The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30

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e meet with the belt
railroad. This was
done to accommodate the increasing
business of the Oceanic steamship COM
pany and, since the board called for
the bids, applications for similar facili-
ties have been received from nearly
every line that holds a regular assign
ment on a wharf not vet provided with
a spurtrack The contract was awarded
to Hyde, Harjes & co. and the work
will cost sl0.S77.
Bids were opened at yesterdays
meeting of the board. At the same
meeting request was received from
the Pacific Mail company protesting
against paying rent for the space occu-
pied by a set of wagon scales recently
installed at pier 20. AS a reason for
not paying rent the company cited the
be weighed on the scales. The board
did not consider the reason as good as
the rent, and the request was denied.
The board also denied the request of
restroom for women be installed in the
ferry depot and kept open all night
with matron in charge.
Direct Service Begins This week
The new direct service between here
and Panama will become fact tomor-
row when the steamer Stanley Dollar
one Of the three big freighters char
tered by Bates & sChesebrough, sails
for the isthmus with a full cargo of
New York freight. More steamers will
probably be put on, as the support
of the local shippers justifles the en-
gageTnent of more tonnage. The new
line is an important outlet for San
Francisco and the sound but will be
of still greater value TO Los Angeles,
which hitherto has been at the mercy
of two land transportation companies
that divided the business of taking the
southland's products TO the eastern
markets on their own terms, which
bear principle The Stanley Dollar
and all the other ships of the new line
will make regular calls at San Pedro.
The Pacific Mail company jolted into
life by the new line, will run three of
its steamers direct to the isthmus, and
the Pennsylvania, which sails today.
will go direct TO Anccn- The Pennsyl-
vania's cargo and the cargo of the Mel
vile Dollar will both be loaded at
Colon on the same steamer.
Sierra's Speed Brings Volcano Nearer
The Oceanic steamship company, by
arrangements just completed in Homo
with just two weeks Eaeation to in
clude in his holiday two ctean trips and
a five day stay in the territory of
Hawaii with a visit to the famous VOL
Measure. The volcano is one of the
wonders of the world and was never in
a greater state of activity than it is
now Before its terrible grandeur ora
tors have found themselves dumb and
famous writers bereft of a vocabulary.
Hitherto it has been beyond the reach
OF the man whose circumstances limited
his playtime to stretch of two weeks.
The speed of the liner Sierra, which
leaves here once every three weeks.
and an arrangement with one of the
interisland transportation companies
have changed all that.
The Sierra will sail Saturday for
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sengers and Will be back again just Is
days later. For the convenience of
/ those whose outing is limited to two
weeks. steamer will leave Honolulu
for Hilo at o'clock of the evening
that the Sierra arrives in Honolulu.
| The Sierra arrives there at o'clock
a. m. Hilo is reached the next morning
and that afternoon the traveller is at
the volcano. Plenty of time is given
TO study the wonderful sight by day
light and dark. and the traveller is
spare before boarding the Sierra for
! home. In the transportation world the
new arrangement is regarded as a tri-
umph, for in. spite of the great dis
tances covered the trip can be made in
leisurely comfort. Until this arrange.
ment was made. three weeks was the
shortest possible time in which the
ground could be covered and then only
occasionally.
New PropeIIers Broken
The Southern Pacific ferry steamer
Berkeley has never made satisfactory
speed and when a proposition was made
some weeks ago to add to the vessels
fieetness by the installation OF four
bladed propellers of a patent design
II was taken up at the first opportunity.
So confident was the inventor that he
no cure no pay. The Berkeley was
hauled MP on the ways at the Southern
Pacific shipyard on Oakland creek, the
old wheels taken off and the new ones
installed
Wednesday and that evening the
Berkeley was put back into the water.
steamer left the shipyard for the mole.
To reduce the headway as the steam
er approached the pier the pilot tele-
graphed for. full speed astern and the
engines went on fearful rampage and
an investigation made yesterday
showed that all four of the patent
propellers had broken off The old
Southern Pacific company is still open
to propositions for adding to the Berke-
ley's speed.
Curacao Arrives From Mexico
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's Curacao. Captain Paulson, ar
rived early yesterday morning from
Guaymas and way ports. The Curacao
was at La Paz during the celebration
consequence lost a day, as Mexican
stevedores never work on holiday.
The Curacao brought Is passengers,
among whom were:
X Oshima. David Hernandez, M.
Sierda and wife, Luis D. Mendoza. Mrs
]. c. Nahl and two children, Frank
Raymond, E. Miller.
Water Front Notes
The liner Asia. which is due tomor-
row from the orient, was SS1 miles
from port at S o'clock Wednesday night.
The Hilonian, homeward bound from
the islands, was IS miles from here at
o'clock Wednesday night and will
arrive Sunday morning.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1.335.000 feet
Collector of the Port Frederick s.
Stratton yesterday received an order
from the secretary of commerce and
labor suspending until January / the
notice, given out & few days ago. to
the effect that .clearances of vessels
would be. refused on and after October
/ until a list of all outward bound alien
passengers. with detailed particulars
required, was filed at the custom house
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