The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-02-12
Neglected Opportunities in our
Trade with the Hawaiian
Islands.

We have before US copy of the New York
American Exporter, for January 1879, in
which We find published the principal portion
Of the text of the dispatch from His Excellency
Gen. James N. COmley, United States Minister
resident at Honolulu, about which so much
was said in the newspapers of the United
States year ago, and upon the garbled state
ments made Of the dispatch, we were led into
an error, which induced US TO write at the
time, what we would not have written if we
had had the dispatch before US as we have it
now. The only reparation we can make at
present (and we do it unsolicited, purely
from the promptings of sense of justice to
His EIcellency the resident American Minis
ter) is, to publish the dispatch, which speaks
for itself, and with which we have not the
slightest desire to find fault, as it is in all re-
spects right and proper.
The desire of the present head Of the State De.
partment that diplomatic aud consular officers Of the
United States shall diligently watch the com nercal
and industrial interests Of the country, and
nieate any useful facts they may be able TO gather
bearing upon those Interests is matter that cannot
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the United States abroad. The treaty of reciprocity
between the United States and the Hawaiian Kin 2
dom has established such intimate relations betMeer
The principals 10 that treaty TO specially
the desire Of the head Of the State Department for
! vigilAut oversight Of American interests.
desire to call atteution TO the classes O
American commerce. products, and manufacturei
which have opportunity for profit from the treaty
! which has been neglected by some.
/. The carrying trade is directly responsive Il
7 any increased demand that I need hardly do NOR
] than refer to it. The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pAny has already so far Recognized an increased de
mAud as to double its service BY placing an interme
dAe steamer in this trade ply aiternateIy with tn
regular Australian line in giving the islands fort
nightly service instead of monthly service latsl-
allowed. This company, il is true, has small sub
Eention, and in consequence Of dispute between tn
company and the Hawaiian Government the Angus
steamer from San Francisco to Australia did no
| touch at Honolulu but 81 agent Of the compAn,
has since compromised the disputes BY doubling tn
! service
In addition to this there il q large indspeuden
carrying trade done by sehooners between San Fran
cisco and the islands. The large indirect adyantag
which has resulted 10 the United States in the build
ing and sale Of vessels for Hawaiian owners ia du
SCI forth in ny dispatch above mentioned with il
enclosures.
?. The advantages to the commerce Of the Unite
States need no special exhibit. The demands upo
commerce Bs direct and responsive as those upo
I the carrying trade. San Francisco will natursl n
reap the greatest share of advantages from these
mands, yet New York, Phiadephia, Boston, an
other commercial centres have prOftted directly b.
the increase.
3. The agricultural interest has its point of con
tact through the COMMERCIAL demand. The uerchan
who hsBdles the products Of agriculture is in mos
sensitive rapport with the centres Of demand, an
will respond promptly to the regulations Of the
kst. Ihs agricultural producer in the United Stats