The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-11
THE CALIFORNIA AND CHINA STEAM LINE.
OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.

Petition from the San francisco Chamber Of
Commerce to Congress- Asking Modinca-
tion of the Contract Twelve Trips Yearly
Instead Of Thirteen.
SAY FRANCISCO, Nov. Is, 1896.
THE CHINA AND SANDWICH ISLANDS STEAM LINK
The following is copy Of the memorial to be pre-
sented to Congress- In regard to the China mail SERVICE
by the Chamber of Commerce Of this city,
The committee Of the Chamber OF Commerce. to whom
referred the resolution OF that body OF the 18th day
of September last In relation 10 the mail service Of the
and the Japan Islands leave report that they have
given the subject full consideration and would recon-
mend that the following memorial from this Chamber
TO Congress be prepared a once and forwarded 70 wash
To raR HONORABLE SENATE AND Houss or REPRESENTATIVES
~ TIE UNITED STATES IN WASHINGTON ,t.
Tho Chamber Of Commerce OF the CITY OF San Fran
CISCO 10 the State Of California respectfully represents
to your honorable body a1f4aU gr ane
That contract was entered into some time since DO
tween the Postmaster General under authority Of an act
Of Congress, and the Pacific Neil Steamship Company
be performed monthly between this port and ports in
China in 6vrt class steamships. which were required to
touch at Honolulu In the Hawaiian islands
That appreciating the importance OF rapid c0mmuni-
cation between the United States and China this Cham
ber In the month Of June last pstitioned honora
Bile body N relieve the company in question from the
necessity Of touching at Honolulu with their large and
burdensome steamers, because 1t would involve delay
in the passage Of Ave to eight DAYS suggesting At the
TO that or some other company to perform the steam
mail service to Honolulu monthly, Independently Of the
That acting upon the representations from this Cham
Der and other sources Congress ut its last session so far
modified the contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company az 10 authorize them at their option to drop
Honolulu from the China mail service upon con-
dition that separate steam line he established TO the
Hawaiian Islands, with subsidy OF $4,000, and that
the said Pacific Mail Steamship Comnanv perform yearly
thirteen instead OF twelve, trips to China
The notifications referred TO- especially the require
men to perform additional voyage each year, this
Chamber cannot hut regard nconvenent tn the travel
ling an mercantile community, as Disarmament OF
well settled plans Tor the establishment Of immediate
and rapid steam communication with the ports OF japan
and China. and onerous aud oppressive to the COM
pany DESIGNATED 10 perform the contract
II will change the dav Of smiling Of each steamer from
the FIRST OF each month to irregular dates to be deter
mined according to circumstances, and thus deprive
travellers and shippers OF goods at distance Of the
quisite information to the period whom the steamers
will take their departure from San Francisco y
II will involve the necessity Of an additional steam
ship 10 perform the thirt -enih voyage and expend
ure yearly of at least $3.50 000 without commensurate
advantages being derived either by the government the
public or the steamship company And II will compel
the company act of self preservation to adhere
to the original contract tn touch at Honolulu with their
steamer, and thereby snghsn the VOYAGE 70 China
very grievance which 1t was clearly the intention OF
Congress to qualify. sh
ditional voyage yearly to China will afford accommo
daton TO the travelling or mercantile community, but
VIII on tne contrary operate nurGas'v 70 ther inter
which will 30 entaed upon the Pacific Mall Steamship
Company, the Chamber Of Commerce Of the city
OF San Francisco respectfully peons the Congress- OF
tho United States that the steamship company Ia
question be permitted to drop the port Of Honolulu from
their service without the additional obligation At another
trip yearly to China and that thereupon The subsidy FIR
mail service 10 the Hawai- Islands he Increased from
$50 900 70 $780, 900 yearly which will be requisite
to enable responsible many TO establish parma
mont and efficient line NJ steamships between that i'm
portant point and tho United States.
All of ~hch ts respectfully submitted
RORT. B. SWAIN
.H TII0S. " 9FLtY,
y G. MERRILL.
.r ALBERT nIppIEE
G. J. DEMPSTER
SAN FaAscsco Nov. IL, 1863.
The old steamship Hermann, f0rmerlv Of tie New
York and Bremen line. that has been living 70
Choir in this hsrbor for the past four year, has bon
sold to the Pacific Mail steamship CompsWv. and will ne
to Yokohama and extrs ship 1t thai mort
to be readiness should anything happen 70 Of the
regular steamers Of the lime.