The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-27
PACIFIC LINERS AND
THEIR STAY AT HONOLULU
HackfeId & Co., Reply to Criticisms by Hotel
Men and Merchants Which Have Appeared
in These Columns.

she had? Do not practically all the
stores in Honolulu close at p. M?
The writer of the article further men,
tons the brief stay of the S. S. Korea
in our port and the small number of
passengers she carried on one trip to
the Orient, taking away from here 100.
For your guidance we beg to hand you
the arrivals of steamers Korea and ST.
IBERIA since their initial trips, from
which you will undoubtedly see that no
unnecessary haste has ever been made
by either of them.
In regard to the remarks as to the
striking and discriminating contrasts
in the favoritism shown to Chinese and
Japanese ports, we are positive that, IL
Honolulu gives the steamers the same
amount of business as the Chinese and
Japanese ports, the companies would
not only be glad to have the steamers
stay here for a longer period. but would
be compelled to do so in order to COM
plete steamers business.
AS to the privileges which the local
government and private wharf owners
have always extended to the steamship
companies, must say that we have new
er seen any such up to the present time.
The business of Mr.. Arundel, the re-
cent arrival from London, must have
been of very great Importance, but from
all appearances he did not finish his
work until late Monday, therefore
stay of the Coptic until Friday morn
ing would hardly have done this gen.
tleman any good. In addition to
which, is not the cable laid between
Honolulu and the mainland, connecting
our Islands with ii e entire world, Of
which he could avail himself at any
minute
The remarks made as coming from
Mr. Schwerin that this gentleman, as
Vice President and General Manager of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.. thought
ten hours long enough stay for his
company's steamers at the port of
Honolulu, are not correct, as the above
official knows that Whenever business
holds the steamer no time limit is CIV
en-. The business community of this
town knows better than to think that
the steamers should always stay in port
at least "a hours, as business men are
too well posted and know what it
means to a steamship company to have
its steamers lying idle.
The Hawaii Promotion Committees
advertising of the Hawaiian Islands, W
must say, is of very recent date
while the steamship companies, on tn
other hand, have for years given in
their folders with an edition of ap
proximately fifty to one hundred thou
sand every six to nine months, a con
siderable space to the advertising Of
the Hawaiian Islands, distributing such
folders not only in the United States,
but practically all over the world.
In conclusion, we beg to say that, in
our opinion, lengthy stay of throug
steamers in the long run is not as ad
vantageous to the port of Honolulu an
the Honolulu trade in general as linn
tied stop of say eight to ten hours
Supposing a steamer remains in thi
port for twenty-four hours, giving pas
sengers lot of time to see considerable
of Honolulu and its surroundings; very
many of them will conceive the idea
that they have seen everything and
with this idea will simply continue thei
trip, while, if the steamer stays a short
time only, there will be more layovers,
who remain here for at least eight days
spending money all the time. Wha
the Hawaiian Islands want are tourists
who stay here for some time, and lay
overs.
We remain, dear sir,
Yours faithfully,
H HACKFELD & CO. LTD.
H. A Isenberg, Vice President.
Agents Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Oc-
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