The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-09
H|LONIAN
GETS FREIGHT.
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Hawaiian Islands, by making enough
business TO keep the Matson inner
HllonIan in service between that city
and Honolulu. The merchants there
have procured enough orders ana
freight To make the trip worth while
n looks as II the business would be
maintained TO keep the Hilonian al
most constantly on this route me
vessel "a scheduled to leave Portland
for Honolulu today. The Portland
Oregonian of September % has tine
following on Portland's trade rela-
tions with Honolulu:
According to advices received yes
serday by Agent NJ. J. Lindsay. OF the
focal office OF the Matson Navigation
Company, which concern owns ana
sperates the steamship Hilonian, the
steamer will leave San Francisco Tor
Portland on September % ana VIII
leave Portland for the Islands about
October G.
Some few days ago. in response to
several anxious queries on the part
of local shippers. Mr.. Lindsay wired
che home office of the company IN
curing whether the steamer was 10
call here this trip on account OF the
contemplated repairs, and the answer
indicates that the local trade Is espe-
eiaIIy desirable to the company, and
the Hilonian will not be taken OF. al
least for the present.
At the present time about 500 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-
eeived in promising quantities, ana
the agent believes that when the
steamer sails from Portland she Will
have n cargo that will prove exceed
f1gly 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
locally as well, and the Portland mer-
chants are commencing to see where
a new and untried market Is opening
for them. Whether they take advan-
sage 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
eial organizations on this subject mex,
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-
Publishing 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 utmos
TO interest the islanders in the trad
with Portland and the Northwest, ant
recently sent cable messages to isl
and consumers quoting prices OF
flour feed, hay, grain, potatoes, on
ions, seeds and other vegetables ant
staples used there to any extent anC
in response to these messages mum
Der of orders have been received.
OF the 700 or 500 tons already II
sight, the principal portion of this con
sists OF lumber and lumber products
Orders for sashes, doors, windows ant
other building materials have been re
ceived to a large extent, and lumbe
to the amount of $4,000 feet will add t.
this portion OF the cargo
This freight would have been shipped
via the American-Hawaiian Compan,
from Puget Sound had not the Hilo
MAN been ordered here this voyage
which consignment together with tn
800 tons of feed ordered several day
ago, and the large consignment o
San Francisco Portland freight to b
brought here by the vessel, made
essential to send the Hilonian to Port
land instead OF laying her up at tn
Bay City for repairs and cutting on
this city for one trip.
That the Hawaiian people are goini
after Portland business is evidenced b.
the orders received by Mr. Lindsay thi
week, which instructs him to advertis
for bids for the supplying OF materia
for the construction of the propose,
new Alakea dock at Honolulu. Thi
structure will require 100000 feet o
lumber OF different lengths, etc; 40
piles OF different sizes are contained II
the specifications, and the rest OF tn,
material is designated likewise in tn,
proposals being sent to the several 10
cal mills. The placing of this one or
der in Portland will mean much to thi
city in the way OF furthering the trad
relations between the two ports, 70
lumber is a desirable product in tn
islands, and II they can be supple
here at "A reasonable rate the trade 1
this branch alone will prove profitabl,
The sugar refining season is now Il
the flag end and the Matson Navigatio
Company is preparing to lay up som
of the ships in the Hawaiian servic
FOR the winter, but instead of tyin
the vessels up at San Francisco the
will probably be utilized in the lumbe
trade between Portland and the Ba
city. Negotiations for the charterin
of the ship Falls OF Clyde are now be
ing arranged, and she will probabl
make several trips here for lumbe
eargoes in the near future. She ha
been engaged in handling the suga
crop from Honolulu and Hilo to Sa
Francisco. 1t is also possible that on
of the Matson steamships may be use
for one trip in this capacity.
The Hilonian arrives at San Francis
co Friday and will sail for Portlan
on September 20 with a large cargo
freight from the Bay City for Portlan,
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AN ANTISEPTIC LINIMENT.