The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-12

siighsS&s fear, There 10 ecf3ss- oz sub
grade and n such quantity that there IL
no reason why Honolulu. ~ q ctf7 OF the
tire Pacific Northwest There II fruit,
WITH bananas In the lead. "a vnlsn.ted pro-
euc.sou and 81 the choices: quality There
n sugar. not only for our 0wn immediate
cessumpeion, Dat Cor she use Of tie East
srn naarkes.s Sugar from Honolulu has
thus far ben mss1ly xhippe9 around ths
Horn. e 70 ~ mat route takes Just
about four months TO reach New York.
By our route IL viii take just twelve and
q hzis eays from Honolulu to New York.
or ten days from Hono.ula 10 Chicago.
Reaaery In seattle.
&se rev line points usmlstakab.y Is the
esta bl!shzent o. sugar refinery In Seat
tie The importance Of such az estab-
ashnssnt here can hardly be overestimated
I. means that the raw produc; OF the isi-
and planta tions viii come 10 this port 10
be handled here. and that ali the Industrial
and commercial benefit which comes from
the skilled labor and machinery neces-
sary to convert 1t into the refined product
for the Eastern market VIII accrue 70 this
city. We have a man already tn Homo
lulu soliciting mis- business. with full au-
thority to make contracts for us, and we
are confident that the development OF the
trade In this direction will justify our ex-
pecsations.
Not the ieas; part Of our business viii
be the transportation OF people to and
from Honolulu. and with the annexation
Of the islands we iooa for large increase
Of intercourse in this direction. Our ar
rangements with the Great Northern Will
stand an In good stead. We are able
now 10 announce a uniform passenger rate
from New York city through 10 Honolulu
by way Of Seattle for sieo. frat class, while
those who are willing TO travel seeoad
class may go through from New York to
Honolulu by way Of Seattle on Our new
line for So When ore takes into cons.d-
GRAFTON the superior transcontinsniai ac-
commodations offered by the Great North
ern ard the passenger accommodations
that will be offered by our line. the
advantage of such rates will become at
once apparent.
The First steamer.
This leads me to speak OF the steamer
herself. AS you already know, we bought
her here at auction. and a. the auction
price was al the time made public cas-
not conceal the fact tina; we paid for her
the knoek-down price Of tso.Ii2 This Is
n matter OF record. We promptly hauled
Her on, at Quar,ermaster harbor. and had
her repaired and Inspected. She 10 now
rased by capt. Cliff. surveyor and In
spector for L.oyd's. "a AAl for period
N Ave years. This fact speaks volumes
80 far as the standing OF the steamer is
concerned. After We had brought her out
OF Quartsrnaaster harbor we brought her
to Moran's ship yards, where We had seven
new boilers put into her. Every joint aud
coupling in the steamer ID absolutely new.
On her boilers We have a guarantee from
the MoraEs for ten years. Our expense
bill fer repairs on the steamer amounts 20
$se.elD. bgt we do not begrudge this ex-
penditure as her commsrcia. value is now
rated at si.0.e0o She has every modern
convenience, Her staterooms are larger
and better fitted Up than those Of auy
other steamer on this Coast. and her gen
e-sl equipment is such as TO make hep
the equal or superior Of aay vessel sea,
OH, from San Francisco or any ether port.
These are simple facts, borne out by
the record, They are no part OF an al
verilsipg scheme OF mine. and ! mentioa
them simply In order 10 let the people Il
Seattle know that when the City Of CO.
iumb.a sails from here for Honolulu. rs
she VII about August Is. they may know
that the city. IN its pioneer line OF steam
ers, the FIRST to be inaus grated since the
Hawalian islauda were annexed. has .
worthy representative. one Of which IL
need not be ashamed. II seems TO me
that In turn the people OF the city can
we'll afford - rally 10 the supper; 0. the
line. and that the Chamber of Commerce
can give us AZ least its moral support. -
as 10 assure us paying shipments from the
very outStari. AS ! have already said.
as sooa a. We find that business justices
ua m doing so. we shall pu; on compan-
ion steamer 10 the Clay II Columbia. so IS
10 afford 4 twelve days SERVICE"