The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-05
CAN SHIP ON THE ORIENTAL
STEAMERS NOW.
Come Out Victorious After a Fight of
Several Years-Hundreds of Dollars
Lost Under Old Arrangement.

The fruit men of Oahu were made
happy today upon the receipt of a
letter from II. Hackfeld & Co., agents
for the Occidental and Oriental steam
ers, informing them that their boats
would be open to receive fruit ship
metns for San Francisco.
During the years since the estab-
lishment of the republic, the boats
run by the Spreckels Company were
the only conveyances by steam for
the Hawaiian fruits to San Francisco
market Under the new arrangement
of things the fruit men are enabled
to supply the California market more
regularly, thereby saving hundreds of
dollars on fruit which ripened and was
practically "a total loss.
On May 21st the following letter
was sent H. Hacltfeld d Co.:
1--WE, the undersigned growers and
others interested in the development
of the pineapple industry on the ISL
and of Oahu, respectfully call your at
tention to the great losses which we
sustain on account of our inability to
ship fresh fruit at regular intervals
to the coast. Very frequently nearly
three weeks will intervene between
the departure of steamers which are
open to receive our freight, and con-
Sequently large numbar of pines
ripen during such time and are prac-
tically total loss. We therefore beg
you to take the matter into your con-
sideration and arrange for your
steamers, calling at Honolulu, en-
route from China to San Francisco,
to carry our fruit. Such an accommo-
dation will prove a great benefit to
our industry during the coming sea-
son, when the output will greatly eX-
ceed that of former years, and will
not materially interfere with our
regular shipments by other steamers.
Pearl City Fruit Company, by its
President, w. j. Lowrie.
Oahu Railway and Land Company,
10 F. Dillingham;, general manager.
Hawaiian Fruit and Packing Com
pany, j. Emmeluth, Secretary.
Woodlawn Fruit Company, F. w.
McChesney, President.
r. w. Jordan.
Tropic Fruit and Fiber Company,
Limited, by it's manager, ID. Mclean.
On June 2Sth this reply was sent
to the fruit men:
Dear Sirs: We beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication
asking us to make some arrangement
for the carrying of fruit by steamers
in this line to San Francisco, now
calling here en- route from China, but
which we are not prepared for at
present.
We beg, however, to inform you
| that we have no authority to make
| any such arrangement here, but shall
refer the matter to the head office in
San Francisco, with our recommends
tions and we hope that the company
will act upon it favorably."
| H. Hackfeld & Co. received informal
tion last steamer, which has authoriz-
ed them to make this reply to the fruit
men:
Dear Sirs: Referring to your let.
ter of May 21st, requesting us to ac'
cept shipments of fruit to San Fran.
cisco by steamers of the Pacific Mail
and Occidental and Oriental Steam.
ship Company, we beg to inform you
that the above named companies, de-
string to accommodate the fruit ship
pers as much as possible, will make
arrangements for the carrying ot
fruit from this port to San Francisco
by the following steamers, viz: Steam
er Coptic, due on or about, August
IA, 1897; City of Peking, September
14th; Belgic, October 18th; City OF
Rio, November 9th Peru, January 8
1898; China, March 6, 1898. Subject
however, that the vessel has available
space for the proper storage of the
fruit on arrival at this port"