The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-05
NEW STEAMERS
FOR HONOLULU
Americ an Hawaiian Company to
Build More Vessels for
Seattle Run.
Especial to The Advertiser.9

| SAN FRANCISCO. March 29.-Seat'
tie is 10 have another direct steamship
service to Honolulu. AS a result of the
absorption of the Observation-Disclosures
| steamships by j. l.. Lapham, the ieath-
| er combine man, there will be inauedr-
| tween the Pacific Coast, the Hawaiian
Islands and the Orient The points OF
warfare on the Coast will be Seattle
and San Francisco. Seattle viii have
| two direct steamers. San Francisco
will have two, and the remainder of the
present fleet, as heretofore, will cal
at both ports on their return run from
New York.
Seattle's new steamship line will be
composed of two 5000-ton steamships,
for both passengers and freight, al
though the main idea will be to handle
the ever-growing cargo business. The
contracts for the vessels have already
been let in the East. The contracts
provide that the two vessels be fast
and commodious, of pleasing design,
and to be completed by next fall, after
which they will go to Seattle under
their own steam and take the run i'm
mediately.
The >American-Haw Co. has been
&C nsidering the direct Seattle-Honolulu
service for some time, according to
well-informed steamship men, and has
reached the conclusion that the trade
conditions warrant such a move. The
sugar cargoes arranged for on return
voyages made the situation much
more pressing, and the contract for the
steamers, with an additional hurry pro-
viso, is the outcome. The two liners
will cost approximately $500 each,
making total outlay for carriers
alone of half million dollars. Then
there Will probably be some expense
for additional facilities at Seattle. ieX-
ira clerical force, etc. -
The Alaskan and Nevadan, I<both
10, O00-ton steamships, belonging to 1.-THE
same company, have but recently'been
launched, and will soon make their ap-
pearance at Seattle on the regular
voyages from New York up the c6ast
and then to Honolulu. The completion
of the two 5000 ton vessels Will make
four new craft that the corporation has
added to its service within a period
OF less than twelve months. and at a
cost of considerably more than $780,
600. u
The Californian, the next American !
Hawaiian liner TO call at Seattle, will
reach there about the latter part of
March. She will be followed by the |
Hawaiian. Both vessels have already !
booked some cargo. and by the time
they arrive the officials confidently ex-
pect to have secured full cargoes for |
the island capital. The Californian has |
was there December 6, at which i
time she loaded 100000 cases of salmon |
for New York
The American-Hawa fleet at pres
ent comprises the steamships Alneri- |
ian, $500 tons, $500 h. p: Hawaiian,
$500 tons, 5000 h. p; Californian, $500
tons, 5000 h. p; Oregonian, $500 tons,
1000 h. p.; Alaskan, 10000 tons, 1000 h.
D; Nevadan, 10000 tons, 1000 h. D.: and
he new 5000-ton steamers for the Sc
attle route now building.
The Globe Navigation Company. OPP
Grating the steamships Eureka. Meteor
md Tampico, is the only corporation
vessels directly from Seattle
o Honolulu at present. Their service
1as been in existence for some time,
and they are at present figuring on
adding to 1t by the establishing of a
zig feet Of sailing craft to carry gen
raj cargo.