The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-20
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NhHfricf iis ouirpus. SOME NJ the
leading agents III t.aHseonfIutaia rail-
fuai lInfs Wt.h offices iU Portland. will
snake nu effort iu secure fiala frlai ions
and The Inauguration nf direct steam.
ship service with Hawaii, says thc Port
land Telegram. Though attempts have
been mnGe Heretofore. time. without
number, the railroad men. through their
desire TO boost Portland, expect io
take the proposition up directly with
the business iu aerests Of the Islands.
anticipating, OF coursc. that they will
have the united support Of the com
mercial organizations OF this city.
a splendid opportunity for laying the
matter before the Hawaiian merchants
viii come about the last week of Nav.
or possibly early Ia June. when large
delegation from the Islands will visit
this city, as well as other places ON the
Coast. The delegation will be headed
by the members OF tile Hawaiian Com.
mission to the A-Y-P Exposition, and
from reports that have been received
here, II is evident that the delegation
as whole will ba. the largest and the
most representative that ever visited
the States at Que time. The time of
coming has been fixed for about June
!, SO that these men may attend the
formal opening of the Seattle fair. at
which Hawaii is 20 have a high-class
exhibit, and also take in the Rose Fes.
tival here, on their business excursion
to the Coast
What the railroad agents expect to
impress upon The visiting Hawaiians
is the fact that if even very small
cargo shipments can be secured from
the Islands for Portland. enough
through business from the East destin.
ed for the Islands can be laid down
here to operate a line of steamers
While such trade relations have existed
upon occasion before, the enterprise has
never had the somblance of permanence
because the merchants at both ends OF
the line have not worked in close enough
harmony.
AS an example of what volume of Ha
waiian bound business can be routed
via Partland terminals. only two OF
three days ago 100 ears of structure
steel, implements and vehicles we're of
fered Portland, and tine agent of the
railroad company here was requested
to secure a rate to Honolulu.
The agent was advised by the steam
ship men shat the only rate that coul(
be granted out of here was the rat,
from San Francisco to Honolulu plu
the local from Portland to the Ba,
City. This situation shut Portland on
of consideration, and the big shipmen
went via San Francisco, which has
common rate with Portland.
One of the elements which have in
terefered with Portland getting any ap
+, preciable amount of business from Ha
wal is the fact that most Of the none,
invested in the Island industries is Sai
Francisco money; another reason is tina
the American Hawaiian line operatin,
from the Islands to New York gives
through rate East to the Hawaiian
shippers that the transcontinental rail
road lines could not touch.
AT the same time, it is held by tn,
local shippers that Portland and it
tributary territory is growing at suel
a phenomenal rate that it would no
! take great deal of hUstlng to develol
markets in this territory FOR Hawaiian
goods that would justify permanen
! line of ocean carriers, and no doub
has ever been expressed that Portlan,
would not be able to send plenty o
business to the Islands. both local an,
Eastern.