The Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Goods Under Bond Can Skip Port Townsend.

NO MORE DELAYED SHIPMENTS.

Customs Collector Bradshaw at Port Townsend Makes an Important Concession to Seattle Merchants.

United States Customs Collector Charles Bradshaw, of Port Townsend, has just signified to a prominent mercantile firm in this city his intention of allowing through shipments in bond protecting mercantile firms in this city to pass to Seattle for inspection instead of unloading, inspecting and reshipping at Port Townsend, as heretofore. This is a move that has been much desired by the merchants of this city for a long time, and it is a most important step in the direction of making a port of entry of Seattle at some future time.

Trade committee consisting of Messrs. E. C. Nenfelder and A. B. Stewarts was appointed to obtain information and data that could be used in drawing up a memorial to congress asking it to make Seattle a port of entry. This the committee will do as soon as possible.

The concession made by Customs Collector Bradshaw, in allowing freight to come to Seattle in bond, will make not only a saving in time in securing freight, but will also make a material saving in the cost of freight. Schwabacher & Co. last June had a large consignment of tea stored at Port Townsend awaiting inspection burned up. Frequently loss is occasioned also by the extra handling of the goods at Port Townsend.

It is probable that the movement will result in establishing ports of entry at both Seattle and Tacoma.