The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-27
WANTS INCREASED
NORTHWEST MART
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ing my stay in this city in noting
that Of all the products of Hawaii
which We supply to the ports of San
Francisco, the only thing to be found
in this market is limited supply of
pineapples. and these not Of the best
quality.
Il have made it my business to
visit various commission merchants in
this city and find that they are eager
and willing to handle products Of our
Territory. namely, pineapples, bananas
coffee. alligator pears, mang0es, sweet
potatoes and other products for which
we are known, They are. however. I'M
able TO obtain any of these supplies
except by the way of San Francisco.
and then only in a poor condition. and
at practically prohibitive freight rates.
| have had an interesting conversation
with the Pierson, Page commission
house, who inform me that they oc-
casionallv receive shipments of pine
apple from the Clark Farm Company.
They have also received shipments
from A. w. Eames. They complain
however. that the quality is not al
ways good. and the shipments require
repacking at this end.
''Thev state further that there is
ready market not only in Portland. but
in other cities Of the Northwest for
all Hawaiian products.
In order to forward if possible an
opening up of a trade with the Is
lands, ] have had a conference with
7. d. Van Heekeren, secretary of the
transportation committee, chamber of
commerce. and Joseph \. Teal, chair
man of the same committee. Both of
these gentlemen have expressed them
selves as most DESTROYS of opening up
business relations with our Territory,
but they recognize, as we also must do,
the difficulty of transportation. On
their side they can offer us breadstuffs,
fruits, such as apples, apric0ts, peaches,
plums and melons, hay, grain and feed,
leather, beef products, including hams
and lard, dairy products, butter, cheese,
condensed milk and cream. This also
is a most important shipping point for
lumber, shingles, doors, blinds, etc
''All of these products are guaran-
teed to be as low i'll. price as in the
San Francisco market
I'm addition to this. the wholesale
houses of this city carry stocks equal
to any city in any other part of the
Pacific Coast, and as far as | have been
able to make comparisons, | find the
prices to be equal, and in some in
stances to be lower than in San Fran
cisco.
"A number of people whom l have
met have had an opportunity at one
time or another to test the quality of
n IN +ba JC1apIc and
each one has expressed a desire to OBJ
tain our coffee if possible, stating
further that it is not to be found in
this market.
I'm return for what the Portland
merchants have to offer us, they will
take from US the following items:
Coffee, sisal, cotton, pineapples,
mangoes, alligator pears, honey, rice,
brown sugar, sweet potatoes, wool. All
of which are produced in our Terri
tory.
IF, in your Judgment, this matter
is Of sufficient Importance, permit me
to suggest that you lay the subject be-
fore the association at its next regular
meeting. 1t is possible that arrange
ments might be made whereby a direct
steamship line could be brought about
between the port of Portland and the
port Of Honolulu. | feel assured that
this would bring about q trade that
would be mutually advantageous. With
assurances of respect, | am. yours very
truly, GEO. W. SMITH,
The letter was referred to a general
meeting where it will be discussed and
its suggestions taken up.
Hill Pro,l>1r,+or