Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
PLAN STEAMER
LINE SAN PEDRO
TO HONOLULU
Company Purchases
Steamships
More Vessels to BE Added as Fast as
Demand GroWs-HaWaiian Ex-
hibit for Chamber of
Commerce

Early in the coming spring regular
steamship line between San Pedro and
Honolulu will be established.
Arrangements for the service have
been partially completed, but the
names of the promoters of the project
thus far have been kept a secret
1t is said that a company already
has been formed and the capital stock
fully subscribed and that one vessel
for the proposed line has been pur
chased. The intention of the company
is to purchase at least one more steam
er and then t have constructe one or
two more vessels should it be demon
strated that the venture will be a pay
ing one.
Recently the company bought a
steamer at New Orleans and this ves-
sci soon will be sent around Cape
Horn, stopping at Colon on the way
down and at Panama on the upward
trip. The date when the vessel is eX-
pected to reach San Pedro is not known,
but it is said that if another vessel is
not secured in the meantime the one
steamer will inaugurate the service be-
tween San Pedro and Honolulu and
that additions will be made to the line
as fast as possible.
Hawaiians Are Willing
Residents of Hawaii are reported to
Angeles and Southern California even
more than half way on the question of
the exchange of products.
AS an evidence of the friendly feel
ing of the people of the islands for
those of Los Angeles and the desire to
open trade relations, there will be at
once established in the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce permanent Ha-
waiiian exhibit.
The Hawaiian promotion commission,
which body first attempted to bring
about closer trade relations between
the islands and Southern California
through Los Angeles merchants will
furnish the exhibit
Within the past few days Lloyd
Childs of Los Angeles has been APP
pointed local agent of the Hawaiian
promotion commission and under Mr..
Childs' supervision the exhibit will be
installed in the exhibit room of the
chamber of commerce. 1t is expected
that this exhibit will be in readiness
for public inspection within the next
three weeks.
In the meantime Mr.. Childs will give
stereopticon lectures in the gallery of
the exposition hall.
Enthusiastic over the Outlook
Mr.. Childs expressed himself yester
day as more than confident that extern
S1N6 trade relations soon Will eAlSL De-
tween Los Angeles and Honlulu. He
said that the business men of Honolulu
were not only willing but anxious to
exchange products with Southern Cali
fornia, acting through the merchants
of Los Angeles.
He said that Southern California is
able to supply Hawaii with much that
the islands need while the Hawaiian
islands can furnish this section with a
large amount of products and probably
at better price than they can be OBJ
tained elsewhere.
Mr.. Childs will accompany the cham
Der of commerce excursion to Honolulu
and it is probable that he will bring
back with him additional exhibits. Up
to last night 191 people had signed
contracts for the purchase of tickets
for the excursion and Secretary Wig
gins expressed confidence that more
than the necessary 200 tickets would
be assigned by tonight, when the
books will be closed.
The excursion steamer will leave
San Pedro February 23 and it is ex-
pected that the trip to Honolulu will
require about seven days. The eXcur-
sion is the outcome of he efforts of the
Hawaiian promotion commission,
which has arranged a series of recep-
tions and trips for the visitors.