The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-28
Advantages Of Trade Connection
Are Strongly Urged.
GOOD MARKET FOR HAWAII
Shipping Fruits and Vegetables BY
the Garrone-Sananas and Pine
.appIes-Demand and Rates,

Growers of bananas and pineapples
in these Islands are determined 20 ex-
pertinent with the Puget Sound country
as d market for their fruits.
The steamer GarOnne, on her last
trip to Seattle, carried several hundred
ber of pines. The fruit reached its des-
tination in fine condition and met with
ready sale.
On the present trip the Garonne will
take about two thousand punches of
bananas and several hundred pines.
There is no doubt but that the ship
mert will be disposed of with as much
success as on the previous trip. This
will almost insure a permanent market
for Island fruits.
Byron o. Clark, commissioner of ag-
riculture, will send a number of cases
of vegetables on the Garonne to try the
Northern market.
Col. Whyte, who is representing the
owners of the Garonne in these Islands,
is directing all his energies toward the
encouragement of tropical fruit cult
vation
There is money in it for the grow
err said the Colonel yesterday. The
market in the Puget Sound country is
free from competition that is now be-
ing met with in San Francisco. The
Hawaiian fruit growers can lay their
products in Seattle much cheaper than
the growers in Southern California can
ship by rail.
Our southern fruits at present are
being shipped in from San Francisco.
With an established steamer line, ar
riving and leaving on schedule time, a
large and lucrative market is in the
reach of the Hawaiian growers. San
Francisco will not be able to meet the
competition.
THE Puget Sound country contains
over one-Quarter of million Of peo-
pie. The principal cities embrace Sc
attic, Tacoma Olympia, Whatcom, Ev-
erett, Port Townsend, Vancouver and
Victoria. The city of Portland and out
lying district is also a natural market.
The natural trading grounds for
Hawaii is the Northwest, because the
Northwest needs the stuff produced
here I predict success in the markets
for Mr. Clarks vegetables, for in the
winter our vegetables are all shipped in
from the South. Only lettuce is raised
in the hot houses throughout the
Sound. Bananas and pines will al
ways meet with ready sale. There is
IA good demand for other tropical fruits,
such as mangOeS, guaVaS, papalS, ALL
gator pears, poha, etc. During the
three months that l have been in the
Islands | have induced number OF
sugar planters in the various districts,
to set small tracts of land aside for
tropical fruit cultivation. | am sure
they will never have have cause to re-
gret having accepted my advice. There
is good money in these fruits now and
there viii be better money by and by.
"On the other hand Hawaii is nat
ural market for the Northwest. The
hay. oats, feed-stuffs, flour, coal, lime
and timber always find a brisk market
here"
In referring to freight rates Col.
Whyte stated that the Seattle line
would meet the tariffs of lines running
into other gatewayS. The connection
of the Canadian Pacific, Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern roads enabled
his company to go after long hauls.
The Colonel added that the owners
OF the Garonne intended pushing hard
for Hawaiian trade. They were anx-
iously awaiting the decision Of Con-
gress relative to foreign built boats
participating in this trade. Frank
WaterhOuse, the general manager and
Attorney S. w. Richardson were now
in London attending a meeting of the
British American Steamship Company.
It will be voted at this gathering to
build one or two thoroughly up-to-date
steamers. These vessels may run on