The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15

If it is correct, as your committee Is
informed, that the Oceanic Steamship
| Company have two available vessels laic
tip now in San Francisco, and have fail.
I ed to attempt to relieve conditions here
it would seem to be useless to approach
! them for any decreased rates, yet it is
possible that some inducements might
be made for them to favorably consider
such proposal The only tangible in
! ducement that can be offered is a guar
antee of a certain amount of freight both
ways. If, however, sufficient guaran-
tee of freight can be obtained, why not
| approach other companies who have a
! single large vessel that can do the work
/ Why be satisfied with anything less than
| the best that may be available?
QUESTION OF FREIGHT.
| 1t seems to your Committee that the
first thing to be undertaken is to en-
: deavor to secure guarantees for return
freights to San Francisco, the matter
of incoming freights presenting less diff
iculty. 1t is here represented that the
only reliable source from which such
return fieights could be guaranteed is
through the Planters Association, and
it is submitted that what would be re-
CURED, say 1000 tons per month, would
be such small proportion of the whole
Ia little over S per cent? of the annual
crop, that it could not seriously discon-
mode them, and it would be of invalu-
able assistance to the object we have in
view. 1t is well understood that new
negotiations are now in progress for the
handling of the sugar crop, and that
these new arrangements contemplate
shipment of larger proportion of the
crop to the Pacific Coast than hitherto.
Such appropriation of freight could
be divided pro rata among the several
agencies, and would not be felt by them.
In view of the amount of benefit that
must ultimately accrue adverse arrange
ments can only be trivial.
1t is therefore proposed for your con-
sideration that proper and immediate
representations be made ard presented
in writing through special committee
of the Association, asking the aid of the
Planters Association, as above indicated,
and thus to put them on record as to
whether or nc the merchants may rely
on their cooperation to this slight eX-
tent. There have been many occasions
when the support of those rot immedi-
atelv interested in the slgG industry
has been of both direct and indirect
service to the plantations ard although
such support may be claimed to have
been given from standpoint of self in
terest, it is submitted that & c introduc-
ton of tourists and others who may
become investors is of no less impor-
lance to the planter than TO the mer-
chant, and there can be no sound ar
gument that the former will not reap
his share OF benefit,
If such outgoing cargo cannot be OBJ
tanned, it seems hopeless to attain our
object for the present in a community
crippled by overinvestmept, irpoverish-
ed by the drain of the Federal Govern
ment, and having the additional disad-
vantage Of being div ;ded against itself
on this and similar questions that in
volve reciprocal and palpable benefits
to all.
HELP FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
1t is also the opinion of your Com
mittee that defri,e proposition should
be made by this Association to the San
francisco promotion Committee through
the medium OF the Merchants Assoeia-
ton of San Francisco, pointing out to
them the desirablity of working in con-
junction with Hawaii, they to consider
the latter as a desirable and necessary
ultimate terminus for those tourists who
do not desire to make an Oriental tip. |
It is well known to us, as well as to our
San Francisco friends, that the great !
bulk OF tourist travel goes 10 Southern
Ialilornia ana fIor'da: We are also
aware That San francisco, as well as
Seattle ana otner northern cities, are
ana nave been Tor some time e,ndeavor-
ing 70 secure proportion OF tins trade,
= siiouiu DC pointed OUT TO them that
ban francisco ,, IS not suihciently tropical
'ro SATISFY , tlose whose fealth or pleasure
'lolt,PlS tHeil 10 seek ei!her warm,