The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-21
F0RTASTE or PANAMA. CANAL BUSINESS.


90 million dollars merchandise originating
United territory the Isthmuscs of Panama F
huaucpcc 1907 being ncrchangcd
and ports Of the United States including the Hawaiian ISL
and in this This total OF than millions of
Ishman traffic merchandise originating under the American flag
is more than three times much that OF earlier year.
This sudden and large increase in the nerchanges between At
anc and Pacific ports via the narrow strip of land which
those oceans chiefly due to the opening early in 1907 OF the Te
huanepec Railway which connects the waters OF those two oceans
by land haul OF but miles its mn being Coatzacoaco
the Atlantic Gulf Of Mexico side and Sana Cruz the Pacific
side This enterprise OF connecting the two oceans by this short
land haul of less than miles planned before the construction
concession for the road having been granted by the Mexican Gov
1857 This and subsequent concessions having failed
produce the Mexican Government 1882 itself
work making series of under which road
eed from in 1904 but owing defective ond
tons partial reconstruction became necessary this
ton accomplished through partnership entered
ing been actually opened for business January 1907 Modern
steel docks the and termni permit the by
direct the standing the dock alongside the
reran from car to vessel by the same manner The time
pied shipment across the lsmus IS less than twentfour hours
and the entire time occupied in the transfer from the hold of one
vessel to that cf the other vessel less than eight hours Reg
Ery eSaD'ned steamship nes now run between Coazacoalcos at
the Gulf end and Philadelphia and New York and San
the Hawaiian Islands while connecting with foreign
countries also touch at the eastern and emn.
has been that the value Of merchandise moving from c eastern
of the United Tehuanepec to the Pacific as
shown by the the Bureau Of Statistics the Department OF
lion dollars value; the second quarter, Millions
third quarter millions and in the fourth quarter approximately
millions The eastward the Tehuan-
tee route have been chiefly from the Hawaiian Islands,
shippers OF that article from those islands having
round Horn route and sending Thuanepec sugar
destined for the eastern coast Of the United States The sugar ship
mens from the Hawaiian Islands euanteDec eastern ports
OF the United States (chefy Philadelphia New York; were in
the first quarter of the year. slightly less than dollars
the second quarter 81 Millions in the third quarter over millions
ana the fourth quarter Approximately millions This
aggregate Vae OF merchandise passing between
tern ports this man
lion dollars during the year No the value of mercFan
e passing between the ports of other countries via this
yer reached the Bureau OF Statistics from which figures
OF our own trade by this obtained
The shipments from Hawaii which bulk of the nnerchn
ae passing eastward from ports Of the United via the Tuan
uec route are chiefly The vessels which the sugar
make triangular route passing during the sugar season direct from
Wa TO the western terminus of the railway, dscharpng
I cargo pass hence ncrhwardy along the coast of the
states 10 San Francisco and as the
Puget Sound and thence Hawaii where tev load aga M
rect Tor the Iuanpec port during sugar season and az other
times for San Francisco along the coast N the ent
pee port The distance which sugar from Hawaii now tras -
reaching New York TefuanteDe route l. oG r;
2260 miles via the former a-water route around Cn as
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nv s''P ON"s j" us as 10 how the Poters proposed do
Admiral Evans ouranked Banco the BRAZILIAN aco %
entertained the f,;I,ro &c