Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-17
NEWS OF WATERFRONT

SAN PEDRO, May 16.-Arrived: Steam
schooner Grays Harbor' from Raymond;
steam schooner w. II. Murphy, from Eureka
steam schooner Harold Dollar, from Gray
Harbor; steamship George W. Elder, from
Portland via San Francisco; schooner futh
e. Godfrey eight days from Portland.
Sailed-Schooner Robert r. Hind, for Re-
dondo; steam schooner Santa Monica Tor
Aberdeen via San Francisco.
JAPANESE WOMAN WORRIED
There is a much worried Japanese woman
on board the British steamer Bessie Dollar
which arrived yesterday from Shanghai, on
account of the tardiness of the immigration
officials. She is Mrs. Anne Nagai, a former
servant in the Dollar family, who Is returning
to San Francisco from Shanghai. She Is the
only woman board and until the arrival
of the immigration officers cannot leave the
ship to take the train for San Francisco
The other passengers, DR.. Gilbert Reld
returned missionary, and David j. Brauy,
Standard Oil engineer with their famlhes'
being American citizens, left the steamer
this morning.
The steamer will sail Wednesday for San
Francisco with 2200 tons of coke, 1000 tons
of pig iron and 700 oak logs. part OF the
coke will be discharged at the Selby smelter
at Port Costa. She has 800 tons of sulphur
for Victoria, and will load lumber at Gray
Harbor and Tacoma for the return trip
Tho Bessie Dollar loaded her cargo or pig
Iron at the big steel plant Of the Hanglang
Iron and Steel works at Hankow. This plant
is financed by foreign capital and employs
Chinese labor. 1t is $50 miles up the rang
ste river. Robert Dollar, president OF the
Dollar line, and Herbert e. Law, vice presl-
dent Of the Western Steel Corporation OF Se-
attle went up the river on the Bessie Doliar
and closed a contract with the Chinese cor
poration for 1900 tons or iron and ore Z
year for three years. The concern Will IN
return buy finished products from the ees''le
pianI. -.,
First officer II. J. Porter says the Chinese
concern will soon be importing steel rails TO
America made by Chinese labor. AS souVe-
mir he brought three little wooden taliy stlcKs s
on q string with a copper coin worth TENN
of a cent. Each stick is given for carrying
an iron bar to the vessel. Thousands OF
Chinese. including men, women ana chlidreh.
swarm the docks eager for an opportunity 10
turn a dollar a day in Mexican money. Porter
carried three bars himself at Chinese wages
to get the souvenir.
The Bessie Dollar had rough voyage
across the Pacific. On May the steamer
struck q whale. and was given quite ShocA
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
The schooner Lottie Bennett is at the
Southern Pacific slip, discharging partial
cargo of lumber loaded at Tacoma having
arrived from Redondo Beach.
The schooner Ruth e. Godfrey, captain
johnson, arrived today from Portland with
300 900 feet of lumber for Lounsberry & Harris.
The schooner Robert r. Kinds, Captain
Wikander sailed today for Redondo Beach IN
tow of the tug Warrior to discharge balance
of cargo.
The steamer Harold Dollar, Captain Hagen,
arrived today from Gray's Harbor with 100000
feet of lumber for the Hughes Manufacturing
company, and equal amount Tor the Con-
solidated Lumber company.
The schooner w. F. Jewett, Captain BJor'
sailed today for st. Helena to reload ties for
San Pedro.
The steamer rays Harbor, Captain Anfnd-
sen. arrived today with O,000 feet Of lumber
loaded at Raymond for the San Pedro Lumber
company. .,
The steamer William H. Murphy, Captain
daI tir1nfn
ing on arrival from Eureka with 100000 feet
of redwood for the Pacific Lumber company.
The steamer George w. Elder, Captain Jes-
sen arrived today from Portland and san
Francisco with passengers and freight for
the North Pacific Steamship company ana
will sail for return tomorrow night.
The steamer Santa Monica, captain Olsen'
sa1led todav for Port Los Angeles 20 dis
charge balance of cargo loaded at Eureka.