The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-09
FULL CARGOFORHONOLULU.
CITY OF COLUMBIA ARRIVED AT
HILO TUESDAY.
Was to Sail from There to Honolulu
This Morning-Some of Her I'm
portant Freight Consignments.

The City of Columbia, the first of
the new Honolulu-Seattle line, reach
ed Hilo Tuesday morning, September
6. and was to sail this morning for
Honolulu.
The City of Columbia, the first
steamship to leave the north in the
new Seattle-H Honolulu line, left on Au.
gust goth, with full cargo and
large list of passengers.
HER OFFICERS.
The City of Columbia sails in charge
of Captain w. j. Smith as navigating
officer and commander. Captain w. s.
Minor will be captain of the ship for
one trip, but the actual charge of the
vessel is in the hands of Captain
Smith. who has been on the Pacific
coast for nine years past and is an
experienced officer and pilot Her
other officers are:
First Officer, Charles L. Arey. late
master of the steam schooner Noyo;
second officer. Edward Clement; the
third officer. p. jacobsen; chief engin-
Ger, r. \. Turner; assistant, II. \.
Trumbull; second assistant, NJ. Soils:
purser. S. w. Baker: freight clerk, c.
T.. Bryant. and steward, Frank Howe.
HER PASSENGERS.
Following is the list of the passen-
gers:
Mr. and Mrs. Fulcher, Miss Jennie
Brygger, William Mcbride, f. Bashaw,
Mrs. Lucy Benson, Miss Zula Rosa
mond Hart, Miss Gertrude McKaig
l.. \. FecheI, j. II. Lunn. w. r. Ross,
Mrs. Jewett, Fred Lee, j. NJ. Harris,
\. c. Thomson, II. Stadthagen, p. Mel
son, f. Lunn. =. \. Pearson Miss
Clara SCHNEIDER, J. Nc Arthur, j. Smith
5. Green. G. \. Prunder, Thomas
Schoolcraft, c. S. Young. Harry
Young, j. Tutted, F. A. Shaw, Mrs. F.
Winller. w. A. Usher. Mrs. w. A. Ush-
or, f. w. Smith. Mr.. Post, Mrs. Post,
Sol. Berliner, Mrs. Sol. Berliner, VIM.
\. Crole. p. F. Tasting, Mr.. Miller,
Mrs. Miller. Miss Rosa Berliner. Fred
Gardner, James Welch Mr.. Emery,
Robert Ellis,M. Kennedy, Miss Marion
Franklyn, Miss Gladys Houghton,
H. F. Seymour, and thirty passengers
in the steerage.
THE CARGO ON BOARD.
Her cargo consists largely of staple
products. Three horses were put on
board, evidence of the fact that the
Washington broncho is in demand IN
Hawaii. Some keen minded speculat-
or sent twenty-five boxes of apples on
the chance of their taking among peO-
pie used to the pineapple and banana,
almost all the year round. Lime,
flour, feed, hay, salmon, beer and like
constitutes the principle part of the
steamers cargo.
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
Among the important shipments is
one of 1000 sacks of flour from the
Centennial Milling Company. In all
there are nearly 5000 sacks of cereal
aboard.
The Roche Harbor Lime Company
sends 1000 barrels of lime They
have had for years past a steady trade
with Honolulu. They have hitherto
patronized the Canadian line, but the
moment it was made certain that a
ship would be sent from Seattle, John
>. McMillen, president of the com
pany, contracted for space for 1000
barrels. He found it difficult to get
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great demand for space.
Cereal products have for years been
shipped to Honolulu almost exclusive
ly from San Francisco. The Columbia
carries nearly 5000 sacks from the
mills of Washington, the first large
shipment of flour to the islands from
Seattle, but in the opinion of many
business men not the last. Besides
-four and lime the City of Columbia
carries 1000 cases of salmon, beside:
| twenty-five barrels of sailed fish, al
products of Puget sound.
1t is estimated that the cargo il
worth $4,000
SEATTLE-HONOLULU MAIL.
The first shipment of United State!
mail from Seattle to Hawaii on thu
City of Columbia is a large one ant
goes beyond the highest expectations
of the postoffice. 1t includes abou
1000 letters weighing seventy pounds
and 44Sh pounds of printed and par
eel post matter. One of the pouches
was received from San Francisco ant
was directed to military troops sta
toned at Honolulu.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Among the people on board arr
Fred Lee, representing a Seattle tin
ware house, who goes to open {
branch office in Honolulu and to lay
the foundation for a train between
the two cities, in this line. f. NJ. Par
ller of Minneapolis, is also among thu
steamers passengers. He is prepar
ing the way for an excursion of 25
people from Minnesota, via tn,
Northern Pacific and the City of Col
umbia.
F. w. Smyth, of Portland is anoth
err who is bringing to Honolulu
large consignment of hay and othe
feed for live stock In Portland MI
Smyth was a commission merchant.
C. G.. Campbell is also on board. II
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