The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-02-02
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THCRsDAY. FEBRUART 2, 1880

rIa necessity Of L. marine nl-ay sr the repairing q ships
an steamers hat frequent our port Il b-roning every year
more apparent The business that could have been done BY
ssrh an enterprise during the past I've years alone, would have
more than pail the est and maintenance OR Heavy lumber,
necessary to Construct such a -ork, can now b. Obtained from
ps<st -o1nd a. a Io-er hgrr. than ever b-kJr., and IL is quite
probshtr tAst al the maternal needed could Be obtzin-l there N
The szs and I-=sths rr4Girei, and laid down here ~ contract
ss not ever s2s per ton. The eo-t q such = railway = Tie
wants o. this port demand. has been estimated BY different per-
sons at FROM f2s,oOo 70 $4,000 Even taking the Latter nsure
. hsshs. there esa BE- no question that the enterprise you'd
not oriy pay, bet prove remgn>rafiys. The introiuction Of
bland steanep seems TO imp~r.,iyely demand that the work
should Dc set on foot soon Our new steamer . on the gay out,
sc very likely before this, i on this side Of CAPE Horn In
cruising among these Islands. she will be liable to receive more
OF Ies dsnass IN ,h. small h4rbsrs which -he must Of Esce=sty
visit and how 10 she 20 b. repaired, Nit IL done NJ all, !: Can
suiy b. BY Withdrawing h. from the service and sending her
over 70 San Fr,Dcsco, where, If her owner, find a good offer, -e
may lose her. This should not be " but IL We pretend 20 en-
psoy steamers, ne mus: provide for their necessities. It is not
merely for steamers, however, that -e need a railway, bu, FOX
The numerous vessels constantly cunIng in for repairs, which
cave 70 Be shove down" which mode seldom allows the work
being perfectly doae-
No h.rbor ever possessed NOR. eligible sites for the eons,ruc-
don Of q marine railway than Honohaiu, and Il Is a matter %
surprise that one has never beea undertaken The best site ia
undoubtedly In The south east corner Of the harb T, where the
proposed extension Of The espIanade will end, and wher. there
Is . natural grade IN the shore, requiring little or no out
lay FIR grazing. Another site, nearly as good is on the re-.
opposite the espIanAte, near Mr. Summers house, where one
nighf Be erected. but ~ { think wouII require greater outlay.
But the mos, important question is who shall construct it! At
Tshir, the French Government; built the railway at its own ex-
pence, and probably the existence Of one there tends more
shaa anything else To draw vessels 10 that port flour Govern
nent has the means, no disposal Of Its revenue could be more
II.ieicasIy made than for such an undertaking And il would
sesm 70 be the more reasonable for the Government 10 under
take IL, because IT has doubled ii. tax On the foreign commerce
% The port, and ought to eTpend the Increased means derived
from TIA, source In fostering its commerce. 1t Is not necessary
that tho whole amount required for this object be voted at :he
seIt session Of the legislature, but sufficient to allow the work
% be commenced and gs under~ay-say half its estimated cost.
IA regard 70 the necessity Of the work, there can be no difference
u Opinion; and We trust that, II there Is a reasonable increase
n the public revenues, the subject will he taken up and carried
q . favorable Isssae-
The only arrival since our last issue has been that Of the
~ha5e-bark Hi6e, Hta, Booker. from q s5uthern cruise. She
Cane In account Of q Rad leak. A survey has heen held on her,
and her cargo and gear ordered TO be discharged, %hena further
rgrvey will be had.
The ship Araetay,f sailed on Friday last, and the bark Yau-
Zee on Saturday, 10th for saa Francisco 1t ia gratifying to
So our packets leaving Deeply laden, - were the Comet and
fgnkse, and both sailing within n few days Of each other. The
Yankee vs seen by the Excel passing Waianae on Saturday
afternoon about 4 o'clock, with studdins-ssls set, and With e
fair, AT wind.
The vhaIeshlp Besjanfx REIs hAs been purchased by
Isssrs Wilcox, Richards & Co, and Is being fitted cut as g
rhaler. She viii cruise IN the ochotsk under command Of Capt.
? sh, late Of the Yernoa.
Tbs brig Hero has been LAID on for San Francisco, and will
tiI for that por, direct, sbou; the middle o. the month.
LcxsEz-oute a spirited competition has arisen In the
Iraber business since the cargo Of the brig Consor' was placed
a The market, and iobbtng prices for the pas, week have ruled
=0u $50 TO 81 80 per VI. This IS lower than lumber has
NE Vel bLrNt4 IA y MLEhEN y VL ~c rN LOI NEN~aAA NA1-
be frst figure named Is lover than 70 ought TO be kept at We
ave not the statistics az hand 20 show the actual Consumption
throughout these IsIsnis during the pas; year, but Judge that
Ae amount can not ssn far below 100000 feet In san Fran
,co, :hs iobbing rate u Puget Sound lumber IL quoted at s2 so
y SIS and BY the cargo, 80 At Victoria, lumberis quoted,
rbbing rates, ais 20 so and At the various Puget Sound ports
Il 10 sI3. Why so large an advance should be maintained in
" market (neariy equal TO the freight on lumber from Bos-
n 70 houotuful to~- no. spP-sr clear, especially -hn the
esseis bringing eargoes frequently fnI a fair freight back TO
he Sound, while In San Francisco, vessels engaged in the Ium-
81 trade seldom have full fr-ights back. This being the case,
must be conceded hat $50 to s35 would be a paying figure for Z
rliaary lumber in Honolulu, and a still lower price for heavy 1
inber- Were the prices kept at these rates, the consumption I
q tn. other Islands, among natives as well as foreigners, you'd &
nquestionabIy be Increased, and perhaps doubled. 'COmpe- 4
on Is the III. % trade" and IL competitOn in the lumber trade
cresses the consumption and traffic, it must prove beneficial !
Dc only To those engaged in il, but 90 the native population,
o will purchase more largely for huihIing purposes o
srcAR-Is coming forward from the plantations. We note a s
lie Of some IL tons exported py the Yankee Sales at &c a q
&c dark, +3c % Sic. a
Coyyxz-The supply Of Kons continues large, and sales are ,
nsequentIy dull. The crop is somewhat in eScess OF what was '
the young trees having borne more abundantly than Il
as expected. We quote I.c. without sales. v
oLAssks-Consderab quantities went forward by the YES b
Is which sailed last veeE for San Francisco, amounting to q
40 gals Last sales at ic "a zoe. }
REAL EsrATE-A tract containing 1872 acres, located IN Wal Il
ii, On the road to the tae graph station, and consisting mostly '
tzro land, sold st auction On Saturday last for $685. high S
ice. i