The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-03
GALORE
Prospects Of More Frequent Mail
From States.
LIKEWISE LOT MORE PEOPLE
Seattle After the Island Business.
To Call At HilO-ExcursiOn.
Several Boats.
SEATTLE LINES.


ing very energetic bids for the Hawaii
an trade, and already several vessels
are chartered for the round trip to Ho-
nolulu. After the sailing of the steam
Iship City of Columbi on August %, the
steamer South Portland will be put on
the lists for Honolulu. She is to sail
about September 1st, and her cargo is
almost completely booked. The South
Portland can carry 100 tons of freight
besides the 400 tons of coal necessary
for the round trip. The greater part of
the cargo she is to carry is bread
stuffs.
The famous Cuban hlibusteTer Laur-
ada will leave Seattle on the same route
about September 15. Arrangements
have been made with the management
of an eastern excursion party to send |
its first excursion to Honolulu on the |
Laurada 1t Will number about 100 per-
sons and will be followed by a party |
each month under the same manage |
ment.
EXCURSION TO HONOLULU.
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.-This advertise
ment has appeared in many Sound and
interior papers: Excursion to Homo
lulu the Paradise of the Pacific" The
fine ocean steamer City of Columbia
will sail for Honolulu, August 25th.
Special round trip ticket, including
statarOOm and meals, also includes six
days board at hotel in Honolulu. 500 |
Steamer touches at Hilo going and
coming.
COLUMBIA SYNDICATE.
SEATTLE, Aug. PA deal was ent-
cred into today between COlegrove & |
Jacobson and Capt. ChilcOOt Of Barne-
son & ChilcoOt by which Capt Chill |
cOOt takes the management of the new
Seattle-HOnOIulu steamship line. A
company will be organized as soon as
the City of Columbia clears tomorrow |
and incorporated under the laws of |
the State with a capital of 100000.
Capt. ChilcOOt will become manager. |
while the Originators of the line will |
hold prominent interests and work for |
the company as they have heretofore. |
The present prospects of the com
pany are exceedingly bright Every
first liner clears tomorrow with passen-
gers and good cargo Of freight Pas
sangers have been booked from this
city, Tacoma, Spokane and elsewhere
and a large amount Of freight secured
here and also at Tacoma.
Capt ChilcOOt is one Of the most pop
uIar men on the Sound, is an old time
mariner and a man of good means.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
SEATTLE, Aug. 25.-The steamship
Centennial is the latest possibility on
the Honolulu run from Seattle. She
is now in San Francisco, where she
was sent in June to enter the Govern
ment service Extensive repairs have
lately been made and she recently |
passed the Government insectiOn, but
too late to be used as a transport. She
will be sent back to Seattle in a few
weeks and is ready to go to Honolulu
or any other Oriental port that her
owners desire to send her. She IS
owned by the Centennial Steamship |
Company, James Grifiths manager.
The matter Of her going on the run TO
the Islands has not been definitely de-
cided and will be taken up and dis
posed of at a meeting Of the directors
to be held next week.
STEAMER COLUMBIA COMING.
SEATTLE. Aug. 24.-Ton after ton
of freight was lowered into the hold
of the steamer City Of Columbia today |
and all night long the work viii con-
tinUe. A tug with two barges Of line !
from Roche HarbOr drew up alongside
the steamer yesterday morning and !
, 600 barrels Of the white stuff is being
loaded between decks. Beer to the eX-
tent Of 400 cases was put into the hold |
this morning. promising many cool and |
refreshing drinks for the Islanders. A
carload Of bonded goods arrived from T.
the East and was loaded at once.
Capt. Minor said this afternoon TO
q Times reporter that he would surely |
leave tomorrow morning about 10
o'clock The departure of the first
steamer for our new Eastern posses
siOns will be witnessed by a large