The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-07
Special CorrcspondenoA

HiLO. II. l.. Sept. 26.-Seastie has madA
proffers OF trade relations with the Ha-
watian islands. and Il ss very evident that
but one of the two ports on the isiandA
Hslo Is willing 10 do business with Puget
Sound Honolulu and san Francisco In
terests are so closely allied tha, II Ia GO
ing TO take unusual effort to divert the
trade which. has been SO tirmly established
between those two cities. Such conditions
do not exist at Iiilo. and its progressive
residents offer on their part. Aloha, good
Will and trade. both export ard import
TO the sister cities OF the Northwest. They
realize that Honolulu has for years been do
Ing everything possible TO misrepresent
Hio and and It's resources. while In reAiity
the island upon which the latter place 10
located Is more productive than any In the
group.
With the advent Of the new steamship
Hns the banana industry has been given a
fresh impetus and II Is more that likely
that within the next month 2lO acres OF
heretofore Idle land viii be planted In ba~
nanas and pineapples The sugar cargoes
30 to tho coast by sail and win continue
to do 50 until the present contracts expire,
50 that the promoters OF the new line can
hardly expect much In the way OF return
freight from Hho during the first few
months OF tho venture
In commenting upon the fxvorabse ad-
yantages OF direct communication batwNcn
Seattle and Hilo Editor Stacker In the
Hawaiian Herald says:
'As wheat producing state Washing
ton does not take second place with any
district In America; her fruits are among
the finest in the world and her pc;aioss
why. bless your heart, Washington po-
tato Is big enough for a meal for an entire
family. She produces hay and grain OF
every description and Hilo IL ready TO
consume the product, not all. OF course.
but share Our merchants here can have
on sale the finest apples that grow and
Sound oysters that tickle the palate OF
anyone who enjoys something dei.ciousy
toothsome. Eiio has never had such an
opportunity. not even In the trial days Of
the San Diego-Hilo line. for California
produces nothing TO equal the products
OF Washington"
j. w. Mason. president OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. Is enthusiastically In favor
Of a steamship line to Seattle. He said:
1T is ehc realization of one OF our fond
est hopes. and We expect that the City Of
Columbia Will be she means Of placing
Hilo before the world I'm her true position
AS the principal commercial port OF the
if.tWdItAD t5iaH0S. L an III nearly accord
with and VIII assist in every way possible
the people OF the Sound in maintaining
the vessel on this run. / believe this can
be done with very little loss TO the COM
pany at the start which VIII decrease
with every visit. IL is certainly . mos,
opportune time for the steamer 10 coma
here and viii gladly sconr the country
districts 10 ASST I'm securing return
freight, and II the steamer does not have
a full cargo. Il win be through no fault
OF the merchants OF H.io. In order 10 In
sure a cout!nuanee of the line which we
all hope and pray will prosper. We also
propo&s 10 order goods from Seattle. TO he
shipped on the next voyage
W IT. McCasslii, a prominent business
man. appreciates the energy with which
Seattle people are making bid for the
island trade. IL said:
You have go-ahead people up there.
and. AS you were successful in making
Seattle the place TO outfit for the Klondlke.
80 should you also be abie 20 convince our
merchants Of your advantages over any
coast city. | feel Justified In saying that
We wgll respond 10 the exhibition Of sand
~ establishing the new line and hope that
she people of Seattle will never have cause
to regret the initial step she has taksn.''
E. X Holmes says that the best est.
dence that he is heartily In favor Of new
line fs the fact ffIat at The present tins
he has a letter on the typewriter cancel
ling his last order FOR feei from San Fran
clsno. In the future his shipments wiz
come direct from the Sound
". II Smith. exfstor or tho Tribune, said:
THE prospects, Of this country ats ggch
that nog only oue bat Two steamers oysAf
b. made to pay between the Sound and
Hii0 We have the finest sugar for refin-
ing purposes that goes 10 the United
States, two-thirds OF which shipment liz
not tied UP BY The sugar trust and s'-ar-
shsr companies operating bsiweefl San
Francisco ana Honolulu. n seems 10 ms
that ore Of Seattle's greatest opportuni-
tea would be the hu.ld-ng q. sugar re-
ffrarv. in which enterprise th- plantation
ca~afs would go hand-ln-band. H7lo also
has 81 go acres OF land for tse develop
Yuer- of cyfTee an1i fruit. which Ehe In
anxious 70 turn over 10 the government.
IN ORDER mat ). will be opened up. Tho
cultivated laaa has Increased IN vsins g
Ter cent during the past week. on ac-
count OF an ou,le, being provided for the
resources ot this Island"
fy~ Nicholas Russell eaid:
There is 81 excellent opportunity for
some enfs-TJr3stnE city of fsIe mainland 20
eeeasre tae trade If fafx esiansf Dsrer.
communication was c3Ta4se9ed IN the dim
future. Otherwise fIilo would now b., rsre-