The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-03-19
WEAT The SHIPPING BILL WILL Do.

Now that the Mail Contract bill has
become law it is well 10 consider what
us ELECTS are likely 70 be. Il : CON-
monty spoken OF as : bin for the restora-
1lon o. our merchant marine, but those
VINO expect very substantial results
III this direction viii &c disappointed. Il
can hardly call into existence more than
forty or fifty new steamers Of l50, 600 OF
N0,Oeo tons IN al. This will 10. go very
lar toward matching the I0.090. 600 tons
OF br7ilSh shipping. the 2,5ls0, 600 tons
mat We had In the foreign trade before
the war or even the l,(ks1, 600 tons We
SUI have n the same trade after thirty
years Of tariff starvation. Subsidies viii
noi oalid up great merchant marine
Ii taxes freedom and individual enter
Prise TO 90 that-but they may perform
certain special services OF value.
In the first place the aided lines viii
give our merchants rapid srd regular
mai communication with their custom
eTS. IL viii De possible for = South
AUeElcan importer ID send Al order 70
New York or San Francisco. and know
oednNely how sooa i viii be filled
again, the representatives ot American
irns VIII ind Il convenient 70 visit
otSser countries 70 solicit trade. and for
elgneTs viii ce able 10 Gene mere easily
10 America 70 inspect cur processes.
IN fne next place we shall b almcS:
entirely relieved Of Tie necessity O. adj
Ing new cruisers 70 the navy. aIsi can
eoDnae ourselves principally 70 coast de-
tense vessels TIE new mail steamers
Viii supply Us with commerce Ges.royers
In time OF war
Finally, We shall be able 70 fo.tily our
trade 81 strategic points, such as San
FRANCISCO, where rivals now threaten 70
snpplans Us. The position al Vancouver
s purely artificial l. Is built uD hv
government aid and nothing else The
shipping bill viii enable the American
steamer lines Ce2ferinE a. San Francisco
10 maintain themselves against this
Unfair competition.
The Pan-Anlericzan Conference made
some Recommendations On shipping
manners which ara Of iuteres. a. This
TIME. With regard 10 the Pacific trade
me conference advised that the nations
islng along the western coaS. ci The
continent should SubsiGiEa Cue OF more
lines o. steamships Of the frs. class. 10
make regular yoyssss betwa san
francisco an6 Valparaiso and iu.erue-
dlsts ports. These vessels were % make
o'-monthEy trips. 81 least each vsv. and
were 10 Dc OF nos less than 4.0.1l ions
VIII Triple expansion engines q NJ. sess
l2an $500 horse power and : miuiunn
speed OF fifteen knots The various rs
tons along the Pacific we're 10 nav, in
proportion 20 population, 8 subsidy nos
exceeding IN the aggregate 50 cents Per
gross registered ton Tor each Thousand
miles sailed, outward and homeEa-yf.
toE vessel Of 500 tons this SUBSIDY
would Dc equivalent IL s. per mile OF the
outward voyage Tue Shipping bill an
iflo.szes the payment 10 sZ,ch steamer
Q. 8 per nile The contributions o. the
countries would no.
quite make mp the IS. To se4 anv sub
sloy 81 all under the Pal-aular;csu re-
the Pacific Mail O.
Whatever company might bid. would
nave 20 furnish vessels q 81 leas. on
tons. which would come IN The third
class under the Shipping bill and would
Dc entitled TO only 81 per mile Il would
rSay me company 10 Increase the S.Ee o.
rs ships 10 500 tors, 50 as - ooue
within the s. class.
one o. the first fruits @: the SEaiur4;,,,- 4
BAL Is likely 10 Be through line tro-1 1
san Francisco 10 Va pa-aiso, whatever i
nay De the character Q: the steamers
composing IL And Is the Inducements
Increase 80 rapidly with the size q the 4
ships there Is good reason 70 hope rhs. 4
;. last We shall see some vessels II TO
bear comparison with those On the At