Evening bulletin., 1911-03-01
Whalers Ride mt Anchor at Oakland

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Greek.
Much comment has been awakened
concerning the decline of whaling in
northern waters by the projected de-
parture of the old bark John and
Winthrop from San Francisco. Ac-
cording to the Chronicle the old
whaler, which has made many voy-
ages out of this port, is at pier So
preparing for her annual trip in pur-
suit of the sperm mammal. She is
still under command of Captain JOS
eph, who relieved Captain Shorey
last season. Captain Joseph is an
old-tlme whaling master, and last
year had very successful cruise, ev-
cry barrel in the ships hold being
full of oil when the John and Win
throp came home The whaling in
dustry out of this port is not what it
used to be few years ago. The John
and Winthrop and=the Gayhead were
the only vessels out last year after
the sperm whale, and only few went
north to Behring sea and the Arctic
Formerly over a dozen steam and
sailing Whalers were sent out of this
port annually. Most of the old steam
whalers are laid up in Oakland creek,
with little prospect of their going out
again for some time. Those which
went north last year made good
catches, and came home with rich
hauls of whalebone, but it is said that
there is so much bone on the market
that the business is not nearly as
profitable as it used to be.
Shippers Appeal to Taft for Aid.
The advent Of the Bates and Chese-
brOngh steamship line into the Paci-
1c coast shipping business has Gre
ated a strong opposition from the old
line companies who have been oper-
ating along the west coast for a num-
Der of years. According to late dis
patches to San Francisco papers it is
stated that probably the most import
ant move yet taken against the at
tempt of the Pacific Mail and the
American Hawaiian steamship COM
panies to throttle the independent
lines of steamships conducted by
Bates and 'Chesebrough between this
port and New York via the Panama
route was made yesterday by the
traffic bureau of the Merchants ex-
change when kilograms calling for
drastic action were sent to the nresi-
dent and secretary of war. Senators
Perkins and Flint of this state and
Senator Bristow of Kansas, a mem
Der OF the interoceanic canals com
mittee, were also wired to lend their
aid and cooperation to the end that
traffic conditions via Panama may be
restored to a position of permauency.
The telegrams, which were signed
by. William r. Wheeler, manager of
the traffic bureau had the unanimous
approval Of the board of governors.
administrative action isI
urged. The president and the secre-
tary of war are requested to act and
prevent the railroad owned steamship
line from destroying an Independent
competitor and thus RELOCATING this
important commercial freight route TO
It's former condition of Mactivity and
practical uselessness to the shippers
and producers of the state The chief
of the nation was remind
ed that the request was in line with
a recommendation made by him in his
last annual message to congress.
Claim That this Is Worlds Record.
What is claimed by the United
Wireless Company TO be a worlds 8 |
record for communication between a |
vessel at sea and shore station was
made when +. G, Strauss, operator Ct
The Hillcrest station received mes
sage direct from T. Il. Nivison, op-
orator on the Pacific Mail liner Korea. |
which is outward-bound to China and
Japan. The big steamship was 1892
miles from the Golden Gate when on
orator Strauss picked up her call.
The message a5heI through the
ether read: IS p. M, Korea, 1892
niles from San francisco, all we'll"