
Launch owners In San Francisco
also misled passengers BY promis-
lng 10 take them 10 certain war YES
sells aud then forcing them TO dis
embark ON the nearest vessel even
when their object in going out was
to visit friends on other boats.
Yesterday the committee on
aquatic sports decided on the
course for the races. For the pow
or boats the course will begin az
barge TO be anchored at the foot
of Yesler way. then around the
West Seattle bell buoy around the
Y. S s Rhode Island anchored off
Smiths cove and along the water
front TO the starting place.
Boats Must Keep Place.
Saturday afternoon when the
hattleshins arrive excursion boats
must keep at least 400 feet from
the battleships. The larger steam
ers will remain back Of line from
Duwamish head 20 Sktff point on
cambridge island Launches and
smaller crafts will remain between
a line drawn from West point light
To Four-Mile rock and TO the Great
Northern dock. To see that the Z
rules are properly obeyed the rev.
enue cutters Aroata and Guard, tha/
harbormaster's launch and two pa
troll boats viii patrol the course
The patrol boats will Fly the flsgst
OF the revenue cutter service. N
The Elliot Bay Yacht club will
form as an escort OF honor for the
fleet when IL arrives Saturday af-
ternoon. The members are 10
meet Saturday morning at the head
quarters. at West Seattle. and pro-
coed Ia a body 10 greet the big
ships
Several stands are being erected
along the line Of march In addition
to the large official reviewing stand