Freight Costs
Will Fall, Says
Firm’s Agent
Direct steamship service between
Seattle; and Anchorage, with freight
landed in. Anchorage at the present
cost of moving it to Seward, is be
ing considered by the Northland
Transportation Company, it was
made known recently in Anchorage
by L. B. Fitch, representative of the
line, • who was visiting there.
Mr. Fitch said he is completing a
comprehensive tonr of Alaska with
the view of surveying the freight
situation and that be will recommend
that his line start the service imme
diately.
The Northland Transportation Co.
would operate, besides the steamers
directly to Anchorage from Seattle,
steamers to Seward, Goodnews Bay
and Nome, Mr. Fitch declared.
The representative said that W.
M. Semar, general manager of the
company, told him there would be
sufficient time when the Alaska visit
has been completed for the firm to
enter the western Alaska field im
mediately.
“Three steamers of 3,006 ton ca
city arercommissioned and ready for
service to western Alaska at once,"
Mr. Fitch said.
He declared the Northland com
pany had planned to operate its ves
sels to Seward and offer service par
allel to that of the Alaska Steam
ship Company. .The .Alaska Rail
road, however, declined to make con
nections with the.Northland steam
ers and take the freight, he said.
“Consequently, if w enter the
western Alaska service, we will he
compelled to operate steamers di
rect to Anchorage,” Mr. Fitch said.
He had no authority, _Jje said, to
make, decisions for the oompar.y, nor
to quote rates.
"-But it scesis.-to: me. that if .’Steam
ers are operated to Anchorage the
freight rates 'fcom Seattle ko Anch
orage should be the same:as ‘fronp
Seattle to Seward, lie continued.
Both cities are in the same group.'’
Mr. Fitch expressed the ’ belief
there-would be sufficient business on
the western Alaska ran to make the
line pay from the start.
Mr. Fitfch pointed out that’die'Idft
.Seattle at Hie request of Manager
Semar, and has visited Nome, Fair
hanks. Goodnews Bay arid Anchorage
to study conditions.
The Northland "Company would
load its ships-with Matanuska pnrd
uets for shipment to Goodnews Bay
and Nome, Mr. Fitch saw.
Four steamers would be required
to provide weekly service between
Seattle and Anchorage. ’ The three
ships now available could ^-provide a
ten-day service. He sa&i be thought
the fourth ship could be available' oy
next summer.
Mr. Fitch has been studying wa
terfront conditions in A none-rage and
said tugs and barges would have to
be used for uidoadwg and '.leading
tne ships here. The facilities of the
city dock would also be used,' he sard.
The ’Northlasid Transportation Co.
is owned by the same group owning
t
the Skinner and Eddy Company, Mr.
Fitch said. They have numerous
canneries in Alaska, the one at Sand
Point being nearest, to Anchorage.
The steamers available for west
ern A.aska service have been in :an
nery ser. ice. They would can y
! freight but no passengers.
The three ships available are the
North Pacific, the North W iml anci
the North Haven. Each has a capa
city of 3.000 tons and the latter two
have a capacity of 150 tons cool
room and 75 tens cold storage.
The Norco, a motorship of 600 ton
capacity could also be put in opera
tion but would prove too small, he
said.
Service to Anchorage would cover
about eight months each year, the
period the Inlet is open. The ships
would not attempt to come here dur
; ing the winter, Mr. Fitch said.
The Northland Transportation Co.
' is at present conducting passenger
and freight service between Seattle!
and Juneau with the steamers
Northland and North Sea.
DOCTOR SHOOTS SON
THEN TURNS GUN ON SELF
SEATTLE—Dr. Guy Peterkin,■
widely known physician, shot and
killed his son and then shot himself
in the office in the ninth floor 'of the
building yesterday.
His son, Sherman, 22, had been ill
and a note left indicated the father
was despondent over his failure to
effect a cure.
“I’m sure he will never be entire
ly well so I’m doing what I think
best for him.,” a note found in the
office said.
A friend. Dr. A. Poska, said Pe
terkin telephoned to him after he
had killed his son saying he was go
ing to kill himself.
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