The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-11-08
Pllsl Sound CslDlly and Trade
Of The Islands.
A SPECIAL AGENT SENT MERE
Mission OF Col. Albsr, why,e PER-
maosn, Lins-Entsrprlss That
10 Well Backed.

tht FRANK NdlefnOu3 company,
Ltd, is one Of the most substantial
and prominent business concerns ~
the Puget Sound country. The com
pany has Offices in Tacoma. Seattle.
Vancouver and Victoria. Il has hnan-
clal connections In the east. in the
United States, In England and on the
European continent Ii Is an old cor
poration In the hands of careful yet
progressive people.
The Frank Waterhouse Company Is
In the trading and shipping business,
owns steamers and sailing vessels and
controls the output of lumber mills,
salmon fisheries. -four mills, etc. When
the klondike stampede came the COM
pany went In for business and was the
most successful concern in the traffic.
It's boats were always on time. II had
not an accident, filled all contracts and
made money.
II is the Frank Waterhouse Com
pany, Ltd. that viii send to the Isla nds
steamers for trading between the group
and the Puget Sound places. This line
may in time be extended TO the Phil
ippines. Representing the British Am
erican In Honolulu just now is Col.
Albert White, for fifteen years an at
torney Of Tacoma and well known
throughout the Northwest both on
American and Canadian territory. Col.
Whyte. who arrived by the Warrimoo,
brought from leading men OF the
Northwest letters to leading men OF
Honolulu. Col. Whyte was placed In
communication with Minister Damon.
Jos. B. AthertOn and other kamaainas
high In the Hawaiian commercial
world.
II SO happens that the British-Amer-
lean lines first boat will bring to Ho-
nolulu the first Minneapolis Times ex-
curslOn. This Is a mere incident on
account of the misadventures of the
Colegrove company, as the Frank Wat
erhouse company had laid all It's plans
entirely independent Of any other en-
terprise OF the same nature.
In the British-American line for the
Hawaiian trade are three modern
steamers. The first one to come here
will be the Garonne, of 1890 tons bur-
then. She flies the British flag. The
other two have American registry. The
Garronne will leave the Sound on the
18th inst. and will be here abort the
23rd. She is expected to have no less
than $50 passengers and will have q
full load Of general freight.
Col. Whyte talks only business here
He was dispatched to Honolulu to NEE
men who might possibly become pat.
rons Of the new line and to arrange
for meetings between them and the
traffic manager, who will he aboard
the Garonne. The traffic manager IL
Edward McGinnis, for many years con.
nected with the Canadian Pacific rail.
road. Col Whyte says that in the frs,
place he is charmed in every way viii
Honolulu and would not feel that any
hardship was being inflicted upon hin
were he detailed to remain at this pos
permanently. He feels greatly en-
couraged over his mission. Col. Whyt'
says that the Frank Warehouse Com
pany comes to Honolulu with the in
trodustion chat 1t can and will carry
out any agreement 1t may enter int
with anybody. The movement to es
tablish the British-American line !,
backed by the Chambers Of Commerce
and leading business men and capital
lists OF the whole Puget Sound country
The Frank Warehouse Company ha,
| traffic contracts with the three grea
| trans-continental railways reaching In
| to the North west. These are the Grea
Northern. the Northern Pacific and tn,
Canadian Pacific. The new steame
line to this place will in time carr!
freight in the shape OF sugar from tn,
Islands, but no definite proposals will
be made under this head till Mr.. Nc
Ginnis arrives. Col. Whyte says the!
do not expect to get the patronage o
at present paid by the producers car
be quoted. The British-American lin,
people figure that large amount o
fruit can In time be carried from thi
port to the Northwest. Hawaiian ba
nanas now in the Northwest are high
priced and are transhipped from Sal
Francisco. Col. Whyte believes tina
this trade Will grow to be a big factor
He adds, however, that his compan,
will be content TO patiently await nat
ural business developments. 1t doe
not expect to have heavy paying pat
ronage from the beginning. The Puge
Sound people by interesting themselve
In the British-American line, propOs
to see that products OF their sector
come to the Islands direct instead O
being handled through San Francisco
There is used here from Sound point
enormous quantities OF -four, salmon
lumber, coal, etc. Beer from Seattle i
a prominent import.
| Soon after the arrival here OF tn,
Garonne local agency will be estrb
lished and the company and line viii
be In business to keep at 1t indefinite
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