The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-01
MEXICAN MAKES
CANAL RECORD
American Hawaiian Steamer Ar
rives Here 20 Days From
Delaware Breakwater
(From Sunday Advertiser,)

Ut IUM .ruHUAY AuHtEllStTsl
breaking all records for quick delivery
Of Eastern freight at this port from the
Atlantic seaboard, the American Hawai-
ian steamer Mexican arrived yesterday
morning from New York via the Pana.
ina Canal and Los Angeles. In less than
q pionth to be exact, twenty-nine days
was the time consumed IN making the
voyage, which breaks the transcontinental
route record BY FIVE days The Mexi,
can remained in San Pedro disclnrging
Los Angeles cargo for two days, otherwise
me EgsqFa xGnla RqSe been even q short
CT one. 80 i'lff>
The Mexican left New York on octo-
her 30. In six days, ten hours, steaming
time, the vessel reached Cristobal az the
Atlantic entrance OF the Canal The YES
rel was delayed there for two days and
three hours, owing to q slide In the CuI-
bra Gut When this obstruction was
cleared the frcighter passed through TO
aBlbop Ia seven hours. The trip through
the giant locks was accomplished with
out a hitch. The next stop was made at
San Pedro on November is and after
cargo was discharged at that port, she
departed for Honolulu on November 20.
Quick Time to Atlantic
On the return trip Of the Mexican, she
viii proceed to New York through the
Panama Canal direct, and II there are no
unforeseen delays at the Canal, Hawaiian
sugar viii be landed ut Delaware Break
water in twenty-five days. Captain A. 9.
Eeene Of the Mexican, who has the dis
tinction Of inaugurating this service,
which means so much 10 the industrial
growth Of these Islands, stated yester.
day that when these recnrrent slides are
under control In the Culehra Cut, that it
would not be at all unreasonable to ex-
pect the delivery here Of freight from
New York in twenty seven days
These slides, which have occurred
from time to time in the Culebra Cut, =
said Captain Keene yesterday, Though
vexatious and tho cause Of much delay
in the Big Big Ditch, are not consid-
cred serious nor unsurmountable by the
Canal management.
Three Slides Occur
There is but one section in the Cut
where these slides occur. There is hill
about 1900 feet high at section Of the
cut where the channel Is about 100 feet
wide. The theories Of the engineers are,
that these slides win re-occur until this
enormous weight Of earth is relieved from
the edge Of the channel An experiment
was made in sluicing of the top, but this
plan prbved imprad icablh Powerful
dredgers are now being used to rid the
channel OF debris as It forms and in this
manner the Canal management expect u
eventually overcome this one and only
obstacle to the free use Of the Canal
tThe trip through the canal Is :
beautiful one aud can only be seen Il
be appreciated. The great GautuT
locks are maryels Of engineering skill
and the case In which they are handled
Is almost Incredible
Improvement Of Service
Dnring the fourteen years that Tho
American. Hawaiian Steamship Co. hal
been plying between the Atlantic sea
board and Island ports rapid strides
have been made in the quick deliverj
Of Hawaiian freight. When tho SCI
vice. was FIRST established, great dis
patch was thought to nave beer
achieved when sugar was landed y
New York, by way of the Straits o.
Magellan, in sixty days, when il wal
taken into consideration that the bull
of the Hawaiian sugar crop has handi
cd previously by windjammefs whici
made the voyage from 100 to 2O'
days.
Several years later the Tehauntepe,
Railroad was built and sugar wa
shipped across the Isthmus in any
where from thirty-fye to forty days
This route although quicker than tina
Thy the way Of the Straits Of Magellan
the extra handling in and out OF car
at both terminals was costly and dam
aging TO freight.
With the present system Of diree
shipments from Honolulu to the A;
lantic seaboard aside from the dis
patch which is gained there Is ais
the added factor of but one, handling
il ,yhioh 49, ain titnnnrtant one