The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-02-24

man. 90 to Money Bags. and explain to
him, that the want Of success was in con-
sequence Of mistakes, vlirh Mr. Silver
tongue proceeds to point out, old Money
Bags viii look at him. askance, button up
his pockets, lock up his chcck-book. and
put himself in position TO guard his safe
door. and inquire. why don't you correct
your mistakes, utilize your experience, and
proceed to make the money yourselves,
which you are so anxious for me to make ,
Certainly. You can supervise your own bus
mess, when You are at home. much more
effectively, and much more economically
than can at this distance. So that it may
be taken, as certain. that no foreign com
pany, or one based on foreign capital
entirely, viii undertake TO run inter
island steamers here, on any terms. which
the public treasury can reasonably pay.
They are not to be expected to run them
at loss, and if they are to be run for an
assured profit, why should not our OWL
citizens realize that profit
OF course, the ultimate winding up of
an enterprise, makes one to look back over
the track, and consider what have been
the conditions of success, or the contrary.
Ithas been thefashion to call the ship the
'old Kilauea,~ and condemn her slowness /;
one giving valuable opinion on propellers
in general. as compared with side-wheel
steamers; another, on the particular con-
struction Of the propeller, which is in the
stern of this particular ship; another, on
her boilers; another, on her machinery /;
another wants her all cabin, and misses his
champagne lunches and hot snPpers, which,
to hear him talk, you would think was his
customary and luxurious way of living. at
his own home
With regard to rapidity, people are al
ways more or less unreasonable. There is
no way of getting speed out of a steamer,
except by using fuel, and any steamboat
man would smile. on being told that ship
used eighteen tons of coal in steaming
three hundred miles making several stop
pages in the meantime. and that people
complained of, and condemned the ship for
her slowness- II may be. nay, it is certain,
that the ship needs new boilers. Well,
why not put them into her? 1t is certain,
that Government Is ready to assist any
private company. that can give assurance
of running this or any other steamer, to
the extent of the authority granted by the
Legislature, and TO cooperate. most fully.
with any feasible plan, to secure the desired
object OF steam communication.
But let Us pause moment in our fault
finding, and ask those, who have been CON-
PEELED 10 go down to the sea, in schooners,
of late, in their voyages between the isl
ands, whether they get to windward, on an
average, as quickly, as in the Kilduea
Let them 60 on board of the KilGWea, in
her present dismantled condition, even,
and see whether the fine accommodations
on board Of any of our nice coasting
schooners. are comparable, in air, light and
room; and does any one of the neat, han
dy and accommodating stewards, Of the
cOasting sailing feet, supply ones necessi-
ties, when sea-sick, better than our old
friend. Bob Hernandez, who is now
steward at the American Club.
Steaming. is matter of fuel. Suppose,
therefore, that you should use up two tons
of coal more, and get into Lahaina at three
O'Clock in the morning, instead of six
O'Clock, who would be benefited by that
No one can go on shore and rouse up their
friends; and no cargo be landed or taken
of, safely and prO6tably, either to carriers
or shippers. before morning. If the ship
were to run alongside of wharf, it might
be very different thing. But even then.
the general convenience calls that work
shall be done by daylight. and not in the
darkness of night.
Further, the running of a steamer is
advantageous to the schooner interest
This may appear heterodox. but it is fact.
Regularity of communication and facilities
generally, have direct effect to stimulate
enterprises, and increase business
In the same way, as it is Of 10 use
to spend coal, burn up your furnaces,
wear out your machinery, and shake your
vessel TO pieces. for the purpose of getting
to place three or four hours before it can
be of any possible use. so. likewise, it is
equally unadvisable, TO employ vessel
with cabin accommodations equal 70 q
Cunarder, for the purpose Of carrying eight
or ten passengers Who ever was crowd
ed, in the matter of cabin accommodation,
on board of the KiIaHed? Her owners
would have liked to have seen such an
event, and seen it repeated, every trip in
the year. But the writer of this article
has made many trips in her. and does not
remember an instance. when be did not
have sufficient room, for himself and al
his belongings
The questions, therefore. before the pub