The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-24
THE TRADE OF HAWAII.
THE CANADIAN STEAMERS
AND THEIR WORK.
lnroads Being Made on the San Fran
cisco Steamship Business-The Mat
ter Of Australian Subsidies.

was received here on the Warrimoo:
HONOLULU, July I.-One of the
most aggressive projects ever inaugu
rated in the history Of this country, and
having for its ultimate object the com.
plete control of the carrying trade Of
the Hawaiian Islands, is being quietly,
but forcibly, pushed towards consum
nation here by the agents of the new
Canadian Australian Steamship Com
pany, operated by the Canadian Pacific
Railway. 1t is wel-known fact that
the bulk of the import and export
trade of these Islands is from and to
the United States, and that for many
years San Francisco has enjoyed the
benefits of the major portion of this
trade; also, the exclusive shipping in
terests in connection Herewith. 1t
must be remembered, however, that
Hawaii is able to purchase all classes
Of goods in the markets of the United
States at much cheaper rates than else
where, owing to reciprocal relations be,
tween the two countries. This new
commercial project does not in any
way interfere with the trade relations
at present existing between Hawaii and
the United States; but is simply a
scheme to divert the present advan-
tageous trade and shipping from San
Francisco to eastern points in the
United States, and to transfer the
shipping and carrying trade to the
Canadian Pacific Railway. AS, for ex-
ample: The Canadian Pacific Rail.
way Company says to the merchants of
Honolulu, buy your goods in New
York, Chicago, or other eastern cities;
we will agree to furnish you through
bills of lading from any of these points
to Honolulu, and can give you such a
rate as will enable you to sell goods
at cheaper price, and at profit, as
against those who purchase their goods
in San Francisco also, we have pooled
our steamer interests with English and
Australian lines, and can offer the same
advantages by shipping goods from
English ports, via the Red sea and
Suez route to Australia, and thence to
Honolulu. The importance of such
concessions as these are of inestimable
value to the people of these Islands,
and can but result in the Canadian
Pacific securing the business. The
fact is that the c. p r. is the only
company in the world that can afford
to carry such contemplated measure
into successful consummation, as both
its railway and steamer lines enjoy i'm
mense subsidies.
Already the result of this move is
being felt in Honolulu, and serious in.
roads made into the business which
heretofore was secured to San Fran
cisco The steamer Warrimoo, the
second of the feet mentioned above
which sailed to-day, carried shipment
of 1000 bags Of Hawaiian rice, con.
signed to Portland, Or. AS soon as
the result of this shipment is ascertained
and the extent of the northern market:
tested, shipments aggregating from 4ooc
to 5000 bags will be made monthly by
this line to Seattle and Tacoma, anc
thence further north by the Grea
Northern and Northern Pacific Rail
ways. The shipment is made by M
S. Grinbaum & Co., who handle
yearly two-thirds of the entire rice croE
of Hawaii; the total production of thai
article being something over 100, 200
bags. The Canadian Pacific has
offered Messrs Grnbaum & Co. through
bills of ladng to any point they desire
to ship to and at much lower rate
than given by the Southern Pacific O.
any other American railway line
Heretofore all this rice has been shipped
to San Francisco; and unless thu
Southern Pacific Railway and the mer
chants of San Francisco take immed
late and decisive action to prote c
themselves against this formidable Can
adam competitor, they must lose ;
large percentage of their lucrative trad,
to the Northern and Puget Sound ports
The Canadian and Southern l'acih,
railway lines are not over friendly
and it is thought that this move on tn
part of the Canadian company is to pa
off some old grievances and to secur
at the same time business for its ne,
line.
So far as can be asCertaned tn
Canadian Pacific is not content to sto
at this junCture, but will reach out ant
make strenuous effort to secure tn
handling of the sugar crop of Hawaii
which is estimated this year at $50, 90
TONS At the present time the entir
sugar crop of the Hawaiian Islands
shipped to San Francisco under a hv
years contract with the America
Sugar Trust but this contract wi
expire two years hence, and ere tia
period is reached the Canadian Pacifi
people will have their proposed pla
touching the matter fully formulated