Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-15
E. Q. Hall & Son, Ltd
PANAMA TRAFFIC
HAS HEALTHY
increase
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Zee railroads amounted TO. approx
rately l32 million dollars value in
the fiscal year 1913. against 2I million
Ia 1907. 2mtlli0a in 1908, 81 million
In 1909, SO million dn 1910. 103, illionl
In 1911, ana 141 mid lionuin l9I2. The
decrease OF ABOUT 10 million dollars
in 1918 as compared with 1912 is due
to a large reduction in the value OF
sugar sent from Hawaii to the eastern
coast of the United States. In the
traffic the figures for 1913
are 5 million dollars greater than
those or 1919, but in the eastbound
traffic there is reduction of approx
mately Is million dollars, due chiefly
to fall hi both quantity and price OF
sugar sent from the Hawaiian islands
10 the eastern coast of the United
States. though certain. other articles
from the Pacific coast. Of the United
States also show a slight reductionsm
1918 compared with 1912.
OF this 1872 million dollars worth of
traffic crossing the Isthmuses OF Pa,
mama and Tehuantepec in 1913, 70 mil
lion dollars worth passed from the
east to the western coast OF the
United States aud Hawaii, and IL mil
lion dcllars,. worth to foreign coun'
tries; while SO million dollars worth
of products of the Pacific coast and
Hawaii moved eastward TO. the Attain
tic and Gulf ports or the United States
and 5h million dollars worth to for
eign countries.
The remarkable growth in this
trs;1sisthmian traffic. has occurred
chiefly since the opening of the TIE.
huantepec railroad on January l, 1907
The traffic via Panama alone was in
1906 but 6 million dollars. value. Dur,
ing. the first years operation OF the
Tehuantepec railroad the combined
traffic of the two railroads was Il mil
lion dollars; in 1908, So million; and
so en- increasing until it reached 14l
million in 1912; but dropping to 49,
million in 1918 for reasons above IL
dicated.
The larger growth has Deen in the
westbound movement, the total west
bound traffic from the Atlantic ant
Gulf frontage of the United States hav
ing been Is million dollars in 19O'
and 81 million in 1913; while the east
ward movement from Hawaii and the
Pacific coast ports of the United
States was million dollars in 1870
and AN million In 1918.
The chief growth has occurred II
the traffic Of the Tehuantepec, route
whose Westbound freights amounted
to $4,000, 900 in 1907 and $4,000, 00t
in 1913, and its eastbound freights
5, ,O0O, 900 In 1907, $4,000, 900. in 1912
and $50 ,O00, 900 in 1913. The, Panama
westbound freights carried in 1901
amounted to $1,000, 900, and 81, COO, OOt
in 1918; the eastbound freights 81,
/ 0OO, 900 in 1907, and s8,000,000 in 1918;
these figures Including only merchan
disc originating at United States ports
but bound, in some cases, to foreign
countries, and, in other cases, to Other
ports of the United States.
Sugar forms about one-half of the
easthound traffic, while iron and stee
manufactures form about one-fourtf
of the westbound traffic, cotton man
ufactures about one-sixth, and miscei
lanecus manufactures large proper
ton of the remainder. OF the west
bound movement of domestic mercran
disc across the isthmuses in the ter
/ months ending with April, 1913, $53,
100000 value went via TehuaDtepet
and $4,000, 900 via Panama; and o.
this total, Of. $62 Goo. 000. about SIS,
100000 value was iron and steel, $fS,
100000 passing via Tehuantepec rat
road and a little over $4,000, 600 yif
the Panama route. Cotton manufac
lures going via Tehuantepec amounted
to 50 600, 900 value, and via Panama
less than q half MILAN. Tobacco
westbound amounted to approximate!
$1,000, 900, nearly all of it going via
I ehuantepec; while other importan
articles In the westbound movement
included chemicals, about $3,0O0,00Oi
copper manufactures, $3,000,000; cord
age and Irvine, nearly 100000; man
ufactures Of leather eehiefy boots AMI
shoes), nearly 81 100000; oils Cchiefi!
minerall, nearly 100000; and vege
tables, over $1,000,0O0. OF the east
bound merchandise; amounting Il
S32, 0O0, 600 in the ten months endin,
with April, s26,O90,000 worth passed
via .Tehuantepec and $6,000,000 vi;
Panama. OF this total of $4,000 600
Hawaiian sugar amounted to $14 500,
900, all of it going via Tehuantepee
fruits and nuts, chiefly from the Pa
chic coast of continental Unitet
States. about S3.500,000; wines, 50,
900, 900; wool, nearly 100000, ant
canned salmon s2.000,00O.