Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
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PORTLAND WOULD
BE MONEY MAKER
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of trade to and from the Hawaiian
| islands.
I'm going to take this matter up
with the Portland Chamber of Com
merce just as soon as I get back to
Oregon soil" he declared. land maybe
our Portland business men will see
what a grand opportunity they are
overlooking.
And Mr. Selling will do it, too. IL
was he who dug into his right-hand
trousers pocket year ago and
pungled up the coin that started the
Portland-Alaska steamship line. a COM
pany owned and controlled by Port
land capital.
Why, do you know" says Mr.. Sell
ing. that the opportunity offered Port
land shippers and business men is far
greater in a Honolulu Portland steam
ship line than 1t ever could be In en-
tering the Alaska trade? 1t Is unfor-
tunate that We haven't sugar REIN
cry at Portland, but there are many.
many other ways to make line to
this port pay. For example, Portland
is the heaviest lumber shipping port
on the Pacific coast and yet you are
getting most Of your lumber else
where. The answer is that else
where has the ships.
Then again, we are the heaviest
shippers CT canned salmon. There
ought to be "a good market for that
here. Our fruits, both canned and
fresh, are fruits that cannot be sue
cessfully raised here, and which are
valuable as an export to the islands.
As to passenger traffic, 1t would be a
waste of time to argue over it. All
enc has to do is to notice the crowds
that go to the coast in the Vancouver
boats
Discussing the hopes of steamship
owners for a deep channel from Port
land to the sea and the possibilities
of deep channel over the Columbia
river bar, Mr.. Selling said:
THAT is certainty. We now have
a 30-foot channel over the bar and
government dredges are now making
this 40 feet. We will soon have one
of the best fresh water harbors In the
country and the only real fresh water
watched the progress of the harbor
work not only as business man but
also as member of the port OF Port
land commission, which Is similar to
your harbor commission"
Besides taking an active interest In
all business matters that brood for
the good Of Portland and Oregon and
the United States, Mr. Selling delights
in politics. He is an active fan at
this interesting game. He was q can
didate for the United States senate on
the Republican ticket in 1872, but
Roosevelt split the party and the Pro
gFessive candidate succeeded IN coax
ing enough Republican votes away
from Mr.. Selling to elect the Demo
crat Harry Lane But Selling proved
dangerous competitor.
In November OF 1914. at the state
election, he led the entire ticket for
representative from Multnomah coun-
ty at the legislature. He also was
elected speaker of the Oregon house
for the 1915 session. He was asked
to state his opinion of national poll
tics in 1916.
There's nothing to 1t, ne asserted,
= the Republicans will win in walk
The last election, in November, when
the Democrats lost in both branches OF
Congress, showed which way the wind
blows. And almost any Republican,
candidate can defeat Wilson.
Mr.. Selling in everyday life Is q
Portland business man. He and Mrs.
Selling came on the Wilhelmina yes
terday and they will go to the volcano
tomorrow. returning on IL, same
steamer Sunday. They viii remain
here until August %, returnil. OF the
Matsonia.