The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-06
H|LOAIAN
GETS FREIGHT
Portland People Glad
to Keep Boat
on Run.

Portland has determined TO lnaih-
tain the foothold she has already OBJ
tanned in a commercial way with the
Hawaiian Islands, by making enough
business to keep the Matson liner
Hilonian in service between that city
and Honolulu. The merchants there
have procured enough orders ana
freight to make the trip worth while.
TT looks as if the business would be
maintained to keep the Hiionlan al
most constantly on this route. Inc
vessel is scheduled to leave Portland
for Honolulu today The Portland
Oregonian of September % has the
following on Portland's trade rela-
tions with Honolulu:
According to advices received yes
terday by Agent NJ. j. Lindsay, of the
local office of the Matson Navigation
Company. which concern owns and
operates the steamship Hilonian, the
steamer will leave San Francisco for
Portland on September 20 and will
leave Portland for the islands about
October 6.
Some few days ago, in response to
of local shippers, Mr.. Lindsay wired
the home office of the company in
auiring whether the steamer was to
call here this trip on account of the
contemplated repairs, and the answer
indicates that the local trade is espe-
III, fhks
the Hilonian will not be taken off. at
least for the present.
At the present time about 800 tons
of general freight is in sight for the
next trip of the Hawaiian liner, and
more business is expected before the
vessel reaches the local harbor. Appli-
cations for space rates are being re-
ceived in promising quantities, and
the agent believes that when the
steamer sails from Portland she will
have a cargo that will prove exceed
ingly gratifying to the operators of
the vessel.
The recent visit of w A Mears to
the islands has stimulated the interest
not only at that end of the line, but
chants are commencing to see where
a new and untried market is opening
for them Whether they take advan-
tage of this market or not remains to
be seen, but in all probability this
city will shortly be in much closer
touch with the merchants of the is
ands than was ever thought of before.
Mr. Mears will address the CONNER
cial organizations on this subject next
week, when he will tell them of his
observations made during his recent
visit there as agent of the people of
Portland, and as he is very favorably
impressed with the possibility of es-
tablishing permanent trade relations
with the people of the Hawaiian
group the possibility of maintaining
the steamships service between the
local port and the islands is of the
brightest.
Agent Lindsay is doing his utmost
to interest the islanders in the trade
with Portland and the Northwest, and
recently sent cable messages to ISL
and consumers quoting prices on
flour, feed, hay. grain, potatoes, on
ions. seeds and other vegetables and
staples used there to any extent, and
in response to these messages a num-
ber of orders have been received.
OF the 700 or 500 tons already in
sight, the principal portion of this con-
sists of lumber and lumber products
Orders for sashes, doors. windows and
other building materials have been re-
Ceved to a large extent, and lumber
to the amount of 50G GEO feet will add to
this portion of the cargo
This freight would have been shipped
via the Observation-Disclosures Company
from Puget Sound had not the HiIo-
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