The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-05-02
Spreckels Brothers to Control
Another Competing Line.
The Canadian Pacific Fixes Upon
San Francisco as Its Terminus
by Sea as Well as by Rail.
rs. F. Examiner, April 11th,I


Spreckels last evening to a representa-
tive of the Examiner thereafter the
terminus of the Canadian Pacific's
steamship line Will be at San Francisco,
and our house will hold the agency.
This is settled, and you can state it on
my authority.
"There are good many rumors, all
more or less incorrect, floating around in
reference to this matter, but will give
you the facts, and they are these:
about a month and half ago the
agent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad
came up into our office, and after stating
the wishes of bis principals as to making
San Francisco the practical terminus of
their system, invited us to accept the
agency He stated that he had been
commissioned to select some San Fran
cisco firm for the place, and he thought
our house could handle the business to
better advantage than any other.
owe took time to consider the propo-
sition and finally accepted, believing
that the arrangement would prove NUT
ually advantageous.
"Shortly afterward, or about three
weeks ago, we received a letter from
England, written by McGregor, who
represents Mr.. Pierce, the owner of the
line of steamers which the Canadian
Pacific has secured to do their ocean car
rying. Mr.. McGregor stated that Pierce
also wished us to become the agents of
the Canada road, as well as his line of
ships AS | said, we have done SO, and
hereafter San Francisco is to be the
terminus both of the land and water
routes of the Canadian Pacific, and we
are the agents.
THE SUGGESTED CANADIAN PACIFIC CUT.
"What have given YOU" continued
Mr.. Spreckels, ''is a correct statement of
the matter as it now stands, as have
said, there have been good many other
things stated in connection with the
matter by those who claim to know con-
siderably more about it than we do our
selves. For example, it is said that a
tremendous amount of cutting in over
land freight and passenger rates is to be
Immediately inaugurated. II the Cana
dian Pacific has any such intention We
have not been informed of it. Then,
too, it is stated that this company and
our own are to become practically one;
and further, that the Canadian Pacific
Railroad is to give us a special and dis
eliminating rate on our Eastern sugar
that we may be enabled to
crush out all competition at home and
abroad All this is sheer nonsense, and
no arrangements of the kind have been
as much as suggested.
81 do not say though, that there may
not be some rate cutting on the ocean
trip from HongkOng to San Francisco.
That seems not at all unlikely, and it is
practically certain that in the coastwise
traffic between San Francisco and the
northern ports, figures will be consider
ably altered. There will be brisk COM
petition then, no doubt.
"Then, as to the statement that we
had to make some such arrangement,
since only thus could we render harmless
our bitter enemy, Pierce of the Cana
dian Pacifc's China steamship line.
Now, that is simply nonsense. We are
on the most friendly terms with Mr..
Pierce, and it was from him, as you may
that we bought the Zealandia
and Australia.
THE NEW LINE.
"The steamships of the new China
line will run between Hongkong and
San Francisco, stopping, of course, at
Vancouver and Yokohama, which will
practically become way ports. The line
at present comprises three steamers, the
Parthia, the Abyssnia and one other,
the name of which can't recall just at
this moment. Several others, however,
are also to be put on at the earliest date
possible.
1.-The new arrangement is already in
force, and would have gone practically
into effect but for the existing quarantine |
which have delayed matters
somewhat. The Parthia, which was to |
have been the first steamer to make the |
through trip to this city, that being the
when she sailed from Hong |
kong, is now at Vancouver awaiting
further orders. She would be already on
her way here probably had l not tele-
5raphed advising them to keep her
here, owing to our existing quarantine
"These same regulations are certainly
Tery queer, according to my notion.
When the Parthia reached Vancouver