The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-02
MOST COSMOPOLITAN
PORT EXISTING
Honolulu Has All Ports Beaten
for Diversification of
interests.

Honolulu IS not the largest port in |
the world, nor is it the most beautiful
port on earth. not by long shot. but
for Investigation of interests it is prob
ably at present in line for pretty sue
cessful competition with any port exist
ing and, when the Panama Canal is run
through the narrow belt that holds
North and South America together, she
will probably hold the palm for variety
of shipping.
As it is now we have, first of all. the
great sugar interests with which the
fifteen vessels of the fleet of the Inter
Island company are concerned to sayI
nothing Of the big freighters of the
American-Hawaii 5. S. Company and
the Matson Nacigation Company. and
the sailing vessels of the latter concern
There are the GOLFERS from the eastern
coast of the United States. bringing
fuel for the American navy here, a long
list of vessels which are coal carriers
inter-island business There is the guano
business and, sometimes, the bird
saughtering business. at least as far as
some of the japanese are concerned,
though the latter occupation is forbid
den by law.
Transpacifc vessels br NO miscel-
laneous freights from the far East and
they bring ali we wanted in the way of
supplies from the mainland United
States.
Vessels pass between South Americana
ports and the Orient. touching at Homo
lulu.
Vessels are despatched from Homo
lulu to Hongkong. Kobe, Shanghai, Ma
gasaki. Macao, Manila, Seattle, Tacoma,
Vancouver, Victoria. San Francisco,
Gray's Harbor, Port Ludlow, Gaviota,
Port Townsend. Monterey, San Pedro,
San Diego Salina Cruz, Fort Bragg.
Sydney, Newcastle. Auckland. VaIpa-
raise, around the Horn to New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and so on to
the multiplication several times of the
ports named.
United States transports pass this
way, leaving their freights dumping
their human cargoes and proceeding;
excursions come and 90; tourists pass
this way by the thousands, many stop
ping over fleets of American ships
make this place their rendezvous and
war vessels of foreign nations search Us
out for visit
All this has an educational effect and
a cosmopolitan influence which is felt
and appreciated on the Waterfront II
nowhere else
There are people who came here from
various corners Of the earth years ago
with the idea of stopping but a few
weeks or at the most few months, bu-
they have become infatuated with the
place ana they stay here and. when
anybody asks them why they took to
Honolulu they are at a loss to explain
their presence ordinarily.
1t * explained that this is often be
cause right here in Honolulu they can
see so much Of the world. and that right
here they are 50 much in the hub Of the
earthly universe that they are drawn
to STAY here, make their home here
work here and grow mp with the c0uu-
try
The port of New York. one of the
greatest in the world. possesses no such
charm As does Honolulu. Vessels are -
be found there from all over the world.
to be sure, but in point of frequency,
as related to diversity, New York can
no. hold candle TO Honolulu.
Il Is not strange occurrence in Ho-
nolulH harbor 20 find al one time YES
seis IN port from Canada. South Amer
sea. the United states Germany, France.
Belgium. Australia. Norway. Japan, the
: philippines and China. the smaljnesS Of
FtcnoulU emphasizing a cosmopolitan