The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-22
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
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. aHH4t % rrusrrI o ga the EIuVll. SATURDAY,. and wished O.
ye-~L' rast D. OFT NJ 81 lie making any biuia= obHsl-
-. g ~ t1r- BE -p~nt ar hour m y-ry free e1nyer.aisH.
$50 Sl-5 60 = ~. Pc, 5"l .at ~
u -r'ie- a. provided al that rtstut-. b. -h1utd have o..
-~aa-iis- ald that The C,s-nrrrt womb d-aI literally with
~h'rar-- -tlra- ~ ral-. ete-s-=.ffe-
We expected that the ministerial editor would
deny our statements lat week re-Tcctin. the
Wit of Mr.. Henderson To- this port. made for the
purpose Of securing. ir possible, the contract for
Inter-island steam navigation in this Archipelago,
a. 10 J. customary for the public organ 70 deny
every statement which docs not suit it, purposes.
regardless Of it, truth. Vow a. we had the
pleasure Of Mr. lis company on the passage
from thi- port u San Francisco last November,
and had frequent conversations with him, we
will go more fully into details.
Mr.. Henderson arrived here in the I1ah0 Nov.
:, having come from san Francisco mainly if not
expressly to seek the privilege Of establishing an
inter-island steam line; and ON the Monday fol-
lowing went - the Government House to see the
Ministers respecting the PROJECT. Not finding
them IN. n relative OF his met Mr.. Harris ON
Tuesday, and inquired when AIr. Henderson
might have an interview with him on steam.
The Minister appointed n certain hour the next
day, CIV educsday, } at which time he found two
Of them in. AMI had the desired interview.
Again he called on the Thursday following, and
obtained a copy Of the laws. This makes three
times he called. and If the Ministers did not see
him but ONCE, as stated, it was probably because
they were 20 taken up with private business
spccuiatiOns ~ 70 De unable to attend to official
duties.
Mr.. Henderson, from all We can learn, was not
treated with the courtesy or respect he had a
right to expect, and apIear- not to have made on
the Ministers e favorable impression Of his ability
To- carry out amy agreement he might enter into.
lie was too modest and unas-uming. and depended
probably too little on pompous letters Of intro
ductiOn. Nor was he accustomed to champagne
ing his friends, while seeking to carry Il project,
a. are some we have heard Of. lie left the Office
Of the Ministers somewhat disappointed, satisfied
that they were not disposed to treat with him.
Had he known that they were then expecting to
bring Mr.. Holiday To- their terms and do all
their steaming for thcm on their own terms, he
would not have been nj a loss for the cause.
Mr.. Henderson could not, Of course, make
any BINDING OBLIGATION, without the consent
OF his partners, even had tie Ministers suggested
such n c1urse: and the most favorable response
he obtained was, that when lie brought u steamer,
NHfy AAA-N "AAAN so 49," A+' -" N"
own terms, Of course. lie was not told uHoOHdi-
GoHaHy that IL be should furnish n -taunch, sca-
worthy vessel, which would do the service rs Iru-
vided. he could have the contract; but Ice was
told that II no ofher parties ur,re aoeePfed LJore
he GrTired, he might have il. That makes n very
important difference in an enterprise involving an
outlay Of from fifty to one hundred thousand dol
lars and No wise merchant would send n steamer.
uHdeT those circumstances.
The project for a floating or dry dock. AMI also
for n line Of packets to tie colonies. were wholly
dependent ON the obtainal Of the steam charter.
s., that all promises, whether e liberal or not,
to aid him in building 1t. were very safely given.
The dock was designed mainly for steamers, and
became a necessity. If the contract was obtained.
Indeed, the whole scheme hinscd ON the success
Of the steam project.
During the week that lie spent in this city, ne
obtained all the data he could procure from our
merchants respecting the cost and receipts of the
RiIaued, the amount of business between the isl
and=, the nature Of the harbors or landings, distan-
ccs, and every detail necessary 10 enable him and
the firm he was a member Of to judge knowingly ~
to tine size, and kind Of vessel required for the
service, should anything further ever be done
about IL. From our conversations with him we
found him better posted ON our internal trade
and commerce. than many who have lived here for
years. Regarding the route around Oahu, Mr.
Henderson saw ut a glance that the weekly ser
vice TO Kauai was not sufficient to keep one
steamer occupied, and suggested that the route
might De extended 80 rs o. include the ports ON
the west and north sides Of Oahu,-a feature
which would add much to the value of our steam
..rys.. WTuf SO lmvs -ufi l. sufficient Tn -
tablish our assertions Inst week. viz.
Mr.. II. came from >an Francisco expressly 10
securc. T p~o,sBle. hhe s'oaaler coHfracf, and that
he returned in the same Steamer, finding nO en-
cuurIgciucnt from the Ministry.
That hc had one conference and would have
had more, if the Ministers lad signifcd Il desire
to have them, or offered any iuduccmcHt.
That be WIS. anil probably still IS. read. to
IN a o~oafrref, had be found sufficient en-
from the Ministry, subject to the
approval OF hi- firm
II language means anything. the paragraph in
the leader OF the Ga=eft. Of May II. commencing
.. This view Ut the ca-c,-as we'll a. that in the
same paper Of April In fact these old
fosies fNIiuister-l insist that II all things for IIa-
waii. our internal Commerce ought to be kept 10
the IIawaiian- we say, If this language means
anything. it does mean % that the Ministers don't
iraHf foycigH capital 10 perform he ssrrice.'
And here i just what i patent 10 all-that VIC
have Ministers Win d. not know what they mean
when they speak: who 10 not know when n good
i offered To them to secure steam
service. anil have vet To- learn that We shall never
have it while they are in Office. or at least unless
they % to work in n different way. They have
let Zip a golden opportunity to secure steamers
NJ a small cost. together with valuable harb0r
improvements which few capitalists are found
To- venture IN introducing into any foreign
ports. Mr. Henderson gave u 10 understand that
the replies Of the Ministry were such ~ dccided
him to abandon his steam projects. and we learn