The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-31


ten or twenty, or probably little more.
passengers. Therefore the people are
to blame themselves; it is not the
steamship company. The Matson
Steamship Company, for instance, are
doing their level best to try to get
away with this passenger traffic, and
DO not see where il can be fair for
people who are operating probably at
one-thIrd less expense 10 be allowed the
same privileges as the Matson Steam
ship Company, or the Oceanic Steam
! ship Company. who are doing their
best, and are able to take care of the
I traffic at present.
Mr.. simmons. How do YOU explain
that, in view of what these gentlemen
have said?
Mr.. Flynn. For the simple reason I
gave You before, that there are times
| when the vessels leave when the pas
sengers themselves Will net travel on
them. They prefer to wait for the
larger vessels, taking a chance, not
knowing whether they are going to get
passage or not. You take, for in
stance, the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
/ pany. OF course they are there to make
the most money they can. and if they
can get through passage from san
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and Hag-a5i Naitbar will +ba lana
nese steamer.
Mr. Simmons That has been fully
explained. but You say that the Amer
lean lines can take care of the travel
/ between Honolulu aud the United
! States.
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Mr. FIvnu Was If $50?
NJ E'.Iariaraolo Fifty cabins
~ Ev,.o, WA do ,.,n term .
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81. Of
NJ rr,.rp Tna+ !. tha lower berth
= a,.h1a berth and the unprr i &
..,oIao
H. b-.laoianaoIa IA. they are both
-iraIa and then a bench.
Mr. FLYNN. Are there not statcrooms
,,Iarn +fa Iovrar berth !. y 6onbIp berth
and +he rpper a single? 7 am very
ro.ffivo there are. unless steam ship
ning has changed in the last month
an +he ana.twi.e trade.
Mr. KaIanfanaole. There i not n
line on the Pacific Ocean that has any
such equipment as the gentleman
~neake If. except one or two suites on
fine larger boats of the Pacific Mail.
and I think the old Alameda has one
brass bed that enables bridal couples
to be accommodated. Outside Of that
there : no such thing as double oef' Il.
and other gentlemen have been there
and know there are no double beds on
the lower berths.
Mr.. FLYNN. A. far a the passenger
traffic with the vessels that are run
ming between Australia and British
Columbia j. concerned, if the people
wish to 90 that way, # they are in
such Il hurry, the accommodations are
being equipped that way now. 50 that
there /, very little loss Of time. because
The Pac fc Coast Steamship Company
are operating line between Seattle
and san Francisco. There are two large
steamships that can make the time
within ten or fifteen minutes faster
than Tn" railroad. "a Eng an P@cSt"I :,
that come by Honolulu To brush 'oi'
umhra TO- Seattle. and down that way.