Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-17
ALL SALVE AND
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NO SUGAR. 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 lIew York." smiled Cal E.
Stone, general traffic manager Of the
Great Northern Pacific Steamship
Company, to a representative of the
Star Bulletin yesterday, and 1t
wasn't half as hard as 1t is here in
1onolulu. ssAszrars-... ( -
Il have been here more than week
and l am going home tonight. l have
received no definite answer on any.
thing from the people here. 1t has
been all salve and no sugar"
Mr.. Stone, who sailed for Vancou-
yer last night on the Niagara, was
unable to get 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 a year if he was
assured of a minimum of 1000 tons Of
freight for every fortnightly east
bound trip. 1t is understood that ex-
ecutives of Mr.. Stones company will
meet at Portland on September % to
decide definitely about putting the
ship on this run.
II have my doubts that the Great
Northern will come here; yes, l am
very doubtful, to tell the truth"
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 a
ship has to have water to run on and
place to discharge cargo.
"If people want US to come here"
continued Mr.. Stone, they ought TO
come out and say so. 1t has been
the same thing over and over for
limited to me on the side that the
Great Northern ought to come down
and establish run, but no one comes
out and says so definitely. Maybe
they don't know much about Uncle
Jim Hill over here" he mused.
Before he left last night" says
Senator A. l., Castle, chairman of the
subcommittee Of five from the Cham
ber of Commerce, "Mr. Stone said that
no representatives would be sent from
Portland to San Francisco to confer
with Hawaii sugar capitalists who are
now there, as was suggested at the
meeting yesterday
Mr.. Castle says that the Great
Northern representative went away
with definite data regarding pineap-
pies as freight. Both F. w. Macfar-
lane and J. d. Dole furnished him with
full facts and figures regarding this
fruit.
Personally" says Mr.. Castle, Il am
inclined to think that MIR. Stone will
advocate bringing the Great Northern
here for the six months trial at least
believe the tourist question is the
Cne with which the company is most
concerned, and believe it will realize
that this is good field
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 compe-
titton that might be feared" he says.
The Matson Navigation Company Of.
flee here has informed the sub-com-
mittee Of five, appointed by the com
mittee Of IS" to get definite data re-
garding ocean traffic, that the report
will probably be ready to submit to
the committee on Monday. With the
handing in of the Oceanic report al
ready this week this will make two Of
the five reports that are to be sub.
mitted. None of the reports will be
made public until all have been re-
ceived by the committee.