Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-17
ALL SALW AND
hOsUGAR,'' SAYS
JIM Hills MAN
Cal E. Stone, Before Departing
for Mainland, Says Doubts -
Great Northern Coming

Il helped to establish offices in Lon.
don and New York." smiled Cal e.
Stone, general traffic mansger or the
Great Northern Pacific Steamship
Company, to a representative OF the
Staf-Bulletin yesterday, "and ii
wasn't half as hard &c it is here in
Honolulu. = .. u
II have been here more than week
and I am going home tonight ! have
received no definite answer on any.
thing from the people mere. II has
been all salye and no sugar" =
Mr.. Stone, who sailed for yancou-
yer last night on the Niagara, was
unable to get q guaranteed tonnage,
even from the pineapple shippers,
though he felt that his line would as
sure Honolulu the. crack Great North
ern for six months q year II he was
assured Of a minimum OF 1000 tons or
freight for every 1ortnightly east
bound trip. Il is understood that ex-
ecutiyes Of Mr.. Stones company win
meet at Portland on September % to
decide definitely about putting the
ship on this run. e - r. sse- Ess3.
II have my doubts that the Great
Northern will come here; yes, / am
very doubtful, TO ten the truth" E,
Mr.. Stone emphasized the fact that
the ship would need a guarantee OF
water and docking facilities FIRST and
foremost Of all things. He says
ship has to have water to run on and
place to discharge cargo.
III people want us to come here"
continued Mr. Stone, they ought TO
come out and say so. II has been
the same thing over and over for
more than q week now. People have
limited 10 me on the side that the
Great Northern ought to come dowi,
and estahllsh run, but no one comes
out and says 50 definitely. Maybe
they don't know nnuen about Uncle
Jim Hill over here he unused.
Before he left last night.r SAYS
Senator A. T. Castle. chairman Of the
subcommittee OF FIVE from the Cham.
Der Of Commerce, Mr.. Stone said that
no represe ntatffes would be sent from
Portland to San Fraiicisco TO confer
With Hawaii sugar capitalists who are
now there, as was suggested at the
hASDAdh6s yCSbcIud ~
Mr.. Castle says that the Great
Northern representative went away
with definite data regarding pineap-
pies as freight Both r. w. Macfar.
lane and .. ID Dole furnished him with
full facts and figures regarding this
fruit. !
Personally" says Mr.. Castle. az am
Inclined to think that Mr.. Stone WIN
advocate bringing the Great Northern
here for the six months trial at least.
/ believe the tourist question is the
one with which the company is most
concerned, and believe It VIII realize
thar this Is a good fieid.' e Y g
Mr. Castle does not feel that the |
coming Of the Great Northern would
be harmful to the interests Of the local |
lines, The boost that the big boat
would give to Hawaii would more than |
make up for any loss through conipe- |
tition that might be feared, he saws.
The Matson Navigation Company Of
nee here has informed the sub-com-
mittee Of five, appointed by the com.
mittee Of 15r TO get definite data re-
garding ocean traffic, that the report
win probsbly be ready to submit TO |
the committee on Monday. with the |
handing IN Of the Oceanic report al |
ready this week this viii make two OF
the. i've reports that are to be sub
fditted. None Of the reports viii be
made public until all have been re-
ceixed by the Committee.
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