Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-27
VIRGINIAN IS TO
STEAM THROUGH
MAGELLAN


to be the only practical solution OF
the transportation problem that con.
fronts shippers during the period that
the Mexican republic il in the throes
OF revolution
The Americaa-Hawaiian freighter
Firginian. an arrival az Honolulu and
10 be dispatched for Port Allen, Ka.
hului and HiIo 70 load IL 500 tons OF
sugar destined for New York or Phil.
adelphia. is now stated will follow a
course through the southern waterway
as IL did seven years ago before the
opening Of the Tehuantepec railway.
The resumption Of the Magellan
route Is the simple and natural solu.
ton OF the difficulties that have arisen
between New York and north Pacific
coast ports and Hawaii through the
blocking OF the Tehuantepec isthmian
railroad route. "A similar reversion
to a. longer route, but less hazardous
under war circumstances. has happen
ed several times in tha ease OF the
Cape Of Good Hope in its relation to
the Suez canal. To avoid the risks
Of delay or capture commercial yes
sells found II advisable to return 10
the old route TO the east, abandoning
the Mediterranean route temporarily.
With the Cape Horn or Straits OF
Magellan route the Americana Hawai-
ian line has q traditional association,
as its present powerful steamship
services grew up from the Dearborn
fleet Of sailors.
IL 10 q return TO the simple life. =
says President George s. Dearborn
Of the Americana Hawaiian Steamship
Company Since the events or the
week have closed the Tehnantepec
route and the Panama canal cannot
be ready for commerce at any rate
before July, Il seemed possible TO use
the Panama railroad route, but the
traffic that road Is handling is so
coneested that It cannot handle our
additional and unexpected tonnage.
We have carried In the last year
about 100000 tons by the Tehuante-
pee route. that Il about an average
Of 1000 tons q day. We do not doubt
that under the exceptional circum-
stances our shippers win acquiesce in
the return to The Magellan route.
though II IS longer and may find
some compensating advantages in re-
gard to the avoidance of transship-
ment and the cheaper insurance.
yice.president E. A. Drake OF the
Panama Railroad Company said In
regard to the matter that Ii was
matter OF regret that the road could
not accommodates the american Jdawa.
ian traffic. but i had as much as Il
could &c tolhapdle as normal freight
q is Own ana ice co-carrdefs 70 and
nom Pacific points OF North and
ouLn AmeI1ca. and the additional'
burden might lnterfere with the GOV
etnments canal Work. The enormous
cefeoes OF the American-Hawallan
me conslstlng o. Dotn bulk and pack
|se freight would consequently be
9Icea 20 resume the Mageilan route,
nl TINS weeia uoupuess De az effec-
VA TOT then because aPolding POSI-
Dle delays az tne lstnmus
Il was the purpose Of the govern
ment, he added, and the Panama rail
road had expressed its disposition to
help out the American-Hawaiian, and
they would make an effort to provide
OR the MISUNDERSTANDING steam
ships now on their way to the 18TH
mus and were not equipped with
crews, fuel and provision for the long
voyage by Magellan Straits that we're
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