The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-07
BANK OF HONOLULU TRADE PROSPECTS
IS IN FULL SWING WITH NORTHWEST

George w Smith, writing under
date of June %, from Portland, Ore.
gon, to President Waldron, of the Mer-
chants Association, gives the follow
ing interesting data concerning trade
prospects in that part of the country:
| have been much interested during
my stay in this city in noting that of
all the products of Hawaii which we
supply to the port of San Francisco,
the only thing to be found in this mar
ket is a limited supply of pineapples,
and these not of the best quality.
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. ter.
ritory, namely, pineapples, bananas,
coffee, alligator pears, mangoes, sweet
potatoes, and other products for witch
we are known, They are, however,
unable to obtain any of these supplies
except by. the way of San Francisco,
and then only in poor condition, and
at practically prohibitive freight rates.
l hive had an interesting conversation
with the Pierson, Page Commission
house, who inform me that they &C.
casionally receive shipments of pine.
apples from the Clark Farm Co. They
have also received shipments from Mr..
A. w. Eames. They complain, how
ever, that the quality is not always
good, and the shipments require re-
packing at this end.
They state further that there is a
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 trade with the islands,
I have had a conference with Mr.. T.
d. Van Heekeren, Secretary Of the
Transportation Committee, Chamber of
Commerce, and Mr.. Joseph N. Teal,
! Chairman of the same Committee
Both of these gentlemen have express
sed themselves as most desirious Of
opening up bushes relations with our
territory, but they recognize, as we
also must do, the difficulty of trans
portation. On their side they can of
fer us Breadstuffs, Fruits, such as ap
pies, apricots, peaches, pluG2Is, and me-
ons,;' hay, Grain and Feed, Leather
; Beef products, including Hams an
Lard Dairy roducts, butter, cheese, cor
. densed milk and cream.
: This also is most important shir
20, oh 4
blinds, etc.
: All of these products are guarantee
to be as low in price as in the SaI
| Francisco market.
t In addition to this, the wholesal
, houses of this city carry stocks equa
: to any city in any other part of tn
} Pacific Coast, and as far as l hav
t., been able to make comparisons, l fin
? the prices to be equal, and in some il
stances to be lower than in San Frar
: cisco.
l A number of people whom l hav
8 met have had an opportunity at on
time or another to test the kuality c
g the coffee grown in the Islands. an
Y each one has expressed a desire to oil
tain cur coffee if possible, stating ful
t ther that it is not to be found in thi
q market.
/ In return for what the Portlan
t merchants have to offer us, they wi
). take from us the following items:
a Coffee, Sisal, Cotton, Pineapple
: Mangoes, Alligator Pears, Honey, Ric,
Brown Sugar, Sweet Potatoes, Woo
n All of which are produced in our teri
tory.
If, in your judgement, this matte