The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-28
MAY CHANGE
SIERRA RUN
Passenger Agent copkroft Hears
Suggestion to Run
to Hilo.
(Rr0m saturday's Advertlser.l J

(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
General Passenger Agent Cockroft
Of the San Francisco headquarters of
the Oceanic Steamship Company has
been working ON plan, during his
visit in Honolulu, whereby the Oceanic
Steamship Company might come in for
a large share of the tourist traffic be-
tween San Francisco and Hilo (for the
volcano trip, via Honolulu, much along
the system operated by the Matson
steamship company with its liner viii.
helmina.
1t is known that the Wilhelmina is
now attracting tourists on the mainland
on account of the opportunity afforded
to go by that vessel to Hilo the day
after arriving in Honolulu, and return
ing here again after leisurely trip
to the volcano. The Wilhelmina ar
rives here on Tuesday morning and
leaves for Hilo the day following ar
riving at the Big Island port at day
light on Thursday. The Wilhelmina
leaves Hilo for Honolulu again on Sat
urday night, arriving here Sunday
morning. She then remains in port un-
til Wednesday morning when she de-
parts for San Francisco.
This arrangements gives the tourists
who have not too much time to spend
away from home about twenty days
travel between the Coast and the Is.
lands, four days being spent in Homo
lulu.
Under the present arrangement of
the Oceanic schedule the Sierra arrives
here Friday mornings, making a trip
here every three weeks. Tourists in
lending to go to the volcano have to
wait until the following Tuesday for
the Mauna Kea which takes them to
Hilo and returns with them on Satur-
day morning. The Sierra meanwhile
has returned to San Francisco and they
have about a three weeks wait for
their boat again. 1t is only those tour
lists who can afford to spend more time
here that now come on the Sierra and
this may account, to some extent, for
the larger number travelling on the Will
helmina right along and for her un-
usual popularity with the travelling
public.
The Sierra labors under disadvan.
tage when it comes to getting tourists
booked for the volcano. Mr.. Cockroft Is
idea is to have engagement between the
two companies to make alternate trips
to Hilo, but this arrangement would
eliminate about five trips per year Of
| the Sierra, as she now makes trips
every three weeks from San Francisco
and the other arrangement would bring
her here only once a month.
Another suggestion has been offered
that the time of departure of the Sierrs
from San Francisco be changed so thai
the steamer arrive here on Monday
4 mornings. Tho IHterIsland Gtoamoi
Mauna Kea, in July and thereafter
will leave every Tuesday morning a
ten O'Clock instead of at noon as a
present, and they could make the regu
lar journey to the volcano and return
arriving back here on Saturday morn
ings, early. The Sierra, remaining he
usual five days in port would leave
undsr ordinary circumstances at ten
o'cloek Saturday morning. This ar
rangements gives very little time fo
tourists in Honolulu, whereas the long
er time spent here by the Wilhelmini
gives many days for the tourist t.
stay here.
President Kennedy of the Inter-Is
land company, when informed of tn
suggestion, said it looked very wei
for the tourist and certainly helpe,
him out, but he felt that such an al
rangement would not pan out very wei
for the Honolulu business men, hotel
and others whose trade is contingen
upon tourist travel.