The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-22
FOR DEVELOPING THE \
TRADE OF THE, PACIF

The Los Angeles Times has the fol-
lowing interesting story of trade devel'
opment in the Pacific Ocean:
Sidney Story of New Orleans is here
gathering statistics on the shipping at
San Pedro. And thereby hangs a tale
of interest to Los Angeles. Mr.. Story
stated yesterday that plans for $780,.
100000 ocean steamship line connecting
New Orleans, Los Angeles, the Orient
and the South American ports, have
been carefully thought out by group
of America IS leading capitalists, hav-
ing as their head James w. Porch, who
already has national reputation as
the directing factor in the Lukens Iron
Works of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Story is large handler Of Cali.
fornia wines, with New Orleans as a
bsss; is member of the City Park
Commission, New Orleans; also of the
Board of Prisons and Asylums. He is
withal, relative of the great French
engineer, NJ. De Lesseps; and it seems
inspired therefore that Mr.. Story
should, in the fullness of time, take a
vital practical interest, as a member of
huge steamship company, in the Pa.
mama Canal. He is guest at the Ere.
mont Hotel.
"The early completion of the Pana-
ma Canal has aroused the people of the
South, notably citizens of New Orleans.
We have, one and all, begun to appre.
| ciate the commanding Importance of
the canal, and are endeavoring to
formulate ways and means of creat ting
enduring interest in the grand inter
national gateway on the isthmus. In
this forward movement, Southern Cali
fornia must heartily join.
"The present plan is to establish
trade relations between New Orleans,
American ports.
"Through the efforts of James w.
Porch movement is under way, and
already Endorsed by leading boards of
trade and commerce in the Mississippi
Valley. Mr.. Porch, and associates,
have launched the Mississippi Valley
and Orient Steamship Company, with
an authorized capital of $3O,OOO,OOO.
"The line is = operate steamers
through the inter-oceanic canal to all
Pacific Coast ports, as well as to Span.
ish America.
"The project meets with the encour-
aging approval of such men as Pres.
| ident Roosevelt and William H. Taft
far.seeing men, who discern in the plan
an effort to rehabilitate the American
merchant marine.
All Foreign Flags.
"The United States is building to,
day, at cost of $300,O00,00O to $780,.
100000, an isthmian canal and yet if
this colossal work of peace and prog,
ress were turned over tomorrow to the
commerce of the world, there would not
be single American flag to go through
the canal.
GAS nation, we are expending
| $500,000,000 in the construction of this
| inter oceanic waterway, as a matter of
fact, are annihilating distance for Eng
land, France, Germany, Japan, and
other maritime nations.
! els there an American who does not
experince feeling of keen humil "a
tion when he understands these facts
and ponders them well?
"The cry throughout the nation for
the last half century has been to re-
store the American merchant marine to
her pristine glory.
"This achievement may be accom-
plished only by fostering legislation
friendly to shipbuilding. As a nation
we pay annually the prodigious sum
of $500, 100000 to carry American prod
ucts to foreign markets. Let us cease
paying vast tribute, and instead, of
fer it to American ship owners, sailors
and Others vitality interested in our