The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-29

developed. There are many advan-
/ tages TO be considered in the matter
[ of the transportation of freight for
the Orient from the south and east
/ of the United States via Los Angeles.
( the absence of winter difficulties, for
example. and the fact that there are
( light-graded rail lines; and then there
( is the fact that this is the shortest
route between waters. freight being
shipped by water, always the cheap
est means. from eastern and south
eastern points 10 New Orleans or Gal
weston and thence overland by the no
winter, Interchangeable rail TO Los
Angeles: and so the Orient-destined
freight from all the south, for that
matter. will find the natural outlet
from the States by way of Los An
geles, the steamships taking in Ha-
wall and so benefiting these islands.
From a standpoint of necessity there
is more reason for vessels from Los
Angeles than for vessels from San
Francisco to stop at Honolulu en-
route to Japan and China. The cotton
export trade of the Southern States
for the Orient must find Los Angeles
the logical avenue. And so it will be
with many other great mercantile
lines.
Already have the wealthy men OF
Los Angeles, of whom there are a
very large number, men of action and
progressive ideas and men who fore
see what Los Angeles is to be, planned
a steamship line between Los Ange-
les and Mexico. a line that will cut
out a great deal of the traffic that now
has TO make a eircuitous journey via
northern California coast ports. There
are already S250,000 in this project.
THE Salt Lake Railroad, Clark's
line. will soon be ready TO put on a
big steamship line between Los An
geles and the Orient. I believe that
all that has been delaying such plans
is the control that Hartman has had
over the Salt Lake interests. The
Interstate Commerce investigation Is !
somewhat loosening up this state OF
affairs and Clark has said that an ORR
entail steamship business was the nat
ural growth of his line. c. P. Hunt /
incton. the old gentleman. was the |
first to express the conviction that Los
Angeles was TO be one of the ports
of the world and reach ont into the
Pacific for commerce.
ALREADY plans have been discuss
ed in Los Angeles for a system Of
sailing vessels, with Los Angeles for
the home port, but this is more or less
in the air.
I'm anv event. Los Angeles knows
her importance and is devoting every
energy TO the realization of what is
bound to come, and before long, the
of Los Angeles one of the
most important ports of the Pacific, a
distinction which viii very materially
benefit Honolulu
Willard has been identified with the
growth and prosperity OF Los Ange-
les for many years. both as news
paper man and as one whose business
instinct is of the most progressive
American pattern. He has done work
that tells on the Herald, the Times
md the Express. having been general
manager and editor of the latter. He
vas secretary of the Los Angeles
chamber of Commerce when II. P.
Wood. now secretary of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee, was secretary of {
he San Diego Chamber of Commerce. 7
Willard is secretary of the Municipal T
league OF Los Angeles and secretary !
Il the Jobbers' Association, handling
he transportation problems of sixty T
arge commercial concerns Of Los An J
.eles He is much impressed with Ho- ]
Iolulu. ct is a beautiful city," he
AXIS, "and can be made more so. Ad-
-ertise: Los Angeles knows that ad-
ertising pays I'm glad 10 see Ha-
7sii advertising and she has a good
ian in Wood 10 urge hsr interests - n
To BUY OCEANIC BOATS. Ii
The Atehison, Topeka & Santa Fe "
,ailroad Is treating with the Oceanic Ii
teamship Company, according TO a e
zeal authority, FOR the purchase Of the q
Sierra, Sonoma and Ven G
IRA. If purchased the boats named c
III be converted into oil burners and fl
II probably rCn between San Pedro. "
.iio and Honolulu. carrying the co. 81
10000 feet OF ohia timber for which d.
le Hawaiian Mahogany Company has al
with the Santa Fe, for ties,
nd also entering the general freight
al passenger business between the Sc