The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-15
THREE MORE
OIL SHIPS
Sailer's Success
Means Added
Fleet.
FOUR MORE TANKS
WILL BE BUILT
Union Company's Plans for Serv-
ing Its Customers With Fuel
Fully and HandiIy.

BY December 1, according to the pres
ent outlook, there will be received here
the iron for the putting up of four more
tanks of the same size and capacity
as those now in tank town. for the
Union Oil Company. These tanks have
a capacity of $4,000 barrels of oil each,
and the entire outfit win permit the
holding of 175oOO barrels of fuel at this
port.
One of the great tanks will be placed
the entrance to the harbor win be in
shape for the entrance of ships with
in four or five months, and as the
presence of oil tanks there will mean a
great saving for the plantations which
border upon the lochs, there win be no
time lost in having such storage ca
pacity there as will enable the oil COM
pany to furnish its customers at the
closest range: The site for the Pearl
but there are several points close to
lines of communication which are
available and have been placed at the
disposal of the company.
The success of the initial trip of the
Fullerton to Kahului has guaranteed
the success of the entire venture of the
Union Oil Company, and steps have
been taken to place in this trade four
ships. In addition to the Fullerton, the
Argyle, a much larger ship, has been
purchased and is now being fitted with
tanks for the trade. Besides these, two
more ships are at the Union Iron works
at San Francisco and viii be ready for
the carriage of oil within the next five
or six months.
The new plan is to have the tank
ships fitted SO that there viii be a ball
last space between the tanks available
for cargo. The Argyle will be the first
of this kind to make a trip and it is
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fair trade worked up in the matter of
package freight which is not perisha-
BILE, and that the line may secure some
revenue from this source
The four ships may not be kept en-
tirely in this trade, but they will have
work before them in filling up the stor-
age which is being placed here. If,
after that has been taken care of. there
is chance for carriage above the con-
sumption of the islands. the ships will
be sent on trips to other coast ports,
where there is a constant demand for
tonnage of oil carriers.
The Fullerton is now on the way back
from the coast, having sailed during
the first week of the month. Just
what point will be her destination can
not be told If the eight inca hose
which is to be used in the pumping Of
oil ashore from the ship has been re-
ceived before her sailing, the vessel
viii go to Kihei. and if not. the second
cargo viii, as the first was, be landed
at Kahului The hose is to be carried
ashore on pontoons and win THUS fur
nish line from the tanks. of the ship
to those of the company on land.
II is not expected that there will be
any difficulty attending this method of
unloading the Tullerton, If the ship can
be kept quiet during the operation. The
pumps of the ship are of such calibre
that the entire cargo can be pumped
ashore in seventeen hours, and this viii
mean that in the event Of any storm
the ship can pick out the quiet hours
to get out her oil, and run to sea II
there is a blow.