The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-12
SAN FRANCISCO THINKS
THERE IS MORE IN CANAL
FOR HER THAN HAWAII

/; coal to take her from the Isthmus to
Asia, she will have to stop at the most
convenient intermediate point for coal
and supplies. This point will be san
Francisco, distant 1917 miles from Pa
mama and 4536 miles from Yokohama:
and in order to make such can she
will be lengthening her passage only
ITO miles, or less than half a day
in time over the shortest possible
course in total distance of 1913 miles
The extraordinary result-oae appar--
emily not generally understood By The
American public-is that San Fran
cisco will become the key and gate
way of the Pacific. where all vessels
going to the Far East, not only from
the Atlantic seaboard. but from Europe
as well, will stop for coal and sup
plies. At no place will the
existence of the canal be more in evil
dence than at San Francisco. where a
continuous procession of east and
westbound steamers will be stopping
daily. These steamers will make San
Francisco a great competitive point
for through freight shipments"
Thus the great engineer. Passen-
Yokohama before the acquisition OF
Hawaii. found that instead of sailing
for Yokohama by the rhumb-line-that
is, always on on course-the ships
took a course to the northwest and
sailed up to forty-eight degrees. max
ing what is known as the great circle.
thereby cutting 246 miles from the dis
lance between the two ports.
The United States photographic Of
flee publishes a gnOmonic chart of the
Pacific Ocean, a curious and interest
ing affair whereon the land areas are
strangely distorted. This gnomonic
chart is based upon a system of pre-
lection, the plane of which is tangent
to the earths surface at a point on
the equator in longitude 155 degrees
west of Greenwich, and the eye of the
spectator is supposed to be situated at
the center of the eartn, whence. being
at once in the plane of every great
circle. it will see these circles pro- -
jected as straight lines. straight
line drawn between any two points OF
places on the chart represents an arc
of the great circle passing through
them, and is, therefore, the shortest
possible track between them, showing
also all the geographical localities
through which the most direct roure
passes.
Mr.. Parsons says in conclusion that
the canal will bring the grain fields
Of the northwestern Pacific States 5000
miles nearer Liverpool, and it viii
bring the iron and coal Of the Gulf
cbfnDaI FROM, No,.. 0vro,r-
Pensacola $500 miles nearer San Fran
cisco; giving to the former a new great
market not now open and TO the latter
a cheap supply Of the raw materials
Of manufacturing
In writing of the advantages that
will accrue to San Francisco in the
way of manufactures. Mr.. Parsons did
not enter into the matter OF oil pro-
1uction in California California IS
The largest oil-producing State in the
Cnion and the product is far in ex-
,ess of consumption. But the use OF
oil as fuel is in it's Infancy. The sta
-istics of the Agricultural Department.
give the use of petroleum as but 3
Der cent. of the total amount OF fuel
ised. Its use for this purpose is being
apidly extended, and its excellence
ind cheapness make it most desirable
or all manufacturing plants. locomo-
ives, steamships, etc. The Orient IS
large importer of cotton and cotton
foods, mineral oils, manufactures Of
ron and steel, flour and meats. The
IMPORT of cotton goods alone amounts
o s25O,OOO,0O0 per year There is no
eason why San Francisco. with its
z1rf H.
become great manufacturing center.