Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03
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the diversity as well as the magnitude
vt the bu,incs, interests nl the com
mopvciith, which keep the community
lrom pulling together and enable many
men m see sctcul WAYS 10 once. one
cannot but We impressed with the gen
eal iuthmlprss vt the somewhat OK
aggcmted aphotism above quoted
Nearly c,cn day during the past
week the write. has made pilgrimage to
ono ot more oi the many shrine, before
which the drvotcrs ut business contiu
ualN DO bow en- each occasion he
ha, gone away nom the shrine visited.
profoundly touched hy the lofty public
spirit the holtnmlcSs scltahncgatou
and the splendid wlt,htuncss lot mum
hcr one which ,hanctCriIcs Honolulu
merchants "hy a large majority"
The occasion ct this devious pilgri
mage No, less profitable than plcmr
csluc WAS entirely in the interests OF
truth tot some weeks the community
has been iu possession nl an open
secret So early as the Maupo,as first
trip, il was whispered with hated breath
tor NO ono seemed actively anxious
"tn nick against the prlckS that the
| appearance ol the Oceanic steamers
meant a monopoly OF the carrying
trade between this port and san Iran
cisco, But while Mr. Sprcckels rc.
manned ON the islands the admirable
| politCnrsS ui the business community
prevented any unpleasant expressions
OF alarm at or hostility to the splendid
venture to which all of us took OF our
hats and hurrahed with what lungs we
had Now that Mr.. Sprrckcls has gone
there be those who wink mysteriously
and wag their heads Sagaciously and
put their tongues in their checks with
knowing looks, cNclaiming; ave told
YOU so 4" But these people good, bad
and indifferent mean half 4 dozen
different things by their "told-you-sos. "
One said TO the writer: "Now
you've got the steamers what good are
they going to do you9 WinSpey give
you any cheaper freight or cheaper fare ?
WIN they spend as much money in the
place rs the packets did' VIII they
make the islands better known than the
ships of half the world have done p
Another said "Glad Sprcckcls has
got monopoly, because he knows how
to use it. Its worth all the extra cost
of freight and all the loss in wharfage
and loss TO small traders to have semi
monthly communication with san
Francisco, to have ample accommoda.
tions, rapid passage and an assurance
OF the delivery OF freight both ways ON
time,
\ third said "Mr. Spreckels has
taken the agents by their throats and
said to them, 4 will buy your sugars at
ruling New York rates, Cuba-basis,
/ QesS ! of cent pound, cost OF
1 freight ii YOU have to send il TO New
York provided YOU ship by my vessels.
/ II YOU do not, win pay you of /
cent pound less, Ship on my YES
sels or lose IS ton. Take your choice,
gentlemen
SAID a fourth: "SprcckclS oKgif to
| be patronized When he talked OF put.
ting these steamers on he was encour.
aged on every hand The men who
did not say that the steamers would be
the very thing the country needed. said
nothing at all. Ii single firm protes
ted 1t was because that firm made it.
bread and butter by protesting, Spreck
els and his friends have put round
million into this venture and the,
ought to be helped to get it back again
And still another: IL am me
ohanic and this Sprcckels' monopoly
means less work for me. Every one oI
the regular San Francisco packets that
called nj this port meant work fol
blackSmiths or ship-carpentcrs or foun-
drymen. Each one OF these two new
steamers carries It's own mechanics ard
its own workshops"
\ small tradesman said: 81 can
see ono advantage in this new arrange
ment. | can buy my goods in San
Francisco and save for myself the
Honolulu jobbers profit need kee
only small stock and can always ha,
II fresh and un.Shop-worn"
Said an amiable taN-eater "The
government is going to lose a heap OF
revenue If the packets are shut out and
no more foreign vessels come here
seeking freightS | don't believe there
will be money enough collected from
wharfage during the next twelve
months to pay the harbor-master's sal
AIRY. The new steamers will pay little
or no wharfage as they have their own
wharf, leased at nominal rental
They pay nothing for water. Bout the
only thing they do pay is pilots fees. y
Said a heavy importer; "All this
hue and cry against Spreckels is pure
jealousy, tempered with stupidity. Nc
one else had either the brains or the
public spirit to think OF putting on
these steamers and only one other man
had the money TO do it, That other
man didn't and nobody else could 50
Mr.. Sprcckels IS 'bloa,cd bond holder
and 'monstrous monopolist' and q
lot more of blankety-blank rot Put
that in your pipe and smoke it.
said an importer, himself ship owner
Il don, see how the line can pay
When he was here Mr.. Spreckels esti
mated the expenses OF each vessel al
$1,000 a day. | take 1t that the esti
mate covered interest, insurance and
corporaiicn salaries, as well as running
leNpenses. But how is the line TO pa,
500, 900 a month ? Granting that each
ship could 90 out Of this port with sooc
tons Of sugar each trip and return full,
loaded That would mean, at S. 4
ton, only Sle.ooo freight each way,
An average OF ten hrs,-class and ter
second class passengers each way would