The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-03-23

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As X probable thar the general reader VII not
once understand the nsfure az II movement mRsi
explain that 81 tate years the old method q sitting eat
WhAlene1 the ports Of New k1cisad, sending shfn
z-ound Care HaTn e The R1oise, and bringing The
crSces home again BY the route, II the sane
vessel has given aiAes different system, ~ which
Honolulu ms1e the grand rendezvous Of al the
Pzcfc uhaers- Thsre they ve7e httei ou5, ehtaioed
ana provisions and fhisher they retErze1- dis
charged Their ckroeS 81 OIL and vent fo-1h sSAl1 a
quest Of mort FroH Honolulu. the OF was reshiPped
% NeE Bedford wherever else the owners II New
England fond mA-Eei faT L, the -g trade be
inc daue hy fNst-saihnS clipper ships, Sc thai uues
time and ma1cv rtrs saved. This rrocesS vas
net general. huf fast bscaminc and euid have
been TINS had the expenses At -olIiu
proved most ex:a-tiauate= much N fsci, that
the removal o; the dep0; "a San Francisco vas began
> matter Ct necessity The New Bedford Hs-r1-g
thus states the oanses e the change
e VI xsere- nav be said o. tia moral e1ecf q the
NhAeshis stopping Al she sandwich Islands y : BE-
ou6 czri that they have largely confribute t. Their
usierial urospe-l-F and dauhs II 1hs owners
o. The ships had suffered irom the enormous sx-
pe1ses ncu-7e6 Eonolulu suggestion az leaving
L Tor san Frznoisca would have been made The z6
vsnt2ces q thc former manifold; ana before The
construction of the TELEGRAPH zrrs the contiueal and
especially before the opening of the railroad, those al
v4nt4Ces eyertsanced the evils 81 excessive charges
resulting ralnaus drafts NaN. hoWeve-, San Fran
CISCO Is az or doors. The ship agent car, without
rez; trouble expense personally attend 10 his shp
= new captain - rs5ufo-ce : creU- The captains
not he made O. pxs round,y iar exchange a they
nave beer the Islands ana certainly shipments q
oi and bone he readily and reasonably maze
a. SAa Francisco a. H0aolalu- Though II Is prob
ah that the caKase 4 ports Eoula hare been made
utimatey -ands- any Circumstances, the change has
undoubtedly beer hssfeuei hy tts raspII policy q the
Isiande-s Sho have acted thon-h the whaling heef
their power, and uaust sabl1it % any amount
Of deecinE- Times arr changed. To yield pr06i
nov the Whalnc business demands the exercise Of the
closes; econOuy- and Ehe employ ueni 81 masters WHO
not only slaughter WhSies hGi have some tact n
the transaction q business. What Is saved voy-
age Is q quite mach importance what :
crtuucd the voyage, and shipoW1ers naturally
stunning ports where exOrh5tAnt charges me, and
seeking these where they car eonsro she expendi-
tures-
within ter years petroleum. which Vas unknown
IL lS6f, has become q the largest integers Of
American and foreign commerce ana undoubtedly
ranks the third N vElus o. American natural
Vrsducrs-ths the next amer outton~And tobacco
Hitherto the trade IN TINS article has been q Spec
NATIVE nAiare mainly because thuse who have dezlt
II Il have believed thar continuous and reliable pro
duet vas matter u great uncertainty dealers gen
e-y hasinE their calculations the opinion that
petroleum has sprung Into existence almost BY
magic influences. 4 would be likely q Oft q exis
1eace II = similar and eeuAly Sudden manner BIT
the assumption has steadily increased has the
p-oiuei-ana II eFea larger proportion There Is
nov n sound reason for speculation, and a
this lement shall be eliminated from commerce IT
this article then VII become substantial. couti-
and legitimate the trade iron. and remain
continual source Of national wealth
We give these extracts % show why and how the
whale Oh business has been forced into the strcsst
eeunumy Tor petroleum flows spontaneously from the
earth Ehie whale oil i eostly article 70 obtain
The old system q whaling cannot begin to compete
with petroleum and hence TIE Efforts . subssi-
tufs same and cheap system We must not
however infer that the whale trade Is conquered.
snoe the movements Indicate thai the removal q the
dspo; - san FrAncisoo VII give i advantages i
before possessed for the industry ana capital and
commerce q thai city afford 81 the requisites Tor the
management Of the whale OIL business extended
scale Vessels Of al kinds. steam and SAD. are
oil nav be shipped n small OF large cuuslcuulel-s
with perfect facility and a. cheap paris Of
ordinary cA-Evss- without chETerlc vessels express
j f1r The trade We expect therefore. . 81 the
whaling houses and whale oil firms grA5nAlly Trans
fered from he Atlantic seAhoard q san Frzneisco-
and there derstinE their capital and experience .
the business
The immense production Of petroleum II Peunsyl-
vauiA. and Is expectation 70 al the markets that for
uerly took much whale OIL. Uusi L regarded
having precipii4ied tins spun; 4 economy in the
management q the whaling business And the vast
extent which Feiroeu has already taken the place
o. whale oil NAV be by the fact thai during the
l>fs ihe export q petroleum from TIE ports q
the United States = foreign ports reached 2--=S fz
gallons equal 2-5sS.7l5 barrels o. 20 gallons each
large increase the exports q the previous year
The total shipments from the OF region however, n
1853 hlth internal and abroad reached S.65S-sz-
barrels q crude oil Daring the year lS6s the snip
eat q this petroleum a foreign Po-ts employed $50
vessels u which 20 sailed FROM Philadelphia
cent revieW q tbe petroleum trade says:
ID during the past year there has been substantial
increase II the yield % the wells. and prupo-fionsfe
increase nay be expected Tor many years 20 come L
i impossible & arrive al correct estimate II The
STOCK il Ea-c- OWING 70 tls retcence na1utalled BY
The and cuus-nees q oil for speculative pur
poses The following table taken from the T7rusrille
Herald Is the most Trustworthy data nov 81 land,
showing the F-oduetisn and Shipment Of oil II the
Peunsy wanna region
Total I-,iD-iil1 jan ! % Dec ! lsss slssss
Ar@-ags Jsr iay f. 81 days--... i -
Local 1-o5Bc-ial time lsas As ssl
Average pei Gay time s5 cave L--------- 10 10
Ave-4Ee Der day IN November. lse-- lSSl-
The New YOrk Bulletin, II speaking Of this article.
observes.
The question here occurs Can the Paeisc Railroad
he rendered washable fsr supplying tie United States
El,h Ehals oil from san Fr1ueiseo centres TINS
requires 9 more extended examinations Of freight .
charges and expenses than we able . give But
i manifest that the whale cd operators have this
idea u their minds and depend upon The future reduc-
tons u The freight charges the Pacific Railroad
render the business profitable We suppose that TAX
inc al tire expenses q the voyage aruaud Cape Horn
TIE transit By railway might be made pHv IN the
long One thing / pretty certain, that b. this
than haf the west could be supplied with
EhAis oil FsyinE rates II competition W5fh Terrus
um- This would suggest The necessity q throwing .
more capital 40 enterprise into The business ~ sup
plying the interior Eirb petroleum BY far tie largest
art q the spirit q Ire trade being absorbed br the
foreign SHIPMENTS Unless tins attended prompt
y. NAY See the eutsrTrsiug New England whale .
oii dealers supplying the soutL and vest before
vel knoE what i gong
Il Impetus can be thus impaired 70 the Ehzl-
ing business Which has lauguishsd very much q ae
years there car he little doub; that California enter
Prise H rush into The business With headoIE energy.
especially a. nov have II Alaska : capita basis
f1r the Whaling trade q the Arcfse and the !
north PAci5c- II that case should sooz see the
Of rashed Ec-oss the eeutneat the rsiSsy. and
forcing great expert trade 81 q TIE Atlantic
ports
Our business At PhilEdslFhis IS with petroleum
bur vel that people should be aware e what
i gong II the competing arties- These arrange
l1ents q hich have boe1 speaking BOT those
q dreaDe-s Or enthusiasts ThsF the ezTeiulv-
deTised schemes q hard. keen. shreEd. Vr4ica su.
to rebuild trade that the glory q the
puplie. but has noE deeayed- Petroleum nay and
probably Eiil t-iunPb over everything But Il
bs b. suterVrlss, Eeoa management and bard zurk.
I'd here case before that demands prompt a.
;eutiu1 u ; way that re have mentioned above
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