New-York tribune., 1920-11-30
Rate al. ON
Paciffic Said
To Be Averted
Cutters of the Conference
Schedules in Agreement
to Maintain Freisllts OF
vi v estbound Sailings
Shipping Position Better
Heavy Passenger Travel Is
Expected to Continue for
1T Least Two Years More

The possibility os drastic rate war
IN -ransr~cIac routes is believed to
have been eliminated. according to ad-
9ioez from Seattle received by shipping
men here.
Tais said TO have been brought
about DIS the result Of a meeting Of the
P4ctc Wes.5ound Conference.
N'sui IS Go. 8 Japanese CORPORA
tioa which recently retired from the
conference returned to membership,
ana Blue Funne, interests, & British
concern. ara stated to have agreed to
he 2 keep RACES stable. The Canadian
Robert Dollar Company. which on
crates from British Columbia ports.
was -De only concern in the North
Vest from which no word was received
This me does not belong to the con-
ference
10 Maintain Lumber Rates
fne Nl. III interests. wro operate
z tramp service. are reported to have
ofere2 70 carry lumber from North
Pacrc Coast ports 10 the Orient for
sl2 d thousand board feet, or $3.50
.ess ,ran tae conference rate, which
VII now BE- upheld.
General sh PIPING conditions on the
Pace are said TO be somewhat I'M
l.o{cc. Indications point to contin-
laton o- ,lc present rush in travel
Tor the next TWO years at least accord
;ns TO George F. Harrison. New York
risAager tQr Thomas Cook & Sons. who
aas oeea he cOast. Travel from
Stett'a AID other Pacific ports to the
Omen, has been heavy al year, and
here are reported TO be no signs OF
Various aeets handled by the Gen
era Steam Aip Corporation are trans
tortng "a total OF more than 20 600
tens or laciIo Northwest products to
AuSeraI =, -,eW Zealand, Java, the We st
Coast u South America, Cuba, Europe
and .le East Coast of the United States
each month. This is pioneer service
rom Seattle
Quick Run to the Orient
7 ne .eatlou Cr FIVE 5o5- oot pas
seneer liners 70 tho Pacific Steamship
Company by the Shipping Board Wi
enable that company to inaugurate u
fourteen-day schedule, which Will
make it possible for travellers to go on
american boats, and considerable busi-
hess now carried on Japanese liners
Is expected to 60 TO the ships flying
ne Aiasrcan r -4e he Wen4,chee r-i..
sall from New York January %. and
w,.l stop at Havana Cristobal Balboa,
Los Angeles and San Francisco before
arriving at Seattle prior to sailing for
Japan March i.
An outstanding Pacific trade feature
Is the shipmer. by water to Atlantic
Coas, ports in increasing quantities of
Pacific Northwest lumber Since the
Increase il transcontinertal rail rates
Oregon ard Washington nils have
SHIPPED 100000 feet OF lumber
through TIE Panama Canal 20 Balti-
more Phlade .Qh a New York and Bos-
TOT. In three months this water move
Nent has eQuaied the Pacifc-A,lantic
Coas- lumber shipments for 1919
A. lt r-e steam nip My NJ don
20 the Blue Funnel Linz gives ina.
cosnpans- s--.wo vessels on tne r pte from
Liverpool and Glasgow to Pacific Coast
rcr-s The company has added the
steamship Teucer as the fourth vessel
or tne Seattle-Or.ental service
Officers on Japanese ships arriving
II Pacific ports a,e stated l. bring 10
confirmation OF the reported ama.ga
nation Of the four largest Japanese
steamship lines. which the Japanese
government IS said 70 be trying to
bring about.