Iditarod pioneer., 1914-08-15
IMPORTANT MOVE OF
 NAVIGATION COMPANY
 CREATES INTEREST HERE

Seattle July 14-One of the most i'm transportation affairs was made yesterday with the decision of the Pacific Alaska Navl- gation Company to send the vessels Of Its fleet into Skagway. Invading field for which 1t has never sought business, the Admiral line will route the vessels of its northern service, bound for Western Alaska, via Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau, Doug las Haines and Skagway.
 The new service will be inaugurated with the sailing of the steamship Admiral Ev- ans on July 25, which will leave for the westward from Skagway instead of Juneau going to katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward Port Graham, Seldovia, knik Anchorage, on Cook inlet, and Kodiak.
 Gateway to Interior
 The routing of the vessels of the Admiral fleet via Skagway follows the purchase of the Northern Navigation Company by the White Pass & Yukon Company and the establishment of the Southeastern Alaska port as the great gateway to Fairbanks, Dawson and other interior points.
 St. Michael has been the important gate way to interior Alaska but with the pur- chase of the Northern Navigation Com pany's fleet of river steamers by the White Pass & Yukon, passengers and freight bound for Fairbanks Dawson and other points have been routed via Skagway, the White Pass &s Yukon railway to White horse and down the Yukon.
 It is also pointed out that the Alaska Steamship Company recently invaded the Cook inlet country, which was only served by vessels of the Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, and that the Admiral line IS no" to extend its route in Alaska Steamship Company territory in retaliation.
 Traffic Arrangement With White Pass
 The announcement of the Admiral lines new service was made yesterday by Presl- dent H. F. Alexander, following meeting of the newly elected board of directors Of the Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, MT. Alexander said that traffic agreement had been made with President o. L. Dlcke- son of the White Pass X Yukon route Tn regard to the handling of freight and pas sengers delivered by the Admiral line at Skagwav and that tariffs from Seattle to all interior Alaska points had been filed.
 The annual meeting of the Pacific Alaska NdVlgdLlOn COlupdly, lAC fAuiAiiio oi ittAS' WY held July 6 at Portland Me The directors elected at that time included Richard Sutro of Sutro Bros, bankers of New York city; Chester Thorne, chairman of the Na- tional Bank of Tacoma; William Jones, 5. A. Perkins and H. F. Alexander of Tacoma; c. w. Wiley of Seattle George Mar man. ager of the Royal Bank of Commerce of Windsor Ont; R. A. C. Smith, vice presl- dent of the American Surety Company and the commissioner of the Docks and Ferries Company of New York city; M. A. Arnold. president of the First National Bank of Seattle; J. D. Hoge, president Of the Unlon Savings and Trust Company ot seattle and E. A. Stuart, president of the Paclflc Condensed Milk Company of Seattle.
 Alexander Reelected President
 The board of directors organized by the reelection of President H. F. Alexander and all of the other officers of the corporation
 To take care of its increased business on the Seattle California route the Admiral llne has leased the Folsom street dock at San Francisco, abandoning the Howard street wharf, which it has occupied for years. The Folsom street dock is one of the best on the San Francisco water front. It has railway trackage connecting with the San Francisco belt line The offices ot the Ad- miral line have been established III build inp adjoining the dock.