The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-09
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Colonel George ". Hell. United
States Consul at Sydncy. Nc~ South
Wales. was a passenger by the Moana
returning from the International Com
mcrciai Congress at Philadelphia CON
WINGED that the recent gathering Will
accomplish much GOOD for American
trade and commerce. Hc believes that
the commercial nec~Asitics of the trad
Ing nations ot the world Wiii become
better understood and appreciated
when the knowledge and ideas contrib
utcd by the several hundred delegates
are presented in pcr.nancnt form to the
commercial bodies Of the Uai;ed States.
and he particularly hopes for i'm
proved trade relations between the Pa
cifC coast and tho Austrslasian COLO
mics.
One matter tsst uill tend to ian
prove greatly trade aud travel between
san Francisco ani the ports of New
Zealand and Australia ne said. is
tn. improved steamship service short
~ to bc inauEuTat-d by the Oceanic
Steamship Company. While in rhils-
dclphia ! visited tn~ Cramps xhiryar,is
aud saw th" biR steamships nov being
built there for the Australian trade.
/ One of the ships will BIZ ready in Ar,rfl
| or May. and the Other tuo viii hr com
PlCtcd at Intervals og three or four
months from the late of the compile
tton of the first cbc. They Ntu br
maEntiiccnt vessels oi 5000 tons each.
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| theT" would b- nothing finer in the
carrying trade or the Pacific when
these vessels are placed ia commission.
They viii b. two knots an hour faster
than the Alameda and Maripuka. and
that viii cut down the time between
| san Francisco and sydney az least two
days. ] do All ! ran tn sydney tn en-
courage travel by the san Francisco
route. but ID u an uphill dEht when
i passengers can obtain much better
service and accommodations on much
larger and finer steamers by the Su~z
route. With the now steamers that are
to- BE- placed ON IA. run next year NC
viii have n better claim To a larger
share of the passenger traffic. and this
also means Increased trade. for travel
influences trade.
Big results will iio~ from the re-
cent Commercial Congress. There wcEc
present about go representatives OF
some foFty-thrcc nations. including
nearly all the nations OF Europe. Cen
trail and South America and the Orient
The Australasian colonies. some OF the
American and African colonies and
several African nations we're also rep
resented. Tn. burden of all the dis
| cussionS was 'reciprocity' All OF the
bright thinkers and takers in the big
aSSsmblaEe devoted their attention 60
the problem OF how Nc might exchange
4 tn the hest advantage. The representa-
tives of each coua:Iy told OF the COM
mercial requirements OF hts country.
what ia had to sell and What IL uantci
to buy. and its method OF doing bust
ness. All this Information wiIl becom.
a permanent record. IL will be pub
lished and copies uf the published VOL
ume distributed among all the CON-
mercial bodies and newspapers OF th.
country for reference. The CONNER
ctal Interests OF the country ~ill thus
have at their disposal = vast amount
OF valuable knozlctgc. furnished hy
men most capable pt giving u. and in
| this way the Commercial Congress ztlI
| accomplish the important result OF aid
ing and stimulating our trade relations
Sith the other nations of the World
Colonel Bell. although the Consular
representative OF the United States a,
sydney. attended the congress az The
| representative OF she Government %:
New South Wales. lie Was granted =
leave of absence By the department ai
Washington for that purpose. and ne is
nov ON his way back To sydney Co r.
sumo his Consular duties.
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