Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24
INVITED To join
THE GRAND TOUR

I'LL uAHllD lUUA
An Invitation has been received by
the editor OF the Hawaiian Forester
and Agrieulturist to join the agricul-
tural tcnr to Europe this summer I'M
der the direction OF ]. ]. Schultz Of
the department Of agriculture ct
Washington, d. c. Prof T. N. Carver,
Z Of Harvard University, is head of the
advisory committee, consisting Of col.
Iese professors, experimental station
directors and department officials.
Ii Is a tour OF Europe for the OBJ
seryation OF European agricultural
methods and to attend the interna-
tional congress- of agriculture, the
congress Of domestic economy and the
congress on home education, at
Client, Belgium, June 9-13. The man.
agement Of the tour will be. In the
hands OF the Bureau Of University
Travel, Boston. The first division OF
the party will sail in a Red Line
steamer from New York on May 81.
and the second division in a steamer
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Visits will be made to cities, insu-
tntions Of agriculture. etc. in Bel
GUM, France, Switzerland. Italy, Hun
gary, Germany, Holland and England.
Included in the itinerary are koy-
ernment farm Of 10000 acres worth
ss,0O0, 600 in Hungary, the Oldest agri.
cultural station of Germany at Eeip.'
sic, the famous potash mines at
Strassfnrt, various institutions in
Berlin; dykes. locks and art galleries
at Amsterdam, the Oldest expert.
mental stations IN the world at Roth
amstead, England; the royal castle at
Windsor. seeing the royal herds and
flocks: Cambridge and Oxford, with
Shakespeare house and, Anne Hath
away's cottage at Stratford.
The party will sail from liverpool
for home In a Leyland steamer on
August 3, arriving at Boston on Aug
ust ~ For the first division the
cost or the tour will be $3.50, and for
the second division, 1896, from New
York and return.
Fine Tramps VIII Carry American
Flag.
SAN FRANCISCO. April "A, with
fieet OF fifteen freighters, which will
be operated as tramp steamers, the
American Navigation CompanF. which
has just been Incorporated under the
laws OF Delaware. win invade the
North Pacific, inaugurating service
between New York and Puget Sound
ports with the opening Of the Panama
canal. Orders for the first two ves-
GELS have been let on the East coast
and the others will be built as rapidly
as possible
The steamers are to have large
cargo capacity. with little room for
passengers. It is the purpose OF the
company to have the steamers stop
at San Diego, San Pedro, San Fran
cisco, Puget Sound ports and possibly
British Columbia ports, in fact, wher-
ever freight Is offered onsthis coast.
This win be the first American COM
pany to operate tramp steamers out of
United States ports under the Ameri-
can flag.
The American Navigation Company
is capitalized at $1,O0a.00O, divided
into shares Of 500 each. but the capi-
talization. It iseexplained, viii be in
creased as the traffic warrants Miller
q Houghton, II is announced, will be
the Eastern managers for the new
company.
The steamship line will also accept
freight for the Orient, discharging it
for trans-shfpment either at San Fran
cisco or Seattle. II is announced
there viii be no regular schedule of
aailings, but the entire fleet will he
operated on tramp basis. only NOV
ing when cargoes are available.
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Fine Collier to be HemodeIed.
VALLEJO, Cal. April S-The collier
I'rometheus was placed out of commits
sion at Mare island navy yard this aft
ernoon, preparatory to being convert
cd into q repair ship for the Pacific
fleet at a cost OF $3.50. COO, which was
appropriated at the last session of
congress
The Prometheus was built at Mare
Island navy yard and has been In con-
tinuous service with the Pacific feet
since she was first commissioned four
years ago
Word was received here this after
room that Marc Island had underbid a
private fru on the overhauling of the
transport Sheridan for work amount
ing to between sSe,nG0 and 100000.
The Sheridan viii be brought here
Immediately from San Francisco. The
transport Buford is nov having a sim
ilar overhauling here
! Bio Oil Tanker Now Launched.
The worlds largest oil tank steamer,
the San Fraterno, of $500 tons, has
been successfully launched on the
Tyne The San Fraterno is the FIRST
OF 10 oil vessels being built for the
Eagle Oil Transportation Company,
both companies being controlled by
tFn pearson interests headed byg Lord