The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-05-24

TIE summer months In Honolulu have
alw4ys been considered the dun bushes
season. aud % such habit have we come
Of regarii1z and speaking Of them IN thi,
manner that we fan 10 notice the gradual
Improvement that Is taking place. For
r1eriy when the business Of the port was
crowded into the few weeks Of the fall,
when the whalsue1 came % Us from the
North, seeking supplies and new outfits.
and the exports OF the country reached
only Al Insignificant figure. the suuus-
months were dau indeed; they were
merely the waiting time 10 the opening
Of the season, TO be endured partially is
af5rii1g no ciauees Of gam, or induce
ueu5 for activitv. The business habit
then vas to da@d-e iEy during these
mouths, 70 complain Of the GzI1 times and
talk z5oGs the probable amount Of the
fll trade, 2Hd the rich harvest TO be gath
cred II If the ships should return with
l1rge catches.
Times have changed with regard to the
business. It Is No longer Peu5 up within
) few weeks, bg. Is distributed through
ous-the year, and a. j consequence Of the
increase Of the commerce Of the port It
gives employment 70 more persons. and
with an aggregate Of receipts that iudi-
Gates a progressive prosperity The win
ter months have already lost their pres
ti-e, they have ceased 10 be regarded as
the most profitable part Of the year Our
tradesneu 70 longer anticipate them as
formerly, when the snail sales Of previous
months shall be enlarged to satisfactory
figures, and the year Be rounded Of By
tai- showing Of gains
One Of the causes Of this euIiveniuz Of
the SIMMER months Is the existence Of
the Eae Of San Francisco steamers TO Aus
traliA The arrival and departure f-uu
cur poet Ct these steamers, with their
transfer cf passengers and freight. every
month, qgicksHs trade 20 considerable T
extent. and breaks the m0uo50uous routine
BY ! pleasant shoszh short excitement.
But the activity and str Of the day or
two thai the steamers are n port Il uo5 +
the only spur that they give to business.
and Il ret the only beuefs that they bring. .
70 cur shores. The loading here Of a
thousaul tons q coal per Mouth, and the .
supplying Of other requirements Of the
vessels, are things to Be done regularly
and constantly We are just beginning
70 feel the impulse Of the new ideas re-
-arliing the Pacific Is 3 route for travel
and commerce This Australian Line Is .
but the precursor Of others that VII soou /
traverse the waters Of this great ocean.
No rgtrucrpie movement Is likely 70
Occur, f-r Eastern enterprise l. now reso-
lu1eIy bent upon spanning the Continent
Of America with railroads. and the 18th
mus Of Darien with i ship canal, IN the
belief that the goods and trade Of the
Orient VII pass over them u the United
States and Europe. z u believed that
goods and passengers Of the countries N
and bordering upon this ocean caH Be
diverted through these new routes to
the great centres Of trade We notice
that the Northern Pacific Railroad hav-
IHg rs terminus AZ Portland, and the
Pacific Rllruasi- teruinatin.- AZ
san Diego, ere beth beng rapidly con-
strusssd an,l pushed ahsni with vi.zursGs
determination These roads, when finish
ID By competing with each other and with
The Central Pacific Ra7ruad VII bring
he eharges fr transportation to the Iaw-