The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-26
TWO LINES
TO PORTLAND
STEAMER HILONIAN is TO HAVE
RIVAL VESSELS ON THE ORE
CON ROUTE.
The Morning oregonian of July II,

The Morning Oregonian of July II,
says:
The announcement yesterday of the
Charles f. Beebe Company, local
agents of the American Hawaiian
Steamship Company, that the vessels
of this company would call at Portland
IN the future is of especial significance
since the arrival of the Matson Navi-
cation Company's liner Nfilonian. for
it Indicates that there is to be compe-
tition in the matter of securing local
trade with the islands.
The Observation-Disclosures Company
operates a line of steamships between
New York and San Francisco. and
from the latter port the Eastern con-
slgnments are sent to the islands via
smaller vessels of the companys fleet,
ana 1t is the intention of the operators
TO nave these smaller vessels make
Portland a port of call in the future.
and this will be kept up as long as the
trade warrants the sending of the YES
sells to this port.
Inc Americana Steamship
Company operates a line of vessels be-
tween New York, San Francisco and
the Hawaiian Islands regularly each
month, for the vessels plying between
the Pacific and Atlantic connect with
the island vessels at regular intervals,
and it is the intention of the company
to have the island vessels call at Port
land on the way to the islands
The larger vessels of the company's
fleet, comprising the American. Orego-
MAN, Californian, Hawaiian, Alaskan,
Texan and Arizonan, ply between the
ports of San Francisco and New York
in this wise: Half of the fleet run be-
tween New York and the Isthmus,
while the other half alternate between
Tehuantepec and San Francisco, the
freight being sent over the Isthmus by
rail. In addition to these vessels, the
company operates the Nevadan and
Nebraskan between San Francisco and
the Hawaiian Islands, and these two
latter vessels are designated to be reg
ular callers at Portland in the future.
Since the arrival Of the Hilonian
the merchants have commenced to take
notice of the Hawaiian trade and the
possibilities to be derived from con-
certed effort to attain some of the trat7
fic that has hitherto been confined TO
San Francisco proper, and it is said
that this port will shortly bid for
great percentage of the island trade.
With two lines of steamers plying
between the ports, there is no reason
why Portland should not become fac
tor in this trade, for the Northwest
supplies commodities that are not pro-
durable in the California market, and
the shipment from here is more logical
than from the south. This phase of
the situation is being looked at with
more than passing interest by the local
merchants, and along the water front
the impression seems to prevail that
Portland will shortly have a large
trade with the American island pos
| sessions.
The Matson liner Hilonian is only a
starter and those who have taken adj
vantage of her visit hope that this
will not be- the last, and are already
laying plans for the larger shipments
by her on the next visit.
The proposed new line has several
new vessels under construction, and 1t
! is possible that one or more of these
will be placed on the Portland-Hono-
| lulu run. The new boats are the Co
| lumbar, Isthmian and Mexican, and
all are built for freight carriers as well
as passenger vessels.
The Charles f. Beebe Company an
nounce that the Nevadan, the first OF
the fleet, will arrive in Portland on
July 16. and will sail for Honolulu and
Kahului She is scheduled to leave
! San Francisco on July IA, and will
come to Portland direct. It is also
probable that the vessel may also be
sent to Seattle before leaving for the
islands.