Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-10
RAPID TRANSIT
FOR HAWAII
SUGAR

While a tremendous congestion Of
inter-oceanie commerce at Panama
canal zone ports prevailed at the time
the American.Hawaiian steamer Co
lumbia, now mere. remained at the
Isthmus. local shippers OF sugar to-
day received more cheering news that
through the Inauguration Of improved
facilities better progress has been
made In the removal Of the mass of
supplies and merchandise In. transit
across the strip.
Captain Blackwell, who made a per.
sonal tour of the entire canal zone,
brings confirmation Of the report that
the barge service through the water
way has been inaugurated On an ex-
tensive scale. In the opinion Of the
westminster, practically the entire
cargo Of q vessel OF the Columbian
type representing about 1900 tons
could be locked through the canal at
one time. =
"A steady stream Of barges were
passing through the canal at the time
] visited Panama" stated Captain
Blackwell today. #
The tremendous congestion of In
ter-oceanic commerce caused by sus-|
pension of service on the Tehucnte-I
pee railroad In Southern Mexico, as
an incident to the rebellion, brought
about this rather premature opening
OF the canal to trade Several OF the
great freight liners. which in coniuIc.
ton with the similar service on the
Pacific maintained trade lines between
Europe and the Far East via Tehuan.
tepec, have recently appeared at Colon
and Panama offering cargoes for
transhipment overland FAR beyond
the capacity Of the Panama railroad.
Finding that Colonel Goethals was
willing TO assist them by clearing an
adequate channel for barges, at least,
through the Cucaracha slide. the COM
pany secured lot Of the barges that
have been used for harbor purposes
at Colon and Panama and established
this service as an overflow to assist
the railroad in meeting the trade de-
mands.
Colonel Goethals has not yet report |
ed to Washington just when the canal
Will UO OHSAiSu W eCAGi a lAACl Ott6tAh
shipping, but the understanding here
is that the waterway Is practically
finished and that even now there is a !
sufficient channel through the Culebra
cut for almost any Warship or liner,
and that II is only from q desire TO
avoid a possible serious accident
through an unexpected renewal of the |
earth movements in the cut that Col ,
onel Goethals has determined tn al !
low a period for observation before |
actually opening the canal
II Is understood that this barge |
service is 70 be operated on about u |
hours schedule from the Atlantis to |
the Pacific. which allows about an |
hours delay In each of the locks.
The enormous freight traffic which |
Is expected to center at the isthmus |
or Panama Is to be handled in the |
most scientific and up-to-date method |
A commission consisting Of Carroll |
s Smith Of New York City, J. NJ. Bar
tett Of Buffalo and q statistician is
making special study Of conditions |
on the isthnus under orders to submit |
nlans for the most practicable and ef.
ficieht methods Of berthing ships, the |
rapid handling OF cargoes both to /
other vessels and to the trains of the
Panama railroad.
The commission is also to fix the |
charges as soon as possible with a
view to making them at least nay a
fair return on the capital invested IN |
the plant
Kauai Sugar Report.
Sugar awaiting shiDment on the |
island Of Kauai at the time the steam.
er w. G. Hall departed for Honolulu |
includes the following lots: L. 22,I6e,
q. 1852. Rilanea $500, Kealea $4,000. |
Mob. 55,1s2. M. A. x. 1898. X. X. B.
1890, X. & r. 500 sacks.