The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-10
FAST liner IS
ONE POSSIBILITY
Great Northern Might Go On
Local Run II Shippers win
Give Freight Guarantees

News Of the possibility that the Great
Northern Pacific steamer Great North,
ern may be brought to the Honolulu
run was received here in . letter from
II. p. Wood, representative of the pro.
motion committee in San Francisco, 10
T.. A. Berndt, chairman of the commit.
tee. The Great Northern and her sister,
the Northern Pacific, are twenty-five.
knot boats, and are the fastest on the
Pacific and rival the Mauretania on che
Atlantic, which remains the world IS
fastest vessel.
G. Il. Stone, general traffic manager
Of the Great Northern Pacific Inns, Is
expected TO come here in September 10
look over the situation. Cooperation
by Hawaii business men is essential
to success in getting the big liner here,
The proposal should appeal especially
to shippers of fresh pines, for the high
speed Of the ship would enable her 10
get into San Francisco in five days,
or even less, II pushed, Banana ship
pefs also would have an excellent op
portunity to get their fruit to the Coast
In good time. gtv =. .-.1.
Would Help Meet Need - -
However, it is not alone in freight
! that the liner would be an immense
help to San Francisco. A ship Of hei
size, speed and luxurious Furnishings
would attract tourist travel greatly. II
viii be recalled that the Great North
ern came here in February, soon after
her maiden run from Philadelphis
through the Panama Canal TO Gar
! Diego, San Pedro and San Francisco
At the instance of the promotion
committee, Mr.. Wood took up the run
here with the steamship company. II,
] was present at a meeting Of officials
/ The committee Is move followed thu
temporary withdrawal Of the Sierrs
J and the virtual certainty that the Pa
cific Mail would go out of business,
Mr.. Wood Is Letter follows;
| t."l was given the assurance, writes
Mr.. Wood, fitthat Mr.. @. E. Stone, theiI
general traffic manager, would make I
trip to Hawaii in September with TIN
distinct purpose Of working up bust
ness for his company. All that il
wanted is q careful consideration a
yorr bands of any plan be may submit
"The idea, If fayorably received
would be to place the steamer Grea
Northern on the run, making two trip
each month, commencing say Novem
Der ! this year, the route to be from
San Francisco to San Pedro, San Pc
dro to Honolulu, returning from Homo
lulu to San Francisco direct. Tn
going, five days; returning, four and
half days, the service to continue 70
at least six months and longer if bust
ness justifies IL. . '-.-iH
1.-THE Great Northern can carry IS
passengers and would probably al
range for second-cabin Accommodate
as well as first cabin. .@'.
"Tf this service is arranged for, Hs
wall will come into plan Of advel
itising much more thorough and con
prehensive than she has ever receive
before, for, as you know. the Grea
Northern Pacific Steamship Compan
il practically controlled by the sam
interests that hold the Great Norther
railway, the Northern Pacific railwa
Rnd the Burlington route with all O
It's many feeders throughout the MID
die West, and all of the advertiser
matter issued by these three grea
companies would call especial attentio
to trips to Hawaii. The advertiser
fund of the Burlington alone this yea
is upwards of $2OO.000. T.
"With the advent of this service
!. Hawaii could boast 4 of the fastet
steamship on anv ocean at the pre-
ent time and | fully believe that tn
additional and favorable advertiser
that would be given the islands b
the Great Northern and allied inte
ests would tend to benefit rather tina
inhire computing steamship lines"
Freight Essential
Members Of the promotion rommittt
hope sincerely that the big liner ma
come here, but they urge that assn
snce of freight is essential, and. f.
that. reason, they hope the commnnit
win aid in every possible wav.
! There has been considerable Ia
! about the San Francisco Astoria rou
for the ships being unsat ,sfactory. al
there have been various suggestion
that an effort be made TO divert OF
or both of the ships to- Honolulu. II
., Great Northern and Northern ,Pacii
= are owned Jointly by the two railroad
! of those names, which are controlled
James j. Hill, the, Great Northern
9 greater measure than the other! M
i Hin also owns the giant Minnesot
q which runs from. Seattle to YokohaIn
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