The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-10
HONOLULU 70 new YORK ALL KINDS OF CLASSES
STEAMER LINE THROUGH STRAIT
OF MAGELLAN.
Revolution in Carrying Trade Between
San Francisco and Empire State.
Sugar Delivered in 80 Days.

NEW YORK, October 26.-As a result
of the recent amalgamation of the we'll
known shipping firms of Flint & Co.
and Dearborn & Co.. of this city, and
williams, Dimond & Co., of San Fran
cisco, under the firm name of Flint,
Dearborn & Co., the announcement is
made that within six months the first
of a fleet of steel steamships will sail
from this city for San Francisco en-
route to Honolulu as a regular line of
service. These vessels are now in pro-
cess of construction. One, the Califor-
mia, is building at the Union Iron
Works, San Francisco and will be de-
livered in May; the others are on the
stocks in the Roach shipyards on the
Delaware, and will be ready for service
during 1900.
The vessels will be 4SO feet long over
all, 81 feet breadth of beam and 81 feet
8 inches deep. They will draw, when
loaded, 26 feet of water Their carry
ing capacities will be $3.50 tons of 2,240
pounds, and their coal bunker capacity
will be 1,500 tons. The vessels will have
a speed of 10 knots, and will be fitted
for carrying freight only. A few extra
staterooms in the cabins will accommo-
date several passengers, but they will
not be passenger ships. The vessels
will cost about $500,000 each.
Those building on the Delaware will
make the trip from New York to San
Francisco in go days, the course being
through the Straits of Magellan They
will stop at San Francisco on the out
ward trip only; on the return trip they
will come direct from Honolulu to this
city, stopping only at Coronel, Chilli, for
COAL
A vessel will leave this city every As
days. 1t is the desire of the owners to
reduce this interval to 30 days, but to
do this two more steamships will be re-
quired. These additional vessels will
be built at the earliest date possible,
the next ship being designed to be of
900 tons capacity. The placing of
steamships regularly in the trade be-
tween this city and Hawaii is an inno-
walton, as heretofore it has been con-
Quoted by sailing ships.
The starting of this line, it is said,
has been caused by two considerations
The quantity of sugar grown on the
islands, owing to the setting out of
many new plantations. The quantity
produced is much more than can be
handled by the refiners on the Pacific
| coast and provides the steamships
with return cargoes from the islands
This increase in the cultivated area OF
sugar lands has also greatly increased
the denland in the islands for manu-
factured goods, thereby insuring large
and more staple incoming cargOes.
The second consideration is that tn,
islands have passed under American
control, and that presently the tariff!
of the United States will be extended
to them, shutting out the competition
of foreign countries and increasing th
trade with the United States.
Williams, Dimond & Co.. are havini
built by Arthur Sewall & Co., of Bath
Me-, a steel bark of about $50 feet il
length, which will carry 2,700 tons o
freight.
SThis vessel will not be used in tn
Cape Horn trade, on which all the sail
ors will be supplanted by the steam
ships, but will be put on the trade be
tween San Francisco and Honolulu. I
would require eight of these barks t.
take care of the increased trade whicl
has developed on this run, but no NOR
orders can be given for vessels now, be
cause of the increased price of steel.