Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

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 | get back TO
Oregon soil" he declared. "and maybe
cur Portland business men will see
what grand opportunity they are
overlooking.
And Mr.. Selling will do it. too. II
was he who dug into his right-hand
trousers pocket a year ago and
PUNCHED up the coin that started the
Pcraand-Alas N6teamship line. 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.P Portland steam
ship line than it ever could be in en-
tering the Alaska trade? 1t is unfor-
tunate that we haven't a sugar refin-
cry at Portland, but there are many,
many ether 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 of canned salmon. There
ought to be 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. it would be a
waste of time to argue over it. All
enc has to do Is to notice the crowds
that 60 to the coast in the Vancouver
boats
Discussing the hopes of steamship
owners for 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 S0-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
barber en- the Pacific coast. l have.
watched the progress of the harbor
work not only as q business man but
also as a 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 can
didate for the United States senate on
the Republican ticket in 1912, but
Roosevelt split the party and the Pro-
gressive candidate succeeded in coax
ing enough Republican votes away
from Mr.. Selling to elect the Demo
crat. Harry Lane. But Selling proved
a dangerous competitor.
In November OF 1914. at the state
election, he led the entire ticket for
representative from Multnomah ccun-
ty at the legislature. He. also was
elected speaker CT the Oregon house
for the 1915 session. He was asked
to state his opinion Of national poll
tics in 1916.
There's nothing to it, he asserted.
tthe Republicans will win in a 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"
MIR. Selling in everyday life Is a
Portland business man. He and Mrs.
q olI;,,o anna On fha VVilhalmiua YpS-
terday and they win go to the volcano
tomorrow, returning on the same
steamer Sunday. They will remain
here until August %. returning CT The
Matsonia.
UNFORTUNATELY Chin