The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
CARPENTER IN THE MID PACIFIC.
What he Saw at Honolulu on His Way to the Philippines
Astonishing Increase in Business and Trade
An Outline Of His Tour.
An Outline Of His Tour.

the United States. These two lines win
get more than 100000 yen a year from
the government for their United States
ships alone. The Togo Kisen Kaisha has
tnree 6Vp~ton ships, which run from San
francisco to Hongkong, stopping at Hon.
oluiu and the Japanese ports en- route.
IN conjunction with the Pacific Mail and
the Oriental and Occidental lines, SO that
with these lines they furnish sailings
from San Francisco to Japan every eight
days. The japanese ships have English
omcers They are the finest ships now
on the Pacific. The Nippon Yusen Kali
sha mas also steamers of 5000 tons The
canadian Pacific ships are large They
run, as do all the Puget sound ships TO
Japan, by the northern passage, not call
ing at Honolulu. The Canadian Pacific
mas, however, line to Australia which
calls here. There is also a line TO Aus
tralia from San Francisco which calls
at Honolulu. IL Is owned by the Spreck-
els, the sugar millionaires and makes
weekly sailings to the Hawaiian islands
What II Costs TO Cross the Pacific.
As to sailing rates. they are about the
same on the different lines. The passage
to Honolulu from San Francisco is SIS for
the first cabin, sS5 for the intermediate
and SIS for the Storage. The rates to
Yokohama are $500 first cabin. 800 inter-
mediate and $S5 steerage, and to Hong
Kong or Shanghai 1925 first cabin Sis in
termedate and 500 steerage. To Manila
the first cabin rate Is 1856. The steerage
rates are especially profitable. The ac-
commodations are only fitted for Chinese.
but there are from 500 to 1000 OF these on
nearly every ship. We are carrying on
the China $50. which at sIno-each makes
cash receipt of 200 for this class
alone.
New Steamers Being Built for Pacific
The Pacific trade is increasing so fast
and the lines are so profitable that a
large number Of new ships are now being
built to ply between the Chinese, Japa-
nese and United States ports of the Pa
cifc. The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany. the president of which is c. p.
Huntington, has under construction at
Newport News two i0o00-ton steamers
which will be added to its lire from San
Francisco to Hongkong. These ships will
be equal to the best of the Atlantic liners.
Each will accommodate 1856 first-cass pas
sengers. putting only two persons to each
stateroom. | am told that the Santa Fe
Railroad Company Ii building three large
steamers to run from San Diego to Hllo.
In the Sandwich islands. and thence to
Japan and China. II already has a line
OF cargo boats. but these new steamers
are to be fitted for passengers and freight
and are to be UP to date in every respect.
The Great Northern, the president and
moving spirit of which Is James ]. IIili, OF
st. Paul. is said TO have four l00oo-ton
steamers already plying between Seattle
and Japan and China, and the Northern
Pacific expects to add large ships to those
now sailing In connection with II from Ia
coma to the Orient. Claus Spreckeis Is
building three new s.0o0-ton boats for his
line to Australia. and the Chicago. Bur-
lington a. Quincy Is said to have a trans
pacific line in contemplation.
The increase In the freight Is great
that 1t is believed that all OF these ships
win have plenty to do. I was told at
Portland the other day that there were
-four mills there which were running day