The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-18
is REACHING OUT
Development of British
Columbia Mines.
Canadian Pacific r. r. Extending
Lines New Steamer
Connection.

George c. Courtney, passenger and
traffic agent of the great Canadian Pa
cific Railway system, came down on
the Warrimoo yesterday, and is guest
at the Hawaiian. Mr.. Courtney intend
ed making a trip to Sydney on the
Warrimoo, but grew tired of the jour
ney when he reached the dock at Ho-
nolulu. Like all British Columbians,
Mr.. Courtney is an enthusiast on the
subject Of mines and mining in the
Northwest. Incidentally, he thinks
the G. p. Ry. is the greatest transcOn-
tinental line on earth and backs his
opinion on the fact that an Empress
Special" has made the run from Van
couver to New York in 81 hours.
'The Pacific cable will be built" he
said last night, in answer to a ques-
ton, ''but whether or not it will stop
here is another matter. There seems
to be hitch in respect to a landing on
Hawaii, and it looks very much as
though the Honolulu people will not
be on the main line. Rather unfortu-
nate, inasmuch as nothing has been
done for them regarding an American
cable. I cannot see why the United
States would object to having a Brit
ish cable land here, now that there has
been new treaty arrangement be-
tween the two Governments. The Brit
;rl, Go L. &c oil inJ,t nd
to go through, but it may take some
time to complete details"
Replying to question regarding
Victoria, which place. by the way, is
almost an American city in many re-
spects, Mr.. Courtney said:
"You would be astonished at the rate
we are going ahead; Vancouver the
same The development of the mines
in SLOGAN and Rossland has had a
very stimulating effect upon the coun-
try. Local as we'll as foreign capital
has been invested in mining property
and mining machinery, and before long
we will reap the benefits. SLOGAN, [
believe, is q perfect Golconda in it's sill
yer deposits; Rossland district is full
of gold deposits, and the two districts
will, firmly believe, produce more ore
than Australia, the United States and
South Africa com bined.
"The discoveries in the Northwest
have done much toward increasing the
traffic of the Pacific division of our
road, and has caused us to increase
our mileage in the direction of the
mines We have four lines of road,
connecting with steamers, running to
the diggings. We have a line of trans
ports on the lakes which enables us to
deliver freight at the mines without
transhipping. There has been ire
mendous rush of people into that coun-
try. and the entire province will be
benefited"
About your steamer lines, Mr..
Courtney, has the trade increased on
them in proportion with the increase
on your roads?"
Decidedly, yes! You remember, our
line was the first north Of San Fran
cisco: now there are four, and the in
crease is entirely through the changed
trade relations between North America
and the Orient and Australia. The
first steamers we put on our line to
China and Japan answered the purpose
for awhile, but the trade outgrew
them, and the company built the IA
nous steamers WHICH lOILu Tic Eli
press line The trade by that line is en-
tirely satisfactory. The Canadian
Australian line, which connects with
the G. P. Ry. and enables us to bill
from England direct to the Colonies,
is also doing a fine business. The War
rimoo had ell the freight she could car
~ this trip-about 300 tons of it des-
tined for Suva, and when this is dis
charged the space will be Immediately
filled with fruit for the Colonies.
cat the present rate the two steam
ers cannot do the business offered, and
for that reason the Aorangi will be
added to the fleet, and as rapidly as 1t
becomes necessary other steamers will
be purchased or built. On the Atlantic
side we have two lines connecting with
our road: The Allen and the Dominion.
but it will be a very short time when
there will be line of G. P. Ry. steam
ers running across, so that we will
own the line from Liverpool
to the Orient"
Mr.. Courtney will remain in Honolu- |
III until the Miowera arrives and then
return home.