The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
PACIFIC MAIL PROJECTS.
1T WANTS TO SECURE 4 TRADE
MONOPOLY WITH HAWAII
Tho Favor or Claus sprecLeis IL therefore,
Courtcd - The Company Intends to Build
Two Steamers That VIII SUR
pms ANYTHING Now Annnt ON Pacific Waters.

Tho Favor OF Claus sprecLels IL Therefore
Courtcd The Company Intends To nuiid
Two Steamers That VIII sur
pass AnJthinEN Now Anoat on Pacific Waters.
HONOLULU, Oct. IL, via San Francisco. Oct, 10.
-Therc seems TO be no doubt that tho Pacllc
Mail Steamship Company will to secure
from Sugar King Spreckels tho trade monopoly
of the Islands In case annexation 10 approved by
the Senate ncKt winter. General Manager
Schwcrin of the Pacific Mail Is guarded in his
talk, but he practically admitted rs much when
he passed through hero last week on his way TO
Yokohama. In the event of certain things hap
pening in tho future. he snid. tho steamship
China, which has recently secured an Hawaiian
registry. would be put into tho island trade OK
clusivcly. and two new &c. OoO.ton twln.scrcw
steamships would be put on the Japan run, with
Honolulu rs n port OF call.
Tho China is the largest and swiftest steam.
ship that trades In this portion of the Pacific.
II Hawaii gets into the Union the steamship
will secure an American registry. and will be
one Of the three vessels now In the trade that
will be entitled to carry freight and passengers
between this port and San Francisco. I'm.
doubtcdly, on account of her speed. sho can So
euro mail subsidies, and, il tho Pacific Mail
Company can secure control OF the sugar trade,
she would become q money maker on tho run
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larry as she could always DO assured Of heavy
frcights to the islands.
As the old steamship Barraconta, now on the
Central American coast. has also been placed
under the Hawaiian flag. and will, like tho
China, become an American vessel. then in case
OF annexation, she, too. will be available for the
sugar trade. These two steamships can do tho
work that now employs q largo fleet of sailing
vessels. Tho fast new lo.oO0-ton vessels that
the Pacific Mail Company is building on Amori.
can soil will enable the company to give tho
islands even better passenger service than at
present. AMI its monopoly OF the island trade
will be complete.
Mail. when talking about the plans OF his com
pany. said: 1--WE have now on paper two O,000-
speed and carrying capacity, which we contem.
plate putting in the Oriental trade. These are
to be built in American shiryards, With Ameri'
These vessels are to be far superior in speed and
comfort to any now on the Pacific. The plans
We are prepared to begin the actual work OF
construction at any time. We have not rushed
steamships OF the Japanese Oriental Company
that arc to run on our schedule on May l next.
We want to see them SO that w y can build snpe,
ers is. however. a certainty. They will be ready
to go into commission within the next fifteen
Schwerin denies the report that the Pacific
Mail Company Is figuring on buying out the
left San Francisco he had not been informed az
to the outcome OF the China registry case in the
Hawaiian courts. 1t was necessary for him to
know the outcome before he proceeded on his
journey. Anticipating this. and knowing that
II the China left port on time she would sail for
San Francisco on the day that the Picking sailed
from San Francisco, he had Can't. Smith of the
Picking figure. out a course for the China to
steer, so that she would meet the Picking in mid
ocean. Col. Macfarlnne camc on here in time 10
meet the China and delivered the Instructions
to Capt. Seabury. The plan worked perfectly.
lin nrf X Tho hin nrI tho mn ttar
brought within a stones throw of each other
Schwcrln was taken aboard the China and
learned from Capt. Seabury the full details OF
the case. returning later 20 the Picking and pro,
ceeding on his journey to this city.