The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-06-06

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The San Fraocisro Chronicle, vt
Max 2ith, says Yesterday ID was
learned that two immense steel ships
IT an aggregate tonnage of tuDn tons
we're t0 he NulIt 40 once aud placed
iu tue inIc between Port townsend,
N1u Francisco enJ Honolulu
Nelson v Anderson, managers Of
the California Transportation Conn
pany, are principally interested ~
one of the new steel ships When
called upon they related the history
Of the big enterprise. II must be
remembered that the iron vessels en-
Eased strictly ia freight business that
are owned ot this port nav be easily
counted on one hand.
"fhe idea Of constructing a large
steel vessel for the island trade, -
said Captain Nelson, twas first dis
cussed 10y Captain Godfrey and my
self. Captain Godfrey is manager
of the lnteri.laud Steam Navigation
Company. He thought the idea a
feasible one, aud "A number of prom
ineut shipping men, both in this city
and in Honolulu, were brought into
consultat on 1t was decided to build
steel ship that would have a carry
ing capacity of $500 tons. The EN-
ployees of the Intersland Company
at Honolulu subscribed to so shares
of the ship stock and the remaining
$50 shares are owned in this city.
The plans are for bark-rigged
vessel having four masts. The hull
is to be built entirely of steel. In
constructing it special attention will
be paid to conveniences for lumber
and coal carriage. 1t will easily
have a capacity for 1000, 900 feet of
lumber. The general dimensions will
be as follows: Length, PIP feet:
breadth ~ feet. Plans were accept
ed from a shipbuilding firm in Glas-
gov, representing a total cost of
construction of Sll0, 600.
&C. b. Kustel, who will command
the new vessel, has gone to Glasgow
to superintend its construction. 1t
will probably be finished in six
months. The cabin accommodations
will be equal to those of the finest
British steel merchanters, and in that
particular the Hawaiian Isles-the
name of the new vessel-will be a
departure from many coast vessels.
1t will be supplied with the latest
marine mechanical ingenulties tend
inc to expedite freight handling and
sail manipulation. There will be a
half dozen state rooms for passengers
from the islands. 1t is proposed to
take lumber from North Pacific ports
to Australia, to load machinery and
general supplies from San Francisco
for the islands, and return with
sugar cargoes.
Details of the second great steel
island carrier were learned at the
shipping office of johnson q Jansen
on Market street. Captain A. p.
Lorentzen, Capt. Schnauer, late of
the weli-known ship Harvester, and
johnson & Jansen-all well known
ship owners-are directly interested
in what will be the larger of the two
steel ships. The Inter-iSland Com.
pany will own half interest in the
vessel. Its exact dimensions coulo
not be ascertained, but it will be
over 800 feet in length aud will have
carr, ing capacity of 1000 tons
Capt. Schnauer of the Harvester
VIII leave San Francisco early neXt
week for Glasgow, where he VIII
superlnteDd its construction. 1t is
| to be built from the model of Il
famous American merchantmaD, aDd
will probably be completed before
the end OF the year
The fact that the Inter-i4land
| Steam Navigation Company of Homo
! lulu is interested in both vessels is
important. This company operates
line of small steamers to various
Hawaiian ports and makes business
of carrying sugar to Hilo and Homo
lulu, where it is taken by the oceal
steamers or by sailing vessels en-
gagged regularly in the island t ade
The fact that the company hoiuo al
interest in the two new vessels il
said to indicate that direct bid vii
be made, not merely for the loca
transportation of sugar from one
Hawaiian port TO another, but for its
direct carriage to San Francisco.