The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-06
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ton Of s55,0oO,OoO, Of which $5O,00O,.
900 was sugar; fruits. largely pine
apples, 81, 00O, 900, and the remainder
made up Of coffee, rice and sundfies.
Perhaps have made my remarks on
exports too generally sugar, owing to
! its preponderance Of ninety per cent Of
the whole, but the pineapple industry
should not be overlooked as the second
of our industries and most important
Jne. IL is the one agricultural pursuit,
,ther than sugar, that has steadily I'D.
aneed since its inception. beginning
1895, in which year the statistics
how an expectation Of 40S cases, the
ineapple industry has steadily pressed
forward, and latterly by leaps aud
ounds, the output for 1918 being un..
,fFieially reported as upwards Of 1900
90 cases of an estimated value of APP
fortunately &5,00OOO0. Further sub
tantial growth Is evident, as II Is said
hat the pack Of 1Dl4 will reach pos
IDLY 100000 eases. This product
reaching the consumer as Hawaiian
Pineapple has probably advertised Ha-
gaii's commerce in greater degree
han any other island production, as
the consumer never, or at least rarely,
Knows from what country the sugar
which he eats originates.
SIN the year 1913 the total value.
If our domestic exports reeeded, both
in volume and value7-the value figures
having been cut down about 10000.
600, by the low prevailing worlds price
IF sugar. II
A welcome Kamaaina.
",The position Of our guest Of honor,
Captain MRtson, in relation TO Hawai-.
ian commerce and its development, has
been one Of mutual advantage, as he
has always stood by to provide what
the Islands have needed on the trans.
portation end Of their development
Moreover, we include Captain Matsoifl
IN that class which we designate as
kamaaina, for the reason that his aloha
for the Islands has been and is still of
the sort that entities him to the distinc.
tion--if such Il be-and think IL il.
Whatever Captain Matson has ventured
into, and there has been lot Of it, he
has invariably remembered his Island
friends. Hence, we regard him here in
Hawaii as one of us, a valuable ally in
the struggle for Hawaii s continued
prosperity, which he always regards
with watchful eye and is ready TO
fight for IL there be need. The crown
ing achievement Of his shipping career,
the magnificent Matsonia, that lies in
our harbor today, is in itself a splendid
marine beacon, rejecting his enterprise
and fearless confidence in the future of
Hawaii's commerce.
Development Of Matson Line.
The growth Of the Matson line, from
the days when Captain Matson came
to Hawaii in small brig to the day
when the magnificent Matsonia tied up
at the Matson wharf on Monday, was
outlined in a paper by +. d. Tenney,
read by J. p. Cooke. Mr.. Tenney said:
Matson's First Ventures.
"'In 1891, Captain Matson first con
sidered entering into the shipping trade
with the Hawaiian Islands, and built
the schooner Emma Clandina. The
Emma Claudina was a small schooner
with a cargo capacity Of about 300
tons. In the early part of the year
1889 she made her first voyage to Hilo,
and made about six complete voyages
during that year. The net profits real
lied from the business for the year
were about $500, and those associated
with Captain Matson advised him to
grit, hut he thought otherwise and
Continued his enterprise.
"The Emma Claudina continued in
the trade until the year 1885, when she
was sold. In the meantime, he had
arranged to bpild the brig Lurline, and
to carry on the business while the Lur-
line was building, he chartered the
brig Salinas, of about 400 tons capacity.
This brig was lost on the Hilo coast,
and he then chartered the bark Julia
Ford, of 500 tons capacity. The Lur.
line was completed in the early part
of 1887, and cleared from San Fran.
cisco for Hilo on her first voyage on
June 10th. At this time the charter
of the bark Julia Ford was given up.
The Lurline was profitable from the
commencement, and the business began
to grow in a satisfactory manner, the
Lnrline constituting the entire feet,
"The business was developing in such
a satisfactory way that in 1888 the
bark Harvester was purchased, with
capacity of 900 tons. In 1890 the
schooner Annie johnson was added to
- tsSSNt H'aoA NopoSibl .botnk .lfVO IOubs
This vessel has continued Ia the trade
to this day, and has been changed re-
GENTLY to q schooner rig.
Ever Bigger Vessels.
"In 1898 the bark Santiago, of 1400
tons capacity, was added. Ia 1896 the,
Lurline was sold, and early I'M 1897 the
bark Roderiek Dhu, of $500 tons en-
parity. was added TO the fleet In
1898 the Falls of Clyde was purchased,
capacity POO tons, and in 1900 the
ship Marion Chilcott, of $500 tons ca.
pacity, was purchased.
'All these vessels were separate
partnerships owned by Captain Matson
and his associates.
Steamers Crowding In. "a.
"By this time, steam transportation
had begun to dominate Pacific Ocean
commerce and Cantain Matson alwa W