The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-07-22

Mail towards Togo Kisen Kaisha is
generally appreciated, the following
summary of the causes that will lead
to their expected split, compiled from
Coast exchanges, contains many new
features:
The announcement of the proposed
construction of two great transpacifc
liners of the type of the George Wash.
ington of the North German LLOYD for
the Pacific Mail Company's service may
in part be explained by the fact that
an agreement is now pending between
the Western Pacific Railroad 1.-THE Gould
system) and the Togo Kisen Kaisha,
which operates the big turbine steamers
Chiyo Maru, Tenyo Maru and other
liners, for traffic arrangement by the
terms of which the Gould transportation
lines propose to make big bid for
share of the oriental trade.
! The Western Pacific road has begun
its freight service, and will begin its
transeontinental passenger service be.
tween August 18th and goth.
Evidently in anticipation of a com
peting transcontinetal railroad at some
future date, the Japanese line, when
the three-conered agreement with the
Pacific Mail and Occidental Steamship
Companies was reached, insisted upon
the insertion of a clause in the contract
whereby it may recede from the agree.
ment at any time, provided 90.days'
notice is given. 1t is upon the opera
ton of this clause, it is said, that the
big Japanese company will be able to
avoid entanglements by withdrawing
and afiliating itself by traffic agree.
ments with the Western Pacific.
Under the terms of the three-cor-
nered agreement between the Pacific
Mail, the Occidental aid Oriental and
/ the Togo Kisen Kaisha, the vessels of
each company are provided with dock
ing facilities at the Pacific Mail IS
wharves. This arrangement, it is I'M
derstood, is to be dissolved in the event
of the Western Pacific-Toyo Kisen Kai-
sha affiliation, and provision for such
an emergency is said to have been made
by the Gould interests.
The transpacific service of the three
big companies and an ultimate break
on the part of the Togo Kisen Kaisha
from the domination of the Pacific Mail
has for years been a matter of specula-
ton in traffic circles. Rumors of a con-
templated withdrawal of the Oriental
company have arisen at intervals in
recent years, but lacked the element of
reliability in view of the practical
monopoly of transcontinental traffic by
the Hill and Hartman roads and the
Santa Fe, the latter road holding an
agreement with the Hartman interests
in reference to facilities in reaching
the docks.
Plans of the Pacific Mail in connec
ton with its transpaeifc service. indi
cate realization on the part of the
Hartman company of approaching com
petition of powerful nature. In ae
cordance with its plans to improve it'
service the Pacific Mail has, as before
stated, announced the construction OF
two new steamships with large passen
ger and freight accommodations and
possessing every modern convenience
The plans for the construction of the
two steamships call for the expenditure
of $6,O00,000, or $s,000,oO0 for eaei
vessel.
The new ships, it is said, will closely
resemble in construction the George
Washington of the North German Aoyt
liner, which is pronounced by man,
architects as perhaps the best type o.
marine architecture afioat. The new
steamers. 1t is announced. are to be 65t
feet in length, with 70-foot beam, ant
will draw at the maximum 80 ia fee
of water. They are to have $4,000 ton
; displacement.
They are TO accommodate 500 eabil
passengers. $50 second class and 70l
steerage passengers. 1t is evident tn
Pacific Mail has determined to main
tain service ON the Pacific that may b
J compared with the service of Atlanti
steamship companies in order to com
pete with the threatened agTeemen
between the Gould road and the orienta
: Steamship Company.