Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-16
NO ASSURANCES
OF FREIGHT FOR
GREATNORTHERN
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owing to the fact that the season ia
virtually over.
MT. Iyers asked Mr.. Stone IL the
hreat northern would go to both the
crockett and Western refineries.
Wen 60 wherever the other boats
CO. answered Stone. and in response
to another question said he expected
that his company would make the
same rates as other steamship com.
Danies. - =
Do you intend TO go to HiIo?''g Mr..
stone was asked by Z. H. Wodehouse
OF Davies a. Company.
MT. Stone replied that this was not
the intention at the present time and
was told by Mr.. Wodehouse that the
sugar which his company handled was
sent ont direct from Hilo to the coast
Fred L. Waldron rose and suggest
ca representatives OF the sugar inter.
ests talk the matter over with Mr..
Stone some time later in the day, and
tell him definitely what could be done
In the matter Of rates. - f. 80
Mr. Stone is going to leave this
evening. said afr. Waldron, and I
should like to take him out to see
some OF the island today IL possible. /"
Definite Action Urged. .s
Mr. Peck again urged the fact that
his committee was heart and soul IN
the matter OF getting the Great North
ern to come here, I'VE should leave
no stone unturned," he pnnned limo
Gently. Es@a
II was at this time that Mr.. with.
ington offered bis motion. The mo-
ton was urged by L. A. Thurston. Il
am not member OF the committee OF
Is, said Mr.. Thurston, .but think
the question IL vital one for Hawaii,
and with all my strength back Mr..
Withington's motion.
What we want to do is to get down
TO brass tacks on this subject, and get
something done. | do not doubt, con-
tlnued Mr.. Thurston enthnsiastically
that II a hat was passed around the
community this amount of money nee
essary toward bringing the Great
Northern here could be secured
Mr.. Stone rose ut once. Neither
the Great Northern, Northern Pacific
nor Burlington lines is asking any
community to pass the hat, !" he said.
II see what you mean; Mr.. Thurston,
but just the same we aren't asking FOR
4 collection
Mr.. Peck suggested that the heads
OF local firms now on the coast, rep.
resenting the sugar interests in Ha.
wall, should be cabled and asked to
take np The matter of freight for the
Great Northern
w. II. McInerny called attention to
the fact that the Great Northern peo-
pie were offering TO spend $50, 600 In
advertising Hawaii. which amount, he
said, was greater than the Promo
ton Committee had spent In four
years. II do not think it Is too much
to bring this side Of the question be-
fore the sugar peoples. he said
Mr.. Iyers again repeated his state
ment about the scarcity of sugar.
do not see what more can say. he
said. "Our managers are on the coast.
II is ineonceivable, however, to think
that any deliberate boycott In freight
could be carried on against such q
proposition.
4 The upshot OF the meeting was that
nothing niateriaiized In the way OF
freight for the Great Northern.
Among those present were L. Ten
ney sex, John Waterhouse. r. w, KIe-
hahn. Georg Rodiek, r. w Macfar.
lane. Richard Iveis, Alfred Castle w.
II. Melrerny, @. G. ton Hannnn. g. R,
HelhpnRay, r. j. Isowrey. William
LAM. r. II. Petrie. D. L. Wilmington,
e. Al. Berndt, F. G. Anterior, w. f
Frear. w. IF. Dillingham;. Lorrin
Thnrston, Z H. wodehouse, j.. d.
Dole and George w. Smith. Several of
these are members Of the committee
cf is, others were the sugar men ask
ed to meet Stone.