The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-08
LINE
NAY EXTEND
TERRITORY
Report says Liners Of Company
May Be Sent on Southern Trian-
gular Route to Include Ports of
San Pedro and San Diego -
Many Advantages Of Plan
Pointed Out.

That the Matson Navigation Com
pany is preparing to invade new trade
zone by extending its steamship line
to San Pedro and San Diego was 70.
port that was in circulation yesterday,
intimations Of the corporation 3 inten.
tion having come from nj least one
source which seemed to be reliable.
While John Drew, manager Of the ship
ping department of Castle & Cooke, Ho.
nolnlu agents of the Matson line, said
that 50 far as he knew the company
was not considering such plan, he
had heard Of its being urged In promo
tion circles. Whether the officials of
the company in San Francisco regarded
the proposed extension favorably he
could not Wy.
Southern Triangular Route.
However, Mr.. Drew 8 comment on the
project indicated that be believed il
had merit and might prove profitable.
He suggested that ships might be oper-
ated over southern triangular route
corresponding in general way with
that covered by the company's three
vessels on the northern triangle. the
Hilonian, Hyades and Honolulan, which
call at San Francisco, Puget Sound
ports and Honolulu,
An extension of the service to South
ern California would be entirely feas-
ible as an operating proposition, Mr..
Drew thought, but the financial results
could hardly be estimated. Steamers
dispatched over southern triangular
run probably would call first at San
Francisco, just as do those plying on.
the northern tri-eornered route. After
diseharging at that port the return
cargo could be regulated so as TO re-
serve whatever space might be neces,
sary for the southern freight, the ap-
proximate amount Of which could be as
eertained,before sailing. The same sys-
TEN would apply to the handling Of pas
sengers. Thus only short stop at
southern ports would be necessary, the
vessels returning from these to the isl
ands.
Distance Not Much Greater.
As the distance between San Fran
cisco and San Diego is 1852 nautical
miles a call at that port would add 10
this extent TO the voyage of steamers
outward bound from the islands. but
according TO figures published BY the
San Diego chamber of commeyce the
direct route from that port to Homo
lulu is only ninety-eight miles longer
than the run from San Francisco to
Honolulu. Hence the triangular round
trip route with San Diego as the south
ern port Of call would be $50 miles
longer than the direct RON to San Fran /,
cisco and return, difference of about
thirty-seven hours steaming time for
a fifteen-knot vessel with San Pedro
as the southernmost port on the tri |
angle the difference in time would be
only twenty-three and one-half hours
for a vessel of the same speed.
Southland Is Tourist Center.
Merchants of both San Diego and
Los Angeles have long been eager to
bring about the establishment Of direct
service between their ports and Homo
lulu and as an indncoment have claim
ed that two-thirds Of the tourists who
visits the islands come direct from
the east TO those cities. If they could |
do so the travellers would prefer TO
embark there and avoid the trip over. |
land to San Francisco, In the opinion |
of the Southern Callfornians. II has |
also been asserted that an extensive
trade in island products could be de- |
Yeloped in the thiekiy settled territory |
adjacent to Los Angeles as well as in |
New Mexico and Arizona.
A.