The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-10-28

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Honolulu, with fair west winds two-thirds of
the way, and thence to San Francisco. The
distances and time occupied by these steamers
from California to China, estimating $50 miles
as the average daily speed, will be about as fol-
lows:
san Francisco to Honolulu. -
Honn6iGiu to Kanagawa. 1{
stoppage at Kanagawa
kauagawa tO llonGkOng.--- -------..-.....-.l-oOO
Total distance and time. 900 %
The return trips, if made by the same route,
would probably, owing to head winds, be at
least t,co days longer, making 81 days from
Hongkomg to San Francisco via Honolulu. But
if these steamers return by the northern route,
the distances and time will be about as follows:
Miles. Days.
Hongkong to Kanagawa.-.
Total distance and time, .-......-."...6,5oo &c
Now, rs we understand ii, the Company does
not wish to take freight by the China steamers
from San Francisco to Honolulu, or from Hon
olulu to San Francisco, but simply stop q few
hours for coal and passengers, IA the taking and
discharging of freight would detain the steamers
several days Mt Honolulu, both in going and
returning. The return trips are so much short
ened by the northern route 6 days shOrter) that
1t 70 very probable that 1t will be adopted
though this will depend on whether the ships
can carry coal Tor twenty-five days, which IL the
least they should venture out with on the long
voyage. These steamships will commence run
ming just rs soon As they can be made ready,
which will probably be during the summer or
fall of 1866, the contract allowing them to com
mence at any time, but not later than January
l, 1867. But, after all, it will require actual
experiment to determine the best routes and
stopping places. 1t will be the greatest steam
enterprise ever undertaken, and must adapt
itself gradually to the actual necessities of the
localities it passes through.
In addition to the above great commercial en-
terprise. we understand that the Pacific Mail
Company also intend to establish, auxiliary to
their China line of steamers, a line of propeHcrs
5alcecq san Francisco and HonOlulu, to carry
freight and passengers between these two ports
only, and to run twice or three times Il month,
as may be necessary. Here is just what our
growing commerce has long been calling for,
and which the establishment of a monthly line
of China steamers, simply touching at this port
for coal, could never furnish. We want such q
line rs this, one which Will bring the two ports
within ten or twelve days of each other. We
I are ScnQlng 10 san TTinclsCO dDouG I4lCcu Hull
bred q ,5O0) tons of freight per month, and
receiving from thence perhaps one thousand
tons monthly. Coal taken for the China steam
es would always give the propellers full freights
TO Honolulu, and render the employment of coal
ships unnecessary. Not far from one hundred
passengers pass between the two ports monthly.
This ia the present trade and trarel over the
route, and every one knows that it is increasing
each wear fully twenty-five per cent. With a
well conducted line of large and commodious
propellers, such rs are now employed in the New
York and Liverpool freight trade, bringing the
two ports in close and certain proximity with
each other, the increase in both trade and travel
would be great.
This line of propcllers will probably be
started within the next six months. Under the
management of the able company which con-
templates it, We feel confident that it will be
conducted for the benefit of our Island commerce
and that. therefore, all our merchants, planters
and agriculturists will unite to encourage its
establishment, though it may cost, at the outset,
some sacrifice of personal interests. The two
lines Of freight and passenger packets that are
now running have well served our commerce
and the owners and agents of them deserve
thanks for what they have done, and for the
zeal with which they have so long and so faith
fully advanced Hawaiian ommerce for it may
not be generally known that the packets now
running are not very profitable to their owners.
But the advantages of steam are too apparent
to be gainsaid. When our merchants and
planters can visit San Francisco by steam in ten
days. dispose of theiS produce and make