The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-22
OF LOCAL
NOTE.
May EstablishNew
Steamer
Line.
TO FURNISH OIL
FOR PLANTATIONS
E. v. Mcconnell Will Take the
Hawaiian Singers to the Pan.
American Exposition.

new steamer line between San
Francisco and Honolulu may soon be
inaugurated if the investigations of w.
S. Miller, Pacific Coast representative
of the Standard Oil Company, who ar
rived on the Ventura, come up to his
expectations. Mr.. Miller who is accom-
panied by his wife, is guest at the Ha-
waiian Hotel. He stated yesterday aft
ernoon that the plans for the steamer
have been made in Philadelphia, and
whether or not it is built depends en-
tirely upon his report.
The steamer will be used for the car
rying of both fuel and refined Oil, and
will be built for carrying not less than
5000 barrels, each barrel containing AZ
gallons. If the trade with the Islands
demands it, the plans may be changed
so that it can carry in tanks or in bar
rels, $4,000 barrels measurement. 1t Will
be vessel of from 5000 to 5000 tons.
Il am the representative of the Stand
ard Oil Company on the Pacific Coast,
said Mr.. Miller. My present visit TO
the Hawaiian Islands is to see if the
business men and the plantations will
OIL, or crude pet oleum, instead of coal
for fuel. If, after investigation, l can
report to our company that there is
reasonable show of profit in the invest
ment, the company will Immediately put
on an oil tank steamer of from 5000
to 5000 tons. Oil, yeu know, is used ex-
tenSively in creating energy in boilers.
1t is difficult question to answer just
how much of a saving oil makes in
comparison to coal consumption, but l
should say from Is to rs per cent. There
is a saving in the handling and also in
the creation of more energy, some ex-
perts claiming about 30 per cent. If you
have brick clay here, and l. understand
you have, there is nothing better than
fuel oil to make the bricks. The produce
ton can be increased and there is a saw
ing in the expense of from 80 to so per
cent.
MY principal idea, however, in visit
ing the Islands is to get our business
out of the old rut and make it more ex-
tensive and up-to-date, and / hope to
have the assistance of the business COM
munity in doing so. We will also build
large storage warehouses if we can
cure the permission of the proper au-
thorities.''
Mr. Miller states that the plantations
will be the greatest economisers of ex-
penSe if they use fuel oil. The oil will
come entirely from the California fields.
E. w. Mcconnell, who has the Ha-
waiian concession at the Pan-American
Exhibit at Buffalo, consisting of the cy-
clorama of the Volcano of Kilauea. ma
tive singers, and the products which
We're exhibited at the Paris Exposition,
is guest at the Hawaiian Hotel. Mr..
Mcconnell comes to Honolulu with let
tiers of Introduction to Governor Dole
and other prominent men from w. r.
Buchanan, director general of the expo
CT inf To lit.
ing the exhibit representative of the true
status of the Islands both commercial
ly and socially. Mr.. Buchanan saw the
hawaiian exhibit at the Worlds Fair
and at the Midwinter Fair and was so
much impressed that he gave Mr.. Me-
Council and his company one of the
most liberal concessions at the Pan
American. He correspondent with Gov
ernor Dole with a view to having the
Territory make a Territorial exhibit in
conjunction with the cyclorama AS
there was no way at the time, of getting
an appropriation, this plan was aban.
doned and Mr.. Buchanan asked Mr.. Nc
Council as a particular favor to himself
TO make an effort to see that a Hawaiian
representation was made
The Hawaiian building will be one of
the handsomest in the exposition, and
on account of the great amount of cleo
trical effects will be leading attraction
been added and in this the exhibits at
the Paris Exposition will be installed
If the director general can secure them.
The Pan-American will pay the freight
charges from Paris to Buffalo.
The cyclorama has been improved. One
OF the features will be representation
of the Goddess Pele rising from the
glowing lava, veritable fountain of
liquid fire. pretty Hawaiian girl will
be taken to Buffalo to represent Pele,
and kahuna also who will chant the
ancient meles. Electrical storms ex-
plosions of lava and streams of the mol
ten lava, will be faithfully reproduced
Two quartets of Hawaiian singers will
also make the exposition truly Hawaii
an These people will go to Buffalo on
April with Mr.. Tobin. Mr. Mcconnell
viii return on March s. Yesterday he
held conference with Governor Dole,
ana he feels assured that his visit will
be pregnant with success.
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