The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-30

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availing, because they are refusing 10
remit fines on that ground, even though
man has valid business; and il Is uot
At all an IHfTequent occurrence, where
people have urgent business. that they
pay this 5000 fine in order to get to
the Coast and attend to business which
Will not admit OF delay.
Mr.. Humphrey. What foreign ships
have YOU running from Hawaii to San
Francisco that carry passengers,
Mr.. Mcclellan. The three steamers
Of the japanese line and the Asia
which Is British vessel | understand
chartered and operated by the PacInc
Mail
Mr.. Humphrey. Do you know, Mr.
Mcclellan. whether there is any traffic
arrangement or agreement between the
Pacific Mail and the Japanese line?
Mr.. Mcclellan. |, of course, can not
answer that authoritatively. ] would
say there is apparently one to this ex
tent, that their freight and passenger
rates, | believe, are Identical That is
all | can say on that subject.
Mr.. Hardy. Is that a Morgan and a
japanese line; the Pacific Mail is a
Morgan line?
Mr.. Mcclellan. A Hartman line.
Mr.. Humphrey. Is there any way you
can come from Hawaii to Vancouver
and into the United States; and if so,
what are the disadvantages that way?
Mr.. Mcclellan. The disadvantages
are, it is an eight day voyage instead
of six; to reach Seattle or to reach any
American port by that entrance is an
eight day voyage instead of six to San
! Francisco, and it necessitates trans
shipping at Victoria.
Mr.. Humphrey. You use foreign
vessel in going that way?
Mr.. Mcclellan. We use the Cana
dian Australian line in going that way;
but those vessels are almost always
crowded because of the pressure of peO-
pie to get away from Hawaii. They do
use that route. but the steamers are
small and have but little space avail
able for US after accommodating their
! through passengers.
Mr.. Humphrey. But they are small
vessels. anyway, are they not; about
5000 tons'
Mr.. Mcclellan. Yes; about 6000ton
boats.
Mr.. Humphrey. Is there any differ
ence in the rates?
Mr.. Mcclellan l think the fare is
the same by that route. This law. of
way at all.
Mr.. Alexander. What boats are
those?
Mr.. Mcclellan. Those are the Cana,
dian Australian line.
/ Mr.. Alexander. japanese?
Mr.. Mcclellan. No; British line.
Mr. Barchfeld, We have no boats
leaving Hawaii that touch at Nancou-
yer?
Mr.. Mcclellan. No.
Mr. Humphrey. We only have one
! American vessel that comes into Puget
I Sound.
| Mr.. BarchfeId. That is the Mime
sofa.
! Mr.. Mcclellan. In the second place,
the law is a hardship not only
| on Hawaii but also on people
on the mainland, by preventing
the natural growth and volume
of travel to those Islands | read
here a cablegram from the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee, a representative or
ganzation, engaged in the work OF
securing tourists and American resi-
dents for Hawaii Reading:
Honolulu, March ). 1910.
Hon + X Ealanianaole, Washington,
D. c.:
Whereas, The Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee, representing the Honolulu
Chamber Of Commerce, the Honolulu
Merchants Association, and the City
and Comfy of Honolulu, in the work
of advertising Hawaii as a tourist
resort is firmly convinced by careful
study of travel conditions covering a
long period, and by a correspondence
which has been very widespread
throughout the United States, that
many people have been and are being
prevented from visiting Honolulu by
the inability to secure steamship ace0n1'
noJation 90 vesseis now permitted TO
carry passengers between the ma inland
and Honolulu: and
Whereas, At the present time much
Houolnu travel is diverted from Amer
lean to Canadjtn ports. and in our opin-
ion suspehsar will in the long run
build up and strengthen American ship
ping interests on the Pacific. we re-
spectfuIlv urge the temporary suspen-
son of the present coastwiSe shipping
law in so far as it reates to the carry
ing Of passengers between Hawaii and
the mainland: BE it
Resolved, That this resolution be
cabled in full to Delegate KalanianaoIe.
The foregoing resolution was unan-
imousIv adopted AT a special meeting
Of the promotion committee held this
day.
w y BOWEN. Chairman.
| viii state that their conclusion a.
to the numbers Of people who are I'M
able to GET accommodation : based
on specific correspondence and not on
vague estimates as to what might hap-
pen; it is based on letters from people
who wrote there and stated they want
ed to come, and would come bat We're
unable 10 get steamer accommodations.
Mr. Barchfeld. Right here | wish
you would tell the committee what this
promotion committee consists of. what
their purpose is. and how they finance
their proposition.
Mr.. Mcclellan. The promotion com
mittee IS composed Of representatives.
of the chamber of commerce and the
merchants association. Their funds
are provided l.v voluntary contributions