The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-09
lsON AND
: HIS PROJECTS

FkFrom Thursdays Advertiser)
captain Matson announced yesterday
III as soon as he arrived at San Fran
SEQ he would place an order for new
l5-passenger steamship with cargo
acity of 5000 tons minimum, capable
,l-nalxing the run between San Fran
@ and Honolulu in six days, vessel
the length Of the steamship China,
9l about the same beam and build as
AZ Matson liner Lurline. There would
~ a steamer come from the Sound every
forty days.
This announcement was made at the
ONCE of Castle & Cooke. Ltd, in the
presence of large gathering Of the
shippers, importers and general business
men of Honolulu, who responded to the
call of the firm to meet Captain Mat
SON and discuss his proposed new enter
prise. The announcement was received
with applause, and in appreciation Of
the efforts of the Matson line to give
good passenger and freight service in
the past and of its promises for the fu-
ture. a vote of thanks was extended to
Captain Matson, Castle g. Cooke, Alex
ander g. Baldwin, Ltd, and O. Brewer
&, Co.. Ltd, these firms being interested
with Captain Matson in the building OF
the new steamship.
One of the most important features
of the conference was the statement
that the Matson line would give good
service and extend special favors to nc
one, and one rate for freight would ap
ply to all shippers and importers. There
would be no system of rebates, fol
which the American-Hswaiian Steam
ship Company was severely criticized BY
Z. D. Tenney, president of Castle 8
Cooke, Ltd, and Captain Matson. Tht
system of rebates by percentage Of
freight rate sums paid in was explained
Cai was pronounced by him as an out
,eous system of business, because the
lall shipper was placed at a disadvan
ge by the resulting reduced salt
ices made by the larger shippers.
III Present at the meeting were +. j
towrey, j. A. Kennedy, B., Dilling
I Jam, G. }. Waller, Tom King, G. X
A Ii, w. F. Dillingham;, Fred Waldron
". A. Bowen, George Angus, j. p
kcooke, A. n. Campbell, j. B. Castle
Nv. w. Hall, Fred Macfarlane, Mr.. Hum
s,ag, George w. Smith, p. MuhlendOrf
tfwiYoung, James Wakefield, C. Moore
IL rye Thielen, E. c. Brown, Norman
bkins, John Garden, c. M. Lovsted
TN lMcInerny, and several Others
!. d. Tenney (president) and I. ii
Y e trie (secretary) of Castle & Cooke
H., arranged the meeting. Mr.. Ten
", in making known the reason fol
81 informal conference, stated that thu
Civ departure of the Matson Naviga
an Company in inaugurating service
ttween Honolulu and Puget Sound, to
Ether with the presence of Captain
Iatson in Honolulu, made 1T an oppor
tlne time for the patrons of the line t.
eet the captain and informally dis
tss matters in connection with the new
yervice. The failure or success of TIN
enterprise depended upon the friend.
latitude of the shippers, and to make ;
I success of it the company must make i
satisfactory to its patrons. He thel
introduced Captain Matson.
Will Meet All Cuts.
Inc captain eHpresseu inc hope tiia
ne would be able to carry out his sid
of the proposed enterprise. He SAT-
there seemed to be little misunder
standing with the American-Hawaiial
line over rates, but in substance, tn
captain said that if cut was made t.
So freight rate the Matson line woul,
meet it, although $3.50 was only liv
ing basis. He said he would not Gu
any rate, but any rate that was Gu
would be met by the Matson line. Be
low SO rate there would be no chanc
a to make a cent.
IN Mr.. Tenney, again speaking to tn
,2tsubject, said that the whole questio
Hconcerned the rates to be extended t
shippers and importers of Honolulu i
connection with the freight from tn
kSound. His own belief was that in
81 business of this kind no favors shout