The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-23
GOING To
THE SOUND.
Plans of the American
Hawaiian Company,
NEW YORK TO SEATTLE
HonoIun the Principal Port Of Call
For the Big Steamships
Line.

SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. sit is the in
.,ation of the recently organized Amcrl-
,un-Hawaiian steamship Company Of
.,w York to make Puget Sound TIA" Pa
cinc Coast end of the line of big steam
ers it will within a very short time put
GA between its home ports and ports on
the Pacific. Honolulu Will be the prtnci-
pal port of call, and the establishment Of
the line will assure the rapid growth of
Seattle's trade with Hawai-. Seattle, be
ing the leading city of Puget Sound, VIII
virtually be the Pacific Coast terminal
port.
Although 1t has been known for some
time that the new company would prob
ably sooner or later run its vessels to
Puget Sound the first news of its posi-
tive intention to do so is contained in u
telegram just received by Cook & Co..
ship brokers of this city and Tacoma, in
forming them that they have been APP
pointed Puget Sound agents of the ne"
line, and requesting them to hold them
selves in readiness for orders.
c. w. Cook, of the firm of Cook & Co.,
yesterday stated that the first steamer OF
the new line would probably arrive here
from New York about December !, and
that after that date sailings would be
made from Seattle every thirty days. Mr..
Cook states that the steamers of the COM
pany will also call at Tacoma. His orders
fees of the company will be located but
as practically all of the Puget Sound
trade will be from Seattle, there is no
doubt that they will be located here.
The American Hawaiian Steamship
Company Is one of the most important
corporations organized in the United
States in recent years. Among the largest
owners of STOCK in the concern are Flint,
EDDY e. Co., one of the greatest mercan-
tile firms in the world, having branch
houses in every country on the globe
This fact alone assures the success of the
venture.
The company will operate on the new
line some of the largest steam freight
ca rriers afloat At the present time its
plans are for fleet of six steamers, -FOUR
of 5000 tons each and two of n,WO tons
each. Two of these steamers, the cali
fCrnian and the Hawaiian, are already
in commission, and the others are now
being built and will be completed as rap
idly as possible.
The Hawaiian, of 5000 tons, was built
by the Cramps and is now loading In New
York for her first voyage to the Pacific
Coast The Californian was built In san
Francisco by the Union Iron Works. and
IL now engaged in the Government trans
port business between San Francisco ana
Manila having been chartered by the
Government Immediately after she was
launched.
cording to Mr.. Cook. to load Its steamers
in New York with general cargoes for
San Francisco, Seattle and Tacoma, and
TO carry from Puget Sound ports to Ha-
wall coal, lumber and general merchan-
disc. From the islands cargoes of raw
sugar exclusively will be taken TO New
York. The vessels will not call at Homo
lulu on their way from New York to Sc
attic, but as the islands export little eX-
cept raw sugar that fact is of but little
consequence to the merchants OF this
city
Heretofore for various reasons. the
steamer service between Seattle and the
islands has been irregular, and as con-
sequence merchants here have been handi-
capped in their efforts to compete WIN
San Francisco for the trade OF Hawaii.
When the new line is in operation they
will be placed on an equal footing.