The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-20
TO IMPROVE
THE BOATS

The Inter. Island 5. y. Co. Is deter
mined To place the service on its YES
sells On a par with the best running TO
porte on the American continent and in
order that information rs TO the ways
on other vessels and in other companies
nay be obtained by the company,
President Kennedy and the board of
directors have decided to send G. l..
Wight aS u special agent with instruc-
tions to 90 where he can find tho best
and report us he gets what is worth
finding out.
Mr.. Wight has been connected with
the Island steamboat interests for the
past twelve year and during all of
that time be has been putting the
standard of excellence, in the conduct
Of the steamers from port of departure
TO return, a little bit higher than 1T
ever WAS before. He is of the opinion
xhat so improve the table in certain
features, one at time, was the surest
way of reaching a climax in which all
sf the good features would be com
bined. The results in this respect have
been satisfactory in the main but the
dOmnhuy ~ Shlu SlIlNIHB anu
agement wants to hear from the visi-
tors that the steamers and the service
in the Islands equals the best of any
other part of the world. In order that
the best ideas may be obtained the
company has selected Mr. Wight as it's
agent believing him to be the best
man in the service of the company for
that purpose.
81 leave on Wednesday, in the Ala
meda,'' said Mr.. Wight, "and / have
carte blanche to go where | think new
features are to be found. The commits
sion is rowing one and it is my in
tentiOn to go direct to Cuba. My stay
there ia indefinite for j want to look
into every phase of steamer travel ana
management of the boats while en-
route. / want to learn, also, the meth
eds of handling bananas and pineapples
for l am of the opinion that We will see
the cultivation of pines the second in
austry in the Territory; ] want to
learn how the fresh fruit is handled
and | want to get on the inside of the
shipping of bananas. 1t may be that
some of the troubles of the growers on
the big island will be eliminated after
we get our boat in service. From Cuba
Will probably proceed to the Mexican
ports and look into the steamer man.
agement along that route and then j
will go through the United States and
Canada with the same object in view.
my Investigations will include the
handling and the stowage of freight;
If there are new and more modern ap-
piances for the more rapid handling of
cargo | will find them and report upon
them and you may depend upon it if
IA will be for the Improvement of the
service of the Inter-Island Company
ahey will be adopted. Some people OBJ
jcct at first glance to our way of
handling freight and passengers at
some of the ports on Hawaii. Well, If
1 can find a better method in any of the
Mexican ports ! will report upon them.
The company wants to improve its
service in every particular and the
management is sending me off to find
the way. The majority of the people
who travel on our steamers are of linn
tied experience in this respect and they
hear people from the mainland draw
ing comparisons with lines over there.
The company wants to have its service
so that the comparisons, if they are
necessary, will be favorable and we
q hope. too, that the favor will be alto
Sether on the side of our service.
''I am going into every detail while
7 have the opportunity and this will
take me into the matter of linen fol
the rooms as well as for the table.
will note the table service and see
Wherein ours may be improved and il
there rs any line that sets a better
sable than the lnter-Island the Inter
fslaad will copy that one in serving the
best meals possible, market condition
avu.idered. 1t may be that ! will selec
the best things served on the steamer
mf several different lines and the com
yany will make its menus from thu
combination. Do not understand tina
we are chasing the tourist trade prin
sipally, for that is not the case; w
want first to please those with whom w
do nearly all of our business, thu
island people. We want them to fee
shat the company is going to give then
the best obtainable, We want them t.
rsalize that il is wide awake, enter
prising and not afraid to spend none,
in looking for what will bring them tn,
comfort they hear other people talking
about. Ny trip will extend over sew
eral months. My wife will go with mi
and We will go wherever there is any
thing to learn
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