The daily progressive-miner., 1915-12-03
JERNIC AN BROS.
 TOLD TRUTH
THE PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN WILL HAVE TO DO BETTER
 NEXT TIME

Mir. Jernigan is in receipt of q letter from his sons, Lee H. and Earl Jernigan, who left here few weeks ago to return to Portland, Oregon. their former home city. The boys are working on a certain invention appertaining to automo- piles, which promises well. They have applied for patent. mean while the appliance will be put on the market and is expected to meet with large demand.
 The boys have been informed by the Chamber of Commerce of Port land, that there is movement on foot to start another steamship line between Southeastern Alaska and that city. To that end, bids have been submitted to boat builders for seven big steamships. to be all the same size and type, and of the first class in every way. They are to be fast and maintain regular scheduale.
 A reporter for the Portland Journal interviewed Messrs. Jerni- gan. and the following is the account that appeared in that publication of recent dat;
 Portland is going to have hard battle to install herself in the good graces of Alaskans following the fiasco made by the Portland Steam ship company in that section last year, according to L. H. Jernigan. 3 Portland man who went into busi- ness in Ketchikan last summer.
 Tn Alaska they seoff at the idea of a Portland steamship line. The treatment accorded by the last line. it's lack of schedule. the poor class of vessels used, and the non-pay- ment of claims has made mighty Door impression on the Alaskans.
 @T went Up there last summer without knowing soul but having excellent Portland connections,' said Jernigan yesterday. Within three weeks I was doing general produce business of s1 900 a month. I de pended on the Portland line. My goods came to me in rotten shape. In one case of eggs IS dozen were broken Grapes, fresh fruit and vegetables that left this port in fine shape got to me unfit for any thing.
 Alaska Welcomed Line
 @'The people of Alaska welcomed the coming of the line with open arms. 1 had a number of men tell me that they had longed for the op- portunity to buy in Portland for many years and they proceeded to make the best Of it. They all sui fered as I did.
 Early in the fall the Portland line quit. I had seen it coming but had been told 1t would only be a few weeks till better and bigger boats were put on.- But I sent word to Seattle house that I would ike to do business with them They re- piled very nicely that one of their salesmen would call on me at his earliest opportunity.
 Three weeks later he came. Tn the meantime l had written everT other produce house there in the same vein This salesman came in, shook hands with me, inquired where I had been buying, passed the time of day and left saying that he would be back in an hour.
 Will Return to Alaska
 He never came back nor did one other house accept my business. I was ostracized by them because I had come from Portland and because I had used the Portland steamship line and dealt with Portland nier- chants. I held on for several weeks on such poultry and the like as I could pick up there. Then I paid my few bills. packed my trunk and left.
 T am calling attention to what I met just that Portland people can get an idea of what Seattle rrs~ss ;u 1-I vvt1f <Ler, x,ax,at tr,cy