Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-07
GOLD STORAGE liner
FRESH GOODS FROM
PUGET SOUND REGULARLY
Elihu Thomson As Pioneer Has Met
With Success That Will be
Promptly Followed Up and
Maintained.

NunSlu'Idult Sf'NuidAANh NUS b'''
going on among business circles during
the past few days regarding the possi-
bilty of the operation Of line Of re-
frigerator steamers between Honolulu
and Sound ports. The Elihu Thorn
son OF the Pacific Cold Storage Com
| pany of Tacoma arrived here during
the fore part Of the week It being gem
orally supposed tina she was some
| tramp freight steamer not confined To
any particular run. She discharged her
cargo of refrigerated beef, beer and
general goods consigned to various
concerns. and will leave this afternoon
for the Sound During an intervic y
with a. W. Sterrett the superintendent
and general manager of the Pacific Coll
Storage Co. he volunteered the follow
| ing information:
Il am very glad you postponed your
interview with me for II you had come
| to me any earlier II would have done
no good as the plans and future inteu-
tions of my company had not been
thoroughly mapped out. Now am at
| liberty to give you some facts. Our
concern is known as the Pacific Cold
Storage Company with head offices at
Tacoma and Seattle where in both
places we have extensive ice plants aud
the most extensive cold storage syo-
| 30, To-, h. month havip "
capacity for 1000 tons. We do a big
local business in fish freezing and have
the largest ice plant in Seattle.
We also have cold storage
plant at Nome. st. Michaels. and Daw.
son and operate two Yukon steamers
called the Lolita Talbot and Robert
Kerr These two vessels have each
cold storage for two hundred tons be-
sides some 300 tons each of freight
space. When the Elihu Thomson first
arrived here we did not know as TO
whether II would pay to operate a regu-
lar refrigerator line of steamers or not,
but having received substantial recos-
milton from your business men, YOU
may state that am satisfied that there
is a field here for a good substantial
line of small steamers to ply regular
ly between the Sound ports and the
Hawaiian Islands. You may also state
that the entire tonnage Of the Elihu
Thomson is engaged for the return
trip arriving here about January 10th
! II is a fact that was offered NOR,
, freight than the vessel could carry
her capacity being 100 tons. In TIVE
days secured $50 tons of freight.
1T is the intention of the company t
keep the Elihu Thomson on the Ho
nolulu run until next April. when sh
will be taken off to make room for |
larger steamer OF from 1000 to $50
tons capacity. All the present refriger
actor space on the Elihu Thomson ho
been engaged but II she could be tax
en- off the run for week her cold stor
age could easily be increased one hun
dred tons more by having two ice ma
chimes. The Thomson can make tn,
round trip in something like thirt!
days. AS the question has been raise
in your city regarding our ability t
handle refrigerated meats successfully
you may state that since last April W,
have taken between $50 and 1000 toni
OF beef and mutton to say nothing o
poultry, butter, eggs, ETC.. on our
steamers to the Alaska country, with
out losing a pound, and we stand read,
to forfeit thousand dollars for am
pound of meat spoiled In transit on OF,
vessels due to improper or faulty re
frigeration. Our company is composed
of careful and conservative business
, men who have a standing reputation
and will give regular steamer service
and keep our promises. There ar
= many things connected with tn,
launching of an enterprise of this mas
nitude which l shall lay before IN,
company upon my return, which / al
satisfied will be acted upon favorabl,
by them. The principal gentlemen be
hind the company are as follows, when
Is certainly a guarantee OF good faith
with your people: Chas. Richardson
president; Chester Thorne, president
National Bank of Commerce, Tacoma
Jno. NJ. Mitchell, London; Donald Nc
Nab, Edinburgh; VIM. Seldom, London